As we showed in Part I the People were "not a party" to that
Constitution and the vast majority opposed it.
http://www.hisholychurch.net/news/4dconstitution.html
This does not mean they opposed many of the noble concepts contained in it
but that they saw certain dangers in its creation and implementation. Patrick
Henry was one of its most ardent opponents yet he served in an office under its
authority. Most Americans saw great dangers in that structure and form of
government and to know their concerns is to be forewarned and forearmed.
"A constitution is a body of precepts the purpose of which is to
control government action until modified in some authorized manner. These
precepts may be either written or unwritten"2
What was the constitution of those people if they opposed the Constitution of
the United States? What did Samuel Adams mean, on August 1, 1776 when he said,
"Our Union is complete; our constitution composed, established, and approved.
You are now the guardians of your own liberties. We may justly address you, as
the decemviri did the Romans, and say: 'Nothing that we propose can pass into
law without your consent. Be yourself, O Americans, the authors of those laws on
which your happiness depends.'"
We will be looking for the answers to these questions and more in the
articles to come but we shall not limit our search to the brief history of
America but we shall examine the whole history of mankind. To not study and
learn all you can about institutions and enterprises that have such a dynamic
grip and integral influence over our lives and the lives of our children is
foolishness and folly.
Anyone on the net can seek out the Anti-Federalist Papers to see the opposing
views, pitfalls and dangers. Ruination and downfall so common in history might
be more readily avoided with a diligent effort to understand the opposing fears
and trepidation of such a central governing power.
"Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to
repeat it" Georges Santayana
Our entire concept of history has been greatly influenced through the writing
and rewriting of history in our modern text books.
I highly recommend reading,
"School to
Fool"
http://www.hisholychurch.net/sermon/school.html
And "New Lamps for
Old!"
Http://www.hisholychurch.net/sermon/lamps.htm
It is not the constitution which was written as if good men would
take office but the exercise of principles of freedom and God given law upon
which our faith should rest. When the Constitution or any group of men go
contrary to those precepts we should be prepared and remain free enough from
debt and obligation to follow those truths and precepts and not be bound to
follow men who walk contrary to the principles upon which liberty is founded.
In those days of the kingdom
The Kingdom Part 1....
[This series of articles on the kingdom are listed in the exegesis section.]
Ten Commandments vs. Ten Laws
A Foundation of the Laws for a nation
http://www.hisholychurch.net/news/10laws.html
What Christian never do and Blasphemers often do?
Taking in vain the name and title of the Messiah.
http://www.hisholychurch.net/news/christiansdont.html
Did Paul claim to be a citizen of Rome?
http://www.hisholychurch.net/news/article/roman.html
In Part I The People were "not a party" to the United States Constitution and the vast majority opposed it.
Part II Speaks of the fundamental difference between the government proposed by the United States Constitution and another form of government commonly understood by the people but absent from today's "educated".
