Without the great awakening there could not have been an American Revolution. The pulpits of America were aflame with the spirit of liberty. America needs great religious leaders today to again embrace the Godly cause of liberty. Mr. Winborg captures the spiritual separation from European religion. European Religion supported state control. American Religion became about individual salvation and responsibility and was absolutely vital to the birth of the Republic. This revolutionary mindset prepared the people to dare to consider individual sovereignty under God, hence the unofficial motto of the revolution “no king but King Jesus”. I love the great feeling in this painting which prepares us for a second great awakening in preparation for a nation to be “born again”.
Monday, February 9, 2015
The Great Awakening
Without the great awakening there could not have been an American Revolution. The pulpits of America were aflame with the spirit of liberty. America needs great religious leaders today to again embrace the Godly cause of liberty. Mr. Winborg captures the spiritual separation from European religion. European Religion supported state control. American Religion became about individual salvation and responsibility and was absolutely vital to the birth of the Republic. This revolutionary mindset prepared the people to dare to consider individual sovereignty under God, hence the unofficial motto of the revolution “no king but King Jesus”. I love the great feeling in this painting which prepares us for a second great awakening in preparation for a nation to be “born again”.
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