The Manhattan Declaration

For about a year, my Pastor has been talking about a sword that was coming that would cause Christians to take a stand on one side or the other. I feel that The Manhattan Declaration may be that sword. I'm not implying that those who do not sign the declaration are not Christians, but that for those of us who feel the gravity the "hour", we may be securing religious liberty for yet a little while for those Christians who are impervious to the slippery slope upon which religious freedom and the right of conscience now perilously rest! I am reminded that when Elijah complained that he alone had not succumbed to Baal worship, the Lord revealed to him that He had 7,000 that had not "bent the knee" to Baal. That tells me the God takes note of those who not only profess to know Him, but in their daily lives and actions exemplify that reality! May He say that of us! I want to be counted on the Lord's side whatever the cost. Our culture has pushed us to the point of uniting above our doctrinal differences and presenting a united front so that the world will know that we are one, and we serve One who commands our highest devotion. If the right to not participate in anything that would destroy life is stripped from us, we have nothing left but empty rhetoric with no redeeming value. May we all awaken from our individual apathy and slumber and utilize the power of unity and speak as if one voice! I think the world has been waiting to hear the clear and unified voice of the redeemed! "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!"

The signers of the Declaration of Independence knew that to do so was at great cost, but they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. Should we for whom the Lord died, do any less?

Lori
http://manhattandeclaration.org/