"Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof."
--Leviticus 25:10
This verse is inscribed on the Liberty Bell, which was rung in Philadelphia to call citizens to Independence Hall to hear a public reading of the new Declaration of Independence.
Taking the name "Independence Day" to heart I repeat these questions:
Independence from what?
Independence for what?
Independence for whom?
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed and announce that the time has come when the Lord will save his people."
--Jesus, Luke 4:18-19
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"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our Sacred Honor."
Independence from the tyranny of sin, for the glory of God, as designed by the Lord of Lords and King of Kings.
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