Nations derive their sense of identity from their history, so if you want to transform a nation you must first transform its history. In his classic book, 1984, George Orwell tells how Big Brother set out to transform the nation, Oceania, into a totalitarian state. He wrote, "The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth."
For several decades this very thing has been happening in America as secularist revisionists have been hard at work rewriting our history, ignoring everything noble and good while highlighting everything base and ugly. They ignore the strong faith of America's founders and instead paint them as a collection of Deists, infidels and nominal church members influenced by the European Enlightenment. Nothing could be further from the truth!
This is why, as America approaches her 250th birthday, it is very important that we reconnect with our true history. We are, therefore, highlighting the crucial role played by the Great Awakening, which began in 1726, in the founding of America. If we do not understand the significance of 1726, we will never understand America and 1776. This is what the secularists/Marxists are erasing from our history. We are pushing back with truth and calling it the "1726 Project."
This First Great Awakening, which began in 1726, made
several critical contributions that led to America’s founding on July 4, 1776. They include the following:
1. The
deep divisions between the Puritans of New England, the Baptists of Rhode Island,
the Presbyterians of New Jersey, the Quakers of Pennsylvania, the Anglicans of
Virginia, and the Catholics of Maryland were healed in the fire and light of
this Christ-honoring, interdenominational revival.
2. It
was the first time the different sects of different colonies had together experienced
one single national event. For the first time they began to see themselves, not
as 13 divided colonies, but as “one nation under God” as George Whitefield, the
most renowned preacher of the Awakening, often prayed.
3. The
American culture was democratized by the preaching of the evangelists of the
Awakening who put everyone on the same level. They emphasized that neither race,
wealth, or social status mattered in the sight of God. All were sinners
separated from God with only one way to be reconciled, and that being faith in
Jesus Christ.
These facts, and others, led the late Harvard
professor, Perry Miller, to declare, “The Declaration of Independence of 1776
was a direct result of the evangelical preaching of the evangelists of the
Great Awakening.”
America desperately needs this truth of her Christian origins if she is to be saved from the destructive lies of modern secularism, Marxism and postmodernism. What can you do?
Firstly, pray! Secondly, promote the materials below that we are making
available to the public. Over the next few months, leading up to July 4,
I will be giving priority to the following:
1. Promoting
the book, 1726: The Year that Defined America, which documents the role
of the Great Awakening in the founding of America.
2. Promoting
a new book, America’s Reawakening, scheduled for release by
March 1. It has much information from the above book, but with new chapters, new
research and new applications.
3. Presenting
a 5-part PowerPoint presentation called “Saving America” in churches, schools, groups
and wherever God opens a door. It can be presented in one session or in all five,
depending on what the local group would like to emphasize. The titles of the presentations,
each about 40 minutes in length, are as follows:
1. The
Original American Vision
2. The
Great Awakening and the Founding of America
3. The
Great Awakening Impacts Slavery
4. A
Nation is Born in Prayer
5. The
Faith of America's Founding Fathers
To schedule or for more information, send an email to dreddiehyatt@gmail.com. America is worth saving!
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