{"id":2235,"date":"2015-05-25T16:17:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T21:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/?p=2235"},"modified":"2018-05-28T09:45:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T14:45:33","slug":"remembering-a-country-that-reverenced-god-in-war-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/2015\/05\/remembering-a-country-that-reverenced-god-in-war-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"MEMORIAL DAY: Remembering a country that reverenced God in war &#038; peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span class=\"_4yxo\">Below is my first edition copy of a US Government Issue of The New Testament<\/span> <span class=\"_4yxo\">of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is followed by the introduction page, written by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WW2-NT.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2235]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WW2-NT-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"WW2 New Testament\" width=\"201\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WW2-NT-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WW2-NT-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WW2-NT.jpg 1384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P-Roosevelt-NT-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"P Roosevelt NT\" width=\"281\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P-Roosevelt-NT-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P-Roosevelt-NT.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/NT-WW2-title-page.png');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/NT-WW2-title-page.png\" rel=\"lightbox[2235]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2245\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/NT-WW2-title-page-169x300.png\" alt=\"NT WW2 title page\" width=\"279\" height=\"494\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"_4yxp\">What made this country great was its dependence upon Almighty God through Jesus Christ the Lord.<\/span> As the United States entered WWII, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had a copy of the New Testament of the Lord Jesus Christ issued to each soldier to prepare him to face the horrors of war. As a Vietnam veteran I am especially glad that some of our troops still have access to the New Testament, as well as my book <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/resources\/the-ultimate-makeover\/');\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/resources\/the-ultimate-makeover\/\"><span class=\"_4yxp\">The Ultimate Makeover<\/span><\/a>.<span class=\"_4yxo\"> Pray<\/span> that the United States would return to its roots of faith in Jesus Christ and reverence for the Word of God, especially the New Testament.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"_4yxo\">MEMORIAL DAY <\/span>is a time to remember those who gave <span class=\"_4yxp\">the supreme sacrifice<\/span> for freedom. Let us remember with thanksgiving those <span class=\"_4yxp\">who gave their lives<\/span> that we might have the privilege to live \u201cin the land of the free and the home of the brave.\u201d We can enjoy this great country today because of the many brave men and women who died in defense of the USA. Truly freedom is never free! Thank God for those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.<span class=\"_4yxp\"> And let us also thank God for the ONE who died for all, that we might be free indeed . . . free to walk in newness of life because of Jesus Christ the Lord! W<\/span><span class=\"_4yxo\">e have much to remember, and much for which to give thanks. Thank God for all those who have sacrificed for this country.<\/span> And pray that, &#8220;In God we trust&#8221; would become more than just a motto in our lives!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>God bless the USA!!!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/L.jpg');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/L.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2235]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2243\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/L-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"L&amp;L Mother&quot;s Day 15\" width=\"103\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/L-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/L-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/L.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 103px) 100vw, 103px\" \/><\/a><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>Lewis &amp; Lue Gregory<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FLAG.jpg');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FLAG.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2235]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2244\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FLAG.jpg\" alt=\"FLAG\" width=\"142\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\">.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is my first edition copy of a US Government Issue of The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is followed by the introduction page, written by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. What made this country great was its dependence upon Almighty God through Jesus Christ the Lord. As the United States [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,86,8,51],"tags":[162,164,163],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2235"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3379,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235\/revisions\/3379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}