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I entreat you in the
most earnest manner to believe in Jesus Christ, for there is no salvation in
any other. . . . [I]f you are not reconciled to God through Jesus
Christ, if you are not clothed with the spotless robe of His righteousness, you
must forever perish.
John Witherspoon
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
John Witherspoon, The
Works of John Witherspoon (Edinburgh: J. Ogle, 1815), Vol. V, pp. 276, 278,
The Absolute Necessity of Salvation Through Christ, January 2, 1758.
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I believe that there is one only
living and true God, existing in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Ghost. . . . that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are a
revelation from God. . . . that God did send His own Son to become man, die in
the room and stead of sinners, and thus to lay a foundation for the offer of
pardon and salvation to all mankind so as all may be saved who are willing to
accept the Gospel offer.
Roger Sherman
Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signer of the Constitution
Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signer of the Constitution
Lewis Henry Boutell,
The Life of Roger Sherman (Chicago: A. C. McClurg and Company, 1896),
pp. 272-273.
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My only hope of
salvation is in the infinite, transcendent love of God manifested to the world
by the death of His Son upon the cross. Nothing but His blood will wash away my
sins. I rely exclusively upon it. Come, Lord Jesus! Come quickly!
Benjamin Rush
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Benjamin
Rush, The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush, George Corner, editor
(Princeton: Princeton University Press for the American Philosophical Society,
1948), p. 166, Travels Through Life, An Account of Sundry Incidents &
Events in the Life of Benjamin Rush.
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I desire to bless and
praise the name of God most high for appointing me my birth in a land of Gospel
Light where the glorious tidings of a Savior and of pardon and salvation
through Him have been continually sounding in mine ears.
Robert Treat Paine
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Robert Treat Paine, The
Papers of Robert Treat Paine, Stephen Riley and Edward Hanson, editors
(Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1992), Vol. I, p. 48, March/April,
1749.
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First: I commend my soul to the
infinite mercies of God in Christ Jesus, the beloved Son of the Father, who
died and rose again that He might be the Lord of the dead and of the living . .
. professing to believe and hope in the joyful Scripture doctrine of a
resurrection to eternal life . . .
John Langdon
Signer of the Constitution
Signer of the Constitution
Will of John Langdon
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Rendering thanks to my
Creator for my existence and station among His works, for my birth in a country
enlightened by the Gospel and enjoying freedom, and for all His other
kindnesses, to Him I resign myself, humbly confiding in His goodness and in His
mercy through Jesus Christ for the events of eternity.
John Dickinson
Signer of the Constitution
Signer of the Constitution
Will of John
Dickinson
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On the mercy of my
Redeemer I rely for salvation and on His merits; not on the works I have done
in obedience to His precepts
Charles Carroll
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
From an autographed
letter in our possession written by Charles Carroll to Charles W. Wharton,
Esq., on September 27, 1825, from Doughoragen, Maryland.
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Disclaimer: It has not been my intention through my recent posts to imply that America is a spiritually superior nation. The Scripture is clear that the redeemed will come from every nation, tribe, and language. However, I do want to remember and praise God for His providence in the history of the U.S. of A. With hope, I desire 2 Chronicles 7:14 for it (If His people will humble themselves, pray, seek His face, and turn from their wicked ways, He will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land).
