January 9th 2012

Jefferson’s secret Bible

It’s so important that we elect leaders that are Christians. Not just in our government, but in every aspect of our lives. Many of the founders of America were associated with various Bible societies.

(Revolutionary War soldier and Governor of New Jersey, Joseph Bloomfield, was a member of the New Jersey Bible Society. Revolutionary War officer and Governor of Massachusetts, John Brooks, served as president of the Middlesex County Bible Society. Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and U.S. Senator, James Burrell, Jr., served as president of the Providence Auxiliary Bible Society. James McHenry, Secretary of War and signer of the federal Constitution, was a founder and president of the Baltimore Bible Society. Rufus Putnam, Revolutionary War Brigadier-General as well as Surveyor-General under Presidents Washington, Adams, and Jefferson, served as president of the Ohio Bible Society. Declaration signer and Surgeon-General of the Continental Army, Benjamin Rush, served as founder and vice-president of the Philadelphia Bible Society. These lists could be greatly expanded. [NOTE: see American Bible Society, 1816 and Barton, 2000, pp. 139-143, for lengthy listings.]

The following Founders were members of the Society for Propagating the Gospel Among the Indians and Others (see Holmes, 1808):

  • James Bowdoin (Constitution ratification delegate and Massachusetts Governor)
  • Francis Dana (Continental Congress member; Constitution ratification Massachusetts delegate)
  • Samuel Dexter (U.S. House; U.S. Senator; Secretary of War/Treasury/State under John Adams)
  • Benjamin Lincoln (Revolutionary War Major-General; Secretary of War)
  • John Lowell (Continental Congress member; Court of Appeals judge; U.S. federal judge)
  • William Phillips (Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor; state constitutional convention delegate)
  • James Sullivan (Massachusetts Supreme Court judge; elected to Continental Congress)
  • Increase Sumner (Consti¬tution ratification Massachusetts delegate; State Supreme Court justice))
Taken from apologeticspress.org

We’ve had many members of our country involved in many different religious organizations. The fact that Jefferson had many unusual ideas about the bible is a very strange thing. Thomas Jefferson was so influential and made so many decisions that affected America. It really goes to show you that we as Americans and as Christians cannot be too carful when voting for the people we choose to direct and lead our country. We must be cautious and not vote on someone because of political association, but more of their spiritual association.

You never truly know about people. All that you can do is to pray that Gods will is done in all things. There are Christians fighting the good fight to spread Gods word and working to make righteous decisions in their lives. You can have hope and know that you’re not alone.

Jefferson's Secret Bible