David J. Stewart #fundie #crackpot jesus-is-savior.com
I've been studying American and world history lately, which are fascinating subjects to me. It has been said that history is HIS-STORY (that is, God's story, for we see the hand of God at work over the centuries of time). Time was, time is, time shall soon be past. Many genuine Christians today (such as myself) are curious as to whether our founding fathers were literal Christians or simply religious to some extent. Sadly to report, Benjamin Franklin was a religious heathen who denied the deity of Jesus Christ. A Modernist is a person who professes faith in religion or a higher power, i.e., a form of godliness; but they DENY the power thereof of the saving gospel of Jesus Christ as 2nd Timothy 3:5 teaches. Romans 1:16, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
Ironically, the world renowned man who was famous for researching and studying all of the sciences, arts, astronomy, philosophies and intellectual subjects, totally ignored the Bible. Go figure! Benjamin Franklin admits in the same letter just before his death that he does not dogmatize his disbelief in the deity of Jesus Christ, “having never studied it.” How tragic! How sad! How could one of the most brilliant minds in American history study everything except the inspired Word of God? Do you know why Benjamin Franklin never pursued the teachings of the Bible concerning Christ and salvation? The Bible gives us the answer in John 3:20, “For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.” Mr. Franklin was known for chasing women, drinking lots of wine and partaking of occult ceremonies with the Freemason lodge and the infamous Hellfire Club. At least nine of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were occult Freemasons. Franklin speaks of observing Christ's moral teachings and religion, but there is no personal trust in the Lord Jesus Christ which is required for salvation (Romans 10:9-10). Mr. Franklin was an unsaved Modernist who learned the awful truth on April 17th, 1790 when he died and went to Hell. No amount of self-righteousness, good deeds or accomplishments in this earthly life can redeem a soul back to God.