As we celebrate 250 years of American independence, history would inform us that the true revolution did not begin with muskets, but with a profound change in belief driven by the Bible.
When we think of American Independence, we rightly think of those intrepid individuals who put their names to the Declaration. Men who said “for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” It is oft said that these men had essentially signed their own death warrants. The signers certainly sacrificed and suffered for their stand, so it is fitting that we honor them.
Yet when no less a towering figure than John Adams, a signer and our second president, commented on the origins of the American Revolution, his answer would surprise most modern Americans.