The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The book confronts the liberal revisionist history that faith was not a part of the founding of the United States of America. ![]() ![]() The other appendices cover sermons, and other prayers by others that were impacting to Washington. Ten appendices cover the rules of civility and decent behavior that Washington abided by, as well as representative biblical quotations and allusions that Washington used all of the time. Lillback burries the myth that Washington was an unbeliever – at most a “deist” – under an avalanche of facts. Lillback, assisted by Jerry Newcombe, will reveal to the reader a newly inspirational image of General and President George Washington.Īn enlightening, engaging, and long overdue correction of the falsehood that Washington lacked faith.ĭr. George Washington set the cornerstone for what would become one of the most prosperous, free nations in the history of civilization. Lillback paints a picture of a man, who, faced with unprecedented challenges and circumstances, ultimately drew upon his persistent qualities of character – honesty, justice, equity, perseverence, piety, forgiveness, humility, and servant leadership, to become one of the most revered figures in world history. Only do George Washington’s own writings, journals, letters, manuscripts, and those of his closest family and confidants reveal the truth of this awe-inspiring role model for all generations. Peter Lillback’s research, revealing a unique icon driven by the highest of ideals. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.What sets “George Washington’s Sacred Fire” apart from all previous works on this man for the ages, is the exhaustive fifteen years of Dr. His "sacred fire" lit America's path toward civil and religious liberty. But they cannot ignore this mountain of evidence suggesting Washington's religion was not Deism, but just the sort of low-church Anglicanism one would expect in an 18th century Virginia gentleman. Secular historians ignore George Washington's ward Nelly Custis, who wrote that doubting his Christian faith was as absurd as doubting his patriotism. Lillback burries the myth that Washington was an unbeliever - at most a "deist" - under an avalanche of facts. He is the author of several titles including the bestselling George Washington s Sacred Fire (Providence Forum Press), and The Binding of God: Calvin’s Role in the Development of Covenant Theology (Baker).Īn enlightening, engaging, and long overdue correction of the falsehood that Washington lacked faith. ![]() from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a B.A. from Westminster Theological Seminary, a Th.M. ![]() He is the voice of Proclaiming The Word, a daily syndicated radio program, as well as The Proclamation Worship Hour. LILLBACK, PH.D., is the president of The Providence Forum, senior pastor at Proclamation Presbyterian Church in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and president of Westminster Theological Seminary, where he is also Professor of Historical Theology.
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