Certain Unalienable Rights

C e r t a i n U n a l i e n a b l e R i g h t s

Sunday, July 12, 2009

…Endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…Life, Liberty

and the pursuit of Happiness.


J o h n L o c k e

T h o m a s J e f f e r s o n


L i f eSunday, July 12, 2009

M a t t h e w 1 6 : 2 4

“ ”…Let him deny self, take up

his cross, and follow Me…

Whoever loses his life for My

sake will find it.


E p h e s i a n s 1 : 1 4

“ ”

And you also were included in

Christ…who is a deposit

guaranteeing our inheritance until

the redemption of those who are

God's possession…


G a l a t i a n s 2 : 2 0

“ ”I have been crucified with

Christ; it is no longer I who live,

but Christ lives in me…


L i b e r t ySunday, July 12, 2009


R o m a n s 6 : 6 - 7

“ ”…We should no longer be

slaves of sin, for he who has

died has been freed from sin.


J a m e s 1 : 2 5

“ ”But he who looks into the perfect

law of liberty…this one will

be blessed…


I I C o r . 3 : 1 7

“ ”…and where the Spirit of

the Lord is, there is liberty.


P u r s u i t o f H a p p i n e s s


E c c l . 1 2 : 1 3

“ ”Fear God and keep His

commandments, for this is the

whole duty of man.


M a t t h e w 6 : 3 3

“ ”But seek first the kingdom

of God and His

righteousness…


Matthew 6 :20-21

“ ”…Lay up for yourselves

treasures in heaven…For

where your treasure is, there your

heart will be also.


We die to live.

We give up liberties for freedom

in Christ.

We pursue things above.


notes

• All images in this presentation are public domain and available through Wikimedia Commons

• Slide 3: Thomas Jefferson portrait by Charles Wilson Peale (1791). Portrait of John Locke by de Fonroug after H. Garnier (no date).

• Slide 10: The Christian Martyrs’ Last Prayer by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1883).


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Certain Unalienable Rights