A Higher Plane of Existence, Why Everyone Flocks to America, and A Question About Gratitude

AN IDEA FROM ME

“In Christ, our nature is restored, and we're actually elevated to a higher plane of existence, not because we're greater or better than anybody else, but because the Lord saw fit to graciously give us eternal life, which Jesus says is to know God (John 17:3). So we can know God personally, and that only comes through Jesus Christ. That's why God created us. 

“So everything glorifies God (Psalm 100:1–2). And as a Christian, you get to glorify God by knowing him personally through Jesus Christ.”

—Why Did God Create the World (A clip from my recent debate live stream) https://youtu.be/WlvaTgORicU

A QUOTE FROM SOMEBODY ELSE

“Americans have so much to be thankful for. Leftists focus on past sins, and in a country entirely composed of sinners there are plenty to be found. But that’s true of every country. What’s unique in America is that we’ve consistently overcome the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the lack of perspective that comes from covetousness. Much of the world is suffused with what my friend Jack Wheeler calls “the Evil Eye of Envy.” Americans uniquely cheer the victories of their fellow man. They’re grateful when others succeed.

“This is why they’re the most inventive people on Earth. This is why they’re the wealthiest. And this is why they consistently cheer for the underdogs, whether it’s the beleaguered British in World War II or the courageous Civil Rights protesters two decades later, or entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk.

Americans uniquely celebrate a day of Thanksgiving because Americans uniquely are grateful. 

—Rod. D. Martin, “The Rod Martin Report, https://rodmartin.substack.com/p/thanksgiving-message#media-b4f07080-9140-4830-ab01-90d5f8cced59 

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

What are you thankful for?