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jgrantswankjr on Saturday, March 21, 2009 11:11:38 AM
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J. Grant Swank, Jr.
“There
is a remarkable letter that comes to us from an Illinois clergyman who
talked to Lincoln after this time. He said this to Mr. Lincoln: ‘Mr.
President, do you love Jesus?’
“After a long pause, Mr.
Lincoln solemnly replied: ‘When I left Springfield I asked the people
to pray for me. I was not a Christian. When I buried my son, the
severest trial of my life, I was not a Christian.
“’But
when I went to Gettysburg and saw the graves of thousands of our
soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ. Yes, I do love
Jesus.’”
That was preached by D. James Kennedy A.B., M.Div., M.Th., D.D., D.Sac.Lit., Ph.D., Litt.D., D.Sac.Theol., D.Humane Let.
Dr. Kennedy was pastor of the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church.
The title of his sermon: “Was Lincoln a
Christian?”
Kennedy’s text was: ‘Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.’ Romans 5:1
The source of Kennedy’s information is in the Lincoln Museum via The Lincoln Memorial: Album-Immortelles in the O.H. Oldroyd Collection.
Read “Was Abraham Lincoln A Christian?” at http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/4627.htm
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