The Liberty Book: How Freedom Can & Will Be Won

by Nobuaki Hamaguchi, Chong-Sup Kim, William J. Federer (Foreword by)

Overview

News reports bring to our ears daily stories of further intrusion in our lives and increased regulations too many to number. America is losing its heritage of God-given freedoms, which were originally derived from biblical teaching. We sense that our well-sung liberties are being lost to a point of no return.
 
The Liberty Book examines the Christian roots of liberty, idolatry, taxation, foundations for freedom, the right to bear arms, the great freedom documents in history, pro-life and liberty, land rights, social involvement, and more.
 
With God’s help freedom can be revived. We must all work to pull America back from the cliffs-edge fall into tyranny. Our nation is again in search of genuine liberty under God. Discover what Bible-based liberty looks like and how it can be won for you and your children.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781424552894
Publisher:	BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC
Publication date:	09/01/2016
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

JOHN BONA is a firm believer in the American free enterprise system, and he calls on his thirty-plus years’ experience as an owner of Park ’N Go to shape his views and spread a message on the importance for Christians to promote religious, economic, and political liberty. In commerce, Mr. Bona has developed property and started new businesses with his sons throughout America, creating at least five hundred new jobs in the process. In his own community of Vero Beach, Florida, he has founded one of America’s most dynamic and largest annual prayer breakfasts, and he teaches the Bible on a frequent basis. John is Executive Producer of documentary films entitled Monumental: In Search of America’s National Treasure and Unstoppable. Monumental was released nationwide in 2012 to bring attention to America’s proven but forgotten strategy for liberty. He was active in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, and produces and hosts a weekly radio broadcast called “The Story of Liberty,” which currently reaches more than one million people over the Internet on podcast, YouTube, and social media. John has been married to Carol for forty years and has four grown children and eight grandchildren.
 
DR. DON SCHANZENBACH has been thinking, writing, and speaking on Christian culture for two decades. He expertly applies biblical truth to modern questions of culture, government, politics, and family. Don encourages Christians to be influencers and builders of culture who lead the way to righteousness in our nation. He is excited to be involved in The Liberty Book project. He holds an MA in applied biblical studies and a doctorate in applied theological studies in the field of political philosophy and government from New Geneva Seminary in Appomattox, Virginia. His Christian writing efforts began when he decided to write interesting Christ- and Christmas-centered letters that would bless their readers. Prompted from this small beginning many comments were received saying, You should be a writer. Eventually he wrote two books (Advancing the Kingdom and Faithful Parents, Faithful Chil­dren) as well as a large number of magazine articles, opinion essays, blog pieces, Facebook postings, and e-books, all focusing on Chris­tian culture. Don’s prayerful hope is that The Liberty Book will inform your faith and encourage your heart. May this effort for King and kingdom advance the success of Christian civilization. 
 

Table of Contents

Foreword William J. Federer 9

Preface 13

Introduction 18

Chapter 1 Where Liberty Begins 21

Chapter 2 When Liberty Is Lost: Taxation 34

Chapter 3 Building Liberty: The Puritans in America 48

Chapter 4 Securing Liberty: The Duty to Bear Arms 62

Chapter 5 Securing Liberty: Civil Disobedience and Righteous Resistance 78

Chapter 6 Financial Liberty: Money in a Free Society 94

Chapter 7 Restoring Liberty: Liberty Man Oliver Cromwell 118

Chapter 8 Taking Dominion: Liberty and Land 137

Chapter 9 Guarding Liberty: Protecting Life 157

Chapter 10 Blueprint for Liberty: Learning from the Freest Nation in History 17

Chapter 11 The Story of Liberty: Its Path and Promise 196

Appendix A Must We Always Obey the Government? A Commentary on Romans 13:1-7 207

Appendix B When the Love of Money Makes Us Socialists 229

Notes 235

About the Authors 247

About the Cover Art: The National Monument to the Forefathers 249

Editorial Reviews

Those playing football with our freedoms will never slow down unless we the people begin to understand the principles expounded in the Bible and The Liberty Book. The Liberty Book enlightened my mind and stirred my soul with its powerful vision.
–Jim Kelly, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback
 
John and Don have a true passion for the story of liberty and won’t stop until the whole world hears how to win it, defend it, and maintain it. I’m very glad they’ve given us this helpful book!
–Kirk Cameron, actor and cofounder of the Firefly Foundation
 

More than once lately, I’ve delivered a speech called “Losing Liberty,” alarmed at the many ways our liberty has been compromised in recent years. The Liberty Book addresses not just the loss of our freedoms, but also gives biblical answers for our nation’s return to liberty. Get this book. Like me, you will hardly be able to put it down.
–Pat Boone, composer, actor, and author
 
The Liberty Book imparts a vital understanding regarding God’s path to true liberty. With its constant references and biblical citations, the book is refreshing, setting it among the voices rising above the political agendas offered by too many in the world today.
–Alveda King, evangelist, niece of Martin Luther King, Jr.
 

From where I sit, I see the loss of liberty and its effects on the family every day. The Liberty Book re-engages us all in a conversation about the need to return to liberty—biblically based liberty. We must return to the spiritual roots that made our nation great. The only solutions to our spiritual malaise and shrinking liberty are found in the Holy Bible. If we wish to see a return of liberty for our families, we need only turn back to the Word of God. The Liberty Book engages our minds and spirits with Scripture and sheds light on how true liberty can be regained. This is a must-read for every family.
– Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council
 
As I read The Liberty Book, my heart was filled with hope for our nation’s future. It provides biblical solutions to the astounding loss of liberty we face in America. This book will help us make our way back to being the land of the free. The Liberty Book beautifully lays out what God’s Word teaches about human liberty and how we can make a return to our initial freedoms. This is an irreplaceable resource for every family and every person who truly cares about liberty.
–Twila Paris, contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter, pianist, and author
 
 

With meticulous research and compelling evidence, The Liberty Book illuminates Christian principles of liberty. Those who study it carefully and follow its principles will be equipped and will win more battles in the ongoing fight for liberty. It is my hope that this publication will awaken a desire for all nations to be blessed with freedom, security, and happiness.
–Mat Staver, Esq., Founder and Chairman, Liberty Counsel

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