Abraham Lincoln Chapter 10 Outline
1) What do you think: “city upon a hill,” or “place of shadows” (Winthrop & Meacham, p. 39)? Do you think of the U.S. as a kind of Promised Land (p. 47)? Chapter 1
In the fall of 1620, 102 English puritans set sail, “seeking religious freedom, new lands, and better livelihoods – found themselves in the midst of a storm at sea.” All the things these English puritans were searching for can be traced back to the scripture. Matthew 5:14-16 (New International Version) states, “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that …show more content…
116-121). How did he view God? Chapter 3 There is no doubt that Abraham Lincoln is a man of extreme courage and faith. Meacham on Lincoln, “A melancholy man who never joined a church, Lincoln intuitively understood the drama of sin and redemption better than most traditional believers” (p. 120). Lincoln showed both and faith when he signed the Emancipation proclamation. Lincoln stated, “The Rebel Army is driven out, and I am going to fulfill that promise” (p. 117). President Lincoln made the promise to himself and his Maker. Lincoln’s first presidential inauguration begged the nation for, “forbearance, asking for ‘intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet forsaken this favored land’” (p. 115). Christianity was certainly important to President Lincoln. He stated, “The will of God prevails, in great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong. God cannot be for, and against the same thing at the same time” (p. 116). Lincoln stated that God will prevail. According to Meacham, in Lincoln’s second inauguration made the case that Americans cannot expect the blessings and protection of God without answering for their transgressions against him (p.
In the fall of 1620, 102 English puritans set sail, “seeking religious freedom, new lands, and better livelihoods – found themselves in the midst of a storm at sea.” All the things these English puritans were searching for can be traced back to the scripture. Matthew 5:14-16 (New International Version) states, “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that …show more content…
116-121). How did he view God? Chapter 3 There is no doubt that Abraham Lincoln is a man of extreme courage and faith. Meacham on Lincoln, “A melancholy man who never joined a church, Lincoln intuitively understood the drama of sin and redemption better than most traditional believers” (p. 120). Lincoln showed both and faith when he signed the Emancipation proclamation. Lincoln stated, “The Rebel Army is driven out, and I am going to fulfill that promise” (p. 117). President Lincoln made the promise to himself and his Maker. Lincoln’s first presidential inauguration begged the nation for, “forbearance, asking for ‘intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet forsaken this favored land’” (p. 115). Christianity was certainly important to President Lincoln. He stated, “The will of God prevails, in great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong. God cannot be for, and against the same thing at the same time” (p. 116). Lincoln stated that God will prevail. According to Meacham, in Lincoln’s second inauguration made the case that Americans cannot expect the blessings and protection of God without answering for their transgressions against him (p.