He is to be worshipped, and his children are to do good deeds to each other. That He governs it by his Providence.
The long-running philosophical battle between people who place their faith in one or more gods (theists) and those who do not believe in gods (atheists) is not an issue that will be easily settled. He said, “In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the divine protection!
Born in America under the rule of England, Franklin was instrumental in pushing America towards independence from the crown and the establishment of America as a democracy. This to some may seem Presumption; to me it appears the best grounded Hope: Hope of the Future; built on the Experience of the Past.” Franklin says, “[T]he soul of Man is immortal and will be treated with Justice in another Life respecting its Conduct in this.”Many of Franklin’s beliefs are compatible with Christianity such as the belief in one God, prayer, worship, Providence, and doing good deeds. Regarding Jesus Franklin said:“As for Jesus of Nazareth, my Opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and his Religion as he left them to us, the best the World ever saw, or is likely to see; but I apprehend it has received various corrupting Changes, and I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some Doubts to his Divinity; tho’ it is a Question I do not dogmatise upon, having never studied it, and think needless to busy myself with it now, where I expect soon an Opportunity of knowing the Truth with less Trouble.”Fea says flat-out that “Franklin’s religious creed falls well short of orthodox Christianity.”Concerning the afterlife Franklin said, “And if he [God] loves me, can I doubt that he will go on to take care of me not only here but hereafter? He is well known for helping to draft the Declaration of Independence and taking part in the Constitutional Convention that led to the US Constitution. He made it clear that the ultimate end of true religion is “Morality or Virtue.”It is sad to say, that based on the available evidence, Benjamin Franklin never repented of his beliefs about Jesus. Then ask yourself, is Paul contradicting Christ, or do you not understand Pauls vernacular?I am listening to an audio version of Franklin’s autobiography and what you say reflects what I am hearing him say about himself.
But, like Jefferson and Adams, Franklin had a very different belief about Jesus that should make every Christian shutter.
« Le discours contre les Juifs que Benjamin Franklin est supposé avoir tenu lors de la Convention constitutionnelle de 1787 est un faux, produit au cours des cinq dernières années (1933-1938). Franklin believed in a God who loved humanity and guided it. His use of the word "wonderful" here is really interesting, too.
That is, he believed in a higher power but not necessarily an all-knowing, benevolent God. Une citation au hasard ?
>> Si les hommes sont si mauvais avec le secours de la religion, que seraient-ils sans elle ?
His life is a good example to teach us that hard work and good deeds do not, in themselves, lead to heaven. First, Franklin argued that God “sometimes interferes by his particular Providence and sets aside the Effects which would otherwise have been produced.”Second, “Franklin believed that God requires worship, answers prayer, and intervenes in history to meet the needs of ‘particular Persons.’”“I beg I may not be understood to infer, that our General Convention was Franklin believed that the United States was being led and protected by God. 5.
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. If he actually stated these things listed above.Who said we don’t need good works, Christ or Paul? What were your beliefs about Benjamin Franklin’s religion before reading this article?
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Good deeds are evidence that we have faith, but it by faith that we are saved.What do you think? In my travels and since my settlement I have received much kindness from men, to whom I shall never have any opportunity of making the least direct return. Franklin clearly was not a Christian as defined by the Bible. Suddenly God was not the only authority and source of knowledge. Franklin, along with Thomas Jefferson in American, was instrumental in bringing these ideas to what is now the United States.Franklin considered himself a deist.
In my travels and since my settlement I have received much kindness from men, to whom I shall never have any opportunity of making the least direct return. Our prayers, sir, were heard; and they were graciously answered.
That the Soul of Man is immortal, and will be treated with Justice in another Life respecting its Conduct in this.
Know that his values are, to this day, a major positive force in the modern world and should be re-examined and reinforced every now and then, just as a little reminder of what is and what is not important in society and governance. Thinkers like Voltaire, Hume, Locke, and Kant were looking to Democracy, science, reason, and secularism for answers and casting aside the chains of the church and theology.
But let Christ do the judging wether he was a true Christian or not. It sounds like he was trying to follow Christ since he wanted Christianity to be taught in schools. Of the American Founders, Franklin had an unrivaled understanding of the individual human soul. Benjamin Franklin was a Christian, not an atheist, as some claim. It would be an insult to say that he believed in the popular theology of his time, or of ours. Benjamin Franklin on Religion.
Franklin was a liberal for his time and would still probably be considered a liberal.
To Joseph Huey, 6 June 1753 (L 4:504-6): For my own part, when I am employed in serving others, I do not look upon myself as conferring favours, but as paying debts.