Topics:<\/b> Character; Compromise; Convictions; Criticism; Integrity; Leadership; Persecution; Rewards<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Matthew 10:17\u201320; Acts 5:27\u201339<\/p>\n
After Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves during the Civil War, he was condemned by the London Times<\/i> as \u201ca sort of moral American pope\u201d destined to be \u201cLincoln the Last.\u201d<\/p>\n
After Lincoln\u2019s assassination, the paper realized his greatness, saying, \u201cAbraham Lincoln was as little a tyrant as any man who ever lived. He could have been a tyrant if he pleased, but he never uttered so much as an ill-natured speech.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the Christian life, there will be times when we must take an unpopular stand\u2014at work, at school, even at church\u2014and stubbornly stick to principle. We will be called all manner of names, but if we\u2019re in God\u2019s will, we will be vindicated, certainly in the next life, but sometimes in this one.<\/p>\n
\u2014Thomas Bailey and David Kennedy, eds., The American Pageant<\/i>, 9th ed. (D. C. Heath, 1991)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Character; Compromise; Convictions; Criticism; Integrity; Leadership; Persecution; Rewards References: Matthew 10:17\u201320; Acts 5:27\u201339 After Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves during the Civil War, he was condemned by the London Times as \u201ca sort of moral American pope\u201d destined to be \u201cLincoln the Last.\u201d After Lincoln\u2019s assassination, the paper realized his … Continue reading “LINCOLN\u2019S
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