The upholding of good and strong values.



We have 'lost it' !

What ?

Our collective aspiration for [real] national 'greatness'.


Unacknowledged by many, but....
It has been the establishment and then the upholding, of good and strong values [towards righteousness], which has always 'given' any nation [by reputation]  the recognition by others, of any 'greatness'.

i.e.
We are unable to imbue ourselves with 'greatness'.

'Greatness' is always 'something', which is recognised and beheld, by another.



ARGUMENT;
And even within any presently 'great' nation,
if that nations' good and strong values [towards righteousness] are [quickly or slowly] destroyed and discarded [even by its own citizens],
that nation will succumb to the lawlessness and to       the CONSEQUENCES     of the injustices in that nation, which must ensue.

And it is sure, that that nations' present 'greatness' will decline and be lost,
and that, to the material cost of every one of its citizens.


Dictionary;
ensue = = happen or occur afterwards or as a result.


The U.S.A.
Canada
Britain
Australia
New Zealand

...all, 'slip sliding away' !

We have 'lost it' !



With our avarice and with our neglect of truth and justice;

'You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away'

ARGUMENT;
Jesus himself, as principles in life, promoted following the primary laws of God;



Matthew 19:16-19





Exodus 23:7
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.


Leviticus 20:23
And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.


Psalms 33:12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.


Psalms 119:1
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
2  Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
3  They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
4  Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.


Proverbs 12:17
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness...


Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.




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Never old.

IMAGE....

Yadda wrote on Apr 29^th, 2018 at 11:59am:


Too vague Yadda. You are going to have to define what those values are.




Yadda wrote on Apr 29^th, 2018 at 12:02pm:


You do realise that the picture is a publicity shot for the SBS TV series "Housos"

Yadda wrote on Apr 30^th, 2018 at 2:31pm: