Quote from Noah Webster: In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed.. .No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.
Noah Webster, the Father of American Christian education, wrote the first American dictionary and established a system of rules to govern spelling, grammar, and reading. Webster used the Bible as the foundation for his definitions. No other dictionary compares with the Webster's 1828 dictionary. The English language has changed again and again and in many instances has become corrupt. The 1828 version was the last version before scripture started to be removed from the definitions. The American Dictionary of the English Language is based upon God's written word, for Noah Webster used the Bible as the foundation for his definitions. Webster considered "education useless without the Bible." And as a result he utilized God's written word as a key to the meaning of words. This is the reason, the Webster 1828 is one of the most important reprint of the twentieth century, the essential tool of education for Christians. Below are some comparisons from the 1828 dictionary and today's dictionary, you will be amazed to discover the secularization of our modern English language. For your reference here is a link to an on-line easy to use 1828 copy of Noah Webster's Dictionary.
1828 - Marriage: The act of uniting a man and woman for life; wedlock; the legal union of a man
and woman for life. Marriage is a contract both civil and religious, by which
the parties engage to live together in mutual affection and fidelity, till death
shall separate them. Marriage was instituted by God himself for the purpose of
preventing the promiscuous intercourse of the sexes, for promoting domestic
felicity,and for securing the maintenance and education of children...Marriage is honorable in all and the bed undefiled. Heb.13.
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2012 - Marriage: A. the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc. B. A similar institution involving partners o the same gender: Gay Marriage
1828 - Education: The bringing up, as of a child, instruction; formation of manners. Education
comprehends all that series of instruction and discipline which is intended to
enlighten the understanding, correct the temper, and form the manners and habits
of youth, and fit them for usefulness in their future stations. To give children
a good education in manners, arts and science, is important; to give them a
religious education is indispensable; and an immense responsibility rests on
parents and guardians who neglect these duties...
2012 - Eduction: Something educed. The act or process of educing. (to draw forth or bring out)
1828 - Truth: Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been,
or shall be. The truth of history constitutes its whole value. We rely on the
truth of the scriptural prophecies.
My mouth shall speak truth. Prov.8.
Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth. John. 17.
1828 - Love: The christian loves his Bible. In short, we love whatever gives us pleasure and
delight, whether animal or intellectual; and if our hearts are right, we love
God above all things, as the sum of all excellence and all the attributes which
can communicate happiness to intelligent beings. In other words, the christian
loves God with the love of complacency in his attributes, the love of
benevolence towards the interest of his kingdom, and the love of gratitude for
favors received...Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind...Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Matt. 22...To have benevolence or good will for. John 3
2012 - Love: A profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person...Sexual passion or desire.
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