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Sometimes people think of history as a boring subject, and it can be when it’s just basic memorization of names, dates, and events. History gets interesting when we move into the logic stage of why something happened.
Mike Winther takes an interesting approach on why certain past events played out the way they did. History can be a powerful teacher. Mike takes us on a journey of why certain historical events happened and the consequences of ideas in American history. This lecture was originally given in June of 2012.
You’ll Learn:
- [01:33] History is a powerful teacher.
- [03:40] Christians have a greater obligation to history because it is His story.
- [06:12] Parts of Joshua and Judges are all about building monuments and helping future generations remember history.
- [07:31] The importance of reading, especially scriptures and history. Learning history well makes us less likely to repeat mistakes.
- [10:52] Different philosophies of history. Atheists and non-believers view history as random. The providential view of history means it’s directed by God.
- [12:53] Ideas have consequences and by studying ideas, we can see the consequences of those actions.
- [15:19] The dangers of an evolutionary worldview.
- [15:39] The idea of how we dealt with the Indians.
- [18:13] The story of Squanto and the early pilgrims.
- [21:55] A story about a powerful testament of justice from the pilgrims to the Indians.
- [23:19] The Geneva Bible said the king had the same laws as everyone else.
- [25:16] Pilgrims purchased the land from the Indians.
- [26:37] There were 50 years of peace and good relations between the Pilgrims and the Indians.
- [27:52] The root determines the fruit.
- [28:33] Historical development and principles in America.
- [28:53] The Transcontinental Railroad. Government said that this project was so big and expensive it could only be done by the government.
- [29:36] Congress passed a law and created the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad’s.
- [30:38] Congress also created subsidies for building the railroad. The result was a lot of scandal, kickbacks, and bribes.
- [33:18] James Hill, the empire builder, creating a railroad without any subsidies.
- [36:53] Market entrepreneurs who got rich by creating a better product. Government entrepreneurs got rich by using government subsidies.
- [37:55] The Wright brothers created a successful flight without using government subsidies.
- [39:23] Principles and consequences of ideas in education. The contrast between the pilgrims’ education and the education of the late 1800s.
- [40:17] Private education was the most successful in the world. The Federalist Papers.
- [42:06] As public schools became more popular, Americans’ reading levels went down. What we are required to do has no value.
- [46:28] When is it proper to rebel against the authorities? The king is under God’s law.
- [49:49] Christians should always be under the authority of all three governments including family, church, and civil.
- [54:19] Knowing the proper principles of authority and when to submit and when to rebel.
- [55:05] Four examples I gave you were Indians, development, education, and authority or an IDEA. Ideas do have consequences.