It has been called an "immortal declaration", and "perhaps single phrase" of the American Revolutionary period with the greatest "continuing importance." Origins It was thereafter quoted and incorporated into speeches by a wide array of substantial figures in American political and social life in the United States. Jefferson applied the concept in his original draft of the declaration.
The phrase echoes the words of John Locke in his second treatise on government, and other authors as early as the 13th century. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The final form of the sentence was stylized by Benjamin Franklin and penned by Thomas Jefferson during the beginning of the Revolutionary War in 1776. 35 (10).The quotation " all men are created equal" is found in the United States Declaration of Independence. Morris is the President of the Institute for Creation Research.Ĭite this article: John D. If we would fully embrace the Declaration, we must cling to its underlying Document. The unequal rewards or consequences will be due to our choices and conduct after having an equal standing.Įqual rights called for in the Declaration were an extension based on a higher Charter, the Holy Scriptures. The unbelieving "peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues" ( Revelation 17:15) are consigned to judgment, while the redeemed believers gather around His throne singing His praises from "every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation" (5:9). Thankfully, Christ "is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world" ( I John 2:2).Įternally, we will be evaluated equally based on our creed, not rank of birth. The Bible tells us that "all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" ( Romans 3:23).
The various expressions we recognize are best understood as designed adaptations. Now that the human genome has been deciphered, we know every human is so similar to everyone else that we are all essentially "clones" of each other. The modern distinction of "race" is not the Biblical concept in which differences stem from the separation at Babel based solely on "every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations"( Genesis 10:5). There are no others, for God "hath made of one blood all nations of men" ( Acts 17:26). Before that all came from Adam "the first man" ( I Corinthians 15:45-46) and Eve, "the mother of all living" ( Genesis 3:20). From Noah and his sons "was the whole earth overspread" ( Genesis 9:19). Historically, we all come from the same ancestral source. Even access to Gospel truth has not been equal. All have different levels of ability and opportunity. Most importantly, America has been a nation from which the Gospel has emanated.īut what of the idea that all individual men are created equal? Certainly the circumstances of their birth have not been equal. The world has benefited by the successful separation, as America has been a source of freedom and hope to many. This status recognized inalienable human rights granted by the Creator and not by men or governments. Our founding fathers separated from England by citing the Biblical truth that all men are created equal. It is good to remind ourselves, from time to time, that the foundational charter of America, the Declaration of Independence, is a creationist document.
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