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Reuben Ford is the great, great, great, great, grandfather of J.David
Little did the Ford family know when Reuben was born on August 19, 1742, that God would use this little baby ly- ing in the cradle to spearhead a movement that would bring separation of church and state in America.
There is no record of the life of Reuben until in 1762, when at the age of 20, he surrendered his life to Christ under the fiery preaching of George Whitefield. At the age of 27, he further surrendered and acknowledged his call into the ministry. He began to preach shortly thereafter.
As the Anglican Church be- gan to exert its power to snuff
Erected in 1939 at the intersection of Broad Street Road (U.S. 250) and Shallow Well Road (Virginia Route 654)
out the life of the people who had become known as “Baptists,” it was Rev. Ford who stood tall in the midst of the fray and became a “champion of the faith.” He worked tirelessly for over 20 years with the General Assem- bly in Virginia, to insure that the power of “government and its church” was completely broken over the lives of Believers in the Colonies.
Pastor Reuben Ford co-founded five churches which are all still active until this present day. After fighting the “good fight of faith,” Rev. Reuben Ford was “promoted to glory on” October 19, 1823 in Hanover, Virginia.
REUBEN FORD FOUNDATION
The Reuben Ford Foundation was established May 15, 2012 in Hunting-
don, Tennessee by J. David Ford, the great, great, great, great grandson of Reuben Ford. The vision of the Reuben Ford Foundation is to address cur- rent issues of our day from the perspective of our founding fathers. When Christians are better informed, they will better understand the course American is now pursuing. The Reuben Ford Foundation is on the cutting edge of national events in the U.S. by addressing issues from a Biblical perspective that few dare present. As more and more Americans become aware of the words and intents of our founding fathers concerning present trends in our government, Christians will become galvanized to stand for the truth, as Rev. Reuben Ford did some 258 years ago.
The Ford Family has been in ministry since 1762. J. David Ford is a 7th gener- ation preacher in the Ford family line. For some 258 years, the Ford family has not had a single break in their line of “preachers.” Needless to say, this is just God’s mercy and grace and the Fords give our Lord and Saviour
ALL THE GLORY AND HONOR!!!
The “REAL” Truth Concerning Separation of Church and State.
J. David Ford
Excitement filled the air on September 6, 1620 as 102 pilgrims walked up the gangplank to board the Mayflower for their trip to the “New World.”
No, this was not a vacation or a journey of lei- sure. It was a journey of “expediency.” Since their Puritan beliefs were in direct conflict with the Church of England or Anglican (which means “of England”) Church and also the government of En- gland, the Puritans felt the only course left to them was to leave England as far behind as possible.
Their supreme desire was to worship God as they deemed proper. They felt their “one way” trip to the New World would do exactly that.
If they were to stay in England, it meant the possibility of facing charges of treason for not accepting the views of the Church of England.
Sixty-six days after leaving Plymouth, En- gland, the pilgrims walked the gangplank again. This time their feet touched the shores of a “New World” and what was known as Cape Cod. The date was November 11, 1620.
Finally they breathed a sigh of relief, believing they had left their troubles far behind and had escaped religious persecution.
As the news of the Pilgrim’s successful journey and the founding of the Plymouth Colony made its way back across the Atlantic, new hope began to beat in the breasts of people all across England, who were also yearning for “religious freedom.” Soon more Puritans, as well as many others began flocking to America.
However, as early as 1629, the government
of Virginia established the Anglican Church at Jamestown Colony to be part of the government in the “New World.” This arrangement of the “government and church” being “one,” strongly continued even after the revolution in 1776.
Reuben Ford was born in Goochland County in 1742. He surrendered his life to Christ in 1762 at the age of 20 under the fiery preaching of George Whitefield. Later he surrendered further and answered the call to preach the Word, a calling at that time that was “illegal” without “the govern- ment and its church’s” approval.
A new group of Christians had emerged in the colonies as a result of Whitefield’s influence. They believed that their calling to the ministry came from God and not from man. Therefore, they did not need the government and its church to pro- vide them with ministerial credentials.
These Believers studied God’s Word for them- selves, they began to believe that infant sprinkling (known as baptism) was not Biblical. They be- lieved the Bible taught that a person must repent of his or her sins and experience a new birth. Then they were to be “baptized,” by being fully immersed in water.
They also began to believe that God’s Word called for more than joining a church. They felt that a person must repent of his or her sins and experience a “new birth.”
These “new beliefs” placed the new churches that were beginning to spring in the colonies on a colli- sion course with the “government and its church.”
TO BE CONTINUED IN THE NEXT EDITION OF FREEDOM TIMES...
You will never know how much it has cost my genera- tion to preserve YOUR freedom. I hope you will make a good use of it. - John Adams
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FROM THE HEART OF THE EDITOR
When we think about the latest news that is poured into our homes day after day and night after night, we have to agree that there is no question about how horrendous the death of George Floyd was. There are no adequate words to describe this horrible atrocity.
With sickened hearts and sometimes anger af- ter this atrocity, we shake our heads in disbelief. How could this have hap- pened? This is America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. But, is America still the
land of the FREE and the home of the BRAVE???
Isaiah 59:14 states, Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands afar off; For truth is fallen in the street, And equity cannot enter. NKJV
As difficult as the thought is, we have to wonder if America really is the land of the free and the home of the brave with liberty and justice for all. Today? Maybe many years ago, but today? You’ve got to be kidding!
But that was the Amer- ica I grew up in back in the 50’s... the Norman
J. David Ford Editor & Publisher
Rockwell era (for those who still remember or ever knew). Back in “those days,” everything was in good order, we thought. It was safe to
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