A Model of Christian Charity explained | City Upon a Hill | John Winthrop

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In this video I provide background information about John Winthrop before delving into concepts related to the famous "City Upon a Hill" line and American Exceptionalism. I discuss the United States' current interpretation of the sermon and how it has adopted the aforementioned concepts.

00:00 Background on John Winthrop
03:55 Discussion of "A Model of Christian Charity"
05:18 Evidence from Sermon on the Mount (Ye are the light of the world)
07:19 Direct quote from "A Model of Christian Charity" (We must be knit together . . .)
08:51 Direction quote from "A Model of Christian Charity" (The God of Israel is among us . . .)
09:48 Application to today: American Exceptionalism
10:46 Alexis de Tocqueville quote from Democracy in America (America is . . . quite exceptional)
11:59 Ronald Regan's reference to the "shining city upon a hill"
12:06 Barrack Obama's reference to the "shining city upon a hill" and "American Exceptionalism"
12:30 Final thoughts

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