John Leland: The Preacher Who Defended Religious Liberty

John Leland, an 18th-century Baptist preacher, championed religious liberty. He was instrumental in securing those freedoms for the United States. Leland argued that the gospel does not need (and should not wield) government power to succeed. Rather, that they should enforce laws for society while recognizing the Spirit's work within the human heart. No power can legislate regeneration. 

Many people today squabble over their freedoms more than they exercise them. If you have the right to share the gospel? Are you even doing that? 

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