"I only regret that I have but one life to give my country." Nathan Hale

Here is a hero. He was a soldier, a Captian in the American Continental Army, during The Revolutionary War against Britian.

QUOTES ABOUT HALE

"Hale is in the American pantheon not because of what he did but because of why he did it. Nathan Hale spied on the British because the general's tent was right next to his schoolhouse. On his way back to the Continental Army, the British broke into his school house and attacked him."Former CIA chiefRichard Helms

"And because that boy said those words, and because he died, thousands of other young men have given their lives to his country." —Edward Everett Hale, great-nephew of Nathan Hale, at the dedication of the Hale statue in New York, 1893.



"To the Memory of Capt. Nathan Hale" by Eneas Munson, Sr. written "soon after" Hale’s death:

"Hate of oppression’s arbitrary plan, The love of freedom, and the rights of man; A strong desire to save from slavery’s chain The future millions of the western main, And hand down safe, from men’s invention cleared, The sacred truths which all the just revered; For ends like these, I wish to draw my breath,’ He bravely cried, ‘or dare encounter death.’ And when a cruel wretch pronounced his doom, Replied, ‘Tis well, —for all is peace to come; The sacred cause for which I drew my sword Shall yet prevail, and peace shall be restored. I’ve served with zeal the land that gave me birth, Fulfilled my course, and done my work on earth; Have ever aimed to tread that shining road That leads a mortal to the blessed God. I die resigned, and quit life’s empty stage, For brighter worlds my every wish engage; And while my body slumbers in the dust, My soul shall join the assemblies of the just."


Though this young 21 year old hero had great valor, it was flawed. Even our most heroic soldier, will have sinful taintedness in his deed. And I think it's important to, (along with honoring these great heros of our nation), to remember they are sinful men, who have need of God's garce and mercy.

Only Christ Jesus was the perfect hero. He alone took the sin of all the universe upon His body, and because of His great and perfect love for His Father, He gave His life freely for sinners like us, so that we would find forgiveness for our sin. This innocent Hero allowed this world to shed His blood; and though this henious act of evil would be the most wicked deed of all time, it would also be the most glorious deed as well.

"But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." The Apostle Paul to the church in Galatia, and to us.

The Body of Christ is crucified with Christ, and to the world. And the world is dead to us as well. Or is it? Well, it should be, let's just say that. I know I get too much world in me at times. That's why I can never forget what the Cross means. Satan wants us to, and is subtlely working to diminish the Cross and its truth and glory, and make "good deeds by man" the standard of the Church in our day.
Beware of false teachers in the Church. There are many, who are willing to tickle the itching ears of sinful people.