Such would have been the case if there was no America. Where does America get its backbone? Where does England get her courage? The US and England are the two nations whose governing philosophies have been most closely attuned to the biblical worldview. The US and England are both historically conservative Protestant and Bible believing in their faith. The US and England have sent out out more Christian missionaries over the last century than all other nations on earth put together.

The Anglo-American backbone can be attributed to our adherence to the biblical view of man. Even Americans who are neither conservative nor Protestant tend to implicitly view the world and mankind through a biblical lens. The Bible's view of humanity is that human beings are sinful creatures in rebellion against the just laws of a holy God. Human nature is inherently corrupt and cannot be trusted with unlimited power. (The Bible also reveals that God is merciful and offers glorious salvation and forgiveness for those who turn to Him in repentance. He gave His Son to die for our sins.)

America's founding fathers held no naive views about human nature. The founders cut up governmental power into three branches. The American president has relatively limited power as head of the government. England reduced her monarchs to figurehead status and gave the real power to Parliament and the courts.

France by contrast brutally repressed Bible-believing Protestantism during and after the Reformation. The French philosophers of the 18th century "Enlightenment" glorified human nature in its fallen condition. The French entrusted all power to Napoleon, who led the nation on a disastrous attempt at world domination.

In more recent years liberals in America and England rejected the biblical view of man and believed that brutal dictators are reasonable deep down inside. England's liberals attempted to appease Hitler with a treaty in 1938. In that infamous treaty Hitler made some very important concessions. The naivete of those who trusted Hitler is still a joke two generations later.

America tried to restrain the chemical and biological weapons of the Soviet Union with a treaty in 1972. America did destroy its chemical and biological weapons but it is now known from recently released Soviet archives that the Soviets accelerated their chemical and biological weapons program after the treaty was signed.

Treaties do have great value when properly used in international relations but they must always be backed by resolve. Treaties are no substitute for peace through strength.

It is strength and resolve exhibited by people who maintain a biblical worldview that restrains the world from descending into total chaos. Jesus said "Ye are the salt of the earth" (Matthew 5:13). The Bible, which was brought to the masses of the people during the Protestant Reformation, took us out of the medieval dark ages and now prevents a new dark age.

The Bible is scientifically accurate! Find the evidence at www.icr.org.  

Steps to salvation: Jesus said "Ye must be born again." (John 3:7)

1. Believe that God created you and loves you and sent the Messiah (Messiah is Hebrew for Christ) to redeem you.
2. Believe that Jesus the Messiah came in fulfillment of over 300 Bible prophecies to die for you to take upon Himself the penalty for your sins. (Isaiah 53:5-6, John 6:29, Romans 4:5, First Peter 3:18)
3. Turn from sin and call on the name of Jesus to receive forgiveness. (Romans 10:13)
4. Receive Jesus as Savior and experience the new birth. (John 1:12, Acts 2:38)
5. Follow Him as Lord. (John 14:21)

"Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13)

To receive the salvation that Jesus purchased for us at the terrible cost of His suffering and death on our behalf I invite you to pray this simple prayer:

"Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for sending Jesus, the promised Messiah, to die for my sins. I admit that I am a sinner and I ask for your forgiveness on the basis of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I ask you to fill me with your Holy Spirit to empower me to serve you under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, Amen."

If you prayed that prayer in the humble sincerity of your heart then you have received everlasting life, which includes power to live right in this life and entrance into heaven in the afterlife!

Bill Nugent, Overcomer Ministries of West Harrison, New York, USA

(C) 2010 William P. Nugent, permission granted to email or republish if credit given

DEFENDING THE FAITH APOLOGETIC ARTICLES Bill Nugent currently writes a series of articles called "Defending the Faith" which, as the title suggests, defend the Christian faith from the many attacks leveled against it in our postmodern world. The articles deal with such topics as evolution, UFOs, cults, modern/postmodern philosophy, liberal theology and popular culture. At the end of each article is an invitation to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. These articles are sent out over the Internet to several opt-in email lists. People who receive these articles are encouraged to resend them to their own lists and in this way reach their own unsaved relatives and friends with the Gospel. All Defending the Faith articles are © 2009 William P. Nugent, permission is granted to email or republish if credit given. To receive these articles which are sent out once per month fill in your email address below and click the SUBMIT button. *Security: Write the characters in the image above (Case sensitive)