This Week's Bulletin

National Security - The Real Solution (Part 3)
By WAYNE JACKSON

In view of these [previous] biblical examples, we pose this penetrating question:

If God does not change as to his righteous character (cf. Malachi 3:6), and if he punished the nations of antiquity as they reached a certain point of degeneration, is it not reasonable to assume that he will act similarly in the twentieth century? Can we, in this respect, learn from the things that were written aforetime (Romans 15:4)?

What of America's Future?
Perhaps it would be wise to reflect upon the future of our own nation. Have we, over the past two centuries, become a better country, or are we rapidly deteriorating? Generally, the founding fathers of this nation had a high regard for the Bible and acknowledged the value of religion as a stabilizing national influence. Daniel Webster once said:

"If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible our country will go on prospering, but if we and our posterity neglect its instruction and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury us and our glory in profound obscurity."

How tragic it is that the citizenry of America is, to a great extent, renouncing this philosophy with reckless abandon. Note some of the indications of our rotting society.

Each year, we murder more than a million of our children in the abortion chambers across the nation. A national magazine polled one hundred thousand American women and discovered that some ninety percent of those not married were acknowledged fornicators. Of those married, two-thirds confessed to either having committed adultery or desiring such! The sin of sodomy is rapidly reaching a "respectable" status, and those who oppose homosexuality are considered freaks of the "religious right." Drug abuse and alcoholism are major problems—from the elderly to elementary school age. Suicide is at epidemic proportions. America has utterly lost her moral and ethical direction!

What Can We Do?
How can we contribute to the preservation of our beloved America? First, we can commit ourselves to a personal program of godly living. Even the church has slipped dreadfully within the past few decades. Second, we can bind our homes together with the bands of the Word of God. The home is the backbone of the nation, and strong Christian families can be a saving national influence. Third, we can teach against the evils that plague our modern culture, and we can enlist others in the battle for truth. I am absolutely convinced that the fate of this nation will be determined by the influence of Christianity.

Sources/Footnotes
Jacobus, M. W. 1864. Notes on Genesis. Vol. 1. Philadelphia, PA: Presbyterian Board of Publications.