You Can Know There Is A God……....$10.95
In this volume we notice that the Bible claims to be God’s word, that its message IS protected by God and that the age of the earth is less than 10,000 years. It answers the questions: Why the earth looks so old? Where did the water go after the flood? How could a boat be built large enough to preserve all the animals? Where do dinosaurs fit into the biblical account and many other such questions. Paperback. By Norman Childs Sr.

We Can Know it was God Who Made America Great

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction

WHAT MADE AMERICA GREAT?

Please note: For a more complete discussion of, “what made America great,” see the book with this title by the same author. 

This study will show that America’s greatness is directly traceable to the Bible and to the God who gave it. America’s greatness proves God’s existence.

THE BIBLE, THE WORLD’S BEST SELLER: Did you know that the Bible has never lost its place on the best seller’s list?¹ (¹William F. Walker, A Great Return To The Bible, Delton Haun Tract Co., Pasadena, TX., p. 2). In fact, there is no book throughout all history that remotely compares with the popularity of the Bible.

THE BIBLE LED IN THE FIGHT FOR INDIVIDUAL EQUALITY: The idea of all people being equal did not originate with the women’s liberation movement but with the Bible. The Bible lifted women from the role of playthings and servants to a position of dignity. Even today, equality of the sexes does not exist beyond the influence of the Bible. 

Notice what the Bible says about individual equality. “There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” Galatians 3:28-29.

THE BIBLE LEADS THE FIGHT TO PROCLAIM THE VALUE OF CHILDREN’S LIVES. Notice what the Bible says regarding the value of children.

“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me” Mark 9:37. “...whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 18:4. “There are six things the LORD hates... hands that shed innocent blood...” Proverbs 6:16-17.

THE BIBLE INSPIRES HUMANE TREATMENT.

• The first orphanages were operated by Christians.^{2
  (2}James C. Hefley, What’s So Great About The Bible, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, IL., p 60.)

• The first charity hospital on record was founded near Rome in 380 AD by a devout Christian.^{3
  (3}James C. Hefley, What’s So Great About The Bible, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, IL., p 60.)

• The first asylums for the insane were opened in Spain under Christianguidance.⁴ (⁴James C. Hefley, What’s So Great About The Bible, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, IL., p 60.)

• The first female nurses were Christians.^{5 (5}James C. Hefley, What’s So Great About The Bible, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, IL., p 63.)

Notice what the Bible says regarding humane treatment. “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me,”' Matthew 25:35-36, 40.

 THE BIBLE HAD IMMEASURABLE INFLUENCE ON SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION.

• Christian grade schools are known to exist as far back as the fourth century.

• The great universities in Europe were started with the idea of teaching the Christian way as found in the Bible.^{6  (6}James C. Hefley, What’s So Great About The Bible, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, IL., p 63.)

• The greatest scientists were students of the Bible: Galileo, Faraday, Pascal, Newton and others.^{7 (7}James C. Hefley, What’s So Great About The Bible, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, IL., p 63.)

• The first American schools were founded primarily to teach Christianity from the Bible.⁸ (⁸James C. Hefley, What’s So Great About The Bible, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, IL., p 63.)

The Bible says, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding,” Psalms 111:10.

THE CHRISTIANS’ BIBLE HAS ITS EFFECT ON LAW AND ORDER. Judge Samuel Tatum of the juvenile court of Nashville, Tennessee, said, “I have tried 14,500 youngsters under the age of 17 for breaking the law. Of that number only 93 children were going to Sunday School at the time of their crime and trial, and of the 14,500 only in two instances did the fathers and mothers go to Sunday school and Church with their children.”^{9 (9}Magazine, The Herald Of Truth, VOL. XILI, No. 6, June 1964.)

Notice what the Bible says about law and order.

“Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves,” Romans 13:1-2.
 

THE BIBLE INFLUENCED GOVERNMENT. Consider the nation of England. The three greatest periods of England’s history came when national recognition was given to the Bible as God’s word. During the reign of Alfred the Great, who took a personal interest in having part of the Bible translated into English, England rose from barbarism, division and ignorance into a united, civilized nation. Queen Elizabeth called the Bible, “The jewel I love best.” She was the first to officially promote the circulation of the Bible and, for the first time, the Bible became a best seller. Under Elizabeth, England became a world power for the very first time. During the reign of Queen Victoria, the British Empire climbed to its greatest height in world influence, power and territory. (One fourth of the world’s population was under her control.) When asked by a foreign prince the secret of her country’s greatness, she replied, “The Bible, my lord, the Bible is the secret of our greatness.”^{10 (10}James C. Hefley, What’s So Great About The Bible, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, IL., pp. 65, 66.)

The Bible says, “Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it  day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful,” Joshua 1:8.

THE BIBLE WAS THE TEXTBOOK FOR EARLY AMERICA. The Bible was not only the text book for public schools, but it was also the text book for the highest circles of government. Our foundation freedoms are based upon the Bible. One of the first acts of Congress was to approve the printing of a large edition of the Bible,¹¹ and to officially recommend that every citizen read this book.^{12 (11}James C. Hefley, What’s So Great About The Bible, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, IL., p.66.James ¹²C. Hefley, What’s So Great About The Bible, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, IL., p 67.)

THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC LAW ARE IN THE BIBLE. The Declaration of Independence says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they were endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Are these truths really self-evident?

By examining the Declaration of Independence and noting the repeated references to God, we are forced to the conclusion that by the expression “SELF-EVIDENT”, our founding fathers simply meant, WE DERIVE THESE TRUTHS FROM THE BIBLE. From the Bible we learn that the Creator made all men equal (Galatians 3:28,29). From the Bible we learn that man has the right of life (Exodus 20:13). From the Bible we learn that man has the right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness (Galatians 5:1; 1 Peter 1:8). These principles are not self-evident, they are Bible-evident, and they draw us to the undeniable conclusion that our government was established on Biblical principles. THIS IS SELF-EVIDENT!

THE BIBLE PRODUCES GREATER HEALTH. “He said, ‘If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you,’” Exodus 15:26.

• What a promise! Just think, if the Jews, or even you and I today, keep God’s commands, He promises to reward us with better health. Doctor S.I. McMillion once wrote a book in which he listed disease after disease that we would not have today if we had kept the commands of God.

The Prevention magazine says that more than 300 studies confirm that people of faith...

• are healthier and less likely to die prematurely from any cause.

• recover faster from physical and mental illness.

• recover faster from surgery and addiction.^{13 (13}Marie Snider, This Side of 60, Religion can help you stay healthy, The Daily Mail, Olney, IL., Friday, August 31, 2002, p. 5.)

A study at the California Public Health Foundation in Berkeley followed 5,000 people for 28 years and found that women who went to church at least once a week had...

• one third less risk of dying prematurely than women who did not attend church.

 Researchers in Johns Hopkins Hospital found that…

• weekly churchgoers died 50 percent less frequently from heart disease⁽¹⁴Marie Snider, This Side of 60, Religion can help you stay healthy, The Daily Mail, Olney, IL., Friday, August 31, 2002, p. 5. ⁾

Dr. Harold Koenig of Duke University’s Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and Health conducted 50 studies of the relationship between health and faith. Among his findings are these:

• People with strong religious faith who suffer from physical illness have significantly better health outcomes than less religious people.

• People who attend services regularly have stronger immune systems.

• Religion helps people cope with stress.

• Religious faith seems to protect older people from cancer and heart disease.

• Religious patients are three times less likely to die following heart surgery than their non-religious counterparts.

• Religious patients recover from hip fractures and open-heart surgeries better than non-religious patients.^{15 (15}Marie Snider, This Side of 60, Religion can help you stay healthy, The Daily Mail, Olney, IL., Friday, August 31, 2002, p. 5. ⁾

THE BIBLE IS THE GREATEST SINGLE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE GREAT MASTERPIECES OF art, music, literature, science, medicine, and the transformation of character.

SUMMARY:

We have seen that the Bible has...

• Remained the world’s best seller

• Led in the fight for individual equality

• Inspired humane treatment

• Influenced schools and education had an effect on law and order

• Influenced governments

• Produced the roots of American democratic law

• Produced better health

• Inspired America’s greatness

Draw a line, if you will, around the nations that have God and the Bible and you will divide between barbarism and civilization, between ignorance and education, between greed and charity, between oppression and freedom, between life and the constant nagging shadow of death.

The Bible, my friends, yes, the Bible and the God who gave it, are the secrets to America’s greatness.

AMERICA’S GREATNESS PROVES THAT THERE IS A GOD IN HEAVEN AND THAT THE BIBLE IS HIS WORD.

We Can Know . . .

  1. We can Know God made America Great!

2. We can know that evil people and evil nations will be punished if they don't repent.

 3. Faith and Knowledge

  4. The Bible claims there is a God, He created the Heaven and the earth, the Bible is His word, and that the earth is less than 10,000 years old. We can know the Earth is less than 10,000 years old!

  5. We can Know the gap theory and the million years per day theory are unfounded.

  6. We can know scientific evidence proves God's existence.

  7. We can know prophetic evidence proves God's existence.

  8. We can know why a young earth looks so old.

  9. We can know the answers to flood questions such as: Where could all the water necessary to flood the whole earth come from; where could it go; how could a boat be built large enough to hold all the animals; how could the animals get from one continent to another?

 10. We can know what it was like before the Genesis flood.

  11. We can Know why many methods to date the earth are unreliable.

 12. We can know our Bible is accurate.

  13. Final summery and conclusion.

 14. Common questions such as:

• Which came first the chicken or the egg?

• Was sex the forbidden fruit? Was prostitution the first profession?

• Were did Cain get his wife?

• Could God have created other people beside Adam and Eve?

•  Does "replenish the earth" mean there were people on the earth before Adam?

• Where do cave men fit into the Bible picture?

• Is there life on other planets?

• Where does the Ice Age fit into the Bible picture?

• Why do good people suffer?