Britain once made its boast in God and championed Christian values across the globe. Then prosperity came, God was set aside, and no law since has closed the gates.
Great Britain was one of the champions of the world during the Industrial Revolution. In spite of all its mistakes, Britain led many important developments, and was a champion of family life and of Christian religious values across the globe. The nation used to make its boast in God — especially in times of conquest, and in victory after difficult wars.
A nation that knew where its strength lay
The people of these beautiful islands knew that they could not be Great Britain without the help of the Supernatural God. Winston Churchill put it plainly at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1949:
The flame of Christian ethics is still our highest guide. To guard and cherish it is our first interest, both spiritually and materially. The fulfilment of spiritual duty in our daily life is vital to our survival. Only by bringing it into perfect application can we hope to solve for ourselves the problems of this world, and not of this world alone.
That was said within living memory. It would be difficult to say it in public life today.
Prosperity, and the quiet setting aside of God
After the Industrial Revolution — and the accumulation of much wealth — God was no longer considered an integral part of the United Kingdom. Following down the path of humanism, secularism and materialism, the core values of family and religion deteriorated. With major discoveries in science and technology, the existence of God was greatly questioned and challenged by those who thought belief in God irrelevant.
Those classified as the elite and the wise sat in conferences and board meetings, where they came up with shrewd economic, scientific and political plans. With their material and scientific success, and with their social, national and global aspirations, they thought Britain could prosper without God.
Sucked dry of spirituality
Since the time of the Industrial Revolution, the desire to increase in riches and fame has absorbed the whole nation. The cares and pleasures of worldliness, pride and self-indulgence have absorbed the people and sucked them dry of spirituality.
This great nation, which helped publish the Bible to the world, is near enough void of spirituality. With rapid scientific discovery, technological advancement and new invention, the major pillars of society — family values and true religion — have been neglected; and with the rise of globalisation, mass migration and what is believed to be integration, the flood gates of evil were opened in Britain and in the world in general.
Laws cannot close the gates
Strict measures and stringent laws have been introduced by heads of government and law enforcement to close those gates again, but the problem remains unresolved, and it will not go away.
Anti-social behaviour law. Anti-corruption law. Anti-terrorism law. Hate crime law. The respect agenda. These are some of the measures taken to ease the pressures on society, and some of them have impinged on civil liberty. But those who form the laws of society and those who enforce them have the same moral and spiritual problem as everybody else.
It was once said in Parliament that prisons are not working to stop criminals from being criminals. The problems of society cannot be solved by politicians. They cannot be solved by more legislation, and they cannot be solved by putting people in prison.
There is one solution
There is only one solution for Britain as a nation, and that is to go back to the God of former years and to the good values of the past.
Proverbs 14:34 — Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Whatever is morally wrong cannot be politically right in the eyes of God. Without God there is nothing in politics to counteract the flow of evil, and the exaltation of a nation will come to nothing without true righteousness.
Britain needs the Lord — otherwise this nation will continue down the path of worse decline.
The call to a nation is the same call the first angel carries to every nation, kindred, tongue and people: fear God, and give glory to Him. Begin with the everlasting gospel of Revelation 14:6, or read Inspecting Your House on preparing before the crisis comes.
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First published at https://timeisathandlive.org/blog/britain-in-trouble — Time Is At Hand Evangelistic Ministries. Read more studies at timeisathandlive.org.
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