The Word of God is reality and it lives in the lives of His new people as they create the new culture and institutions. The world owes much to Christianity as it grew since the first century B.C. Christians created orphanages, programs to aid people in need; they opened schools and universities, developed the arts; composed great music like that of Bach or Handel, great works of literature, and the fathers of science flourished because of the impact of the Reformation, a biblical economic system was developed, and new forms of civil government. In the 17th century, a new movement of biblical Christians started in the New World, and thus the United States of America was born. We have a wonderful opportunity to say to future generations, "We were here."
