As we consider the present state of our nation, the question of “how did we get here?” comes to our minds.  How did what was until just a few generations ago the most powerful nation on earth, end up like this?  How did a nation which has surely known more light from the Word of God than any other Gentile nation, end up such a spiritual wasteland? First and foremost, of course, what we see is the judgment of God.  So much common grace, poured out abundantly for centuries, yet they became prideful and arrogant, and despised God: “[E]ven though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the likeness of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. Therefore God gave them over…” (Romans 1:21-24). Men like J. C. Ryle warned them o...