What is America?
Today’s theme is Providence and nations.
One of the under-explored aspects of the Gospel is that it implies groups are real. Whereas the Old Testament was almost all about the group, Israel, with individuals being almost secondary. And the New Testament was all about the individual salvation (modern reading) or at least about rejecting all other groups to form one ‘ur’-group, the Church (ancient reading). Whosoever shall leave father or mother…
The full gospel synthesises these perspectives. There is individual salvation occurring in the context of family exaltation, with lineages and nations having their own purposes and character.
Including America. As per various scriptures and the recent preaching on religious freedom, America and American characteristics are in some sense an operation of Providence.
So what is America?
