Is God on America's Side?: The Surprising Answer and How It Affects Our Future » (Original)

Erwin W. Lutzer has served as senior pastor of the Moody Church in Chicago since 1980. He is a renowned theologian, conference speaker, and the award-winning author of more than twenty books.

With typical wisdom and lucidity, Lutzer addresses a fundamental question – a question begging for an answer after a frenetic election – Is God really on America’s side?  To answer, the reader is carefully led through seven vital principles of a biblical understanding of judgment.

•  God can both bless and curse a nation.

•  God judges nations based on the amount of light and opportunity they are given.

•  God sometimes uses exceedingly evil nations to judge those that are less evil.

•  When God judges a nation, the righteous suffer with the wicked.

•  God’s judgments take various forms.

•  In judgment, God’s target is often His people, not just the general population.

•  God sometimes reverses intended judgments.

Throughout, Lutzer's insights into how Christians should view government equips them ‘to think with the Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other.”

Contents Asking the Question: Is God on America's Side?....................7
1. The First Principle God can both bless and curse a nation....................11
2. The Second Principle God judges nations based on the amount of light and opportunity they are given....................17
3. The Third Principle God sometimes uses exceedingly evil nations to judge those that are less evil....................25
4. The Fourth Principle When God judges a nation, the righteous suffer with the wicked....................35
5. The Fifth Principle God's judgments take various forms....................41
6. THE Sixth Principle In judgment, God's target is often His people, not just the pagans among them....................49
7. The Seventh Principle God sometimes reverses intended judgments....................65
8. Whose Side Is God On?....................69
9. Siding with God in Our National Life....................75
10. Winning Even When We Lose....................91
Notes....................103