Pastor Erwin Luzer's Book is available at Amazon .
Available at Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/When-Nation-Forgets-God-Lessons/dp/0802446566/ref=cm_aya_orig_subj
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Erwin Lutzer reminds the reader: "That before Hitler moved to destroy the church, he decided to go make peace with it and use it for his own ends." (Chp. 1 pg.18). The author goes on to give a brief history of the church and the people in these events and gives the reasons for why they conceded to do what they did.
Erwin Lutzer gives "Seven Lessons" in this book we can learn from: 1. When God is separated from Government, Judgment follows
2. It's always the economy
3. That which is legal might also be evil
4. Propaganda can change a Nation
5. Parents - not the State - are responsible for a child's training
6. Ordinary heroes can make a difference
7. We must exalt the cross in the gathering darkness
In the final chapter titled: when a Nation forgets God - "We must exalt the cross in the gathering darkness", what the Author writes is so amazingly accurate that it is worth quoting: "Here in America we have what many believe is a new phenomenon in the history of the church. In previous eras we have seen the gospel neglected or even mocked by religious liberals and nominal Christians - that is to be expected. What is different today is that the Message of the Cross is being ignored even by those who claim to be saved by it's message. At the very time when the gospel must be proclaimed most clearly, we are hearing muffled voices even from some of the great evengelical pulpits of our land. Christian books flood our markets that have little to do with the heart of the Christian message." (pg. 136-37).
The Author explains further, "In the evangelical community psychology is substituted for theology and cheap grace has replaced what Bonhoeffer describes as "costly grace." In short we have lost our intellectual and spiritual center and replaced it with consumerism, self-help, and the quest for personal advantage. We are self-aborbed rather then God-absorbed. And we can see the results."