"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance." Psalm 33:12 NIV

"Ask the former generations and find out what their fathers learned, for we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow. Will they not instruct you and tell you? Will they not bring forth words from their understanding? Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water? While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly then grass. Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless." Job 8:8-13 NIV

"In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead." Acts 17:30-31 NIV