Every year, on December 31, the various
news network anchor people generally interview
a variety of world leaders. And they always ask
these world leaders, “What are you hoping for,
in the upcoming year?” And almost invariably
the first three words out of their mouths are,
“Peace and prosperity.”
Peace and prosperity are good things to hope
for, but these world leaders really don't know, in
my opinion, what causes peace and prosperity.
Otherwise the policies they advocate would be
very different. In this section of the book I am
going to give an answer as to what does cause
peace and prosperity.
What causes peace and prosperity? In very
simple macro terms, love and liberty cause
peace and prosperity.
What is love?
In Romans 13:10, it says:
“Love worketh no ill to his neighbour:
therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”
Romans 13:10, KJV
It is interesting to note that love is more
than just a feeling, or a choice. It is also
prescriptive in that how we are to love is in
accordance with “the fulfilling of the law.” And
while the obvious implication of the phrase, “the
law” is taken as meaning God’s divine law, it
does not preclude the broader meaning of
fulfilling what is known as “natural law” or “the
laws of nature” – which God also created.
The laws of nature are ascertainable by man if man chooses to use his God-given reason to discover them.