The Bible and Civilisation
J. S. Gilbert, M. A. Deuteronomy 4:7-8 For what nation is there so great, who has God so near to them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call on him for?… Wendell Phillips once said: "The answer to the Shaster is India; the answer to Confucianism is China; the answer to the Koran is Turkey; the answer to the Bible is the Christian civilisation of Protestant Europe and America." (J. S. Gilbert, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? WEB: For what great nation is there, that has a god so near to them, as Yahweh our God is whenever we call on him?