Why Poor Countries Stay Poor: How Righteousness Exalts a Nation

The Conquering Truth

What makes a rich country rich or a poor country rich? What causes them to stay that way? Often, when people think of countries that are wealthy versus those that are poor, they discuss factors like natural resources, but that isn't really the case. If you look at North America vs. South America, there were more resources in South America, but yet North America is far wealthier than South America. Doctrine really matters and the North America continent was far more Protestant than the South American continent and it has real and substantial long term effects. So how does that work itself out in the world and what are the ways that righteousness exalts a nation?
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Timecodes
00:00:00 Righteousness Exaults a Nation
00:09:01 Justice
00:12:39 Access to the Bible
00:20:06 Safety
00:22:51 Laws Enforced
00:30:22 Fruitfulness
00:45:39 Victory
00:53:30 Fearsome
00:59:04 Expansion
01:04:29 Debt
01:06:14 Climate
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