The decline of a society or a nation begins subtly. Paul describes it in Romans 1:21, “For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.” Where does Paul draw this idea from? Jeremiah 2:5, “This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me? They followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves.”