COUNT THE COST USA

The Greater Story

What is a nation worth giving your life for?

Before we answer, sit with the weight of the question — the same one every generation before us has had to answer.

Sacrifice

These figures aren’t claimed as theologically identical — the throughline is faithful obedience to God across very different eras, not doctrinal sameness.

1

1536

William Tyndale

Gave his life to put Scripture into the hands of ordinary English readers.

2

1776

The Founders

Declared one nation under God, at real and personal cost.

3

1956

Jim Elliot

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.”

4

Today

You

The same question, asked of every generation since.

Conviction

“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”

Philippians 1:21

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.” — Jim Elliot, journal

Courage

That conviction isn’t left abstract here.

Hope

The story does not end at a martyr’s grave.

Not America. Not the Founders. Not even the martyrs.

Christ and His Kingdom, above all else.

Calling

So — what is a nation worth giving your life for?