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The Untold Story: How Winston Churchill Went From Being an Agnostic to a BelieverChurchill led from a core belief in divine destiny. As a 16-year-old school boy he prophesied to a friend that London would one day be attacked and that he would lead England to victory. (Virginia Beach, VA)—[CBN News] During WWII, Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged the free world to rise up and defeat Adolph Hitler's Nazi regime. Churchill provided inspiration and resolve in the face of despair, but did he believe in God? (Screengrab via CBN News) The new book "God and Churchill", co-authored by Churchill's great grandson Jonathan Sandys and journalist Wallace Henley, says that despite his early years as an agnostic, Churchill came to believe personally in God. "I definitely conclude that my great grandfather had a strong faith," Sandys told CBN News. "In those days you didn't talk about your faith. Churchill wasn't a religious figure. He was a prime minister." "He believed that Jesus was an historic figure, that He was the Savior of the world," Henley explained. "He believed in those things. He believed that the Bible is an authentic, literal book that was inspired of God." In God and Churchill, the authors cite a conversation between the prime minister and his body guard Walter Thompson. While on a walk in St. James Park in London during the 1940 blitz, they narrowly escaped a bomb. Churchill then told Thompson not to worry, that there was someone else who was looking after him. "Thompson misunderstood and said, 'Do you mean Sgt. Davis?'" Sandys explained. "And great grandpapa gave a small smile and he shook his head and said 'no' and pointed to the sky. He said, 'There's Someone up there who has a mission for me to perform and He intends to see that that mission is performed.'" Churchill's Faith That led to a collaboration with journalist Wallace Henley and the discovery of multiple private references to God and Churchill's personal belief. Henley tells the story of Churchill discussing world leaders through the ages with Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, a senior officer in the British army. "'What do you think about Jesus Christ?' Montgomery asks Churchill. And Churchill said, 'Jesus Christ was unsurpassed in his capacity to save sinners.' Those were his words. We quote them in the book," Henley said. Henley and Sandys credit Churchill's nanny with teaching him the Gospel. "This nanny, Elizabeth Everest, pumped the Word of God into him and he analyzed things from that perspective," Henley said. Recognizing True Evil He openly acknowledged that only God could see Britain through the war and encouraged the British to put their hope in Him. "Unlike Adolph Hitler, great grandpapa directed the hope of the people toward God," Sandys said. "Whenever he used God or used a Bible quote within a speech, it was always to push people's hopes toward God." (Screengrab via CBN News) Churchill Christian virtues like forgiveness, retaining critics like Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax in his wartime cabinet. He also refused to vilify the Germans, Sandys noted. "Whenever you look at his speeches he separates the Nazis from the German people," Sandys said. "He wanted freedom for the German people and it was vital that we didn't repeat what happened at the end of the first World War where Germany was just pushed aside." His Divine Destiny "To then state clearly and with confidence that not only are you going to be the leader in a time of war, but you're going to lead your country to victory—that becomes absolutely impossible," Sandys said. "But in the light of history in 1945, you see that's actually the case." Sandys and Henley say it's almost unbelievable how many times Churchill escaped death during his time in the Boer War and later in WWI. In the end, Hitler's advance through Europe vindicated Churchill and silenced his critics, preparing him to become prime minister in 1940. Sandys and Henley say such a belief can provide hope for today when once again, the world is in need of a strong leader to stand up against the forces of darkness.
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