with loyalty to God, confusing the Christian faith with the religion of American patriotism? Paul does not encourage this type of patriotism in his writings. While urging civil obedience, he refers to believers as "aliens and strangers" in an ungodly world. He understood that the Christian's citizenship is in heaven, not among the countries of the earth. We serve (and are loyal to) the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. No other allegiance is as important as our commitment to God. We may feel blessed for living in America, but I doubt that we will feel any patriotic allegiance when we realize that our true commitment has belonged to God all the time. Standing before Christ, we will look around and see that He has blessed people from every part of the world, throughout history. We will realize that (like the Sabbath) nations were created to serve man and not the other way around.
2006-07-17
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