DISCLAIMER
If you are about to read this and don’t happen to be a Christian, you might not understand why this is an issue. For that matter you may be a Christian and wonder why this an issue.
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I have over the past few years discovered some Christians at odds with Patriotism. I am not about to “bash” them for their views. I am simply going to ask questions that I thought about while thinking about that very issue. I will be asking some of those questions in each part. You can participate and answer them in the comments or maybe just let them sink in and chew them over for yourself.
1. What is Patriotism?
2. Does Patriotism get in the way of or supersede your faith? If so, why would it?
3. Isn’t Patriotism just another example of gratitude to God for blessing us with a great country? If not, why? – or – Is being un-Patriotic a lack of gratitude for God’s blessing? If not, why?
4. What happened to the saying “God, Family, and Country”?
Again, this may seem silly to you, but there are some Christians who are troubled by Patriotism. If you are one of them chime in and tell your story, I might be missing something.
Patriotism is love of country. And the country that we love is the country of our birth. Christian Patriotism is the love of the country of the Christian’s birth. The Christian birth is the new birth. It is the being born again, born from above. Where then is the Christian’s country? Heaven is the Christian’s country.
Interesting take on it. Yet does that mean you cannot be patriotic about the United States if you are a christian? Some chrisitians believe you cannot. Some believe that it is wrong to love your country.
the above was me…whoops!