God, or Country, or Anything else?
In the book of Exodus we read,
It should be God.
In Exodus God makes it clear that,
"You shall have no other gods before me."Exodus 20:3.
Anything that comes before God be it our country, our civil rights, our politics, or anything else even something as mundane as a sporting event, is wrong.
Around the world today there are many men and women, Christians who are imprisoned for their faith. Imprisoned because they put their faith first in their lives.
Now just because we put our faith first does not mean we cannot support the country in which we live. Quite the contrary. We can support the country we live in by obeying its laws. It is only when those laws contradict God’s laws that we cannot support that country.
The Apostle Peter reminds us to live good lives wherever we may be on this earth. He also reminds us that we are not citizens of this world when he states,
“Dear friends,
I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us." 1 Peter 2:11,12.
Thus my question to anyone who claims to be a Christian, a follower of Christ Jesus.
Who truly comes first in your life?
In the book of Exodus we read,
"You shall have no other gods before me."
Exodus 20:3.
Here is a hard question for many who claim to be Christians particularly her in the western democracies. Who is first in your live, your country, your civil rights, your sports team, or God?It should be God.
In Exodus God makes it clear that,
"You shall have no other gods before me."Exodus 20:3.
Anything that comes before God be it our country, our civil rights, our politics, or anything else even something as mundane as a sporting event, is wrong.
Around the world today there are many men and women, Christians who are imprisoned for their faith. Imprisoned because they put their faith first in their lives.
Now just because we put our faith first does not mean we cannot support the country in which we live. Quite the contrary. We can support the country we live in by obeying its laws. It is only when those laws contradict God’s laws that we cannot support that country.
The Apostle Peter reminds us to live good lives wherever we may be on this earth. He also reminds us that we are not citizens of this world when he states,
“Dear friends,
I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us." 1 Peter 2:11,12.
Thus my question to anyone who claims to be a Christian, a follower of Christ Jesus.
Who truly comes first in your life?
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