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303 –\u00a0Are you a Citizen of God?<\/h5>\n

#faithbites #faithjourney Citizen<\/p>\n

Today’s #faithbite is inspired by the President of the United States saying that he could end birthright citizenship by executive order. This post isn’t about that as I try to stay away from politics as much as possible. Instead, this will focus on what it means to be a citizen.<\/p>\n

Merriam-Webster defines Citizen as: 1) an inhabitant of a city or town, 2A) a member of a state, 2B) a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it, 3) a civilian as distinguished from a specialized servant of the state.<\/p>\n

I want to focus on #1 and #2B. We all have a place we call home. Maybe it is the place we were born in or maybe it is the place we moved to and now is home. We love the land, the people, and our way of life. There are things that we want to change of course, but this is who we are. We work to defend it, protect it, and improve it. At the same time, we owe allegiance to the government and have expectations from that government. We want to be protected and ensure that we can live in our home. Not all governments fulfill that responsibility\u00a0just as not all people show allegiance to a government. This is a two-way street.<\/p>\n

All that being said, this applies to our faith as well. We have citizenship in the Kingdom of God. Whether we were born into it or baptized later, we became citizens. As we owe worship to God, we expect his protection.<\/p>\n

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Scripture<\/h5>\n