As our church custom is, each July 4th we Pledge allegiance to the American flag, the Christian flag and the Bible, July 4, 2021, no exception. EXCEPT that we did so in the usual order for a particular reason—which came to this writer only during the past week. Think it out with me and see if it makes sense to you.
In a sentence: we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America AS its true to the Christian Faith revealed in the Bible, God's Holy Word. That's the reason for the order of the pledges. The country first, not by importance, but by its dependence on the Christian Faith, symbolized by the Christian flag, which is the product of the Bible, God's Holy Word. Indeed, the pledge to the Bible is last, but first in importance by inspiring the Christian Faith and judging the value of the country by the way it yields to God's Word. With a practical application: where the United States of America is true to the Christian Faith as revealed in the Bible, it deserves our support, loyalty, prayers and allegiance. Where it is false to the Christian Faith, and to the Bible, God's Holy Word, it instead needs rebuke, correction, criticism and repentance. We are Christians FIRST and Patriots second. We cannot and will not support any activity in the country that contradicts Bible teaching in either Testament, no matter how popular or welcomed by society, and no matter if we as Christians are derided and hated as intolerant bigots. We are willing to be out-of-touch with what society considers important at any given time by having our Christian Faith imbedded in the eternal Bible, God's Holy Word. For we know: by holding to the Bible, God's Holy Word, our Christian Faith will always be GOOD for the United States of America while every divergence from it will be Evil, Corrupting and Damned!
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