Adullam
Member
No idols are sacred to begin with. Now stop trying to circumvent the question and / or subtly trying entrapment, and answer my original question. Although I rather have the answer from the OP.
I'll even answer my own question by scripture. The answer is definitely, positively NO.
Let's look at a definition:
Allegiance: The loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
What's the opposite of loyalty? Unfaithfulness.
Unfaithfulness in what? Unfaithfulness in believing (or supporting) what God has said:
I will make of thee a great nation
I think the issue going on here is that people are confusing allegiance with WORSHIP and the idea of the HEADSHIP. I give my allegiance to my wife, but I don't worship her. I'm sorry some people can't distinguish the two --- not my problem, but for those of us who support our country, don't make it into a problem. (Those who disagree are free to move out--- that's the greatness of the USA)
What do you call someone who lives IN the USA but is not of it? I'll bet nobody would think a Christian fits into this catagory???...they will think an illegal alien from latin America. But the level of indoctrination stops the freedom of faith to see Christians as aliens in this world.
Christians are pilgrims and strangers in this world...In the world but not OF it! This is not understood at all but most "believers". A person in bondage gets used to the fetters that make up his confinement...it is his world.
A Christian has a great nation...a holy nation..Israel in the Spirit whose capitol is the New Jerusalem presently in the heavenlies.
If someone has seen this city, or at least believed in it, the earthly allegiances soon fade away!