01/20/20 CONCERNING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

01/20/20 CONCERNING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Concerning Christians as loyal Americans without Pledge of Allegiance, I give these quick points.

I posted that Christians can be loyal Americans without reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Here are some quick points. I can address each point in much more depth.

Just so you know, i grew up pledging to the flag with great zeal. However, as i entered into pastoral ministry i began to examine every area of life from a Biblical point of view. This my viewpoint.

DLG THOUGHTS...

It is strange and scary how Christian people ever thought that it was essential or acceptable for Christians to swear (pledge) unrestricted loyalty (allegiance) to a flag or country or any entity other than the Living God.

We cannot serve two masters.
Christ is not co-regent with anyone.
We must serve God rather than man.
There is no political test to being a Christian.

Scriptures require Christians to submit to legitimate authority (the State) wherever they live.
Scriptures require Christians to obey God rather than the State, whenever the State opposes the moral law of God.

There is only one God.
There is only one Lord.
There is only one King.
There is only one Law Giver.
There is only one Judge.
There is only one Master.
There is only one Head of the Church.

Christians in each nation are to obey their own governments.
If Christians in each nation swore unlimited loyalty to his own nation, then each believer would be dedicated to kill Christians in other nations.

The N.T. forbids making a vow, or swearing a pledge, or an oath.

The "Flag" is not God and is not even symbolic of God.
The Flag is symbolic of an undefined political entity.
The name, United States of America is not defined by founding principles or law or form of rule.
"The United States of America" can be the name of any political or governmental entity at any time, regardless of it's form.
In other words, the Pledge of Allegiance is indefinite concerning the form or nature or origin of the country being surrendered to.
"The Republic for which it stands" is also indefinite, depending on what "Republic" is in power at the time.
And, as we have seen recently, historic references are only as good as the changing views attached to them by the concurrently ruling party.

The Pledge can and will be changed to suit any ruling group at any given time.
Remember, the addition of the phrase, "under God," was added to the Pledge.

The Pledge does not reference the God of the Bible, of the New Testament; does not reference U.S. Constitution.

Millions of loyal Americans have never recited the Pledge of Allegiance. We can start with George Washington.

If reciting the Pledge of Allegiance indicates a Christian position, then millions of Christians died without ever reciting it and millions more live around the world, who will never recite the Pledge.
Obviously, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to any nation is not obligatory to any Christian.

In fact, Pledging Allegiance to anyone or any entity besides God is forbidden by God and is actually an act of rejection of the Lordship of Christ over all of life.

The courts of the USA have recognized the rights of people (Christians in particular) to not swear or take an oath or even bear arms in defense of our country.

This does not even address the Communistic and Unitarian origin of the Pledge to the Flag.

I am a loyal American, but I do not Pledge, Vow, Swear myself to the unlimited authority of the USA.
Remember, this is not a partial Pledge of Allegiance.
A partial Pledge would be absurd.
In fact, I don't even know an America today that resembles anything like the America of our Founding Fathers or Early Patriots or Heroes of Liberty throughout the history of the greatest nation on the face of the planet.

THEREFORE I stand by my post.
ALERT
Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance does not assure loyalty.
A Christian can be a loyal American but refuse to say the Pledge.

A PLEDGE is just one part the of the problem with Pledging Allegiance to any country, person or entity other than God. Consider this.

God forbids swearing, taking an oath, pledging, promising. Read these verses carefully. They are clear and they are applicable to our lives.

Matthew 5:33-37
33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

James 5:12
12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

I could give quote after quote concerning the meaning of pledge, promise, swear, oath, but I won't take the time. Pledging, promising, swearing, oathing are not simply strong sounding words without force. These words indicate serious, legal, moral commitments. These words are used so loosely in our society that they are not taken seriously. Then again, our society is not committed to being honest, truthful, loyal.

God said it, not me, "Swear not at all," and, "anything more than yes and no comes from evil," and, "anything more than yes or no will cause you to fall into condemnation."

I am sure there are plenty of people who will dance around this clear revelation of God, but God said what He meant.

I could easily go on to point out that it is wrong to make promises, commitments concerning good, holy, righteous issues, BUT HOW MUCH MORE OBVIOUS IS IT TO MAKE PROMISES AND COMMITMENTS TO DO THAT WHICH IS EVIL?

Making a promise to be loyal to a worldly entity, which is not even a Christian organization or body, is foolish and absurd.

I don't believe it is my opinion to say that the Bible forbids believers from making binding promises (pledges) of loyalty to earthly kingdoms or nations.