Just a question. A follow-up to the previous post.

John 19:2  And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe.

I may really catch some flack for this but - well - it's on my mind and heart.

What's the difference between what the soldiers did and arraying Him in the red, white an blue?

Is this not just as mocking?

36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews.

What part of that do we find distasteful?  What part of that do we refuse to understand?

Guns sales and ammunition sales are UP.  Who are we going to shoot and why?

Under one of the cruelest and most oppressive governments ever known to man - indeed the very government that would kill Him and countless other believers Paul wrote:

Romans 13
1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.

I must be "subject" to the governing authorities - it is instituted by God.  To resist is to resist God.  Noooooooooo we can not, we must not deny our Lord for any reason - but short of that---?

We are to "do" good.  Where in this do we see rebellion and vilification?

Our government has and will continue to allow that which we believers may not do.  It is only when the government demands we violate our faith that we can and may not submit.  This is a matter of knowledge, wisdom and conscience.

There is only one government "of" God and we must obey it first and always.  Hear me clearly - there never has been and there never will be a human government that is "christian."

I could go on and on about the Christian "myths" about our country but - well - just read Romans 13 again and thin of the War of Independence - seems to be a problem here....

We may benefit from His mercy and common grace but we may not claim any special place in His world -

Please, please, please don't wrap my Lord in any robe or flag - He has His own Kingdom -

Michael "sheepdog" Sanders
ms@tc2v1.com