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Secular slogans such as “ In God We trust”, “ God keep our land glorious and free” and “ God save our Queen” are not theologically based on Apostolic teachings, but instead express an appeal for God’s favor in terms that are economic and materialistic. Christian Biblical language is evoked to provide a pathway for nationalism to meet these needs in very a convincing manner. It taps into the human need to find security and significance. Nationalism is not limited to a teaching it is a formation of thought passed on from generation to generation, having persuasive elements that appeal to the emotions and insecurities of broad social groups. “They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world” (John 17:16). Christ and His Apostles taught explicitly that there can be no worldly identification outside of Christ Himself: It is an identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations. Nationalism is defined by way of i dentification. The Word of God has always been His sufficient warning and it would seem that even Paul had to submit to this reality.Īn intrusive and permeating lie that assaults a believer’s identity in Christ is American nationalism, or more broadly, western exceptionalism. Yet we see that Christ, who is the Judge and supreme Witness, even over His apostles’ witness, will let those who want to believe a lie to believe it. Throughout his writings and expressions in the New Testament, we feel his concern that believers stand fast to abide in truth, as any belief that intrudes on our identity in Christ is the genesis of departing from the relationship with the Father (Galatians 1:6). Paul glorified the Church on earth as the pillar and ground of truth (1 Timothy 3:15).