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1 | Pledge, "under God", WWJD? | Bible general Archive 2 | EdB | 105864 | ||
Parable The question is not what would Jesus do, the question is what should a follower of Christ do? We can get all tangled up in this question, especially the what if’s. The main danger is what ever is decided can be/probably will be turned around come back and bite us, as we Christians have seen happen before. The fact the question comes up tells us where we are. Morals and character can not be legislated it must be taught by parents and developed by peers. We as a nation have allowed those morals and values be eroded not because we lacked laws or willingness to demonstrate. We lost it because we let society define us and shape our character. We have gotten so comfortable we have allowed our comfort to cause us to seek our own self centered desires even before the good of our children. We let others raise them so we can live the “good” life”. We let what we drive or where we live define who we are instead of being defined by what we believe and how we live. We can recite anything at all but unless we have the character to live a Christ like life none of it matters. Another point or question that could be raised is, should a Christian be pledging his alliance to a nation to begin with? I love this country but this country is not my home I’m a citizen of a better country one that I long for. Would I like to see “one nation under God” remain in the pledge? Yes, however I would rather see this country become a nation living for God. EdB |
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2 | Pledge, "under God", WWJD? | Bible general Archive 2 | Aniset | 106279 | ||
For one Jesus would not say the pledge. His allegiance goes to the Father. We can respect the laws of the land without pledging our love and devotion to a flag. |
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3 | Pledge, "under God", WWJD? | Bible general Archive 2 | EdB | 106336 | ||
Aniset I agree Jesus would not say the pledge to start with so asking the question what would Jesus do is problematic in itself. I also do not see this as a line in the sand type of situation. To me abortion should be a line in the sand but alas it is not. However saying one nation under God does little in my eyes. While I would love for this nation to be at a place where such an issue isn't even raised, it isn't. Many claim this is the persecution for Christianity for the sake of Christ and I pray that it is. However I fear the real reason is people are feed up with what they preceive as hypocritical Christians trying to shove religion down their throats as the Christians shot their own wounded. If they remove one nation under God from the pledge there is nothing stopping us from saying it or from teaching our children to say it. However if we don't live as nation under God it is a little hyppcritical to say we do. EdB |
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