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Did you know that you don’t have dual citizenship?
For our citizenship is in heaven (Philippians 3:20).
Paul teaches us that as members of Christ’s Body we already have a citizenship, and it’s not on earth: it’s in heaven. Our government is in heaven; our King is there; our politics are there.
The believer’s home is in the celestials. It is easy to get caught up in the crosscurrents of gentile politics, for truly “the nations rage, and the people imagine a vain thing” (Psalm 2:1; Acts 4:25).
We have been delivered from the earthly kingdoms and translated into His,
Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son (Colossians 1:13).
For us, He is our only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords:
… Our Lord Jesus Christ: Who in His times He shall show, Who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords (I Timothy 6:14-
When did nationalism begin? What is God’s purpose for nationalism? Is the United States a Christian nation? Does
any government have Favored Nation Status with God today? Should believers support Israel? What did Paul have to say about our citizenship? What is our role in relation to nations? Is our job to rid the world of evil? What should the believer’s attitude be toward earthly authority? Should all obedience to earthly magistrates be absolute? Are believers to pay their taxes? Where does voting and jury duty fit in? Why was the apostle Paul executed?
These and many other questions are addressed in this groundbreaking work!
by Clyde L. Pilkington Jr.
Book #4250
258 Page PB
Taxes and the believer’s place in human government.
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The believer’s home is in heaven. It is easy to get caught up in the crosscurrents of gentile politics, for truly “the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing”
(Psalm 2:1; Acts 4:25).
Paul, the apostle, tells us our true place in the current course of this world when he wrote, “For our conversation is in heaven.” Interestingly, the word that Paul used for “conversation” in Philippians 3:20 was the Greek word “politeuma.” This is the only time that Paul uses this word, that Strong’s Greek Lexicon #4175 defines as “a community, i.e., citizenship.” An example of “politeuma” being translated according to James Strong’s definition can be seen in the following English versions:
“… Our citizenship in the heavens …” (Rotherham’s Emphasized Bible -
by Clyde L. Pilkington Jr.
We have no valid rights on earth. It, with its fullness, belongs to Jehovah, and He has not delegated any of its privileges to us. But why should
we wish to meddle here, seeing that God has given us a far more glorious sphere? We are citizens of the heavens (3:20). We will not go there as fugitives of earth or as guests dependent on the hospitality of others. We will need no pass, no visa, as though we were foreigners, limited in our rights and restricted in our movements, alien expatriates. despised emigrants of a despicable and death-
From Studies in Philippians
Unsearchable Riches Magazine
by A.E. Knoch
“Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?” (A.D. 58; Acts 22:25).
Some believe that passages such as this from the
Book of Acts somehow show that Paul was advocating involvement in Gentile politics. However, things are not always as they first appear.
The Nature of the Book of Acts
One must be careful about establishing doctrine
from the Book of Acts. This book was not written by Paul, nor was it written to establish doctrine for the Body of Christ, nor was it designed to be a pattern for our practical living. Instead, Acts is a book that reveals the transitional history of the fall of Israel and the rise of the Body of Christ. To obtain truth for the church, the Body of Christ…
by Clyde L. Pilkington Jr.
