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Bible Lesson: Marks Of Godly Character Versus Marks Of Non-Christian Character: Patriotism Versus Treason.
Bible Texts:
Patriotism:
Romans 13:1-7 NLT (Respect for Authority)
1 Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.
2 So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished.
3 For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you.
4 The authorities are God’s servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God’s servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong.
5 So you must submit to them, not only to avoid punishment, but also to keep a clear conscience.
6 Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do.
7 Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.
Treason:
I Kings 16:19,20 NLT
19 For he, too, had done what was evil in The Lord’s sight. He followed the example of Jeroboam in all the sins he had committed and led Israel to commit.
20 The rest of the events in Zimri’s reign and his conspiracy are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
The Word, Patriotism:
I Kings 5:4 NLT
But now The Lord my God has given me peace on every side; I have no enemies, and all is well.
II Chronicles 7:14 KJV
If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Psalm 33:12-22 KJV
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is The Lord; and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.
13 The Lord looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men.
14 From the place of His habitation He looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; He considereth all their works.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of The Lord is upon them that fear Him, upon them that hope in His mercy;
19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waiteth for The Lord: He is our Help and our Shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His Holy Name.
22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
Psalm 108:12,13 NLT
12 Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless.
13 With God’s help we will do mighty things, for He will trample down our foes.
Proverbs 14:34 KJV
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Proverbs 24:21 NLT
My child, fear The Lord and the king. Don’t associate with rebels,
Proverbs 28:2 NLT
When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.
Proverbs 29:8 NLT
Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger.
Isaiah 2:4 KJV
And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Matthew 22:37-40 KJV
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love The Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all The Law And the Prophets.
Matthew 24:6 KJV
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Mark 12:17 KJV
And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at Him.
Luke 19:41 KJV
And when He was come near, He beheld the city, and wept over it,
Luke 21:36 KJV
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before The Son Of Man.
John 15:13 KJV
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 18:36 KJV
Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, My followers would fight to keep Me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But My Kingdom is not of this world.”
Acts 5:29 KJV
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Romans 2:11 KJV
For there is no respect of persons with God.
II Corinthians 3:17 KJV
Now The Lord is that Spirit: and where The Spirit Of The Lord is, there is liberty.
Philippians 3:20 KJV
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for The Savior, The Lord Jesus Christ:
I Timothy 2:1-3 KJV
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all Godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
Titus 3:1 NLT
Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good.
Hebrews 11:13-16 KJV
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for He hath prepared for them a city.
I Peter 2:9,10,16,17 KJV
9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
I John 3:14-16 KJV
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
The Word, Treason:
Proverbs 28:2 NLT
When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.
Proverbs 29:8 NLT
Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger.
Matthew 27:11,27-30 NLT (Jesus’ Trial before Pilate)
Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. “Are you The King Of The Jews?” the governor asked Him. Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
27 Some of the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters and called out the entire regiment.
28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
29 They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on His head, and they placed a reed stick in His right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before Him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King Of The Jews!”
30 And they spit on Him and grabbed the stick and struck Him on the head with it.
Luke 13:34 NLT
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let Me.
Luke 23:2,3 NLT
2 They began to state their case: “This Man has been leading our people astray by telling them not to pay their taxes to the Roman government and by claiming He is The Messiah, A King.”
3 So Pilate asked him, “Are you The King Of The Jews?” Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
John 19:12-15 NLT
12 Then Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jewish leaders shouted, “If you release this Man, you are no ‘friend of Caesar.’ Anyone who declares himself A King is a rebel against Caesar.”
13 When they said this, Pilate brought Jesus out to them again. Then Pilate sat down on the judgment seat on the platform that is called the Stone Pavement (in Hebrew, Gabbatha).
14 It was now about noon on the day of preparation for the Passover. And Pilate said to the people, “Look, here is your King!”
15 “Away with Him,” they yelled. “Away with Him! Crucify Him!”
“What? Crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” the leading priests shouted back.
Acts 17:7 NLT
And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another King, named Jesus.”
Prayer:
Ephesians 6:12 NLT
For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
