Today is July 4th, which is Independence Day here in the United States, and Matt writes

in to ask this question.

Obviously, as Christians, we are to live as pogroms on this earth.

Is there an appropriate place in the Christian life for patriotism?

Yes, there is.

And it's right.

We are pilgrims.

We're called exiles.

We're refugees.

We're sojourners.

For Speeder 2, beloved I urge you as sojourners and exiles, sustained from the passions that

ways which war against your flesh or Philippine's three.

Our citizenship is in heaven, so the question is framed rightly.

We are citizens of heaven.

We are sojourners and pilgrims on the earth.

And that's owing to the fact that this world is fallen, not the fact that it's created.

We're going to spend eternity in a created world, but Satan won't be the God of that

world anymore.

That's what makes us feel so alien here is that the God of this world is Satan.

He holds such extensive sway the world is permeated with sin.

It makes us feel like we're not at home.

We're just aching that we be done with sin and being the presence of holiness.

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