“They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them.” (Galatians 4:17 NASB1995)

It is good if you can read the entire book of Galatians in order to get the full picture of what was going on here. But basically there was a group of Judaizers who were trying to convince the Gentile believers in Christ that they had to be circumcised as part of their salvation. And they were trying to get them, and perhaps some of the Jews, too, to participate in some of the Old Covenant liturgical, ceremonial, dietary, and Sabbath laws, as though this would make them better Christians, or something like that.

And so Paul spent probably most of the letter to the Galatians addressing this issue, and showing the new believers in Christ that under the New Covenant they were no longer under the Old Covenant liturgical and ceremonial laws. However, under grace, they were not free to live in disobedience to our Lord’s New Covenant commands, most of which were part of the original 10 commandments, which mostly were God’s moral laws, such as don’t steal, don’t cheat, don’t lie, and don’t commit adultery, et al.

Now the Lord wants me to address a situation we are in, at least here in the USA we are, where our political (Republicans, mostly, I believe) leaders are pushing to make Christianity our national religion. So, in a sense, they are like the Judaizers who are trying to force their religion on everyone else. But is that biblical? No! It isn’t! Nowhere in the Scriptures are we taught to force Christianity upon anyone. Are we to share the message of the gospel with the people of the world? Absolutely! But it is their choice to believe or not.

But I don’t believe this is really about trying to force everyone to be Christians, for not only is that not biblical, but it definitely feels like there is an ulterior motive behind it, especially since some (or many) who profess faith in Jesus Christ don’t actually live the Christian life from a biblical perspective. I sense that this is more about getting the people of the world to hate Christians, to bring on Christian persecution, and to get people angry and riled up and fighting others who, perhaps, are not their true enemies.

Should we have laws? Yes! There should be a definite right and wrong, which should be instilled in every human being. We should all know that stealing, cheating, murdering, lying, slandering, and committing adultery, etc., are not the right thing to do, and that traffic laws are for our safety. But forcing any particular religion on any particular group of people is just wrong. I would not want to be forced to bow to a foreign god and to have to obey their statutes and to follow after their religious and cultish practices.

And the United States of America, from the start, supposedly was based on freedom of religion, from what I recall. So, this is not about trying to make everyone a Christian, but this is about “upsetting the applecart,” i.e. to disrupt, to cause trouble, to upset people, to ruin people’s lives, to control, and I believe to get non-Christians to hate Christians and their “religion.” It is to get people to rebel, to fight for their rights, and to cause chaos, which is what they must do in order to bring us all under the “New World Order.”

So, as Christians, please know that this push in this direction is not for the good of anyone, especially not for us who believe in Jesus. And please know that Jesus never forced himself on anyone, and he did not try to get the Romans to make Christianity their national religion. And he did not teach the combining of world government with our faith. But he taught the opposite. He taught us that we are to come out from among the world, and not be partners with them, and he would receive us, and we would not be punished.

[Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22; Revelation 13:5-8; Revelation 18:1-5]

And Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

So, follow what Jesus taught, and not what politicians say that they want.

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

Video Recording of the Above Writing:

Christianity as America’s National Religion?
An Original Work / January 12, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love