Dual Citizenship!
"Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and
foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and
members of the household of God."
Ephesians 2: 19
People from all over the world seek to become
Americans for one overriding reason: citizenship
and its correlating rights.
The Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights detail
rights and protections of citizens, and the Fourteenth Amendment
specifies two ways to become an American citizen: birthright or
naturalization. Those born in America are automatically citizens.
Christians automatically are granted citizenship in another “country”
by virtue of birthright: the kingdom of heaven. When we're “born
again”
(John 3:3) by Spirit of God through faith in Christ, we're made citizens
of heaven. While our citizenship in our home country on earth will
one
day end, our citizenship in heaven will never
end.
While on earth, our citizenship in heaven has benefits and
privileges like access to the throne of God (Hebrews
4:16),
protection from enemies (Ephesians 6:10-18), and the
transforming work of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).
Do you have dual citizenship on earth and in
heaven? If not, apply today! All it takes is
true
faith in Christ (Romans 10:9).
"Christians have a dual citizenship…
and our citizenship in heaven ought to
make us better people here on earth."
Warren Wiersbe
