Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 29, 2021
We obey human authority, not just out of fear, but for the Lord's
sake. Peter says this is to be the motivating power behind Christian
submission. Good citizenship is a service to God, and it is to bring
glory to God.
Christians in general and Baptists in particular have played
important roles in the patriotism of America. One of the finest
patriotic hymns is My Country Tis Of Thee. It was written in 1832
by a Baptist clergyman named Samuel Francis Smith. The Pledge of
Alliance to the flag was written in 1892
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