Posted on 05/12/2026 7:29:52 AM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman
Dear friend, who or what do you personally agape love more: America or the LORD JESUS CHRIST? Seems like a simple enough question, but many agape love this nation and its temporal place in time on this passing world stage more than the ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS Creator and ETERNAL PROPITIATION and SAVIOR of their souls (Matt. 10:37-38, John 3:16-17, Heb. 1:2-3; 1 John 4:10). When we agape love Jesus more than anyone or any nation, we can only ever be the best citizen while on the pilgrim road.
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also,” (Matthew 6:21).
In such days may our love of nation take an ETERNAL second place to the agape love and dedication to the ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS SAVIOR of this passing world (Matt. 6:33, John 3:16-17; 1 John 2:15-17). When one's love is prioritized rightly, then only Almighty God's blessing can follow and bless the second! May we be abiding believing Christians first and then conservatives second; for that is the right order and our chief priority.
Below is a song about the object of the redeemed's sincere affections! May this be our sincere and true desire! Maranatha! 😊☝️👍✌️
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
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Well written and thanks for posting this.
Why does one have to be to the exclusion of the other; one cannot love Jesus and love America, both in different ways and for different reasons???
Me thinks someone is trying to divide “Christian” Americans.
Exactly - unless tiF thinks that loving America means not loving Jesus
I think his point was that there are people who profess to be Christians, while at the same time letting politics (in the name of patriotism) guide their acts and thoughts instead of Jesus. We see this especially on the Left, where often politics IS their religion, but you see it on the Right as well, including in these forums.
But its like saying my Love for Jesus and the resulting Christianity cannot be a core value that informs my love for America as well??? That’s difficult to square against how Christian’s faith and the values from it were defining elements in the nation’s founding.
She’s a good girl, loves her mama / Loves Jesus and America too
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