to the service of Jesus Christ and America's freedomsAh, that little word 'and'.
I think I'll follow my and with 'money' .... no, maybe it should be 'the poor' - or 'the disadvantaged'. Whatever!
I find it ironic that Chalfant was moved by Jesus' statement 'no man can serve two masters' and yet is dedicated to the service of Jesus Christ and anything.
Jesus isn't an American, He's God. The freedom that America offers, great though it may be, and as worth defending as it is, isn't true freedom. If it was, the vast majority living in 'American' freedom wouldn't still be slaves to the real enemy of their souls.
There can be no and attached a to a life committed to the service of Christ.
I did not post the quote you are replying to.
But I think you are carrying the distinction to an unwarranted degree.
The Bible also says to serve one another. Does that contradict the "no man can serve two masters"?
No. Serving others does not make them your master.
The natural freedoms of a free society parallel the spiritual freedoms of God's kingdom. Understanding the natural (which is God's creation) helps us to understand the spiritual.
Governments are ordained by God. To the degree that governments follow the purpose for which they were made, they will be successful.
Government leaders are serving God. Christians are commanded to pray for their leaders (especially that they would respect our freedoms). There is nothing contradictory about serving God AND country.