People forget that nations like the USA, China, Russia, and Iran are just Gentile nations, some of which are blessed because of their favor towards the gospel. However, the only nation with a specific national covenant is Israel. We can’t apply scriptures that are specific to Israel or the Kingdom of God (which are monarchies) to a democratic republic nation like the USA. Unfortunately, people love cherry-picking bible verses out of context to make human agenda-based arguments. From a biblical perspective, American nationalism is no different from Chinese, Russian, or Iranian nationalism. There are Hindu Nationalists in India, and Buddhist nationalists in places like Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar that persecute people of Abrahamic faiths.
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A Biblical Summary of Christianity
Romans 8:1-39 sums up what Christianity is in a nutshell. There is no condemnation from God for those that belong to Jesus. That is because the power of the holy spirit has freed us from our sinful nature. The law of Moses wasn’t able to solve the craving for sin in our flesh, so God sent Jesus, a sinless human, to die in our place because the laws of God require that sin be punished by death. Jesus took our punishment and made use right with God so we can receive the holy spirit and overcome sin in our lives (Rom 8:1-4).
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