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March Words: National Egotism

Faith in Christ Jesus is what makes each of you equal with each other, whether you are a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a free person, a man or a woman. - Galatians 3:28 CEV. Let me start by saying that I love the country I live in. I also support our troops, and am proud to be an American… but, I also believe that too many people in our nation are ignorant of the dangers of nationalism.

If one is born in the U.S.A., does that mean that they are a better person than someone who is not? From Galatians 3, we learn that that a nation (political entity) does not bind people together. We do, however, have different cultures and social groups throughout our nation, just like any other nation. Every country could be called a melting pot of cultures, but America is more of a melting pot of nations (Iraqis, Israelis, Japanese, and Mexicans can call themselves Americans if they are granted citizenship). With this in mind, I feel like the U.S.A. probably has the least justification for touting it's nation's greatness. The whole is only as great as the sum of its parts, and I think overly patriotic Americans get too caught up in excluding certain parts. With this in mind, why is it that Christians are always saying, God bless America? Why not, God bless the world, or God bless the Iraqi peasants? God wants us to be connected to each other through the Spirit.

I made Your name known to them and will make it known,
so that the love with which You have loved Me may be in them,
and that I may be in them.

By rockofvictory | Tue 2005Mar01 17:45 CST | Beliefs | Last edited Mon 2005Mar07 23:07 CST
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