I. America Is Not Israel
Israel alone is God’s literal nation. He gave them their laws and land. (Gen. 12:7) America is a Gentile Nation. Teaching that America is God's nation is a false teaching. Americans like to say, “One Nation Under God,” but we are spiritualizing the meaning. There is no such thing, scripturally, as a Christian nation. All forms of government are part of the “World System”. Our Constitution was written by some very smart men but is not inspired.
II. Americans Are Not God’s People
One of the most misapplied verses in the bible is II Chronicles 7:14, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
Those who are saved today collectively, are the Church or the Body of Christ. The Church is to be in the world, but not part of the world. The Body of Christ is commissioned to preach the Gospel, not create governments or expand territory by conquering the land. That is what ISIS believes in using the Muslim religion. The founding fathers had no mandate from God to take possession of the land and establish a new Nation.
III. The President Is Not A King
Some evangelicals use the fact that Trump is the 45 President of the United States and made a strange connection to Isaiah 45 in the Bible. First, we don’t anoint Presidents. Second, the chapters and verse numbers of the Bible are not inspired. They were added to make it easier to look up passages. Any teaching based on the chapter and verse numbers is unbiblical.
Presidents are just men elected by the people. Many of the people that voted for Trump probably are not saved Christians. Many Christian voted for Trump, but that doesn’t make him God’s ordained choice. Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
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