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Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Matthew 10: 5-6

Jesus' Patriotism

Jesus had a lofty, unfathomable, stern patriotism. We, his followers, too should be endowed with the same. We must love our nation as well. We should fight not against our nation's external enemies, but against its internal ones. We should be courageous to stand fearlessly against the very faces of scholars and Pharisees, calling them, "You, hypocrites. You, vipers." Thus we should act with the zeal and love for our nation, But, by so exercising our patriotism of faith, we shall be hated by our fellow citizens, as Jesus was despised and crossed by his people. A cross shall be burdened on us. Nevertheless, a nation has sustained only by such a patriot of faith. If we truly love our nation, we should love it as Jesus did, even though our course points to the cross.


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