Who Are We? A Holy Nation 1st Peter 2:9,10 (Wednesday Night Reflection)
We have been seeking over the past few weeks to recapture our identity in God as an effort to answer how understanding that identity would effect our response to the events of this world. We have done this basing our understanding on 1 st Peter 2: 9,10. As I began considering this series on “Who Are We,” one of the first things that stood out was the phrase “a holy nation.” Why? Well, it is because I cannot begin to tell you the number of times I have heard conversations or been part of conversations relating to our nation being “a Christian Nation.” Discussions about prayer in schools—how dare they get rid of it, we are a Christian nation. The removing of the Ten Commandments from courthouses—how dare they discuss that, we are a Christian nation. The removal of the Christian Flag and the kneeling soldier monument in King, NC—what are they thinking, we are a Christian nation. The question of whether or not a football coach can take a knee...