Here are our seven reasons we think the worship gathering of the church is not the place for flying national flags:

1. God gives the church a national identity of its own. (1 Peter 2:9) If the church does not have a national identity then the identity is that of aliens and strangers in this world (1 Peter 2:11; Hebrews 11:13)

2. We identify first with the worldwide church. The church has more in common with Christians living in other nations than it does with those who do not acknowledge Jesus as their king in our own nation.

3. The flag divides and distances us from brothers and sisters who have different national origins.

4. The flag can be a sign of syncretism, adding false beliefs and hopes to the Christian hope.

5. Flying a flag makes the American cause look like God’s cause and suggests that America is God’s special country.

6. It confuses those who are making their way into the church — do they have to agree with us about politics in order to be welcome here?

7. The flag in a worship gathering is a relatively new phenomenon in Church history.

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