Monday, October 22, 2012

Dual Citizenship is a common term that describes an individual who is a citizen of two countries at the same time.  In certain countries of the world, dual citizenship is offered and honored, in other countries it’s not. 

We learn in Scripture that God honors dual citizenship.  Scripture is clear that all believers are dual citizens.  We are citizens of this country, and we are citizens of His country—Heaven.  Because this is true, all believers have both earthly obligations and heavenly obligations—earthly commitments and heavenly commitments—earthly authorities and A HEAVENLY AUTHORITY. 

This is so important for us to keep in mind because the problem that many of us have as believers is that we tend to be extremists.  We either become fully engaged as heavenly citizens or fully engaged as earthly ones.  Though Scripture teaches that we are to prioritize eternal things and avoid being so earthly minded that we are of no heavenly good, we must also guard against being so heavenly minded that we are of no earthly good.  That too is unbiblical.