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.