I’m going to start this post with a reference to one of my all-time favorite movies. In The Patriot, right after Gabriel goes to the church to recruit members for the militia, Reverend Oliver (Rene Auberjonois) lays down his clergyman’s wig and takes up the rifle. And this is what he tells his congregation…

I know: The Patriot is a work of fiction (even though some of its characters were real historical figures). But Reverend Oliver’s sentiment is a real one for a follower of Christ. Especially for a true patriot in every sense of the word. Real Christian patriots are loyal to a law higher than man’s. They will defend it. They will fight for it. If need be, they know that they may even be called upon to die for it. And they can ...