Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Principles

Mexico, who live and work in the U.S. Rallies in support of these ille gals have drawn thousands out onto the streets. Some legislators have proposed granting all illegal aliens currently in the country immediate legal status and placing them on a short track to American citizenship. Others insist that the U.S. government detain and deport as many illegal immigrants as they can find and increase patrols at the U.S.-Mexican border to prevent further would-be immigrants from crossing over. There are even some who have seri ously proposed building a fence along the entire 700-mile length of the border. It seems that masses of people from south of the border are clamoring to get into the United States. Why? What draws them to risk life, capture, imprisonment, or deportation just to cross that border? It could be many things: better jobs, higher pay, better health care, greater opportunities, and an all-around better quality of life than they feel they can get in their home country. For many, it is the lure of even the possibility of citizenship in the most prosper ous nation in the world. I’m not trying to make a case either for or against the advantages or benefits of being an American citizen. My point here is that citi zenship is a powerful draw. People are attracted to a nation that appears to promise a better life than the one they are living where they are. Some people even become desperate enough to do any thing they have to do to become a part of that nation. So the concept of citizenship is critical to understanding the nature of the Kingdom of heaven. As I’ve said before, all govern ments and kingdoms operate on governing laws and principles. Citizenship is necessary for the validity and legitimacy of any nation. Not only that, but citizenship is the most sacred privilege of a nation .

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