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Citizens of Heaven
Paul starts this out with “Above all.”
I did a lot of studying and what i discovered that meant is “ above all.”
Before anything else he has said, listen to this...
But how?
How do you go about being a citizen of heaven?
Let’s start at, what does it mean to be a citizen?
A citizen is a participatory member of a political community.
Citizenship is gained by meeting the legal requirements of a national, state, or local government.
A nation grants certain rights and privileges to its citizens.
In return, citizens are expected to obey their country's laws and defend it against its enemies.
So what are the “legal requirements” to be a citizen of heaven?
The Bible tells us right there in Phil 1:27
The Paul reminds us to not be intimidated by our enemies.
Why?
Because we are citizens of heaven.
What is the worst that can happen?
They get mad at us?
And let me fill you in on a little secret… most of you will never be threatened with death because of your beliefs.
It might someday, but not now.
Since we are citizens of heaven we look at things from a heavenly perspective.
Let me fill you in on a secret, all of history will be rewritten in the end.
All the things we see as big will be considered small in light of the Glory of God.
It will be missionaries as the heroes of eternity.
So why should we be scared if our friends or our teacher makes fun if us?
But even beyond this, we have an example to look towards.
Jesus is the only citizen of heaven that was in Heaven then came here.
As we look at His life, we can see how a citizen of heaven lives.
The 2 big things that Philippians points toward for citizenship are one spirit and one purpose.
Yes, we all have one spirit.
The Holy Spirit.
But what are a couple other times in the Bible that God speaks of people having one purpose.
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