Quotes about Allegiance

We all have personal favorites, whether we choose a god or a friend.

I didn't leave the Democratic party, the Democratic Party left me.

As ambassadors of Jesus Christ, they were consumed with the task given to them by God. Any authority and influence they had were not their own, or even connected to their brilliance or dynamic leadership strategies. Rather, they were servants of the King. Their allegiance was to his priorities, and they discerned the many ways they could walk in obedience to show and share the gospel in a world of great need.

God does not want us distracted. He does not want our loyalties to be divided. Our allegiances are to be His alone. He loves us that intensely.

Your King and Country need you.

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.

Accuse not a servant unto his master.

He that is not with me is against me.

The Bedouins say, "We believe." Say: "You do not believe; rather say, 'We surrender,'; for belief has not yet entered your hearts."

Indeed, as some of the Protestant traditions recognize, the symbol of a cross per se can all too readily become a mere token or amulet leading to superstition and magical thinking. Even worse, when detached from its significance, it can and often has become a sign denoting allegiance to a cause that mocks the very One who died in that way — the cross of Constantine, the Crusaders, and the Ku Klux Klan.

Membership in a conspiracy, as in an army, frees people from the sense of personal responsibility.

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.