It was put to him (and still often is) that to embrace the faith and
give allegiance to Christ as Lord and Savior was in the long run in his own interests.
What links them together is their common respect for the Bible (though they interpret it in different ways) and their desire to
give their allegiance to Jesus as the Christ (albeit in many different forms).
DM,,,, You wrote in your end of post stating, «To devote one's life to a country or to
give allegiance to such is not Biblical.
And Cardinal Michael Faulhaber, archbishop of Munich, admitted that he had never in his heart been able to
give his allegiance to «the godless Republic.»
If God is our king, should
we give allegiance to the state?
Today, I'm discovering that faith is about how you behave and what
you give allegiance to, not what you believe.
In the second sense, the kingdom is a present fact and we participate in it as
we give our allegiance to God and seek to do his will on earth.
As a black Christian in an urban environment, I consciously struggle to
give my allegiance to either political party.
Thus the church is that gathering of the reign of God assembled to be a sign of the reign of God, to proclaim the word of God in word and deed, to make decision, and to
give allegiance to their Ruler.
Our protagonist is a rookie who must fight against the Queen and the corrupted bloodthirsty vampires that
gave their allegiance to this seemingly unstoppable force.
A follower is defined as a person who accepts another as a guide or leader; accepts the authority of or
give allegiance to, to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey: (to follow orders; to follow advice) or to imitate or copy; use as an exemplar (They follow the latest fads.).
In England during the Middle Ages, King Alfred ordered every man to
give his allegiance to a lord in exchange for mutual benefit.