Sometimes we need to state things in blunt terms in order for the mind to adapt. Just leaving the door open for folks to explore the implications can still require a starting place.
We who live by the Covenant do not assimilate to the prevailing society around us. We are outsiders; we don’t really belong, and never will. And those around us don’t belong to us until they enter the Covenant. For those of us living in the US, we are not Americans. We are Covenant people, and America was never part of the Covenant.
If we are careful enough to live shalom and demonstrate the power of Biblical Law, then we might not need to say anything explicitly about being a separate society. Everyone is going to know, if it matters to them. However, we must be careful to keep this truth alive in our minds: We are just passing through. This world is not our homeland.
Words full of truth. Separating the majority of today’s self-described “Christians” in the U.S. from their home country is an almost impossible task. Most of them make it very clear, in attitude and deed if not word, that they are American Nationalists first and foremost, Christians a very distant second.