Q1. (1:1) How would you describe the behavior of a Christian who identifies more with his present homeland than his heavenly one? Have you ever caught yourself doing this? What has to happen to get our spiritual priorities straight?
A Christian that identifies more with this present homeland than with our heavenly one is a believer that has lost sight of the true calling to be an ambassador for Christ. Our citizenship is in heaven, not Africa, Europe, Mexico, America, etc. All too often state pride takes precedence over heavenly devotion. Sometimes to justify our civic priority we meld it with the godly. This is a perversion of what God has told us to do. Yes, we should always seek the welfare of our present homeland, but this is done for the sake of furthering the Gospel and not political, social, or economical endeavors.
Said believer in this condition should reorient themselves with a heavenly, sojourner mindset. This is not our abode.