Nationalism |
Bible |
Our way of life depends on the nation, which is “the source of blessings and good things” |
Jeremiah 8:9; James 1:17; James 5:17; 2 Kings 17:1; 2 Kings 18:20-45; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 5:21; Acts 17:26; Matthew 5:45; Revelation 4:11; Psalm 47:8; Psalm 99:1-2 |
Allegiance (worship) to, or of, the nation practiced, along with worship of God of the Bible and materialism |
Isaiah 42:8; Exodus 20:3-4; 1 Kings 14:22-24; 1 Kings 16:31-33; Exodus 32:1; Exodus 32:4-7; Acts 17:7 NLT; Hebrews 13:15 NLT; 1 John 3:23 NLT; 5:13 NLT; 1 John 5:21 |
Rampant immorality normalized |
1 Corinthians 10:6-8; 1 Kings 14:22-24; 1 Kings 22:46; 2 Kings 23:7; Hosea 4:12-14 – Idolatry leads to fornication |
Child sacrifice (abortion, war dead glorified) |
2 Kings 16:3; 2 Kings 17:14-17; 2 Kings 3:27; Jeremiah 19:4-8; 1 Kings 12:21; 1 Kings 14:30; 1 Kings 15:6-7 |
Extreme violence sanctioned |
2 Kings 21:1-6; 2 Kings 24:3-4; Zephaniah 1:4-9; 1 Kings 16:31-33; 1 Kings 18:19; 1 Kings 21:11-19; 1 Kings 21:26 |
False prophets – speaks lies; lying rulers and religious leaders |
1 Kings 19:19; 1 Kings 22:6; 2 Kings 1:2; Matthew 24:11,24; Titus 1:16; 2 Peter 2:1-3 |