This sermon was preached by Pastor Sam Adams on 6/28/15 at Independence Baptist Church in Belleview, Florida.
Bible text: Colossians 1:9-14.
In response to momentous current events of the past week, this message begins with a preliminary response to the 2-day old decision of the US Supreme Court to redefine marriage to include homosexual unions, and then focuses on the public outcries to remove the Confederate Flag from the public square.
The message deals with and condemns the racist views still held to by many Christians, but at the same time reminds us that far more evil has been done under the banner of the Stars and Stripes than under the Confederate Flag.
Truly born-again Christians have been translated into Christ's kingdom; they are to pledge allegiance to Christ alone, and not to any flag or to the state.
