Transcript US Oath of Citizenship - Eastside Church of Christ Athens, AL

U.S. Oath of Citizenship
I hereby declare, on oath that I absolutely and entirely renounce
and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince,
potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have
heretofore been a subject or citizen;
• that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the
United States of America against all enemies, foreign and
domestic;
• that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
• that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when
required by law;
• that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of
the United States when required by the law;
• that I will perform work of national importance under civilian
direction when required by the law;
• and that I take this obligation freely without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.
Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev –
Boston Marathon Bombers
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, (left) had a U.S. citizenship application pending.
His brother Dzhokhar became a citizen on Sept. 11, 2012.
The Obligations of Citizens
Ephesians 2:18-19; Philippians 3:20
Christians -- have become naturalized
citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven
• In the process of becoming
citizens, we have acknowledged
allegiance to our King
(Philippians 2:11; Romans 10:9)
• We have renounced Satan and his
dominion (Colossians 1:13, 18,
2 Corinthians 4:2-4; 1 Peter 2:9-11;
Ephesians 5:5-8)
Christians -- have become naturalized
citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven
We have committed ourselves to
being good citizens of our country
• We want to walk worthy of it
(1 Thessalonians 2:12)
• We know it is “better” and we don’t
want to go back to our former country
(Hebrews 11:15-16)
• We must not look back!
(Luke 9:61-62; 2 Timothy 2:3-4)
Let us honor our King!
• We honor our mothers!
(Ephesians 6:2)
• But we must love Christ more!
(Matthew 10:37;18:20; Heb.10:25-27)