Do you proclaim and trumpet God's government or man's government? What government did Jesus preached about? Was it man's government, the Jewish system that He proclaim or some other? Can you proclaim anyone of man's government and be loyal and faithful to God's government?
From the choir loft:
I'm not sure what these references to 'proclaiming' are all about. Certainly no one goes about in the land stating the obvious; that the government of these united States was created by the hand of man for the purpose of the restraint of man.
On the other hand, I believe that much of Jesus' message was meant to proclaim something that wasn't quite so obvious at the time; the Kingdom of God. Jesus taught something about the Kingdom of God that was shockingly different from the dominion of man, that instead of being repressed, God meant us to enjoy liberty.
To Jesus, the law was not something to be tossed aside. Neither was it the well spring of holy liberty. Love of God was and always is - at the root of liberty in God's Kingdom. It cannot be otherwise for it fulfills and supercedes God's law. It is holy.
But does allegiance to God also apply to the government of man? Here is a stumbling block that trips many.
If God is just and has provided the way of liberty, ought we to bend our knee to wickedness in the domain of man wherein such unholy laws are designed to oppress the poor and benefit the powerful? Does not even God's law revealed to us in nature uphold justice? The stars in their courses proclaim the righteousness of God.
In my opinion the difference is a matter of jurisdiction.
When the law of man transgresses the justice of God's revealed will, that law and that government no longer deserves our allegiance.
By its actions, such a government has proven itself in rebellion against the Most High and ought to be resisted.
The issue then boils down to a simple question, is our ultimate allegiance to God or to the dominion of man?
Every day the choice is becoming more clear. The God of history, the Lord of Lords, is about to lead us to places we've never been before. He is calling all of us to consecrate ourselves unto Him that we may make our way by His guidance to safe harbors. It is time to choose between two kingdoms.
On the solid ROCK I stand, all others are sinking sand.