YOU think it is "wild speculation" but the Creator and King of the
universe is the source of my information. It comes from Jesus Christ's
"Sermon on the Mount" which you can find in Matthew chapters 5-7 of the
Holy Bible.
Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the
one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. AV / KJV
Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate
the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. AV / KJV
Matthew 6:24 ?No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the
one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one
and despise and be p?against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon
(?deceitful riches, money, possessions, or ?whatever is trusted in).?
Amplified Bible
But, somehow, I don't expect any saying of Jesus Christ to be very
agreeable to you either. If such is the case we'll just have to agree
to disagree. :-) Perhaps you can agree with Aesop?
The Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations contains the following story in
connection with this idea.
2554 The Bat’s Indecision
“No man can serve two masters” (Matt. 6:24). Aesop speaks in one of
his fables about a time when the beasts and fowls were engaged in war.
The bat tried to belong to both parties. When the birds were victorious,
he would wing around telling that he was a bird; when the beasts won a
fight, he would walk around them assuring them that he was a beast. But
soon his hypocrisy was discovered and he was rejected by both the beasts
and the birds. He had to hide himself, and now only by night can he
appear openly.
Tan, P. L. (1996, c1979). Encyclopedia of 7700 illustrations : [a
treasury of illustrations, anecdotes, facts and quotations for pastors,
teachers and Christian workers]. Garland TX: Bible Communications.
Al
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Noel wrote:
On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 00:57:46 -0400, Al Patrick
wrote:
Dual Citizenship should disqualify ANYONE from holding high level
positions in any government. I do not see how they can be loyal to two
governments at the same time. They cannot serve two masters. They will
love one and hate the other.
I think you are engaging in wild speculation that is, so far at least,
unsupported by any evidence.
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