Nations cannot be baptized…
There is no such thing as a Christian nation. There are only Christian people.
A nation cannot repent.
A constitution cannot be born again.
A flag cannot be baptized.
Only individuals can confess with their mouths and believe in their hearts that Jesus Christ is Lord. Salvation has always been personal before it is ever public, internal before it is external, and spiritual before it is societal.
The Kingdom of God has never advanced through coercion, nationalism, or cultural dominance. It advances through transformed lives. Jesus did not commission His disciples to seize power or baptize political systems—He commissioned them to make disciples. Hearts first. Lives next. Communities after that.
If we desire Christian influence within society, the path is not louder slogans or tighter control—it is faithful obedience to the commands of Christ.
Jesus was unmistakably clear about what faith looks like when it is real:
Preach the Gospel
Feed the hungry.
Care for the poor.
Welcome the foreigner.
Clothe the naked.
Visit the sick
Remember the imprisoned.
Not as a strategy for control—but as an overflow of love.
Christian influence is not proven by who holds office, but by how believers live. The early church had no political power, yet they reshaped the Roman world through radical generosity, sacrificial love, and unwavering devotion to Christ. They didn’t argue Rome into the Kingdom—they served it until it noticed.
The world is not convinced by our claims of righteousness.
It is moved by our practice of compassion.
If we want to see society changed, it will not happen by trying to baptize nations. It will happen when believers live baptized lives—daily surrendered, deeply compassionate, and relentlessly committed to doing good.
The Kingdom of God does not advance theough tank and control.
It advances by love in action.
And when the church becomes known more for its mercy than its noise, more for its service than its slogans, and more for its love than its labels—then real, lasting influence begins.
-Pastor West, An influencer
Scripture References
• John 18:36
• Philippians 3:20
• Romans 10:9–10
• Matthew 28:19–20
• Luke 19:10
• Matthew 25:35–40
• James 1:27
• Micah 6:8
• Galatians 6:10
• Colossians 3:17
• 1 John 3:16–18
• Titus 3:8
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Confessions
• I belong to the Kingdom of God before any earthly nation.
• My faith is expressed through obedience, not slogans and propaganda.
• I follow Jesus by loving people, not controlling systems.
• I do good to those around me, especially the poor, the foreigner, the sick, and the forgotten.
• I represent Christ through compassion, humility, and truth.
• My life is baptized daily in love, service, and surrender to Jesus.
• I am salt and light wherever God has placed me.
• The Kingdom of God advances through my obedience and love in action.
