The apostle Peter writes,
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Dear friends,
I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us." 1 Peter 2:9-12.
Here is a clear statement as to what a Christian is. We are a royal priesthood, a holy people belonging to God, that we may declare the praises of God.
Peter also notes that we are aliens and strangers in this world. Going on to tell us to abstain from sinful desires.
Christians are in this world, for lack of a better word, stateless. We are in every corner of the world but there is no nation that is Christian.
Our job in this world is not to build nations but the spread the Gospel of Christ Jesus. Jesus himself saying,
"Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20.
Are you part of the royal priesthood?
Are you an alien to in this world?
Are you at least helping to make disciples?
Please think about it.
