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U.S. Oath of Citizenship

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;

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U.S. Oath of Citizenship

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. The Obligations of Citizens Ephesians 2:18-19; Philippians 3:20

  4. 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)

  5. 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 formercountry (Hebrews 11:15-16) • We must not look back! (Luke 9:61-62; 2 Timothy 2:3-4)

  6. 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)

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