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The True religion is no part of the world

  1

James 4:4
Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?
Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

  2

John 17:16
They are not of the world even as I am not of the world.

  3

John 18:36
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world:
if my kingdom were of this world,
then would my servants fight,
that I should not be delivered to the Jews:
but now is my kingdom not from hence.

  4

Mark 12:17
And Jesus said unto them,
Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s,
and unto God the things that are God’s.
And they marvelled greatly at him.

  5

Romans 13:1, 2
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers:
for there is no power but of God;
and the powers that be are ordained of God.
2 Therefore he that resisteth the power,
withstandeth the ordinance of God:
and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

The True Religion is Identified by:

not engaging in politics or rebelling against civil authorities.
Members respect the relative authority of the national leaders