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The True religion is no part of the world

  1

James 4:4
Adulterers! Do you not realise that love for the world is hatred for God?
Anyone who chooses the world for a friend is constituted an enemy of God.

  2

John 17:16
They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.

  3

John 18:36
Jesus replied, 'Mine is not a kingdom of this world; if my kingdom were of this world,
my men would have fought to prevent my being surrendered to the Jews.
As it is, my kingdom does not belong here.'

  4

Mark 12:17
Jesus said to them, 'Pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar
and God what belongs to God.' And they were amazed at him.

  5

Romans 13:1, 2
Everyone is to obey the governing authorities,
because there is no authority except from God and
so whatever authorities exist have been appointed by God.
2 So anyone who disobeys an authority is rebelling against God's ordinance;
and rebels must expect to receive the condemnation they deserve.

The True Religion is Identified by:

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