I Pledge Allegiance

I Pledge Allegiance provides frank, sensible answers to the following questions:

• Is it biblically and ethically right for Seventh-day Adventists to engage in war?
• Can Adventists in clear conscience voluntarily enlist in a military establishment?
• Would it be consistent for an Adventist to belong to any department of the military—such as intelligence, communication, logistics, medical chaplaincy, etc.—that also exists to support the combat unit that does the actual killing?
• How should Seventh-day Adventist Christians maintain a proper balance between loyalty to God and their allegiance to their nation?
• Why should Adventists be concerned about the changes that have taken place in its church's historic position on military noncombatancy?
• How should our unique prophetic understanding of Revelation 13 shape our stance regarding our role in the military?

Finally, an insightful work has been produced, challenging Seventh-day Adventists to reevaluate the role of its members in the military. . . . In I Pledge Allegiance, the authors have undertaken the unenviable task of presenting a fair and balanced approach to a controversial, if not explosive, subject. Their conclusions are bound to resonate positively with many readers while at the same time exciting displeasure among others.  As you read this timely book, may you too sense God's gracious Spirit speaking to your heart. If you are contemplating military service, may He be your ultimate Guide in making an intelligent, biblically information decision.

ISBN: 978-0-9799402-0-0
Pages: 176, paperback
Dimensions: 5.875 x 9 inches

Keith Philips and Karl Tsatalbasidis

Table of Contents

Section One—

Historical Issues

1. Church's Position on Noncombatancy
2. Military Chaplains
3. Military Medics

Section Two—

Hermeneutical and Ethical Issues

1. Theocracy
2. Crucial Tests of Faith
3. Thou Shalt Not Kill
4. Sabbath Issues
5. Draft Versus Voluntary Enlistment
6. Hermeneutics of Silence
7. Hermeneutics Revealed
8. Dangers of Patriotism

Section Three—

Testimonies

1. Power of the Message
2. Man Proposes, God Disposes
3. A Final Word