The Cross and the Flag

July 2026

A symbol is something that stands for or represents another thing. The cross and the flag are two of the most beautiful and powerful symbols in our nation. The cross represents Christ and the salvation we have through His sacrifice on our behalf. The flag represents our country as a beacon of freedom to the world. As Christians in America we have our dual citizenship in heaven and in the U.S.A. It just does not get any better than that.

John 15:13 says. “Greater love has no one that this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” The cross is the most amazing demonstration of love in the history of mankind, and the flag is a great representation of the sacrifice that so many men and women have shown in giving their lives to establish and protect our freedom. The love and dedication of so many patriots in America still shines on today.

These two great symbols embellish what is right and good in America and exemplify the qualities of love, sacrifice, and freedom. It is for this reason that so many in our nation today do all that is in their power to remove the cross from everywhere they can. These same sinister elements would like to remove the flag also if they had the chance. That is why we need to proudly display both the cross and the flag. We should never be ashamed of either of them.

Patrick Henry, one of the great patriots of the American Revolution, once said, “It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but on the gospel of Jesus Christ! John Quincy Adams stated, “The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: that it connected, in one indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.”

Thus, the cross and the flag are forever linked in America. The day America loses the cross is the day she will lose the flag. Our country cannot survive if the godly foundations of our nation are destroyed. The only way to save is America is on our knees. Let us then join together as one in Christ to stand up for our Savior and to kneel down in prayer for our nation. There is no greater love.