Chariots of Fire: Fear God & Honour the King
Lord Cadogan: “In my day it was King first and God after.”
Duke of Sutherland: “Yes, and the War To End Wars bitterly proved your point!”
Eric Liddell: “God made countries, God makes kings, and the rules by which they govern. And those rules say that the Sabbath is His. And I for one intend to keep it that way.”
Prince of Wales: “There are times when we are asked to make sacrifices in the name of that loyalty. And without them our allegiance is worthless. As I see it, for you, this is such a time.
Eric Liddell: “Sir, God knows I love my country. But I can't make that sacrifice.”
Liddell honoured his prince, and his father the king, but above all he honoured his God. Peter offers us a simple formula for godly living:
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. 1 Peter 2:17
The real Eric Liddell, displayed at Edinburgh's National Portrait Gallery
Liddell died in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in 1945.
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