The apostle Peter calls us “foreigners and exiles” (1 Peter 2:11 NIV). The apostle Paul wrote, “Our citizenship is in heaven.” (Philippians 3:20) Thus Christians are a separate “holy nation...the people of God” (1 Peter 2:9-10).
Paul further explains our position on Earth in 2 Corinthians 5:20, “…we are ambassadors for Christ.” An ambassador represents his home country. Our home country is God’s kingdom. We are not citizens in this foreign country called “the present evil world” (Galatians 1:4). We have no right to vote in a foreign election.