Claim. A saint is a loyal patriot whose loyalty has cut free from country and king to serve all humankind and the God “who dwells in the public domain of the cosmos.”
Elaboration. SMM defines the saint by negation of national attachment: “Saints… transcend their race and nation, and live for all humankind. Going beyond that, they live for God who dwells in the public domain of the cosmos… They are willing to abandon their position as loyal patriots and forget their country and king. Even if the king grabs their hands and pleads with them, saying, ‘Our country will be brought to ruin if you go,’ saints won’t concern themselves with their king’s situation” (CSG 14.1 §2, 101-150, 1978.10.29). The contrast is sharp — Jesus, Buddha, and Confucius are named as examples of those “who assert God’s existence, not people who assert themselves… not nationalists, but rather globalists” (54-214, 1972.3.24). Sainthood begins where merely-national loyalty ends.
See also. csg-loving-strangers-is-the-mark-of-saintly-loyalty