[ZNPaaneah]

“Christians are merely strangers and sojourners on earth (Heb. 11:13-16; 1 Pet. 2:11). Who can interfere or participate in the politics of a country? Only those who are the citizens of that country can do this. Those Chinese who reside in Japan have no right to interfere with the politics of Japan. The fact that we are strangers and sojourners shows that we have nothing to do with the politics of this world.” (Watchman Nee — from Post 1)

13*These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

These men refer to Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. All of these men were very active in their community. They did not live during a democracy. They fought battles, met with political leaders, and established governments. This is the basis for WN’s doctrine, that their testimony was that they were strangers and sojourners, hence no Christian can be involved in the political process. This seems like WN has taken this word “stranger and sojourner” and created a teaching based on the logical extreme while ignoring the context.

11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

The context of this verse reference is clearly a matter of "doing well" and "your good works".