“For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” 2 Timothy 4:3-5 ESV
3 months ago | 74
Exactly, Allie. You nailed it. Too often we feel this pressure to defend every verse when someone throws Scripture at us; not out of genuine interest, but as a weapon. But here’s the thing: I’m not obligated to explain or defend God’s Word to people who have no intention of understanding it. Let’s be real: most critics aren’t wrestling with Scripture, they’re just cherry-picking verses that fit their narrative, twisting context to score points or mock the faith. That’s not dialogue; it’s performance. So when someone quotes the Bible at you with that tone, try this: “Have you actually read it? Do you know who it was written to? What came before or after that verse?”. Usually, the answer is silence; or worse, smug ignorance pretending to be insight. And if they say they’ve read it, ask: “Which parts? What stood out to you? What did you struggle with?” Because if someone’s going to quote Scripture, they’d better be ready to engage with it and not just weaponize it. The Bible doesn’t need PR. It needs people who will handle it with reverence, not convenience.
3 months ago | 84
Well said. They want a Jesus of all love and no justice, all good vibes, but no righteousness. They want God to stop all the evil and pain in the world, but dont want him to pass judgment on them.
3 months ago | 64
Very well said. Thank you for putting it into words what we all know is true. Thank you for being another voice that cries out in the wilderness!
3 months ago | 28
This post is such a great illustration of the old saying that the devil can quote scripture to suit his own ends.
3 months ago | 28
It’s not that there aren’t issues with immigration. However how our neighbors are being treated is adding chaos and problems. There is a better way to go about addressing the issue of illegal immigration that increases order and values the humanity of everyone involved.
3 months ago | 16
Yes, Laken Riley and Kate Steinle were our neighbors too. Well spoken, Allie!❤
3 months ago | 18
“For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.” (1Co 14:33, KJV) so we know where the riots are coming from.
3 months ago (edited) | 24
Very well said. I'm finding out that alot of Christians have a lot of "toxic empathy." They don't realize that the Bible speaks as you quoted in this post about the government being in their relative position to govern. God is a God of order and his order is for righteousness! The scripture in the Bible that talks about loving the Foreigner as you said includes the Foreigner following the laws of Israel! Great point! I'm going to refresh my memory of all the scriptures you listed in this post so that I can be ready to witness. Sometimes I know what to say but I don't know how to put it into the proper words to express to the individual or the scriptures that go along with those thoughts. Thank you!🙏
3 months ago | 21
The way people are arguing over this has been so annoying. The blatant disregard for logic. Illegally breaking into a country and behaving in this way. The way people justify the crime because “all humans deserve to come here”. Then turn around and hate every aspect of this country is just mind boggling. At this point I can’t even see hope in reasoning with them, I’m at a Jesus alone will make every knee bow to His authority type of solution😅
3 months ago | 10
Thank you for this very clearly detailed, factual explanation! So happy that you speak the Word with conviction and trust and convey confidence in our right path based on that same Word. Truth will shine
3 months ago | 1
Yes! ❤amen thank you for speaking boldly and unashamed about the of the Bible.
3 months ago | 6
Exactly this ! I’ve had to become quiet about the situation. It was getting me fired up 😂
3 months ago | 6
I think it’s important to remember two things. First, it was the Serpent in the garden who first twisted the words of God to manipulate someone and centuries later we see him doing it again during the temptation of Christ. It’s his favorite tool and explains all the false religious of the world. Secondly we must remember that the very goal of the wicked and lawless people is to in fact create chaos, confusion, and division. As hard as it is for many of us to believe, people fall for it. Using scripture to accomplish their goals is nothing to them because they have no fear of God and this will never stop. The important thing is that believers remain vigilant in their study of the Bible and their faithfulness to the Lord to His glory.
3 months ago | 1
Allie Beth Stuckey
A good rule of thumb: don’t allow people to don’t believe in the authority of the Bible to quote the Bible to you.
We’ve got a lot of people misapplying Scripture to justify their support of illegal immigration who don’t believe anything the Bible says about creation, salvation, sin, repentance, sexuality, or gender. They’re the same people who call you a “Christofascist” when you refer to the 10 commandments or Psalm 139 to explain your view on abortion.
They don’t believe the Bible is the Word of God. They see it as a document to pick a part and use as a mallet of manipulation when it’s politically expedient.
But for those of us who DO affirm the inerrancy and authority of Scripture, we believe the Bible indeed must inform our political views, but only when it’s properly understood. That means reading Scripture in context and in light of what we know about God’s character.
When it comes to illegal immigration, libs love to point to God’s command to “love the foreigner” while ignoring the fact that all foreigners were bound to all of Israel’s laws—including circumcision. They love to quote the Sermon on the Mount or Matthew 25, but neither of this passages has anything to do with government policy. In Matthew 25, specifically, Jesus is talking about how we treat persecuted Christians. He’s not making a case for illegal immigration.
From the beginning, we see that God is a God of order. He places man in a garden, not a jungle, with the command to cultivate and keep it. From creation to redemption, we see God creating order for people for our good. He creates families, nations, governments, and laws—because humans need order and spheres of authority to function and thrive.
Lawlessness, chaos, anarchy are always depicted as enemies of God and mankind. Borderlessness is lawlessness. Deuteronomy, Exodus, Leviticus, Nehemiah, Daniel 2, Acts 17, Romans 13, and many more passages speak to the importance of walls, of borders, of laws, of governments, of nations, of order.
Every government has the right and responsibility to put its people first. That’s its only priority. Without borders, without enforceable immigration law, citizenship means nothing, which means we have no rights for the government to protect. It’s chaos, and it’s bad for everyone.
There is a human cost to illegal immigration. Remember Laken Riley and Kate Steinle. When you’re out there preaching about “loving your neighbor,” remember: they were your neighbors, too.
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