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.
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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