IMMIGRATION
While the issue of immigration is complex, God’s word is clear: We are to love those who are foreigners because we ourselves were once foreigners.
The Bible says:
- Jeremiah 22:3: This is what the LORD says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.
- Deuteronomy 10:17-19: For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.
- Leviticus 19:34: The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
Our views about immigration need to be faithful to these truths.
Questions:
- Are there other scripture passages that you can think of that relate to this issue?
- How has your heart contributed to the problems associated with abortion in our nation?
- How is Jesus changing your heart?