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What should be the Christian position on immigration?

EvolvingChristian

EvolvingChristian

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Leviticus 19:33-34

33 “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 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.

That passage is pretty clear. Based on that commandment, are we obligated to accept any and all immigrants into our nation regardless of their beliefs?

I'm also reminded of when Jesus said to "let the dead bury their dead" and when he said not to "cast your pearls to swine".

Based on those verses, is it reasonable for a Christian to DENY some immigrants?

For instance, let's say a family of Muslim immigrants is caught sneaking into the U.S. from Mexico. As you know, Islam teaches that Jesus is NOT the Messiah. Would it be contrary to Jesus' commands to treat the Muslim migrants well while also deporting them back to their native land?

As an American Christian, I am conflicted. I believe that immigrants should be required to sign a pledge that they support the U.S. constitution as a system of governance over any other system, secular or religious. If an immigrant believes that Sharia Law should be the law of the U.S. then, in my opinion, they should NOT be welcome to emigrate here. Instead, they should immigrate somewhere that has Sharia Law. Would Jesus support such a practice?

Basically, I believe we should accept all immigrants as long as they support the U.S. Constitution. If and when they express support for a different type of system in place of the constitution, they should have their residency revoked and should be deported.

Does this position reflect Christ's view on immigration or do I have it wrong?
 
@SteveBolts

Please feel free to delete this thread if you feel that it is political. That is not my intention. My intention is to try to better understand what Christ's position would be on accepting strangers from other lands. Thanks.
 
well what of our own poor ?
any immigrant who comes here ,also can cause a job loss to an American and any,nation they migrate too.

fruit pickimg,something my wife did ,never paid much ,but that was before I was old enough to work ,also she like my dad packed and graded fruit(citrus and grape fruit)

the pay a few years ago to pick was 4 per hour
 
jasonc said:
well what of our own poor ?
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I think that's a fair question that we as Christians must answer through Christ. I believe that Christ would NOT turn away poor people simply because we already have "too many" poor people.
Undoubtedly, Jesus would accept them and, therefore, so must we.

My question is, essentially, whether or not it would be acceptable to turn away immigrants that want to live under an Islamic theocracy. They reject Christ. Therefore, would it be acceptable that we feed them, provide any needed medical assistance, and then deport them?
 
EvolvingChristian said:
I think that's a fair question that we as Christians must answer through Christ. I believe that Christ would NOT turn away poor people simply because we already have "too many" poor people.
Undoubtedly, Jesus would accept them and, therefore, so must we.

My question is, essentially, whether or not it would be acceptable to turn away immigrants that want to live under an Islamic theocracy. They reject Christ. Therefore, would it be acceptable that we feed them, provide any needed medical assistance, and then deport them?
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we can't feed all of them .

there's in my state ,water shortgage issues ,California is worse . never mind the issue of the tent cities.

immigrants don't bother me ,If I meander on Sr 70 to Okeechobee I wi'll photo Larson dairy ,they have. migrant worker homes ,its not uncommon to have that .my wife's parent and aunt lived as such .let me post a photo of that house ,it was when they were on a grove house . I know its depression era ,my in law aged 92 would know the location 0622202013.jpg
 
i have one more ,not sure if she is plowing her field .these older folks passed long before I married their grandchild .I have visited their graves 0622202013b.jpg
 
humble soul said:
There's so much overlap. It's hard to ignore.
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I think it's a fair topic for Christians to discuss as long as it's centered on scripture. However, it's ultimately up to Steve as we are all guests here and must be good guests and respect his rules, just as Jesus would demand us to do. The problem with such discussions (I believe) is when posters ignore the biblical teachings pertaining to a matter and dive, head-first, into a full-fledged, political, assault. I get it. Some folks just can't help themselves and so Steve has to nip it in the bud before HIS forum is totally defiled.
 
EvolvingChristian said:
I think it's a fair topic for Christians to discuss as long as it's centered on scripture. However, it's ultimately up to Steve as we are all guests here and must be good guests and respect his rules, just as Jesus would demand us to do. The problem with such discussions (I believe) is when posters ignore the biblical teachings pertaining to a matter and dive, head-first, into a full-fledged, political, assault. I get it. Some folks just can't help themselves and so Steve has to nip it in the bud before HIS forum is totally defiled.
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Ok I will not mention walls then. Walls to keep out foreigners. That would be too political.
 
EvolvingChristian said:
My question is, essentially, whether or not it would be acceptable to turn away immigrants that want to live under an Islamic theocracy. They reject Christ. Therefore, would it be acceptable that we feed them, provide any needed medical assistance, and then deport
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I might suffer islamaphobia. Because I don't want to see Australia become a Muslim dominated country. It won't happen anyway.
I think we need to continue to be very careful in selecting new immigrants. Do strict background checks.
 
humble soul said:
I might suffer islamaphobia. Because I don't want to see Australia become a Muslim dominated country. It won't happen anyway.
I think we need to continue to be very careful in selecting new immigrants. Do strict background checks.
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I'm all for helping strangers, but does that mean we're supposed to permit them to settle in our community permanently, regardless of what they believe and what they intend to do to our community? I don't believe so.
 
EvolvingChristian said:
I don't believe that Jesus would have a problem with a wall or any other barrier that is intended to protect innocent people from evil people.
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the idea of feeding them but not protecting them from. danger makes no sense ,never mind diseases they can carry .
fact the American Indian was decimated more by small pox and other diseases that the Europeans had immunity to
 
Mexicans are mainly Catholic aren't they?
Not such a bad thing being overrun by Catholic Christians, is it?
 
EvolvingChristian said:
I think that's a fair question that we as Christians must answer through Christ. I believe that Christ would NOT turn away poor people simply because we already have "too many" poor people.
Undoubtedly, Jesus would accept them and, therefore, so must we.

My question is, essentially, whether or not it would be acceptable to turn away immigrants that want to live under an Islamic theocracy. They reject Christ. Therefore, would it be acceptable that we feed them, provide any needed medical assistance, and then deport them?
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That's a political decision, not a Christin decision.
 
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