Tuesday, March 28, 2006

 

Illegal Alien

“Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt.” (Exodus 22:21)

“The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.” (Psalm 146:9)

“Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.” (Romans 13:1-2)

Making citizens out of immigrants has been the topic of the week in the news. This topic has become a popular debate topic. Debate is good. However, what can we learn from the Bible? As seen above, we should never mistreat or oppress the aliens amongst us. Jesus told us to “go and make disciples of all nations.” But as Christians we must never think ourselves over the law of a nation. We should also teach the aliens around us the legal rules and regulations. Now, are the laws fair? That is a different question which I do not know because of a lack of knowledge on the subject. But as a Christian I believe we should endorse that illegal immigrants return back to their native land and return legally.

“But they would return home to poverty and may not be able to support their family,” you might say. But that is a self-sustaining philosophy we would be endorsing. “The LORD watches over the alien.” “Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience.” (Romans 13:5)

# posted by Wesley Son of Cornelius @ 10:48 PM
Comments:
I heard a pastor speak on this and his take was that regardless of how you feel about the imigration situation in America we now have a foreign mission field on our own home soil! Now churches can shop for their supplies at Walmart with their mission teams.
# posted by Blogger BJ not BK : 3/29/2006 7:39 AM
 
When you read about them in the newspaper, they are immigrants. When you see them on the street, or at Wal-Mart, they are people with problems, like all of us. When you learn their names, they become friends. When we worship together, they become brothers and sisters in Christ. How can we leave our family out in the cold? I am hoping that the "powers that be" can find a workable solution that allows them the dignity that God intended them to have.
# posted by Blogger Jama : 3/31/2006 8:46 PM
 
Thanks for the comment. I do not doubt that there are many immigrants here who just want the benefits of a some-what safe and stable life-style. We tend to get these kind of immigrants around here in East TN. But I have read many reports and articles on the connection of high crime rates and illegal immigrants. Rape, drug-smuggling, and gang membership is prevalent with many large-city illegal immigrants. But who is to say we do not have these hiding here in East TN? Being illegal, we would have no record of them.
# posted by Blogger Wesley Son of Cornelius : 3/31/2006 9:36 PM
 
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