Is it immoral (offensive to God) to limited immigration?

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maxwel

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Patrick66 said:
What does God say about immigrants?

“When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not wrong him. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your citizens; you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Lev. 19:33-34).

Exodus 22:21 ESV
“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Numbers 15:15-16 ESV
For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you, a statute forever throughout your generations. You and the sojourner shall be alike before the Lord. One law and one rule shall be for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you.”

Of course, Heaven and God's kingdom-to-come have entry requirements.

Is Israel justified to limit who can emigrate there? Are Israel's Jews obligated to become a minority in the only Jewish nation in the world?

As an American and as a Christian I believe that the U.S. SHOULD welcome ALL who want to come on one condition; that they pledge their agreement that they will respect and abide by the U.S. Constitution rather than, for example, Sharia law or some other belief system.

As a Christian, what are your thoughts, please?
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Just a quick note:

1.) These verses only address how an immigrant should be treated AFTER he is allowed in.

2.) These verses DO NOT ADDRESS the issues preceding the immigration: such as whether or not a particular country should allow immigration at all, and to what degree, and at what times, and under what stipulations and conditions, and from what countries, and to what sorts of people. None of these issues, which we currently debate, are addressed in these verses or in any others.

3.) In a nutshell, neither these verses nor any others, as far as I'm aware, address the legal issues regarding how a sovereign nation should conduct it's immigration policy.




God bless, and have a great Sunday.
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maxwel said:
Just a quick note:

1.) These verses only address how an immigrant should be treated AFTER he is allowed in.

2.) These verses DO NOT ADDRESS the issues preceding the immigration: such as whether or not a particular country should allow immigration at all, and to what degree, and at what times, and under what stipulations and conditions, and from what countries, and to what sorts of people. None of these issues, which we currently debate, are addressed in these verses or in any others.

3.) In a nutshell, neither these verses nor any others, as far as I'm aware, address the legal issues regarding how a sovereign nation should conduct it's immigration policy.




God bless, and have a great Sunday.
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Correct, there is no biblical directive concerning what a country should or should not do as far as establishing immigration laws. I think God left that up to the magistrates. So that a Goddly nation will have Goddly magistrates and then they would do what is best for the nation.
 
proutled

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there is a right a way of doing things and a wrong way of doing things,
 
proutled

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you have to look at the big picture, satin is trying to destroy America ,
 
ZNP

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proutled said:
you have to look at the big picture, satin is trying to destroy America ,
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Agreed. Phony silk. Wool, Cotton or Silk are good, but satin is destroying this country.
 
Beckie

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Patrick66 said:
What does God say about immigrants?

“When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not wrong him. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your citizens; you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Lev. 19:33-34).

Exodus 22:21 ESV
“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Numbers 15:15-16 ESV
For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you, a statute forever throughout your generations. You and the sojourner shall be alike before the Lord. One law and one rule shall be for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you.”

Of course, Heaven and God's kingdom-to-come have entry requirements.

Is Israel justified to limit who can emigrate there? Are Israel's Jews obligated to become a minority in the only Jewish nation in the world?

As an American and as a Christian I believe that the U.S. SHOULD welcome ALL who want to come on one condition; that they pledge their agreement that they will respect and abide by the U.S. Constitution rather than, for example, Sharia law or some other belief system.

As a Christian, what are your thoughts, please?
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Taking the idea immigration into our homes ,your houses. Should we have a completely open policy? Most of us have families would we not want to know the character of those we invite in? Would we invite in a drug kingpin etc.? People who are crossing the boarder illegality are starting out by breaking the laws we wish them to abide by . Kinda make sense they would lie? Legal immigration is how half my grandparents got here.
 
p_rehbein

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Patrick66 said:
What does God say about immigrants?

“When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not wrong him. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your citizens; you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Lev. 19:33-34).

Exodus 22:21 ESV
“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Numbers 15:15-16 ESV
For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you, a statute forever throughout your generations. You and the sojourner shall be alike before the Lord. One law and one rule shall be for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you.”

Of course, Heaven and God's kingdom-to-come have entry requirements.

Is Israel justified to limit who can emigrate there? Are Israel's Jews obligated to become a minority in the only Jewish nation in the world?

As an American and as a Christian I believe that the U.S. SHOULD welcome ALL who want to come on one condition; that they pledge their agreement that they will respect and abide by the U.S. Constitution rather than, for example, Sharia law or some other belief system.

As a Christian, what are your thoughts, please?
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The Scriptures you are providing do not properly fit because illegal immigration is ILLEGAL! Try this one:

Romans 12:8
The one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
Romans 2:13
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.
 
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