Sunday, October 7, 2007
Biblical Justice - The Stranger
This morning, Jeff argued from scripture that we, as people trying to fully embody the way of Jesus, are to give special attention to caring for the stranger, the sojourner, the foreigner, the immigrant. He connected this theme in scripture with today's issue of illegal immigrants among us. In your view, how can we as a church and as individual followers of Jesus respond to the immigrants with whom we come in contact, legal or illegal? Remember, we're not looking for a political solution to the country's immigration problem here. We're wondering what a life and/or a church that embodies Jesus looks like when it comes into contact with the stranger. What do you think?
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Hello. I'm a 17 Senior in high school and actually, I am delighted with the sermon topics for the next few weeks. I'm participating in NCFCA's (National Christian Forensics and Communications Association) Debate league for the first time this year. The resolution is: "Resolved: that the United States Federal Government should substantially shange its policy on illegal immigration."
Since the season just started, myself and other Novice debaters are just beginning to construct affirmative cases/plans. All this to ask Pastor Jeff: "Are there any well known (published) Christians who also share your views on the way to treat illegal immigrants?" Perhaps I will then be able to read some of their works and use it for evidence for my case.
If you have time, please email - missstephaniechow@gmail.com
(this is kind of off topic so you can delete it if you want)
I appreciated the way Jeff balanced a difficult topic. We have laws in place, and I believe they should be obeyed, that make it illegal to employ "undocumented aliens." Borders around the world are controlled, and passing between nations without proper documentation is illegal. On the other hand, the bible calls us to be hospitable to strangers (and many other categories of people with whom we may not initially identify). I believe we can be true to both, and that caring for the foreigner, even if illegal, can be accomplished.
Mike - I hope this blog gets a bit more activity. Thanks for your effort.
"Everybody Loves to see Justice done On somebody else" - Bruce Cockburn
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