Charlotte pastor: The Border Patrol, the Bible, and our clear instructions | Opinion
The Bible is very clear about the obligation people of faith have toward foreigners and neighbors. The Hebrew Bible is full of commands to show justice and mercy to immigrants. In Leviticus, Deuteronomy and Exodus we find requirements that “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself because you were foreigners in Egypt.” In his letter to the Galatians, the Apostle Paul writes that “the entire law is fulfilled in the keeping of this one commandment, love your neighbor as yourself.” And in the gospel of Luke, a lawyer asks Jesus to clarify “who is my neighbor,” no doubt hoping to precisely differentiate between people who must be loved and who can be regarded with cruelty or indifference. In response, Jesus tells a story of a Good Samaritan — a foreigner — who stops to show mercy to a stranger who’s been attacked and beaten on the street.
The message is clear, we are a good neighbor when we show mercy. And our neighbor is the least fortunate person we know.
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