Otherwise they may cry to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin… Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge.” Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. God expects His people to show justice to foreigners.ĭeuteronomy 24:14-15,17 – “Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.” 4.
You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food at a profit.”ĭeuteronomy 10:18,19 – “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you. Leviticus 25:35-37 – “If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner and stranger, so they can continue to live among you.
God’s people are to love and help foreigners as they would their own poor brother. In whatever tribe a foreigner resides, there you are to give them their inheritance,” declares the Sovereign LORD.” 3. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. Do not oppress them.”Įzekiel 47:22,23 – “You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners residing among you and who have children. I am the LORD your God.”ĭeuteronomy 23:16 – “Let them live among you wherever they like and in whatever town they choose. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Leviticus 19:33,34 – “When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. God’s people are to treat immigrants just like citizens. God’s people are instructed not to oppress immigrants.Įxodus 22:21 – “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.”Įxodus 23:9 – “Do not oppress a foreigner you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt. If Evangelicals want to obey God’s law above man’s law, a careful study of scripture will reveal that their vehement opposition to the foreigners living among them is in violation of God’s commands.īelow are seven inconvenient Biblical facts that remind us of God’s view of the “foreigners” living among us. Unfortunately for those holding tightly to this double standard, the same Old Testament that prohibits the abominable practice of homosexuality also forbids the mistreatment of foreigners and/or immigrants, without regard to their “legality.” Well, of course, because America is a nation of “laws” and everyone must obey the laws of the land.
Interestingly, many of the same Christians who strongly oppose the cultural acceptance of homosexuality are also opposed to illegal immigration. Her defenders were quick to point out the difference between man’s laws and God’s laws and supported Davis’ right to act according to her conscience and God’s higher law, as found in the Bible. Some Evangelical Christians are particularly clever at cherry-picking Bible verses that support their political agenda while ignoring those inconvenient passages that disagree with their worldview.įor example, in recent weeks many American Christians have become offended by the imprisonment of Kim Davis, a Kentucky Court Clerk who was found in contempt of court for blocking the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in her state.
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