A note to those claiming to be Christians
Question: why do so many people claiming to be Evangelical Christians appose refugees coming to Canada and the U. S. A.?
Contrary to what some politicians would have you believe the refugees are not the problem. It is the evil men and women that force them to flee that are the problem.
The refugees are the result of the problem.
Jesus said,
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:34-40.
This is what believers in Christ Jesus must do. It is not an option.
Jesus went on to say,
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,
I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
“He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” Matthew 25:41-46.
Think of the ramifications of Matthew 25:41-46. If you claim to be a follower of Christ Jesus are you willing to hear those words?
Sadly the refugee crisis is with us. Someone unfortunately has to pay the price. That at this point in time is Canada, the United States and the Western Democracies.
And unfortunately they will continue to pay until the root cause of the problem is dealt with.
As believers in Christ Jesus we should not fall into the trap that refugees need to go back to their own country. We should be welcoming them with open arms as a mission field coming to our door.
We should be praying for our political leaders to have wisdom when dealing with them. And encouraging our political leadership to do all they can to help them.
And one more note.
Jesus also told those who believe in Him,
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” Matthew 7:12.
Think of the ramifications of Matthew 7:12.
If you claim to be a follower of Christ Jesus and want refugees or anyone in need turned away, you are saying that were you ever in that situation you would want to be turned away also.
Please think carefully about it.
Question: why do so many people claiming to be Evangelical Christians appose refugees coming to Canada and the U. S. A.?
Contrary to what some politicians would have you believe the refugees are not the problem. It is the evil men and women that force them to flee that are the problem.
The refugees are the result of the problem.
Jesus said,
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:34-40.
This is what believers in Christ Jesus must do. It is not an option.
Jesus went on to say,
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,
I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
“He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” Matthew 25:41-46.
Think of the ramifications of Matthew 25:41-46. If you claim to be a follower of Christ Jesus are you willing to hear those words?
Sadly the refugee crisis is with us. Someone unfortunately has to pay the price. That at this point in time is Canada, the United States and the Western Democracies.
And unfortunately they will continue to pay until the root cause of the problem is dealt with.
As believers in Christ Jesus we should not fall into the trap that refugees need to go back to their own country. We should be welcoming them with open arms as a mission field coming to our door.
We should be praying for our political leaders to have wisdom when dealing with them. And encouraging our political leadership to do all they can to help them.
And one more note.
Jesus also told those who believe in Him,
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” Matthew 7:12.
Think of the ramifications of Matthew 7:12.
If you claim to be a follower of Christ Jesus and want refugees or anyone in need turned away, you are saying that were you ever in that situation you would want to be turned away also.
Please think carefully about it.
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