Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate

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You are to allot it as an inheritancefor yourselves and for the foreignersresiding among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. Ezekiel 47:22 This section speaks of the Final Judgment, when the righteous will be granted paradise and unrepentant sinners will be consigned to eternal fire. Christ says to those at his right hand that they are “blessed” because We should be clear that, contrary to what is often claimed, there is no requirement for refugees to claim asylum in the first safe country they come to. https://fullfact.org/immigration/refugees-first-safe-country/ Reply According to Rabbi Yehuda in the name of Rav, what does the story about Abraham going out to greet the three men teach us?

4 Steps to Welcoming Strangers — Terry A. Smith

I write this with an interlinear before me. Whether Paul means all Israelites or just Israel’s religious leaders such as Caiaphas, why do you and/or Barth speak of “the church” here? The church is the collective of the faithful in Christ, whether Jew or gentile. Reply What is the most plausible reading to you? Did the Lord appear through the appearance of the three men, or were they two distinct occurrences in the narrative? Who do you invite as guests? Have you ever invited strangers home? Why or why not? If you have, how did you meet these strangers? I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy, and I championed the cause of the stranger. I broke the fangs of the unrighteous, and made them drop their prey from their teeth. Job 29:15-17 Active listening is another way to make others feel appreciated. This type of listening requires attentiveness, repeating phrases for understanding, and being silent while processing what’s being said. I’ve found that when I listen to others, I can hear areas of commonality and get to know them better. Even the chattiest stranger deserves to be heard. When listening, pray that the Lord gives you insight on how to properly respond. Your choice to pay attention now could be what creates a friendship at a later moment. We will never know how many opportunities were missed because we were too busy to pause for a conversation.The global genealogy that we find in Genesis 10 might seem obscure and mythical to us—but it says something very important. All humanity, in its variety and diversity, has a common spiritual ancestry in Adam and Eve—there is only one race, the human race. The story of Babel in Genesis 11 tells us that this diversity becomes rivalry and enmity only as the result of sin. LET ALL GUESTS who arrive be received like Christ, for he is going to say, "I came as a guest, and you received me." Colin – how far do you expect people to go in this? Because I know quite a number who have taken the Ukrainian refugees *into their own homes*. I personally would be very reluctant to do that – I like my own company and I keep the number of visitors to my house to a minimum. I have some admiration for those who actually take the refugees into their own homes. Reply

Welcoming The Stranger In Our Midst: 10 Bible Verses Welcoming The Stranger In Our Midst: 10 Bible Verses

TO OPEN UP and become sensitive to God's own mission could also mean that we begin to recognize the strangers as messengers, sent to us with a particular message, and that, therefore, before we dare preach to them we ought to listen to their stories. What has changed is many immigrants, fleeing his home country because of warfare, violence, religious intolerance works to implement the same condition that brought about the problems in his home country.Perhaps I should have been more specific. The “most pressing problem” is not how to deal with the issue in general terms. It is to do with the appalling consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Reply

Welcoming the Stranger: Affirmations for Faith Leaders

It is true that the application of biblical principles to contemporary matters of policy is less than clear to the many Christians who have taken opposing sides regarding how the United States should deal with immigrants, undocumented workers and refugees.Do not oppress a foreigner;you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners because you were foreigners in Egypt. Exodus 23:9 The Pharisee and the tax collector's example of hospitality in the Bible teaches us that we should be humble and willing to admit our need for help - Luke 18:9-14 My family excitedly and nervously explained that when they opened their doors and got in, Caleb asked the driver, “Are you our Uber?” The driver looked at him and smiled saying, “No I am this,” as he reached under his seat, grabbed a big blue siren, and placed it on the dashboard. The gentleman we thought was our driver was an undercover cop, evidently in the midst of responding to a dangerous threat. Sirens were blaring all over the city at that point as police cars rushed to respond to whatever danger was threatening the city. Matthew 25:40 Truly I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of my brethren you did it to me. A stranger or visitor can sense a posture of hospitality from a mile away. Assume the best in others and it will translate loud and clear. As I explain in my book, The Hospitable Leader: