If Jesus was here today what would he think about the immigration situation?
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God has regularly destroyed nations . and the bible is full of stories of peoples who protected their borders.their gates ,\n\n\n\nIn chapter 13 of the apostle Paul's Letter to the Romans, the English translation reads, "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed..." (Romans 13:1-2). Clearly, this is advice to Christians to follow the laws of their nation and to respect the laws of other nations.\n\nThis is not to say that illegal immigrants should be treated badly.\n\n\n\nThere are ideas implied in Paul's other writings that also shed light on the contemporary issue of illegal immigration. In his Letter to Philemon, Paul address the issue of what is to be done about a runaway slave. In short, Paul sends back the runaway slave, Onesimus, and encourages his master, Philemon, to accept and forgive him. This may seem an unusual act by Paul to those who know that under Roman law, the master had absolute authority over the life and person of the slave.\n\nAlthough illegal immigrants are not slaves the way Onesimus was a slave in the apostle Paul's time, we can see illegal immigrants today as persons running away from their moral obligations to improve their own country and not run down ours. If that is the case, then it is certainly a moral and Christian thing to encourage illegal immigrants to return home and make life better in their own country.\n\nMany times in the Bible, God allowed the Israelites to go to war rather than come under the rulership of an evil dictator\n\nagain This is not to say that illegal immigrants should be treated badly.\nbut they must help themselves too.\nThe Bible never support people tresspassing into others lands in an inappropriate manner. The Bible never supported open borders for the Bible says that boundaries were ordained of God. It was the Tower of Babel that promoted an open border system. \n\nThe following link blows her( Hillary's) arguments out of the water at:\n\nhttp://www.covenantnews.com/baldwin060331.htm
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I would ask if they are now willing to accept Christ as their personal savior. I would pray for them and with them no matter how they answer. If it was my husband, I would tell him how much I love him and promise to take care of our daughter.
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Thanks for your supportive statement, I get weary of hearing so many ppl say how this country was not found on Christianity, and that isn't why we have been so blessed.  It is such an honor to live here, we are afforded so many blessings on a daily basis that no other single country has!! \n\nMy prayer today is that we as a country can go back to our roots, to be united, to support our constitution and our leaders, those in authority over us.  That we will see the blessings as blessings, the fruit our forefathers produced by trying to lead us righteously, instead of always filling their own political agenda, the fruits are still plentiful!!\nI pray that there will be a huge revival, ppl turning their faces back to the Almighty, that they see and feel His Spirit, and know that He is God.  Yours in Jesus.
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Considering the part of the world Jesus came from, He would have been considered a terroist and sent to Gitmo. \n\nSeriously, if Jesus came back tomorrow, the rich, elitist, power hungry, war mongerers would crucify Him all over again! And for all the same reasons.
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Yes! I would also send out someone to pick up some food because there are so many disciples today! I love the word of God! The Good News! Jesus died not only for me but you and the rest of the world! Hosanna to the Highest! I would welcome anyone with open arms though!
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none. He would be w/ common ppl. just like He was in the bible. He views all ppl as equals, besides, He wouldnt want to portay himself as that type. \n\n\nbtw, he is alive...
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it sounds like what you are saying is if Jesus was still here on earth today, would he be treated with respect or like crap as he was in his day? and would we just repeat the past and worship him after he is physically dead, now that he is not around to hold us accountable.\n\nHe would definitely be treated like crap. \n\nIf you read the gospels it is pretty clear that Jesus was nonviolent, nonresistant, compassionate and lived simply.\n\nJust look at the people who have respect and power in this world and they are the exact opposite of having Jesus' qualities. \n\nThese people go to war....for stupid reasons..which is violence(jesus was nonviolent) and yet So called christians approve of this along with capital punishment and a variety of other violent means.\n\nThese people don't turn the other cheek. (jesus was Nonresistance). Despite the teachings of turning the other cheek, do the well-respected rulers and so-called heroes in our society really turn the cheek or geniunely forgive...of course not. people who love power usually don't.\n\nAre these well-respected people compassionate? (jesus was compassionate). If they are compassionate, then how can so many people in this world let alone the wealthiest of countries still be dominated by so much poverty and homelessness. And why are there so many bitter divorces (which is also not turning the other cheek or forgiveness) and crime and corrupt leadership and so on....? \n\nAre these Heroes of ours living simply? (Jesus and his followers lived simply, knowing that possesions corrupt and giving is love).\nThis is probably the obvious of all to answer and the one that most christians and others will not be willing to do. eventhough the gospels repeatedly warn of the worshipping of mammon and lost of heavenly rewards by having these things. This is one area that is the most emphasized in the gospels and the one area that is mostly ignored,...for obvious reasons. \n\nSo, would jesus be hated and despised and treated like crap if he were here today?. absolutely...and the evidence is that the one's who are most antichristain(christian being someone who is christlike and christlike being someone who follows a life as explained above)are treated the best in our society and the one's who are most christ-like are treated inferior.\n\nAnd because of this antichristian worshipping that world socities do....they would have to take  the real christ and turn him into an idea the same way that we turn human beings into celebrrties and worship him on our terms not his. Thus making jesus invisible even while visible.
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What would Jesus say......
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There are many people like that in the world today. And I don't see any larger following they would have. So why should Jesus be any different?
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He will have to go through the immigration process IN AMERICA.  Or he will still be here illegally...
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It would be certainly Jesus!!! I'd want his help in exposing the great 'deceptions in the church' the so called curers and miracle workers on TV channels - whose aim is always money money money - donations donations donations - whose method of 'curing' people is 'blowing them away with a wave of a hand' and 'leave them trembling on the ground'.  \n\nThe world cerainly needs Jesus to expose the corrupt socalled 'religious' experts - so that a simple poor honest soul searching for pure worship gets a chance for truth from the Son of God himself.
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In my opinion (though I don't believe in god) I would think that the hypothetical god/jesus would much rather his creations learn to cope, then giving them all the answers. \nBy the time that "Jesus" arrived, people were already well aware of different medicines and ointments that would help them. Much of these medicines (combinations of herds and plants) were the organic versions of medicines we use today and therefor had (for the most part) been discovered. Nature generally provides us with what we need, all we need to do is discover what that is. \nIdealy, it would be nice to know the perfect solution to any illness and suffering, but knowing everything would make life much more boring. Not only that, if we tried to save everyone we'd end up, much like where we're heading, having no natural population control. \nPeople are meant to expire at different times of their life, it makes space for new life. \nThink of it as recycling, if we didn't then it would pile up and take up too much space, but recycling saves space and makes a new product.
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He'd serve his time and get deported.  He MAY be prosecuted by the federal government for crossing the border illegally too.  Who knows how long before he got back across the border.
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We were ALL born in to sin and since they rejected Him back then, I highly doubt that there would be much of a change today. Actually, I think it would be worse on Him now because of the different variances of religions worldwide.\n\nChristianity is scorned today and we do NOT suffer like Christians did "back then." He knew what He was doing when He was here 2,000+ years ago. People's hearts have hardened with sin worse now than ever before.
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well i can't speak for everyone, but i can definitely say that if God called me to move over to another country so i could be with someone i loved...and do work for Him i would. or if He called the guy over to me, i hope he would listen too. :) no matter where it is, if God says yes...it's go time. *hug*
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The simple answer is that IF JESUS(suppose) visit me and I ask this question what will be HIS answer?
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first of all, Jesus is the One who would come at the end days.  and if He came, I would run up to Him and kneel down to Him and kiss His feet.