Amen. You are in the book of Exodus 22. Let's look at verse number 21. Exodus 22 verse 21. The Bible says
thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor
though press him, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt, though vex means to oppress or to treat someone
badly, and then stranger means
sojourners, aliens, foreigners. Okay, so the title of the sermon
this morning is a biblical perspective on immigration, a biblical perspective on immigration.
I've seen and heard many conversations about about the immigration issue in person and online,
so I decided just to put a sermon on it.
That's why you should be careful about what you post online because sometimes I may just turn that into a sermon topic.
So I know many of you will probably disagree with me on this, but I'm not going to preach this topic anyway.
I'm going to try my best to give you a biblical perspective on this touchy controversial issue because at the end of the day, we need to conform our thoughts to the word of God and not the other way around.
And if you do disagree with me, at least pay attention to the whole sermon for its context.
And if you still disagree with me, let's just agree to disagree because it's not a major doctrinal issue that we should split over, okay?
But I do want to give you what I think that the Bible says. Turn the Bible to Romans chapter 13. Romans chapter 13.
So point number one this morning is God ordains earthly governments God ordains earthly governments
Romans 13 is a very famous passage about the earthly governments Romans 13 verse 1 the Bible says
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers, for there is no power but of God.
The powers that that be are ordained of God.
So Bob is very clear that God has ordained multiple plural higher powers, authority structures
in our life, and we are supposed to be subject, we are supposed to submit ourselves unto those
higher powers, like the family structure, right, like the church, pastoral authority,
or the civil government, there will be multiple levels of authorities. And all these authorities,
the Bible says that they are ordained of God. Look at verse number two.
Whosoever therefore resisted the power, resisted the ordinance of God, and they that resist shall
receive to themselves damnation. If you are going against the God-given authorities, you will be damned.
In other words, that you will be punished if you are disobeying your God-given
Authorities, okay? Look at verse number three, for rulers are not a terror to good works
But to the evil without then not be afraid of the power do that which is good
And that shall have praise of the same for he
talking about the authority, for he is the minister of God, the servant of God, to be
for good, but if thou do that which is evil, be afraid, for he bears not the sword in vain,
for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
So the job of the earthly government is to protect the good, reward the good and to punish
Verse number five, wherefore you must need to be subject, not only for rats, but also for conscience's sake.
For for this cause pay tribute also pay pay your taxes
Why for they are God's ministers?
Attending continually upon this very thing render therefore to all their dues tribute to him tribute is due custom to him custom
fear to him fear and honor to whom
Honor so here Roman starting is very clear that we are supposed to be subject on to the God-given
authorities in our life
And, you know, in its context, the Bible is focusing on the earthly civil governments, okay?
Turn the Bible to Titus chapter 3. Titus chapter number 3.
Titus chapter 3, look at verse number 1. Titus chapter 3, verse number 1.
The Bible says
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities that's talking about the rulers and
Powers to obey magistrates
Magistrate is a say a public civil officer to be ready to every good work
Again the same principle we're supposed to be subject on to onto the rulers on to the onto the officers. So
But you know, obviously we are supposed to
Obey the law of the land as long as they don't contradict the law of God, okay?
Obviously, we should be following our God-given authorities, you know, wives submitting to their husbands.
We are supposed to obey our bosses at work.
We are supposed to obey the law of the land as long as they are not against the Bible.
Go to first Peter chapter number two.
First Peter chapter number two.
You know back in the book of Acts when Peter and the other apostles they were confronted they were forced not to
Preach the gospel they said his famous phrase
We ought to obey God rather than men because because it because it is God's command to preach the gospel to every creature
Right, so if the government, you know our law so many we should do it anyway
First British chapter 2 look at verse number 13 first read the 2 13 says submit yourselves to every ordinance of man
for the Lord's sake whether it be to the king as
Supreme the word ordinance means a rule established by
The authority where we are supposed to submit ourselves to every ordinance of man
Why for the Lord's sake whether it be to the king as a supreme even if we have a king
We're supposed to submit ourselves to him
Even if we have a supreme leader, we are supposed to submit ourselves to him, you know, granted,
as long as they are not against what the Bible says.
Verse number 14, or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment
of evildoers and for the praise of them that do well for so is the will of God that with wealth
doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men as free and not using your liberty
for a cloak of maliciousness but as a servant of God honor all men love the brotherhood fear God
honor the king okay even though we do have a monarchy
We are still supposed to honor them, not because of the person, but because of the position, right?
People may be against, you know, I mean, a certain husband can be a bad husband,
but wives are still supposed to submit to their husband because of their position.
Makes sense.
So, go to Matthew 22.
Matthew 22.
But like I said, we ought to obey God rather than man
But this also means that there are some laws and rules that we ought to obey
That may not be found in the Bible, but they are not contradicting the Bible either
If we fail to obey these laws, there will be consequences. Okay. Let me just give you some of the examples
Traffic and road safety laws. Okay speed limits
Stop signs and lights, you know red lights see belt requirement, you know, obviously it's not in the Bible, right?
But they do they are not contrary to God's word either
so we are supposed to obey them, you know, obviously we all come short, you know, some
sometimes we have to go above the speed limit just to keep the flow of the traffic, but for the
point is, you know, these laws, these rules are not against the Bible, right, obeying the red light,
traffic signs, seatbelt, these are not wrong, these are not contrary to the Bible, and we should
Again, I'm not saying I'm perfect because I speak because, you know, people just drive
too slow, in my opinion, but we are all sinners, okay?
I'm just trying to give you a point.
These are not in the Bible, but they do promote safety, and they're not contrary to God's
word, okay?
What about taxation and financial regulations, income tax, property tax, sales tax?
Matthew 22 look at verse 21
Matthew 22 verse 21 the Bible says
They say unto him
Caesar's then said he unto them render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's
Now the context is about paying taxes, right? You know the money does not belong to us
I mean the US dollar bill has a US president's head face on it with the pyramid and in the eye of
Sauron, no, anyway, so nothing wrong with paying taxes
and paying render on to Caesar the things that are Caesar's,
okay, that's why we should report our income taxes
honestly on the tax forms.
Otherwise you are bearing false witness, right?
You are not obeying the law of the land.
What about civil responsibilities like a jewelry duty
and just obeying court summons?
not against the Bible.
Public health and safety laws,
food safety codes, different restaurants
have different health codes, health inspections,
building codes, fire safety.
All these, you know, colds, NEC, plumbing, you know, whatever it goes. These are not against the Bible, right?
The intentions are good, okay?
Obviously, when we talk about public health, forced vaccination is contrary to the Bible, by the way. You know, we're not supposed to, you know, eat...
injecting unclean things to our body
we're not supposed to inject aborted fetal tissues in our body
so obviously we have to weigh everything
see if they are contrary to the word of God or not
so point number one is
God ordains earthly governments
point number two this morning
the US immigration laws
do not contradict the Bible
The US immigration laws do not contradict the Bible, okay?
So I probably lose half of you already
With that being said, let's let's just talk about the immigration laws and before 1929
immigration was regulated like the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and then we have the
immigration act of 1924. So before 1929 the immigration was not regulated but then the
unlawful entry itself was not a criminal offense and then in 1929 Congress
passed the undesirable alien act of 1929 which made it a misdemeanor to enter the
U.S. without without inspection and they fell need to re-enter after deportation.
So here are the consequences of the illegal presence deportation or
Removal. Bars on re-entry. Ineligible for certain benefits as well as criminal
penalties. Turn the Bible to Leviticus chapter 19. Leviticus chapter 19.
Now, would you have some exemptions as well as different relief program like the asylum seekers, right?
The US law does allow anyone physically present to apply for the asylum, even if they entered illegally,
if they prove a well-founded fear of
persecution, they can't seek for the asylum. Certain special
protections for children, victim of trafficking or those eligible for the
humanitarian parole. Okay so there are a certain relief program there. I'm not
gonna go into details about these laws for the sake of time. So the question is
do the U.S. immigration laws
Contradict the Bible. Obviously we read in the book of Exodus the Bible is not now vexed a stranger nor
Oppressing you are in Leviticus 19 look at verse 33
Leviticus 19 verse 33 the Bible says
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him, but the stranger that dwelleth with thee shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt, I'm the Lord your God."
So, based on the Bible, we are to show kindness, fairness, as well as compassion towards the foreigners, right?
And that's clear, okay? So, what do the U.S. immigration laws do?
They have legal ports, visas, asylum seeker program.
They would criminalize unlawful entry as well as reentry.
They provide legal protection for certain vulnerable people,
like the asylum seekers, trafficking victims, as well as
children, although they can speed up the process.
But they do offer these as an option.
is not to vex strangers but to maintain order as well as security while still providing legal
avenues for those in genuine need at least on paper right even though they should speed up the
process and just quickly tell us yes or no you know quickly okay so i so i do not think that the
Against the Bible now they may be executed differently, but you know just on paper. These are good go to Acts chapter 17 acts chapter 6 acts chapter 17
And even based on the Bible nations do have the right to set borders
because the book of Nehemiah documents the story of the Israelites rebuilding the wall.
There's nothing in the Bible that prohibits a country from having open borders or closed borders.
There's no verse that says that you have to have open border or you have to have a closed border.
Acts 17, verse 26.
Acts 17 verse 26. I will be offending both sides this morning, so just be ready, okay?
Acts 17 verse 26, the Bible says, and have made of one blood all nations, all nations
of men, for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and have determined the times before
appointed, don't miss this, and the bonds of their habitation. So this is saying that
have bounds. All nations can set for their own borders, their own rules, as long as they are not
going against the Bible. Like I said, Nehemiah, the whole book is focusing on rebuilding the wall,
okay? Nothing wrong with protecting the border, protecting its own citizens. Turn the Bible to
Exodus chapter 12. Exodus chapter 12.
Now, let's actually take a look at the immigration policy for the Old Testament nation of Israel.
And, you know, let's just compare and see which one is stricter, okay?
Because if people complain about the U.S. immigration law, let's just take a look at the Old Testament nation of Israel.
And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the path over to the Lord,
let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come nearer and keep it,
and he shall be as one that is born in the land, for no uncircumcised person shall either of.
One law shall be to him that is home-born, and unto the stranger that soareth among you.
Obviously, as New Testament Christians, G.S. Price is our Passover.
He has sacrificed for us.
We don't observe the physical Passover.
We don't have to be circumcised, right?
To be part of God's chosen, patterned nation.
But back in the Old Testament, people, even the strangers who is dwelling...
In the land, they have to observe the Passover and all males needs to be circumcised, okay?
So, go to Exodus chapter 30.
Exodus chapter 30.
Now, I bring up Exodus 30 for a reason. You will see why.
Exodus 30, look at version 30.
The Bible says in Exodus 30 verse 30 and thou, tongue about Moses, shalt anoint Aaron and his sons tongue about those priests and
Consecrate them that they may minister unto me in the priest office and thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel
This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations
Notice verse 32, unto man's flesh shall ye not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it, it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.
Basically, nobody is supposed to make this type of oil, nobody is supposed to pour this oil upon themselves, unless these are for the priests.
Make sense?
Okay, verse 33.
whosoever anyone
Compuntive make it any like it or who sort of put it any of it upon a stranger even
Shall even be cut off from his people
So this patch is saying that if anyone just makes this oil just pour upon themselves without being a priest or without the proper order
That person will be deported that person will be cut off
including the Israelites themselves, right?
So which immigration laws have a stricter policy?
At least the US don't deport its own citizens.
So, right, whosoever, anyone, citizens, strangers,
if they disobey this, just making a compound of oil,
you know, outside a confine given in his passage,
they will be cut off from this nation, from these people.
Go to Leviticus 17.
Leviticus chapter number 17 look at verse number 8 Leviticus 17 verse number 8
the Bible says, and I shall say unto them,
and also every man there be of the house of Israel,
or of the strangers which sojourn among you
that offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,
and bringeth not unto the door of the tabernacle
of the congregation to offer unto the Lord,
even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
So any Israelites or any foreigners,
they have prepared the offering,
But they don't bring it unto the Lord, to offer unto God.
That person will be cut off from among his people, including their own citizens.
Look at verse number 10.
And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you,
that eateth any manner of blood, I will even set my face against that soul that
that eateth blood and will cut him off from among his people.
Go to Leviticus chapter 20.
Look at verse number two.
Leviticus 20 verse 2
The Bible says again thou shalt say to the children of Israel whosoever he be of the children of Israel
Or of the strangers that soldier in Israel that giveeth any of his seed unto Moloch that's that's not about child sacrifice
You can you know apply you know abortion to that you are sacrificing your baby on the altar of pleasure convenience money
Right, he shall surely be put to death the people of the land shall stone him with stones. So just riddle me this okay
these laws are not for strangers only. These are for the Israelites also. This means in the Old Testament
Israel, even the Israeli citizens can be deported and and lost their citizenship for not obeying
certain rules. As far as I know, the US cannot deport its own citizens. So I would argue that
the Old Testament Israel has a stricter immigration policy.
At least the U.S. has the 14th Amendment, all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
And subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the U.S. and of the state where
they reside.
Basically, the principle is you cannot deport a U.S. citizen.
So here's a biblical perspective concerning U.S. immigration laws, okay?
They are not inherently going against the Bible because they are about process and
order
The Bible commands kindness to strangers, but it does not abolish the right of nations to regulate borders.
Does that make sense? Okay, so I know it may not be popular on either side.
Again, I'll talk more about the arguments later. Go to Proverb 17.
With that being said, it is a crime to come to the U.S. illegally.
They are by definition criminals.
All illegal immigrants are by definition criminals
because they commit a crime.
Okay, so point number one,
God ordains earthly governments.
Point number two, the U.S. immigration laws
do not contradict the Bible.
Point number three, there are no excuses for breaking the law.
There are no excuses for breaking the law.
Some people will say, only criminals should be deported, but entering illegally is already a crime.
It's a contradiction just to excuse that, saying only those people who commit capital crime, who commit misdemeanor, can be deported.
But being here illegally makes them criminals already, okay? So that's a self-contradiction.
You are in Proverbs 17, look at verse 15, Proverbs 17 verse 15, the Bible says,
He that justified the wicked and he that condemneth the just even they both are
Abomination to the Lord if you think only those terrible criminals should be like deported you you have committed and abomination
You are justifying the wicked and you have condemned the just okay?
Some people will say more than 90% of the illegal immigrants may come here for work,
or family survival, or because they are being persecuted in their countries,
but motive does not erase their guilt. There's no excuse for breaking the law. Obviously,
I will be talking about compassion later in the sermon, but just bear with me, okay?
Just hear the whole sermon for context. Go to 2 Samuel chapter 6. 2 Samuel chapter 6.
Motif does not erase the guilt, love and empathy, they are right and we should be loving, but
they never cancel out God's requirement to obey the law.
Let me show you a story in the Bible.
2nd chapter 6, verse number 6.
The Bible says, and when they came to nation's threshing floor,
Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it for the oxen shook it.
So here, the arc wasn't stable because the oxen, maybe, you know, was stepping on a pond or some kind of potholes back then, you know, it shook.
So was that just, I believe out of the goodness, kindness of his heart, I think he is kind of sincere.
My personal belief that he just tore his hand on the arc just to steady it, just to stable it, okay?
We'll have a verse number seven.
and the anger of the Lord are kindled against Uzzah,
and God smote him there for his error,
and there he died by the ark of God.
Why? Because back in the book of Numbers,
God has instructed them that they should bear the ark
upon their shoulders, okay?
So Uzzah's intention, which I believe is good,
he wants to study the ark,
he may not want the ark to fall,
but he violated God's commandment.
So sincerity is not an excuse for sin.
Sincerity is not an excuse for breaking God's law, and that's an idiotic and stupid argument.
Can I rob a bank because I'm broke?
Can I steal bread because my children are hungry?
Obviously, you know, I'm like sympathetic when you're starving,
but nothing should justify breaking the law.
Can I lie on my visa application because my family will starve otherwise?
Can I trespass on my neighbor's land to shelter my family for the night?
Can I smuggle myself across the border because there's no safety where I am?
Can I just sell illegal drugs to feed my family?
Can I avoid paying taxes because they are too high and my family needs money?
Can I, you know, abort a baby because I cannot afford to feed him?
Can I take revenge on my employer because they treated me unjustly?
Can I bribe the officials so they will approve my visa?
Can I hide my criminal records so I can be hired and provide for my family?
Can I skip church because I want to make some extra bucks?
Nothing should justify breaking the law, okay?
Well, some people will say,
but most of them, they would come here and they work hard.
But that's not an excuse for breaking the law either.
But some of them are saved Christians.
Here's my argument.
If they are saved, they should care more about following the law and do it illegally.
Because that's what God wants.
We need to stop this mentality of justifying sinning for a writer's cause.
Nothing justifies breaking the law.
People will say, if you deport the parents, what about the kids?
Well, your sins have consequences, folks.
Why did you come here illegally in the first place?
If you send them back to their countries, then they will be killed.
Does that justify breaking the law?
Again, I'm not condoning the horrible things happening
at some different countries, but nothing
justified breaking the law.
If you commit a crime, you will be arrested here.
If you rob a bank, you'll be put to prison.
Then you'll leave your family by themselves.
You'll leave your wife, and then you
will leave your kids to take care of themselves
because your sins have consequences.
If you do something that's worthy of church discipline, then your family will suffer with you.
So there will be consequences to our sin.
Again, I'm not saying it's right for other countries to persecute Christians for some real, legit persecution,
but there are no excuses for breaking the law period.
Okay, so go to Micah chapter 6. Micah chapter 6.
Plus a point number one God ordains earthly governments point number two the US
The US immigration laws do not contradict the Bible point number three
There are no
excuses for breaking the law
one number four
Compassion should not be at the expense of justice
Proverbs 21 verse 3 says to do justice and judgment is more is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice
You're in Micah chapter 6 look at verse number 8
Micah 6 verse 8 the Bible says
He had showed the old man what is good and what that the Lord required of thee
But to do justly and to love mercy and to what calmly with thy God
so being just and you know
being merciful they are not
To each other we can do both. I will you know show you that later. Go to Zachariah chapter number seven. Zachariah chapter number seven
Zachariah chapter number seven
Look at verse number nine. Zachariah chapter seven verse number nine
The Bible says here thus speak of the Lord of hosts saying execute true judgment and show mercy and compassion
Every man to his to his brother and oppress not the widow
Nor the fatherless the stranger nor the poor and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart
So we should not excuse sin. We should be executing true judgment, but we can also show compassion at the same time
Okay, so
believe we should share the gospel with them while they are in the process of
getting deported we should treat them kindly we in fact we should we should
be encouraging those those illegal immigrants to deport themselves because
telling them to obey the law is compassion it is justice it is
merciful so I will back to Leviticus chapter 19
I don't get it that we are all about law and order, but somehow it's different when it comes to illegal immigrants.
There's a massive disconnect upon Bible-believing Christians.
Proverbs 11 verse 1 says, a false balance is abomination to the Lord, but a just
weight is his delight. Proverbs 20 verse 23 says, diverse weights are an
abomination unto the Lord, and the false balance is not good. And how is it
justice when you just allow those illegal immigrants to come here and stay
while those people who come here legally have to wait their time, pay their
money, right? Just allowing others to bypass the law through
through like illegal entry this honors their sacrifice of the legal immigrants.
That's not justice.
Leviticus 19 verse 15
In Leviticus 19, 15 says this,
you shall do no unrighteousness in judgment,
also not respect a person of poor,
nor honor the person of the mighty,
but in righteousness shall thou judge thy neighbor.
We shall not have a respecter of persons,
allowing people to come here.
Illegal and stay is actually being ingest
towards those people who actually wait their time,
seek lawful entry, seek lawful means.
Justice means applying the same standards to all men, not rewarding those people who break the law over those who follow it, okay?
And to me, like, how is it justice for the other countries who don't even share the border with America?
You allow for these poor Mexicans to cross the border illegally. What about people elsewhere? How is that justice?
How is it justice when you have those illegals get the free benefits while the citizens don't?
Because because because illegal immigrants they often receive the you know
The emergency health care schooling welfare program which are paid by our tax dollars
Meanwhile citizens especially the poor may struggle to access the same benefits
Some people will also say we should just open the border and welcome every person who is escaping from their home country
Well, how long can you sustain that?
If you don't have immigration rules, then the country's resources will be depleted
Okay, I think the US government should deport the illegals and focus more on its own citizens
I might even against the U.S. shut-off immigration for a period of time, unless it can, you know,
until it can take care of its own citizens.
Think about it, will you donate money to charity if your family is starving?
Take care of your own citizens first.
I believe we can be both...
Compassionate while having justice. Pray for them. Pray for the situation. Share the gospel.
Maybe even seek to help their home country, if you can, but justice still matters.
Yes, the Bible tells us to love strangers, but love is not lawlessness.
Loving the stranger means treating them kindly while urging them to do what is right, not encouraging them to break the law.
Let me give you the fifth point. By the way, by the way, is the cameras still working?
Awesome. All right. Point number five.
Illegal immigration brings harm. Illegal immigration brings harms.
Now, I do want to caveat this by saying that not all illegal immigrants. They are super bad people some are hard workers
Some believe in the American values. Okay, so I'm not saying that to all illegal immigrants, but I don't want to focus on the point that
That the illegal immigration is not victimless
Many who cross the border illegally must pay criminal cartels
Only to face extortion, kidnapping, rape, and also human trafficking
women suffer horrible abuse, children are brought and sold,
pedophilia, murder, trafficking, or directly tied to illegal border crossing.
Okay, so illegal immigration are not victimless.
In 2023,
ISIS illegal trafficking criminal arrest teams made over 2,000 criminal arrests and seized over 2,233,000 pounds of illegal narcotics plus almost 500 firearms.
Cartels they are known for exploit those like illegal...
immigrants, by charging them fees and just extorting them along the way,
extorting their family hostage, unless they can, you know, pay them back. The US
Justice Department estimates 14,000 to 17,000 persons are trafficked into the
US annually for for exploitation. Go to Proverbs 29, Proverbs 29.
By the way, I believe some crimes like trafficking and abuse, they are under-reported or even
hidden.
I believe the real numbers are way higher, okay?
And true compassion is not turning a blind eye.
True compassion means preventing more people from falling prey to the evil of the cartels
of the abuse.
The righteous consider it the cause of the poor, but the wicked regarded not to know it
So if you are truly compassionate, then you would discourage people from coming here illegally because they are founding cartels
They are founding illegal human trafficking. They are founding pedophilia. How is that justice?
Some people say deportation is un-Christian, but what's truly un-Christian is turning a blind eye while women are being raped, children are sold, and families are being exploited by criminal organizations.
True compassion says, stop the evil at the border.
Vote for me for president.
And some illegal immigrants have committed serious crimes in addition to entering here illegally.
Again, I'm not saying all, all illegals, they are criminals, but you know, in 2024, the ICE enforcement and the removal operation made 113,000 arrests of non-citizens among those.
32.7% has a criminal history. Among those people who have criminal histories, we have 47,000 assault offenses, 16,000 sexual assault, over 10,000 weapon offenses, 9,000 burglaries, 5,000 robberies, 2,700 homicide, and 2,400 kidnappings.
As of late August this year,
you know, ICE detains 61,000 non-citizens.
Among those, 16,000 has criminal convictions,
14,000 has pending criminal charges,
15,000 has, have other, other immigration violations.
By the way, I'm for ICE doing their job.
What are their jobs?
Identifying and
arresting non-citizens, especially criminals, traffickers, as well as fugitives.
They also detained and removed people who violated the immigration laws.
They were actually invested crimes like human trafficking, child exploitation, drugs smuggling, and transnational gang activity.
They would rescue victims of trafficking and exploitation.
However, I do believe that some illegal immigrants are here due to misinformation and the negligence
of U.S. lawmakers.
Again, I'm giving you a balanced perspective here.
I saw this comment online.
If America prosecuted employers who hired illegals for cheap wages, much of the problem
will be fixed.
Leaders and companies who profit from lawlessness share the guilt.
I believe that.
I think we should criminally prosecute those U.S. employers who are hiring illegal immigrants
because they are enabling criminals.
And here's what I posted on my social media.
saying only criminals should be deported
ignores the fact that being here illegally is already a crime
since 1929, illegal entry has been against the law
yet past leaders turned a blind eye and helped create this problem
so here's my balanced approach if I become the president
number one, hold lawmakers accountable who encouraged lawlessness
Number two, allow a one-time amnesty period to register.
Number three, deport those guilty of misdemeanor and put in those people worthy of death to death.
Point number four, offer a path to citizenship for those here due to U.S. negligence.
If they are denied or if they are refused, then deport them, but you know, offer them a chance due to U.S. lawmakers negligence.
Because there is no excuse for breaking the law, but also let's not ignore the government's role in causing it.
Go to John chapter 1 John chapter 10 John chapter 10
That's why I told you I'm like attacking both extremes, okay
I'm against mass deportation, but I'm also against people who are just well welcoming those like illegals
Because we need the Baptist fires and then so
Plenary one instead of God or things earthly governments point number two the US immigration laws do not contradict the Bible point number three
There are no excuses for breaking the law. Point number four, the compassion should not be at the expense of justice. Point number five
Illegal immigration brings harm. Last day point number six
Jesus has an even stricter immigration policy
Jesus has an even stricter immigration policy. John chapter 10 look at verse number one
John 10 verse 1, Bible says,
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold,
but climeth up some other way, like the Santa Claus,
the same is a thief and a robber.
There's only one way to enter into the sheepfold
of the children of God,
and that's through the Lord Jesus Christ.
Okay, verse number nine,
I am the door.
By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out and find pastor.
He is the way, the truth, and the life.
No man come unto the Father, but by him, he is the only way to enter into the kingdom
of heaven.
See, people who complain about immigration policy and how ISIS arresting people, they
need to realize that there's only one way to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
The Lord Jesus Christ said to Nicodemus,
you know, Marvel, not that I said unto thee,
ye must be born again.
The only way to be saved is by being born again, spiritually speaking,
by trusting only in the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ,
he'd pay for your past, present, and future sins.
Go to Proverbs chapter 14, Proverbs 14.
Acts 412 says neither is there salvation in any other for there's none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved
Jesus is the only name
That we call upon for salvation
So if you are here today, and if you don't know for sure that you're going to heaven
Or you think that you can be a good person to go to heaven
Please talk to one of the ushers or myself after the service because there will be no illegal entries to get to heaven
There'll be no walk arounds to get to heaven. There'll be no seeking asylum under another God to go to heaven
Because he has quite said I am the door. The only way is through him
This is the most important immigration policy of all, right?
So what's the point of the sermon again a shorter sermon this morning?
I believe as Christians we must obey the law of the land as long as they don't contradict the biblical laws
As Christians, we must show compassion to the foreigners and preach the gospel to them and encourage them to do what is right.
As Christians, we must hold the leaders accountable for turning a blind eye to the immigration problem.
As Christians, we must acknowledge the fact that being here illegally is a crime in and of itself.
And as Christians, we must have a biblical perspective concerning immigration.
I want to close the sermon by, you know, reading Proverbs 14, look at verse 34, Proverbs 14, 14 verse 34, the Bible says
Proverbs 14 verse 34, the Bible says this
Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people
What we need to do as Bible-believing Christians is to uphold the word of God
Preach it while being compassionate, while being merciful, while preaching the gospel to every creature
because justice and mercy, these things are never at odds.
That's why Jesus Christ came and died on the cross for us, right?
He took our payment.
Inhale.
upon himself because he's both just and he's both and he's also loving.
Let's close in with a prayer. Thank you a little for this sermon that you have given me.
I pray that people here will grasp the biblical perspective concerning immigration.
I pray that you'll motivate us to preach the gospel to every creature when we still have a chance.
And I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.