quote:Originally posted by Jankinonya:quote:Originally posted by Tomme73:
NO! We are to obey the law of the land until said law contradicts our duty as Christians to spread the Gospel (Paul and Silas).
Do you know what the living conditions in Mexico are like? If you are unfortunate enough to be born there and a few miles north is a place that is much better with more opportunity what would you do? I think when Jesus said
34 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 ‘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; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38 ‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 ‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 “The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’
He was talking about this very kind of thing.....so does this law go against the law of God? Which law will you abide by?
Hi Jan,
In your post, I presume you are referencing Matthew 25:31-46 -- the Sheep and Goat Judgment. Yes, Jesus tells us to feed the hungry and comfort those in prison. But, nowhere in this passage, or anywhere else in the Bible, does He tell us to free the guilty who are in prison. Comfort them, yes. Free them when they are guilty, no.
However, He does tell us in Romans 13:1-2, "Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves."
Does this sound like He is telling us to free those who are in prison? No, we comfort them, we feed them, we may even clothe them. Then, we put them on a bus back to the border crossing.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
