Would Jesus Reject 'Amnesty' for Illegals?

World Net Daily ^ | October 29, 2013 | Jonathon Moseley

[Moseley]

Giving ‘amnesty’ to illegal immigrants depends upon manipulating gullible voters and elected officials. A major component of the amnesty propaganda campaign is trying to convince churches and Christians that they have to support citizenship for 11 to 20 million people breaking the law in our nation because of their Christian beliefs. Enlisting Church denominations – even those who normally vote conservative – is essential to the amnesty effort.

But “Go and sin no more,” was one of Jesus Christ’s most frequent commands. Christian forgiveness never means keeping what you stole. Note the example of Zaccheus, who cries out in Luke 19 “if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.” Upon seeing such heart-felt repentance, Jesus announces: “Today salvation has come to this house!”

It has been a controversy for 2,000 years: Can a person just sin and get away with it? Can a person sin all they want, then ask to be forgiven? The Christian answer has always been “No,” because forgiveness requires repentance, repentance must be sincere from the heart (and God sees into our hearts), and sincere repentance requires changing one’s behavior and making restitution where feasible.

Jesus never forgave sin without warning the sinner emphatically to stop sinning. Jesus always called the sinner to turn back toward a path of an honorable and law-abiding life. Looking back, Jesus would – always did – call for a new beginning. But looking forward, Jesus would – always did – call for a new start grounded in obedience to the laws of God and of Man.

Jesus would insist that illegal immigrants be forgiven any punishment for past transgressions. But Jesus would insist that illegal immigrants return to their home countries and start to obey the law.

[John Leland 1789]

"He only cares about your relationship with him and your spiritual faith."

The Lord Jesus cares a whole lot more about things than that. He has THRONE RIGHTS on this earth, and is yet to take them.

[wtd]

Borders are biblical . . . as sacred as the halls of the temple which HE cleared of harmful & offensive conduct. John 2:13-17

[Nea Wood]

All I know is, when my city was invaded by illegals, the following happened:

Increased crime and gangs. Bars on doors and windows. Graffiti and blight. More drunk driving. More uninsured drivers. Long waits at the emergency rooms, and some emergency rooms shutting down. Immigrant women with tons of illegitimate kids paying with food stamps at the stores. Schools becoming dangerous and ineffective. Race fights at schools. Honest businessmen unable to compete against businesses hiring illegals. American women unable to walk down the street because of Mexican punks leering and catcalling at them. And on and on and on.

Could Jesus possibly approve of all this? Doesn’t He care about Americans, too, or only illegals? Does He WANT women to be raped, Americans to lose their jobs or have their wages shrink, Americans to be injured or killed by drunken, unlicensed, often hit-and-run drivers? Does Jesus WANT kids to go through metal detectors at school and learn less because their teachers are dealing with the Spanish-speaking students?

Nothing can make me believe Jesus approves of illegal immigration. Just look at the fruits of it! It’s a disaster. It’s a horror. It benefits no one but the greedy business owners and the selfish, covetous, dishonest illegal who laces up his boots and sneaks across our border like a thief in the night.

[dps.inspect]

Would God let you into heaven if you came by any other means but through His Son Jesus Christ?

[jmaroneps37]

“Thou shalt not covet your neighbor’s goods” “Thou shalt not steal” Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s I’ll “Jesus would say.. for $200 Alex”