I am looking at this difficulty with the situation of letting illegal immigrants come into our country. Should we be the ones to rescue them? Could this endanger our country in any way?
What does Jesus have to say about boundaries? Can we find information in the Bible on them, and if so, what are they for?
I have to admit, I really didn't understand boundaries until recently. I met a person and became her friend for about a year and a half, who struggled with this whole concept. She was also trying to learn about boundaries and recommended a book for me to read called 'Boundaries'.*
I am embarrassed to tell everyone this, but I used to think that the Beatitudes were telling us to allow people to take advantage of us, but in an interesting way, we do not see Jesus allowing people to take advantage of Him, nor do we see that in the lives of the disciples. God will not be fooled. There must be something I didn't understand about the Beatitudes for that is not what they were teaching us.
There seems to be an underlying thought that if we really do love someone or something, we should allow that person or group to use us (and abuse us). So, if we have some reasoning in us, it would seem like we would be helping these illegal aliens by allowing them to live in Sanctuary cities. We would be allowing these groups of people to come into our country and have the benefits of being in America, while, in a sense, suppressing the people who already live here. They need jobs, so we should give those jobs to them. That will mean the American people will have to take a back seat and some will not be able to get a job, because their job will be given to an illegal alien.
But what if we just take these people in and don't give them the jobs, but provide housing and food for them? Couldn't we at least do that? Well, let's ask another question then. Shouldn't every family be adopting all the children who need to be placed in families? Every child up for adoption should be put into families, even if these families already have several children, biologically or by prior adoptions. I am totally for adoption, so I am not making a case against it here.
Again, this would mean for us that somehow we would have to pay for their bills. How would we do that? Through taxes? Someone would have to foot the bill, and the channel for that would be, the government.
Why do we have such a great need for children to be adopted? In the olden days, children who were orphaned were adopted into other families. But today, children are born into families that either cannot take care of them, don't want them, or have abused or neglected them. Many children are illegitimate, and would have to be raised by one parent, who would have to go to work. Of course, abortion is not the answer, because that is murder. Having sexual relationships outside of marriage is wrong, and that is a large reason for unwanted children being born. God forbids us to have sexual relationships outside of marriage, and if we were to take care of that problem, a big reason for unwanted children being born would also be helped.
The point is, no one family can take on several children to be adopted (I know there are exceptions to this, and we thank God for those). The problem with illegal aliens coming into our country is basically that we are letting others cross our God given boundaries. We are essentially moving our boundaries to accommodate them. Another serious problem is that, like a Trojan horse, they can come into our country with plans to destroy our nation. They are not part of our culture, and the rules that apply to American citizens will have to apply to them. They should not be able to break our boundaries and get away with it, which many will. To assume that these illegal aliens are just good people needing some help is not a rational thought. All people have sinful, selfish hearts. When the illegal aliens come over here, they are not going to be grateful for what we are doing for them. They could possibly use what we give them and turn against us with those things we have blessed them with.
Just another random thought: If any of these illegal aliens have relatives or family here in America, who are already living here and are citizens of this nation, I can see allowing these people to come live with their families. It would make sense if any of these aliens come here for any length of time, that they would either become American citizens, or they would eventually go back to their own countries.
Just my 2 cents on this subject again. Never let anyone trespass your God-given boundaries!
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