Show Notes
- Watermark Disaster Relief Fund (must create a log in)
- A People without a Home: Helping in the Syrian Refugee Crisis
- Immigration and the Christian: The Balance of the Welcome and the Wall
- We should not oppress or restrict the gēr see Exod 22:21; Lev 19:33-34). The sojourner who in effect says in word and deed, “your people will be my people n your God will be my God” We should not welcome the nekhar.
Take Aways Mentioned In The Video
- Rule of law is important
- Facts are our friends
- The law of love is always in place whatever the facts are
- Law of love is never contradictory to compassion OR wisdom
- Wisdom's way is not always politically correct
- Love does not mean doing what others want us to do (nice is not kind…kind is grace and truth)
- Love is not provoked (by emotion or fear)
- Love does not seek its own
- Love means action
- Action must be compassionate and wise
- PRAY AND ACT
Tweets From Todd Wagner
We can't just say "we're Christians let 'em in" OR "we're scared keep 'em out" we have to be wise Pr22:3 & loving Lk10:27b #SyrianRefugees
— Todd Wagner (@wordsfromwags) November 18, 2015 We must do justice & love kindness as we walk humbly w/ the Lord (Micah6:8)
Govrmnt must vet/protect
Church must love/preach
#SyrianRefugees
— Todd Wagner (@wordsfromwags) November 18, 2015 Racism is wrong-if ur immigration policy says u need to be white to be welcome u are uninformed/unbiblical/ungodly. #SyrianRefugees But....
— Todd Wagner (@wordsfromwags) November 19, 2015 If I told u the #SyrianRefugees were babies & we're going to DIE if we didn't allow them to immigrate from the womb-would u feel different?
— Todd Wagner (@wordsfromwags) November 18, 2015 If #ParisAttacks have shown the world anything it is that postmodernism is a failed philosophy and Truth matters. Find it. Preach it.
— Todd Wagner (@wordsfromwags) November 18, 2015