028 - Theocracy and... Immigration?

This is a bit of a lesson in hermeneutics (or, how to read the Bible).  We wanted to make it practical, so we chose a topic (immigration) that is filling the headlines and provoking comment from Christians and church bodies across the theological spectrum.  However, almost no one who is chiming in is considering carefully enough the context of the biblical passages they are using.  Lee and Chris want to use this as an opportunity to talk about the point of the Bible, how we should read it, and the consequences of misreading it.

 

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The Relevance of the Theocracy

The Relevance of the Theocracy audio

2 Kings 23

Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments by Geerhardus Vos, p. 80

Kingdom Prologue, p. 51

Exodus 19:6

Deuteronomy 7:6

Psalm 147:19-20

Amos 3:2

1 Peter 2:9

Leviticus 19:33-34

Portsmouth clergy statement on immigration

Houston clergy statement on immigration

Mainline denominational statements on immigration

Exodus 12:43-49

Jeff Sessions on Nehemiah and immigration

Jeremiah 29