Gospel for Church — Borders for State

Rev. Erwin Lutzer, the author of We Will Not Be Silenced, recently explained to the D. James Kennedy Ministries television audience why border control is consistent with Christian teaching. He explained that:

“One of the big mistakes that Christians sometimes make is that they want to apply the ethics of the church to the state. I heard a pastor saying – I’m sure that he was compassionate and meant well – when he said, ‘Of course, we should invite people into America and basically have open borders because, after all, the Gospel is for everyone.’ Yes, of course, the Gospel is for everyone, but that’s not the role of the state. The role of the state is to keep order, to punish crime, and to keep its citizens safe. That’s the role of the state.”

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