@LibertyDagger@RichardArion1 Nehemiah addresses covenant faithfulness, not racial purity. Ruth and Rahab were foreign women welcomed into Israel and became ancestors of Christ. The Law commands love for foreigners; Jesus welcomed Samaritans, Canaanites and Romans. “Pretty clear” indeed, but not what you say.
@RichardArion1 If you’re going to retweet me, have the decency to acknowledge my reply to you.
You are actively promoting an exclusivist ideology of scripture where one doesn’t exist. Christ taught inclusivity, hospitality, tolerance, grace and mercy, not segregation and prejudice.
@RichardArion1 @_englishgypsy @itispsychomath@JoshuaLisec Again, this is a strawman and adhominem based on conjecture. I’m happy to debate theology, and prefer to do so, but I block ad hominem.
@RichardArion1 @_englishgypsy @itispsychomath@JoshuaLisec Well that’s just a strawman and makes no sense.
Whilst he never laid out a clear immigration policy, Christ consistently taught hospitality, forgiveness, love and preference to strangers. Our guiding mark is one of mercy and grace. Anything outside of that is anachronistic.
@RichardArion1 @_englishgypsy @itispsychomath@JoshuaLisec No you really didn’t. Each point you raised fails. The strongest single correction is Revelation: the book you say teaches the disappearance of nations actually ends by celebrating their presence, gifts and healing in God’s renewed creation.
Remarkable theological acrobatics.
@RichardArion1 @_englishgypsy @itispsychomath@JoshuaLisec Nope.
Babel is about pride and imperial power, not immigration. Israel’s conquest narratives are not a licence for modern ethnic violence. Revelation condemns oppressive empire and ends with the nations welcomed and healed. “Keeping the West white” is racism, not Christianity.
@JosephC727@SpecksRSC But which shade? Because FIFA has now decided some red cards are apparently redder than others. And some can be effectively overturned via state interference.
Who knew.