Thread by @crazypastor

“Jason, I know you’re liberal and that’s fine, but Christianity isn’t political. You need to stop forcing your values on to sacred Scripture.”

Sacred scripture:

Inhospitality is a grave sin, bringing God’s judgment and wrath. (Gen 19:1–29; Eze 16:49; Matt 10:15; Luke 10:12)

God’s people are called not oppress the immigrant among them — and, in fact, to treat immigrants as nothing less than citizens, and free them from the systemic oppression that evil imposes. (Leviticus 19:33)

God commands human beings to take care and responsibility in being stewards of that creation, to free the earth from the bonds of destructive human activity. (Genesis 2:15)

The “fear of the Lord” is intimately connected with both a quest for true justice concerning those on the margins — and civil disobedience. (Exodus 1:15–21)

This freedom is radical. Mary the mother of Jesus sings that the arrogant will be humbled; the proud will be ashamed; the rich will be sent away empty; the powerful will be torn down from their thrones. (Luke 1:46–55)

Weapons of violence will be transformed into tools of peace. (Isaiah 2:4)

Women are made in the image of God, just like men. (Genesis 1:27)

The wide spectrum of gender and its diverse norms are radically welcomed and holy in God’s sight. (Isa 56:4–5; Matt 19:11–12; Acts 8:26–40)

The holy and divine work of God (through Jesus) is good news to the poor; release to the captives; and liberation to the oppressed. (Luke 4:16–19)

What will be truly judged is our actions towards the “least of these” — how we treat those in our midst who are hungry, thirsty, naked, a stranger, sick, or in prison is how we treat Jesus himself. (Matthew 25:31–46)

The cries of those who have been cheated, oppressed, and have labored in vain under rich overlords “have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.” (James 5:1–4)

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