Hungary’s
prime minister has warned his countrymen repeatedly that his nation
needs to defend its Christian traditions against the incoming waves
of Muslim refugees; namely, by denying them entry to Hungary. I
respect his loyalty and patriotism to his country. And I appreciate
the security and economic concerns the refugee crisis brings. But
that's the wrong answer.
Turning
away the poor that God's dumped on your doorstep is not the way to
defend a country's Christian traditions. Practicing what Jesus taught
by helping them is. (See Jesus' sheep & goats parable in Matthew
25:31-46.)
Let's
not make the same mistake here in the US. They are fleeing the terror
and murder of raw Islam. Let them experience the raw love of Jesus.
If we are Jesus to them like we should be, many will convert to
Christianity. Then when they return home, and many will, they'll take
the gospel with them, and change their country from the inside out.
God
is bringing the mission field to us. Let's not botch this holy
opportunity.
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