Message from @[Lex]
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"I've come to fulfill the law, not to change it."
Like everything we're doing is in the wrong if those quotes are correct.
No.
On immigration
"when a foreigner resides amoung you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner must be treated as your native-born."
How so?
I just wanna know.
again
Those quotes didn't refer to forming a nation's immigration policy.
^
They referred to helping a stranger in need.
remind you this is BC
IN our individual lives.
Then why not say stranger.
ask the writers
@ThatRightWingFish So things change when times change?
So old law isn't law anymore?
No.
what
"it was written in BC"
BC*
okay
Jews were heavily endogamous and made sure to keep their communities above all homogeneous.
Were they violating this scripture?
^
No.
the bible also says to love your enemy, do I, no
They had a list of different commands which prima facie may appear contradictory.
I'm not talking about homogenous socities, I'm talking about deporting people.
Hi not talking about homogenous socities, I'm talking about deporting people., I'm Dad!
again
"treat foreigners as native-born."
AGAIN
But upon further inspection, in fact apply to different contexts.
How?
What was the context of this scripture?
I mean it seems pretty damn similar to history.
really?
"you're foreigners in Egypt"
yes they were