“I am shocked over how quickly you have strayed away from the Anointed One who called you to himself by his loving mercy. I’m frankly astounded that you now embrace a distorted gospel! That is a fake “gospel” that is simply not true. There is only one gospel—the gospel of the Messiah! Yet you have allowed those who mingle law with grace to confuse you with lies.” (Galatians 1:6-7 TPT)
As Christians, we believe that God incarnated as a human, specifically a Middle Eastern man. The Bible tells us that soon after his birth, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were refugees in Egypt. They fled Bethlehem to protect their child from Herod’s persecution. The Gospels teach us to see Christ in the poor, the foreigner, the refugee, the marginalized, and the displaced.
“The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.” (Leviticus 19:34 NIV)
For centuries, Christianity has been twisted to justify oppression, colonialism, slavery, and racism. Those who present a distorted gospel, mingling law with grace, have confused us with their lies. We believe that grace is unmerited, yet we support a merit-based immigration system. We label refugees as illegals or criminals, especially if they look different from the majority. We have been trained to ignore the parts of Scripture that do not fit our worldview of tribal exceptionalism. We have allowed fake ‘gospels’ of nationalism, economics, and security to replace Christ’s teachings of love and mercy.
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