Separation of Illegal Alien Families: What Jeff Sessions Quoted from the Bible

The lamestream media no longer hides their anti-American machinations. They routinely slander the President and his executive team, specifically for enforcing the United States’ immigration laws, something which the previous president refused to do.

The coverage in the printed press and on TV showcases the plights of the poor illegal alien families, refugees who are fleeing their home countries seeking a better life.

Now they have gone full SJW, slamming Trump and his leadership for separating illegal alien children from their parents.

Rebuffing this insensate criticism from the media, Sessions quoted the Bible:

"Persons who violate the law of our nation are subject to prosecution ... I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13 to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained the government for his purposes. Orderly and lawful processes are good in themselves ... and protect the weak and it protects the lawful."

Specifically, Sessions is quoting Romans 13:1: “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”

Notice that Sessions referenced “orderly and lawful processes” and to “protect the weak and the lawful.” Why would anyone criticize these goals? If United States citizens go to jail for committing crimes, the children don’t join them. Why should it be any different with illegals and their children?

Of course, the anti-Christian bias spilled over in subsequent reports about Sessions’ Bible reference. The snide inferences in a Washington Post commentary took the same tired, extreme, racist argument:

Sessions says the Bible justifies separating immigrant families. The verses he cited are infamous.

Can you feel the clickbait already? What infamy does the commentator refer to?

When British subjects in the original 13 colonies started rolling up their sleeves for the fight for independence in the 1770s, loyalist preachers hammered on a particular Bible verse from their pulpits.

When Southern preachers blasted Northern abolitionists for defying the Fugitive Slave Act in the decade leading to the Civil War, they cited the same lines.

Such flagrantly misleading headlines shouldn’t be in print. In the two contexts referenced above, the political interests favoring the British Empire and the “peculiar institution” misused that verse to demand allegiance to unjust, ungodly government policies.

Let’s take on the misuse of God’s Word first, then let’s focus on Sessions’ proper application of Romans 13:1.

For starters, God intends for every person to live freely within Him. Jesus came to set us all free from the bondage of sin, for example:

“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.” (Isaiah 61:1)

During His earthly ministry, Jesus—The Way, the Truth, and the Life—told the Israelites:

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32)

Paul the Apostle defines the Holy Spirit in line with freedom, too:

“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” (2 Corinthians 3:17)

God did not intend for rulers to tyrannize their people, for all power does indeed come from God, as Paul wrote in Romans 13:1. In fact, Jesus’ heart is that we would have His abundant life (John 10:10), and the Apostle John voiced God’s desire that we prosper inside and outside (3 John 2). Tyranny and repression are incompatible with God’s will.

During the American Revolution, the British government had no right to deny the rights of Englishmen in one part of the world while recognizing the rights of Englishmen in the home country. The American colonists asserted their Biblical authority to form their own government. Our rights come from God, as affirmed in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.”  Those words are revolutionary now as they were when Thomas Jefferson penned them in 1776.

 As for slaveholders in the Ante-Bellum United States, no passage justifies enslaving another man because of his skin color. Paul the Apostle recognized that master-slave relationships in Rome, but he told masters to respect their slaves:

“And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.” (Ephesians 6:9)

He even exhorted a slave master (Philemon) to treat a slave (Onesimus) as a brother in Christ. Paul had met Onesimus in prison, shared the Gospel with him, and the slave believed in Jesus Christ.

Paul then sent the slave back to Philemon with these instructions:

“For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever; Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?” (Philemon 15,16)

Now let us consider Sessions’ use of Romans 13:1. In a constitutional republic, leaders receive their power from “We the People.” They draft laws and outline legal processes for all matters, including detainment of illegal aliens. If the people do not like these actions, they can petition for a redress of grievances or change their leaders. Furthermore, these laws are being applied equitably. Trump’s executive team have provided food and housing for the illegal minors.  If the families don’t want to be separated, they should not break the law.

Sessions did not undermine the spirit or letter of God’s Word. The press is just hyperventilating (again) in another desperate bid to smear and undermine the President and his righteous enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws. If the press wants to uphold Biblical principles, they should stop lying, distorting people’s comments and misleading the public.

When Church is No Longer Church: House of Worship Hosts Gay Legislator And Illegal Alien Forum

Last weekend, I attended a church event in Long Beach, CA.

The church is located at 1120 East Market Street, Long Beach California, 90805. The name of the church is Iglesia Cristiana Templo Shalom. Indeed, there are plenty of churches throughout the Los Angeles Basin, many of which cater to local populations in their main language. It's a welcome sight for more people to hear the Gospel and know Jesus Christ.

To be frank, actually, I did not attend a church event per se, as much as this early morning forum, hosted by a state senator and city councilman, took place at -this church. These kinds of political meetings are very common in churches, so that was not at issues. Elected officials often host town halls or information events in churches. They can provide large venues and a degree of sanctity to the events, and they are trusted locations where everyone can attend and be heard without fears of reprisal.

The subject matter and hosts of the event at Iglesia Cristiana exposed a growing rot within many of these buildings which call themselves "churches". More of them have abandoned their calling to preach the word and teach all nations, opting instead for political agendas at all costs. In fact, more of them act more as centers to enact destructive, anti-American, anti-liberty, and I would submit anti-Christ agendas.

So, what happened at Iglesia Cristiana on September 30, 2017?

State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach) wanted to host an illegal alien town hall and legal clinic to teach DACA recipients and their illegal alien friends and family members how to stay in the country. The set-up included attorneys from local legal clinics and law firms, all ready with flyers and packets to teach recipients how to avoid ICE or to assert one's rights in case immigration enforcement officials arrived at one's home.

All of this was happening in a church?

Such a meeting is patently illegal, immoral, and unethical. The brazen disregard which California's elected officials have for the rule of law in general and the United States Constitution in particular is just staggering and so demeaning. One has to wonder how much longer individual citizens will tolerate houses of worship sheltering illegal aliens.

But that's just part of the perversion.

Last year, I wrote a number of articles attacking Senator Ricardo Lara regarding his assault on the First Amendment. He had sponsored one piece of legislation, SB 1146, which would have pretty much shut down every Christian college in the state of California. Why? The bill targeted the Title IX exemptions which private colleges claim. For example, Christian education stresses the blessed differences of male and female. They expound on other key virtues of Biblical morality, including the sanctity of life, biological gender identity, and natural marriage.

Of course, these clear-cut, wholesome values are anathema to LGBT bigots like Ricardo Lara and their cultural marxist movement---all of which intends to undermine Judeo-Christian values. Lara was the tip of the spear to attack the Body of Christ in California along these moral fault lines. Fortunately, he was forced to back away from the most heinous portions of that bill, watering it down to a clear-cut reporting requirement for each college regarding their Title IX exemptions.

Despite Lara's long list of hatred against the Body of Christ, this church invited him to host a forum! Oh, and did I forget to mention that Lara is openly gay, promotes the LGBT lifestyles, has frequently invited drag queens to his public events (including his Sacramento office)? Now you can see how alarming this event turned out to be.

Fortunately, We the People Rising arrived on scene to expose this corrupt event. With cameras and signs ready, we intended to petition our government for a redress of grievances, specifically the misuse of taxpayer funding within a church to promote illegal  immigration.

Withing thirty minutes, the staffers for the state senator packed up their staff and left the church, since they did not want to deal with angry constituents intent on bringing their illegal behavior to light.
But before I left, I also slammed the deacon of the church for allowing Ricardo Lara to speak at the church in the first place!

Reflecting on this latest outrage--and within a church no less--is it any surprise that more Christians are rejecting Church attendance? Their absence has nothing to do with their disregard for God's love and His Body. It has everything to do with the absence of Biblical and moral authority in many of these so-called churches.

Instead of pandering to elected officials, church leaders should remember the calm assertiveness of Peter.

29 We ought to obey God rather than men." (Acts 5:29)

Indeed.