Dr. Couch, are all races equal? I saw your article about immigration and I was wondering.
All humanity stands before God as sinful, but people groups can have
specific sins that may be different from others. This has to do with
what is happening with a group, or a nation, spiritually and morally.
And, it has to do with how much biblical light they may have. But of
course, each individual can experience grace and be saved, and become
spiritually changed. Yet there are still tendencies that may mark a
people who are out of the light of Scripture.
For example, the apostle Paul says of the Cretans,
"One of [the Cretans], a prophet of their own, said, ‘Cretans are
always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.’ This testimony is true"
(Titus 1:12-13). Groups of people may have problems, as a group, that
are morally destructive. We are foolish to deny this reality.
Abraham made his servant swear that he would not
get a bride for his son Isaac from among the Canaanites. He said, "I
will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth,
that you shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the
Canaanites, among whom I live" (Gen. 24:3).
The Edomites who were descendants of Esau were
forever cursed by the Lord because of Esau’s mistreatment of his brother
Jacob. The Lord said, "Because of violence to your brother Jacob, you
will be covered with shame, and you will be cut off forever" (Obadiah
10). While there is a family connection here with Jacob, in time, the
Edomites were isolated and became, as a nation, a continual reproach and
a cursed people for perpetuity.
Each American must decide in his own conscience
about the terrible problem of immigration. Each will have his own
opinion, but if we misjudge, or do not use wisdom in the matter of
quotas or limits, we WILL destroy ourselves from within. I personally
believe we may have already passed the mark of "no return." And, I
believe this will be a judgment from God.
Why some are afraid to respond biblically on this
issue is because they have become brainwashed. America was founded on a
Judeo-Christian morality and ethic. The Bible was understood to be the
lamp that guided our moral compass. Would you find it okay for thousands
and thousands to come into this nation who worshipped pagan gods and
became part of our culture? Is it alright for other religious groups to
want us to destroy any vestige of Christianity in our public square?
In my opinion the immigration issue, for
Christians, is a spiritual issue. We had better chose, select, and
discern, with the Bible in view. I am sure this is not popular to say
that, but never mind! I think 1 Kings 18:21 has something to say on all
of this. It reads:
Thanks for asking.
Dr. Mal Couch
