Friday, February 06, 2026

Longer Mike Johnson

@PabloReports : Pope Leo has cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo using Scripture?

Johnson: So you want me to give you a theological dissertation? Borders and walls are biblical—from the Old Testament to the New. God has allowed us to set up our civil societies and have separate nations. Immigration is not something that’s frowned upon in Scripture. In fact, it’s welcomed. We are to welcome the sojourner and love our neighbor as ourselves.

But what’s also important in the Bible is that assimilation is expected, anticipated, and proper. When someone comes into your country, comes into your nation, they do not have the right to change its laws or its society. They’re expected to assimilate.

We haven’t had a lot of that going on. When people cite passages from the Old Testament—saying you’re supposed to take care of the sojourner and the neighbor, treat them as yourself, welcome them in—yes, but that is an admonition to individuals, not to civil authorities.

Civil authorities are given authority under Scripture to maintain order. Romans 12—if you want to do this—Romans 13 says that civil authorities are God’s agents of wrath to bring punishment upon the wrongdoer. And it says if you do right, you have no fear of the civil authorities.

 How I wanted to respond:

And yes, Paul was writing about a government that would kill you without compunction or any possible recourse (well I, look what they did to Jesus), which is…ironically cited, isn’t it? 🤔
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