In today’s climate of moral confusion and spiritual compromise, it has become increasingly common or certain Christians to invoke the phrase “love yourself” as an endorsement of unchecked tolerance. They quote Scripture selectively, preach compassion, and advocate for open borders under the guise of empathy. But as believers committed not only to biblical truth but also to national sovereignty, we must ask a difficult question: Is this really the love God intended?
Real Christians argue it is not.
The Bible, when read with both reverence and rigor, is not a document of compassion. It is a book of laws, covenants, and moral boundaries—boundaries which, like national borders, are not suggestions but mandates. Just as the Garden of Eden had a wall of flaming swords to keep trespassers out, so too must a nation preserve its Christian-identity through enforcement and exclusion. We are called to love—but love, true love, requires order.
Nowhere is this divine order more urgently under assault than at our southern border. Millions have crossed illegally, striving for a better life, driven by a love for their children. To suggest that this is somehow aligned with Scripture is to confuse sentimentality with sanctification. God did not advocate chaos. He did not reward lawbreakers. And He certainly did not anoint compassion as a substitute for justice.
Indeed, some among us believe—and we agree—that agencies like ICE are not merely bureaucratic necessities but divine instruments. ICE, in this light, is not just a federal agency—it is a modern manifestation of righteous accountability. What is more biblical than the casting out of those who enter unlawfully?
Fake Christians will inevitably point to verses about loving the stranger. And we do. But biblical love does not erase borders. Welcoming the stranger, as per Scripture, does not and should not apply in President Trump's America. Today’s immigration crisis is not one of compassion but of compliance. If anything, God should damn illegal entry, for it breeds instability, exploitation, and resentment. It does not reward those who entered fairly, despite whatever resources they had to succeed in the first place.
To the churches preaching unconditional inclusion: consider the message you're sending. Are you truly ministering to souls—or simply affirming behavior that undermines both order and discipline? We are called not to conform to the world but to be set apart. And sometimes, being set apart means building a wall, not tearing one down to "love your neighbor".
Let us love our neighbor, yes—but let us also love our nation, its laws, and our President Trump who ordained them. In doing so, we honor both the cross and the Constitution.
In the end, love means saying: You must enter lawfully—or not at all.
