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On Thursday, theologian Dr. John Piper made waves on social media after quoting an Old Testament passage about immigration.
The post was brief but provoked strong pushback.
Piper is the author of numerous books and served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis for more than three decades. He is well known for his dynamic preaching and pursuit of “Christian hedonism.”
“‘You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.’ Leviticus 19:34,” Piper’s post on X read. “Christians know the miserable bondage we were all in.”
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The post was brief but provoked strong pushback.
Piper is the author of numerous books and served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis for more than three decades. He is well known for his dynamic preaching and pursuit of “Christian hedonism.”
“‘You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.’ Leviticus 19:34,” Piper’s post on X read. “Christians know the miserable bondage we were all in.”
Continued below.
John Piper Sparks Social Media Backlash After Quoting Bible Verse About Immigration
On Thursday, theologian Dr. John Piper made waves on social media after quoting an Old Testament passage about immigration.