Should
we help strangers and travelers, or persons whose sincerity we cannot judge?
Answer: Yes, we should help the stranger and sojourner.
“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for
thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” – Hebrews 13:2
Leviticus 19:34 states, “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.” Luke 10: 25-37 tells of the Samaritan
who helped a stranger and took it upon his self to care for all his needs till
he got well. In Matthew 5, Jesus states, “Come, you who are
blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I
was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I
was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” God has
called us to be loving, caring, and hospitable to all men including the
stranger, whom we do not know.
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