I just viewed another YouTube video that made me begin to think, but only for a second or two. The basic question of the video (by Dan McClellan) was concernng deporting Jesus. It was a question, and as I said, my answer after about two seconds was yes.

Allow me to explain. Jesus, as described in the gospels, was an itinerant preacher. An extraordinary one for sure, as we learn from all of his miracles, and his profund wisdom (not bad for an uneducated, working class (his dad was either a carpenter or maybe a mason depending on how the translation is interpreted) and it’s really unknown whether he could read or write (I’m not sure about the accuracy of this, but I read a long time ago that only about 3% of the population in the Roman world could read or write and yes, that includes the wealthy). The bottom line to the question though is that the Romans didn’t have anything we would call immigration laws so for his time, it would be impossible for Jesus, or anyone, to break a law that didn’t exist.

But I was thinking about laws today, in the United States (I’m not versed in any way how immigration works in any other country), and the answer is simple: As with any law, you break it, get caught, you pay the consequences. For an illegal immigrant, that means deportation. Some reading this might be taken aback, but consider what is being discussed: a male, from a foreign country, in your country illegally. He’s not the Messiah, nor the Risen Christ, or, as looked upon later, a divine being worshipped by a couple of billion people (well, sort of). He’s just a guy, having sneaked into a place where he didn’t belong. What would you do? And now, are we going to question every male, with dusky appearance, around 30 years old, to ensure he isn’t the second coming?

Well, you never know, do you?