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Christians and stranger

Christian obligation towards strangers

(Matthew 25:35, 38, 40, ) (Hebrews 13:1-3)

Strangers are people who are new to us.
When one is in a strange place, everything is new. You meet new people, see new buildings and so on.
Sometimes one may feel lost in that new place, unless people who know the place well give some assistance.
Strangers may find themselves in a situation where they have no clothes, food or shelter.
As Christians we should help and welcome strangers.
In Matthew 25:35, 38 and 40, Jesus tells us that we should welcome strangers into our homes. We should give them food, clothes and shelter.
In doing this we glorify God’s name.

(Hebrews 13:1-3 ) says that we should love one another as Christian brothers and sisters.
We should think of those in prison as if we were the ones in prison ourselves.
We should remember those who are suffering as if we were suffering with them.
As children we should always be cautious of strangers because not all strangers are good.
Some might take advantage of us and do evil things like rape us, give us drugs or infect us with STDs or STIs.
We should always ask our parents/guardians for permission before we bring strangers to our homes.

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