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Russell Moore Attacks Allie Stuckey

Russell Moore has come down from his mountain to attack Allie Stuckey, in with meme references and Nazi allusions over the the “least of these” controversy that found her. Earlier this week, Evangelical Dark Web reported on the outrage Allie Stuckey inspired when she stated that “the least of these” in Matthew 25 referred to persecuted Christians and applied it to not voting for Kamala Harris whose party is actively persecuting Christians, naming Jack Phillips as an example. Stuckey’s interpretation is a mainstream, if not majority position on the text where Jesus says “my brothers” to make the point even clearer. However, it’s her application not her exegesis that people are mad at.

Russell Moore wrote in Christianity Today, where he is the EIC, The ‘Least of These’ and the Quest for a Post-Christian Conscience. The article begins with an “actually” meme where Russell Moore disputes the majority view on the Matthew 25 and also mischaracterizes the position.

Every few years, someone makes the point that, “actually,” the “least of these” passage from the Gospel of Matthew doesn’t really have anything to do with how we treat the poor or the stranger or the hungry.

The “brothers” to which Jesus refers, the argument goes, are the messengers he sent out—meaning that the way one responds to the bearers of Jesus’ word signifies the way one responds to him. It’s not about the poor, the argument goes, but about mistreated fellow Christians.

In addition to straw manning the position to “messengers he sent out” which is a poor framing, he sets up a false dichotomy whereby Matthew 25 cannot be about Christians because the Bible teaches compassion for the poor. Obviously, two things can be true.

A friend told me last week that some social media controversy dusted up for a bit over just this question. He needn’t tell me who posted it, because it doesn’t matter in this ephemeral medium—the players always change and the game remains the same.

Russell Moore defends his cowardly position not to name Allie Stuckey, who he is clearly responding to. This is often how Moore acts.

Suppose, for a moment, that the “brothers” here are, in fact, those whom Jesus sent out. The scene is of the gathering of all the nations—very few of whom would have encountered this relatively small group of people. As a matter of fact, all of those originally sent out are now dead. Are the nations of people outside that small circle now exempt? Of course not.

Russell Moore is willing to grant the majority view for the sake of argument, only to attack people for holding the position.

The question raised by these sorts of “actually” arguments, about parsing out who fits in the “least of these” and who does not, is not a new one. It is, quite literally, the question Jesus answered from a lawyer seeking to parse out how he was within the bounds of “love God and love your neighbor” with the question, “Who is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:29). One can almost hear the equivocating “Actually, neighbor in the context of the Torah refers to those within the household of Israel, so …”

Russell Moore ascribes intent predicated on his aforementioned false dichotomy. In Luke 10, the lawyer was seeking to justify himself, but Jesus in good faith answered his question. The lawyer understood the parable, and there is no indication that despite having less than pure motives for asking, he did not come away softened from hearing the profound illustration of the Good Samaritan.

And the image of God is no abstraction. The exact image of the radiance of God has a name: Jesus of Nazareth (Col. 1:15; Heb. 1:3). As we do to those who bear that image—even the “least” of them—we have done unto him.

Does that resolve all of our prudential arguments about how best to care for the poor when it comes to governmental systems and policies? Of course not. It does not answer every question about how best for you, personally, to address the needs of those around you. It does mean, however, that when you confront the need of a vulnerable person in need of help, your response is not to ask for their papers. Those who welcome strangers have, at times, entertained angels unaware, the Bible tells us (Heb. 13:2). And the key word there is unaware.

After failing to understand Matthew 25, and also the Good Samaritan, Russell Moore then uses the Big Eva “Imago DEI” argument to assert that invaders are the least of these and should be welcomed into the country. Russell Moore makes it clear it was Stuckey’s politics, not her exegesis that he took issue with. Russell Moore has been pushing open borders for over a decade.

If one is embarrassed by the miracles or morality of Jesus, one can always demythologize him with all the fervor of a 19th-century German scholar. If one is embarrassed by the compassion or empathy of Jesus, one can demythologize him there too, with all the frenzy of a 20th-century German soldier. None of that will change, not one iota, that Jesus is ultimately seated on the throne. Before him, “Has God really said?” is a terrible question to ask. So is “Who is my neighbor?”

Even when Russell Moore is comparing Allie Stuckey to a Nazis, he’s too cowardly to be blunt about it. Russell Moore’s adherence to the Post-War Consensus makes Nazis and Hitler the ultimate evil, and his craven heart derides sound exegesis and border policies as Hitler.

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5 Responses

  1. Thankfully, Moore has been almost completely exposed at this point. For the most part, the only people that still listen to him and take him seriously, are liberal so called “Christians”.

  2. Allie’s position makes more sense. Aren’t there Buddhists and Muslims that care for the poor? Jesus said that those who called him Beelzebub would call his followers that too, and those who are kind to Christians because they are Christians are usually, if not always, Christians themselves. While I don’t mean to apply this to Moore, I have often thought that a self righteous civil rights enthusiast who cares for pagan immigrants more than Christians in his own country may be closer to Hell than the average neo-nazi skinhead. But, as C.S. Lewis said, it is best to be neither.

  3. Russell Moore is a slimey little weasel.

    Here’s something to ponder. How is Moore any better than Trump? Both are dishonest. Both subvert Christian doctrine to their political doctrines. Both are former Democrats who now larp as conservatives. Both are complete shills for Israel. At least Trump doesn’t genuflect to woke mob like Moore does so Trump gets the edge I guess.

  4. This seems to be the case with Moore, David French, and Phil Vischer. There audiences are now made up of non-Christians and especially ex-Christians who just want to hear someone bash Christians.

  5. People like the odious Moore thrive on sensationalism, controversy, and public attention. Moore is at least apostate, if he ever was a true Christian. The best way to drive him out is to expose, and then ignore him utterly. Attention and publicity are the oxygen that feeds his hell-fire. Ignore him and the fire eventually goes out. He and his reprehensible anti-Christian diatribes ought never to darken a genuine Christian’s thoughts.

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