God created borders - but he intended them for good

Christians must not seek to destroy what God ordained, says Rev Jamie Sewell. Nations and borders are scriptural ideas, intended to create places of safety where Christlikeness could flourish

We were sat in a Weatherspoon’s pub in west London. After celebrating the joys of buying two pints for under £10 in our capital city, the conversation turned to more serious matters…politics.

My friend is a thoughtful, self-proclaimed socialist, and before long we were discussing border control in the UK. He passionately announced: “I just think we should let everyone in! No borders. That’s the world I want!”

After musing on his statement, I responded: “Yeah… but if we did that the UK would collapse. We’d have civil unrest on an unprecedented level. Our infrastructures would implode.”

He paused, nodded and said: “Well, obviously, you can’t actually do it. It just feels like the right thing in principle.”