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| Author: | acts [ Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Resident Skeptic: Are we supposed to love the Jews more? |
| We are commanded to love everyone, including our enemies. That is not in question. Someone's race or ethnicity should never prevent us from loving them. Jesus died for all. So why does it seem sometimes that we worship the Jews? The Apostles certainly did not do this. In fact, they often used the blanket , broad-brush term the Jews when being critical of them. Today we'd be chastising the Apostles saying You should not say things like 'the Jews' because not all Jew are bad etc. Let's consider God's estimation of the Jews.... |
| Author: | acts [ Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | FLRon: This is just one example of thousands where God pulls no punches concerning the Jews. It's no better in the New Testament. They are possibly the most anti-Christ people in the world. Even Israel is overloaded with agnostics. Look at anything that p |
| You raise a valid question. I can only speak for myself when I say that I do not look at Jews the way you described a lot of Christians as doing. I am of the “There is neither Greek or Jew†camp. We’re either saved or not. Nationality does not come into play in salvation. I see a misapplication of “I will bless them that bless you and curse them that curse you†as a large part of the reason so many Christians think of the Jews more highly than they ought to “Hell will be filled with people that didn’t cuss, didn’t drink, and may even have been baptized. Why? Because none of those things makes someone a Christian.” |
| Author: | acts [ Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Resident Skeptic: |
| Thank you for your honest response. I wonder how many others want to answer but are afraid |
| Author: | acts [ Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | UncleJD: |
| I support and honor the Jews and Israel as I believe we are told too, but I don't care for Judaism, specifically the brand that survived the Roman era, AKA the Pharisees. Their teachings are abominable as testified to by Christ and the apostles. My son has been reading a book called |
| Author: | acts [ Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Resident Skeptic: |
| Sounds very interesting |
| Author: | acts [ Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Mark Ledbetter: Are we to love the Jews more? No. |
| We are to love them equally as we are all brothers regardless of racial or ethnic distinctive. However, how many Christians have directed funds towards evangelizing the Jewish people? We have viewed mission work towards Hispanics, Arabs, Africans, et al, but has the Church also made concerted efforts towards reaching the Jews.There have been groups who have but the thrust of evangelism has been the work of Messianic Judaism, which is making great strides with well over 300,000 Jews embracing Jesus/Yeshua as Messiah and Savior - at least 20,000 in Israel and growing. The Chosen People is a excellent example. I have worked with Michael Utterback, director of Ministry to Israel, a Church of God work.And another thought, though we may believe we are far removed from any guilt or responsibility, but Church history is marred by its prejudice leading to anti-Jewish acts. The early Church accused them of Deicide because they held them solely responsible for the death of Jesus.This resulted in the Inquisition, Progroms and eventually the Holocaust.Church doctrine has included Replacement Theology and/or Dual Covenant Theology, and left Jewish efforts to evangelize the Nation to rare groups.The greatest form of Anti-Jewish sentiments is to treat them different from other people groups and spending little or no money and effort to reach them with the Gospel message.As for Paul, indeed he saw all alike - Greek & Jew, Free & Bond, Male & Female.Yet Paul's heart was for his kinsmen according to the flesh declaring, For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren... (Romans 9:1-3f).Do we have the same heart-felt sorrow for our corner of the world?So, no we are not to love them more but equally. I have learned many things, gained much insight not only to the Scriptures per se, but the Gospels and Apostolic Writings by studying them from a Jewish Perspective. But that is a different story.Shalom God-HonoringChrist-CenteredBible-BasedSpirit-Led |
| Author: | acts [ Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Isa 58:12: |
| 😠U will like that book 😠Ps 122:6 |
| Author: | acts [ Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Isa 58:12: Re: Are we to love the Jews more? No. |
| Well sai Ps 122:6 |
| Author: | acts [ Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Resident Skeptic: Re: Are we to love the Jews more? No. |
| I agree with your post in principle. Let's view it strictly from a geo-political point-of-view for a moment. I, among many others are to the point where we are not afraid to voice our observations on the effects of mass Muslim immigration into Europe. I do not feel a country is out-of-line by simply banning Muslims based on what they perceive to be the implications of hosting them. What if some of these countries expelled Jews for the same reasons? Do Jews get a pass if they really are trying to manipulate a country's currency or other acts that bring harm to their host country? One pastor I know defends some of the things Jews often get accused of as the blessings of Abraham, etc. Really |
| Author: | acts [ Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Nature Boy Florida: |
| Love them equally, of course.But - why am I getting an anti-Jewish vibe from the author of this thread? |
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