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Posted on 07/11/2025 7:50:15 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Israel is and has always been God’s chosen people, and we Jews still have a significant role in his plan.
Of course we need to support Israel’s right to exist and defend itself, and of course Israel is in a war against terrorism and international unjust condemnations. But that doesn’t mean that the government of Israel can do no wrong. Israel is the Apple of God’s eye, and we need to love Israel just as God does. But love also needs to be tough sometimes. If you love Israel, you need to pray for a better future where Israel fulfills God’s plan to be a light unto the nations.
Why is this exaggerated love for Israel dangerous? One of them is that it easily relies on Israel’s expected behavior, which makes the support end abruptly as soon as the opposite is proven. This makes the support shaky at best and impossible at worst. Thank God he doesn’t judge us – or Israel – the same way. We are saved by grace, not work. In the same way, you need to support Israel based on grace, not works.
Another reason it’s dangerous is that it becomes idolatry and steals your focus from the cross. Peter focused on Jesus while walking on water. As soon as the focus went elsewhere, he started sinking. No matter how good the thing you focus on is, if it’s not Christ and him crucified, you are going to sink…
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Messianic Jews remain Jewish as did the Apostles. true Spiritual Israel are saved Jews and Gentiles.
What? A messianic jew by definition believes in Jesus.
Honestly, the whole “Messianic Jew/ Jews for Jesus” identity makes little sense—spiritual or temporal.
Amen. Jesus Christ is the only hope of Israel.
It is true we should not idolize Israel, and that is a risk.
However, there is a spiritual war against Israel, and there is a greater risk of being drawn into this war on the wrong side. Very recently, we see many people like Candace Owens, who once seemed wise, idolizing the psychopaths of Gaza.
If your theology puts you onside with jihadis you need to rethink it.
Idolatry is forbidden in the 2nd Commandment and usually idols are not always “bad” things. You can idolize your family, your country, your race, etc…
LoL! The keyword section is hysterical.
The verses that seem most pertinent here are from Peter’s First Letter, Chapter 4:
17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
18 And
“If the righteous is scarcely saved,
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
It’s the darn Joooooos again, huh. If not for her western allies (esp the USA), Israel would have ceased to exist long ago.
Jews don’t believe in Jesus, so how do you tell them apart?
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