It's sane, rational FReepers like you that keep me coming back to a website dominated more and more every day by big-gov't (R) loving, neocon keyboard warriors.
Very few of us are able to grasp the fact that gov't, at the fed, state & local level, constitutes the bulk of the threat to our lives, liberty and property.
A question to you - do you agree that we, as individual Christians, have a duty to support Israel?
I think that we need to support any nation that promotes freedom and liberty. We also need to have a special relationship with Israel. That includes agreements to help them militarily if they are directly attacked, and free and open trading with them. I also see no problem with extending them credit to buy military hardware. I see problems when we extend our defensive borders to ANYWHERE in the world, for any problem. I see the problem as being that we are war, every minute, of every day, in far away lands, for people that hate us now, and will hate us more in the future. You can always find “friends” when handing out goodies. Cut all of them off, and find out who your friends truly are.
As your tagline announces your position (Ron Paul 2012), it also announces the answer you expect to this question about Christianity's support for Israel.
Of course we are to support Israel. It is our only dependable ally in the Mid-East.
I suspect, though, that you are asking if Christians are obligated by their religion to support Israel.
The Apostle Paul says in Romans 11:
1 I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.2 God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew.
Don't you know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah--how he appealed to God against Israel: 3 "Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me" ?
4 And what was God's answer to him? "I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
To reiterate Paul's words, at this time there is a remnant chosen by grace.