Posted on 10/01/2024 10:39:52 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Disclaimer: I am amazed to see the tremendous support from Christians all over the world for us, the Israeli people, and the Zionist endeavor. I find, however, certain points that I believe need to be addressed.
We may read a controversial piece in the news and automatically side with Israel, but keep in mind that even our elected policymakers fall short. For example, we tend not to conflate the fact that Tel-Aviv, the symbol of Zionist financial success and achievement, is also the gay capital of the world, but we should. Abortions are also legal in Israel, government subsidized, easily accessible and not in the public arena of debate whatsoever...
There are many variables that go into the political equation of our Middle-Eastern oasis. Believers living in the Land have varying opinions on different matters regarding politics and voting. Not all vote Likud…Similarly, not all support Bibi…
Another issue that I see is that Palestinians have been neglected in our prayer life….We should take into account that amongst the Palestinians there are strong believers who love the Lord, and although we may differ greatly in our opinions and even theology, it doesn’t change the fact that we share the essentials of the faith.
Christ has successfully shown that he can crush the hateful hearts of men, both Jew and Arab, and reconcile them to Himself.
Finally, there’s the issue of Jewish supremacy. I am saddened by the number of believers who hold to the notion that the Jews are spiritual giants among the Gentile spiritual grasshoppers…
“For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him…” (Romans 9:12).
Pray for Israel, bless Israel, share the Gospel with Israel as equals, as co-heirs of the promises of God.
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Of course.
Men and women of all faiths are not perfect.
We should take into account that amongst the Palestinians there are strong believers who love the Lord …Not if they continue to call themselves by the misnomer “Palestinian”.
Exactly.
My thoughts exactly.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
Even fretting about if something is an idol can become an idol.
An idol is anything you put in front of worshiping God.
Humans tend to do it because we are so small beside Him. We want smaller gods who are on our level so we create them.
Still, in a war between Israel and jihadis its an easy choice.
Arthur should close his laptop and grab a rifle.
If you worship the created (both the land and the people) instead of the Creator then I would say yes.
Anything, whether alive or inanimate, could be made into an idol, IMO.
Agreed. This is a manifestation of navel gazing. Don’t care for it.
You may have a neighbor who lets his dog crap on your lawn, and dumps all the snow from his driveway onto yours, and has noisy late night parties, but when BLM thugs come down the street threatening to burn people inside their houses, it isn’t a hard choice to make who you are going to side with.
Illiterate buffoon author.
IF IT IS BUT BEFORE GOD, ABSOLUTLY. But GOD defense Israel. He will judge it harshly for unbelief in his time, but ONLY he can
Here’s a rabbi, Israel born and raised, with an 18 minute video about what is spiritually wrong with the State of Israel:
https://youtu.be/mDv3H-rk-gI?si=H3StrMrdtWoh9eBx
I will gently disagree, based entirely on how far you take the word judgement.
God will judge and discipline when He decides. Babylon is an example.
Believers are to judge with a righteous judgement, and the secular state of Israel should be condemned for reasons including harboring pedophiles and rampant homosexuality and Christian persecution.
I always enjoy a well-reasoned argument.
“ For example, we tend not to conflate the fact that Tel-Aviv, the symbol of Zionist financial success and achievement, is also the gay capital of the world, but we should.”
It’s like the Bowery Boys or Homie the Clown.
Then the US is held to to a higher standard, because we have the light of the Gapel, and we have allowed Marxism to attempt to tare down it’s foundation
The GOD given foundations.
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