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Only about a quarter of American Christians say the Bible influences their views on Israel as the Israel-Hamas war continues after the Oct. 7 attack on civilians in southern Israel killed over 1,200 and prompted an Israeli military offensive in Gaza. Lifeway Research, in collaboration with The Philos Project, conducted a survey asking 1,252 American Christians for their views on the Israel-Hamas war. The poll, conducted between Nov. 14 and 21 and released Dec. 14, has a margin of error of +/-2.9 percentage points. Respondents were asked about what has “influenced” their views about Israel and were given a list...

GALATIANS 1:10 - MAN'S FAVOR? Philip Veitch "For do I persuade men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ." -- GALATIANS 1:10 Amid earlier observations, the force of 1.8, 9 carries into 1.10, what Luther calls (1) an "ardor" for God’s gospel. The sense: "Galatians, how 'bout it? What do you think, fellas? Do I seek God’s or man’s favor? What about the disputes, difficulties, trials, shipwrecks, false witnesses, assassination attempts, the stoning, and other foul barkings? At Iconium, Lystra or Derbe, for...