Time to Confront Biblical
Ignorance about Israel is Now
I have a question I would like you
to consider. What
if there were no friends of Israel
in the Christian Community?
You might think,
“That’s absurd!”
But unfortunately, more and more
evangelical Christians are losing sight of Israel.
A recent survey by Lifeway Research revealed a declining
trend
in evangelical Christian support for Israel, particularly among younger
believers.
Increasingly, Christians are not
being taught in
churches the important role Israel plays in God’s plan of
redemption-past,
present, and future. It’s
a shame
because the Lord’s redemption plan runs right through Israel
and, according to
Scripture, can’t be completed without Israel!
… God raised up the
Jewish nation to fulfil His
redemption od the world.
We cannot let
this truth slip away. …
The negative impact of biblical
ignorance is
staggering. It
keeps many Christians
from seeing modern Israel as a partial fulfilment of God’s
promise to return
the Jewish people to the Land of Israel from the nations where He
scattered
them.
And since the second century, the
church has failed to
see Israel as God sees Israel.
This is
the result of Replacement Theology, the belief that God has rejected
Israel and
replaced her with the church.
This false theology has incited
hatred, anti-Semitism,
and violence against God’s Chosen People and has led to the
persecution and,
ultimately, the death of countless Jewish people throughout the
centuries.
A biblically informed view of
Israel is vitally
important.
The Bible does not teach that
Christians are the true
or spiritual Israel. The
church has
not replaced Israel. In
Scripture,
Israel is Israel and the church is the church.
The two are not synonymous.
God says we are to respect and love the Jewish people (Mt.
25:40).
When people understand biblical
truth about Israel,
they recognize Israel’s important role and our responsibility
to bless the
Jewish people.
…….
The
Scriptures
are clear. Israel
is the key to God’s
ultimate ending. As
this biblical
truth is removed from pulpits, our calling to support Jewish people and
Israel
grows even more vital.
Your
financial and prayerful support is the key to ensuring these biblical
truths
about Israel and God’s redemptive plan remain at the
forefront of our Christian
faith.