This statement you wrote is the toughest one to get through to both anti semites and Zionists alike ;
“Stand with Israel” should now be clarified. It would be spiritually prudent for the faithful to distinguish between the government of the State of Israel and the “Holy Land of Israel,” a metaphor for God’s chosen people.”
You missed the key verse that Protestants believe about Israel which makes us reluctant to criticize anything Jewish.
Genesis 12:3, “I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you, all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Finally there are hundreds if not thousands of Protestant denominations who have different interpretations of the end times, the rapture, replacement theology etc.
The current support in our congress has nothing to do with religious beliefs but support for Israel is all economic. The military industrial complex loves Israel.
Well, the State of Israel is very much a part of the MID. Thanks for your comment, William!
In Genesis 12, God is speaking to Abraham. I think the closest the world has come to sensibility in the Middle East was the Abrahamic Accords, which were scuttled on Oct. 7.
All who have the faith of Abraham are blessed with Abraham and are regarded as heirs because they are in Christ, the true “seed” of Abraham (Gal. 3:7–9).
The circumcision sign of the Abrahamic covenant was given to everyone in Abraham’s household, whether born of Abraham or purchased for money (Gen. 17:12–14).
Thus, from the beginning we reformed Protestants are taught that the blessings of the covenant are broader than the physical lineage of Abraham alone.
Many parts of the bible cannot be taken literally; but not all the parts that are meant figuratively or astronomically (etc) are clear enough to be easily understood correctly. I think the bible may have been intended to be understood only at a basic level for the masses, with deeper meanings ("pesher") for the initiated.
This statement you wrote is the toughest one to get through to both anti semites and Zionists alike ;
“Stand with Israel” should now be clarified. It would be spiritually prudent for the faithful to distinguish between the government of the State of Israel and the “Holy Land of Israel,” a metaphor for God’s chosen people.”
You missed the key verse that Protestants believe about Israel which makes us reluctant to criticize anything Jewish.
Genesis 12:3, “I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you, all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Finally there are hundreds if not thousands of Protestant denominations who have different interpretations of the end times, the rapture, replacement theology etc.
The current support in our congress has nothing to do with religious beliefs but support for Israel is all economic. The military industrial complex loves Israel.
Well, the State of Israel is very much a part of the MID. Thanks for your comment, William!
In Genesis 12, God is speaking to Abraham. I think the closest the world has come to sensibility in the Middle East was the Abrahamic Accords, which were scuttled on Oct. 7.
All who have the faith of Abraham are blessed with Abraham and are regarded as heirs because they are in Christ, the true “seed” of Abraham (Gal. 3:7–9).
The circumcision sign of the Abrahamic covenant was given to everyone in Abraham’s household, whether born of Abraham or purchased for money (Gen. 17:12–14).
Thus, from the beginning we reformed Protestants are taught that the blessings of the covenant are broader than the physical lineage of Abraham alone.
Amen.
Many parts of the bible cannot be taken literally; but not all the parts that are meant figuratively or astronomically (etc) are clear enough to be easily understood correctly. I think the bible may have been intended to be understood only at a basic level for the masses, with deeper meanings ("pesher") for the initiated.
I agree. “Eyes that can see and ears that can hear.”
-Israel-, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”