More Reason for Jews to Mistrust Christians
September 19th, 2011We all Voted, and We Decided “God” was Wrong
It amazes me how many so-called “Christians” do not believe in prophecy or God’s promises.
I just read that Anglican, Orthodox, Catholic, and Lutheran priests in Israel are endorsing the “Palestinian” state, with the 1967 borders and Jerusalem as the capital.
The area that God promised–PROMISED–Abraham and his descendants is not contained within the 1967 borders. In fact, it’s much bigger than the current borders. The 1967 borders amount to a holding area to house the Jews until they can be exterminated. These borders are indefensible. They cut the country in half. What we have right now is a gigantic cession by the Jews. To ask more is unconscionable. Giving Palestinians their own nation within the tiny area currently recognized as Israel is like parachuting armed jihadis onto the deck of the MS St. Louis.
Is it any wonder Jews don’t trust Christians? We stab them in the back every chance we get. The idea that Jews and Christians will eventually reach a state of peaceful agreement is ludicrous. SOME Christians support Israel and will never let it down. The majority will always be tools of the enemy.
I suppose it makes no sense to speak of the Jewish mistrust of Christians in a negative way. It’s perfectly healthy. It shows that Jews aren’t crazy. Trusting us…that would prove they weren’t thinking clearly.
I don’t understand what the old denominations believe. It’s clear they don’t believe in God’s promise to Abraham. They see the Jews as oppressors and land thieves.
I think it all boils down to a fundamental belief that God is not real. They honor him and talk about how great he is, but aren’t they doing it with a wink? Increasingly, God is seen as mythical figure based in ancient superstition, who somehow (in spite of having an existence based on lies) managed to hand down a useful moral code which can be summed up in the two words “Be nice.” People think there are a lot of good things about the teachings of Jesus, but you have to understand: he was part of a primitive, patriarchal culture. Now we know things Jesus did not know. He’s not coming back, and he wasn’t God (they say in their hearts), and some of the stuff he told us has to be discarded.
If you believe God is alive, and that he is truthful and faithful, you have to believe Israel (Greater Israel, not the little bit the Jews possess now) belongs to the Jews. Even if you don’t believe God is alive, it’s impossible for a moral person to oppose Israel’s reasonable efforts to protect its existence, and it’s equally impossible to overlook the horrendous moral failings of Israel’s adversaries. Israel is all the Jews have, and their enemies are vicious and untrustworthy. There is no way they can give up. They are not fighting for wealth or domination. They are fighting for the right to live.
A long time ago, Satan managed to cut man off from the Holy Spirit. Jesus died partly so we could be inseminated with the Holy Spirit and wield his power, and we get that power through the charismatic gifts. Satan convinced us we had to earn God’s favor and his power, and tongues died out. When the Holy Spirit left us, we also lost revelation. We lost the ability to perceive God’s thoughts. As a result, we believe all sorts of stupid things, and the Palestine lie is one of them.
The clerics who are attacking Israel probably have no idea what God is like. They have probably never heard his voice. They have degrees. They’ve read books. They’ve learned ritual. Meanwhile, they’ve never met the subject of their studies. If they knew him, he would shape them. Because they do not, they have decided to shape him.
It’s fine to study flowers and learn about the chemistry and genetics that underlie their workings. It’s fine to learn about the soils they prefer and their natural enemies and their climatic needs. But these things can never replace the experience of walking outside and seeing a flower for yourself. The Holy Spirit permits us to know God personally. The books and rituals don’t do that. In fact, being based in fantasy, they tend to prevent us from knowing him.
I have often said that it’s better to know God than to know about God.
I know God. I don’t know him perfectly, and I let him down all the time, but I know him. Jesus himself entered a room where I was trying to sleep. He entered a car I was driving. I encounter the Holy Spirit every day. I learn from him. Sometimes I physically feel him doing things to my body. He has healed me a number of times. He has shown me spirits. He has changed my moods. He answers prayer after prayer. He explains the Bible. And here is one thing he has made clear: I am to be a friend of the Jews. So I don’t care what a blind man with a fancy costume tells me. God is right. Guesses made by frail human beings don’t matter to me.
Israel is going to prevail. I don’t care how many bombs the Iranians build. I don’t care how many benighted people march in the street chanting slogans. God will judge those who divide the land, and I am not going to be their ally.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Keeping in mind that the mainline Christian denominations harbour and encourage theologians who downplay or dismiss the Resurrection, their dismissal of other, foundational, scripture is unsurprising.
September 19th, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Yet more unsettling news: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/could+trigger+world/5398190/story.html
September 20th, 2011 at 3:59 AM
Powerful accurate writing Steve.
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If Israel had leadership like they had in 1967 when the dust settles they’d own even more territory including a couple of big chunks of Jordan and Syria after being attacked in the past ten years by both Countries…rather than facing getting only half of what they have now under UN Sanction.
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Many if not most mainstream denominational churches have become county clubs where people attend to see a show and use the facilities like gyms.
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I’m looking for a smaller church with a good core heart as soon as I get through moving and am going to get some stuff straightened out further personally.
September 20th, 2011 at 11:36 PM
I wrote a long response which I could count on not appearing here.
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If Christians won’t police themselves from stabbing Jews in the back, is there anything more that needs to be said?
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Back to NASCAR and DWTS, folks… move along, move along. And please don’t take credit for feeling the right feelings.
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Americans KNEW about the MS St. Louis. They knew of Kristallnacht, 6 months earlier. We allow openly genocidal Ahmadinejad to arrive and to be feted by our citizens without a single church march on Washington or a phone campaign to our government representatives to thwart this.
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I really don’t see much evidence of anyone who deserves “rapture” or the “world to come” or whatever your particular vision is of the end of days. And those who think “the Jews have it coming” are going to have some explaining to do if they think they’ll gain passage through the Pearly Gates.
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What I *didn’t* post was considerably stronger.
September 21st, 2011 at 10:34 AM
I get the sense that you see Christians as a homogeneous, unified body. That hasn’t been true since like 50 A.D. Some are with you. Most are against.
September 24th, 2011 at 11:25 AM
“I get the sense that you see Christians as a homogeneous, unified body.”
Exactly. It’s not a Catholic world anymore. Hasn’t been for a few centuries.
“If Christians won’t police themselves from stabbing Jews in the back, is there anything more that needs to be said?”
Isn’t that (in a sense) what Steve is doing here? We don’t have arrest powers.
We may not agree theologically, but why shoot at the portion of the christian church that supports you? Because you don’t believe we do.
You don’t believe we do because we don’t march on the UN. No, I sat in an airport restaurant and let everyone know what I thought of his being here, and why.
A left wing progressive administration (like the current one) KNEW about the MS St. Louis. They knew of Kristallnacht.
The electorate was distracted by trying to find something to eat.
September 24th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Churches aren’t very big on marching, anyway. We manage to get a few people outside to wave right-to-life signs, but I can’t remember a church marching for ANYTHING here in Miami. Ever. I think marching is generally a waste of time. I leave that to the community organizers.
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I believe prayer is the better way. Elijah began and ended a drought with prayer. Let’s see a march do that. A lot of people give lip service to prayer, but you can tell they don’t really believe in it, because they put it in a category separate from practical help. I believe it’s the most powerful thing I do.
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If I were going to march, I wouldn’t be marching to prevent nuts like Ahmadinejad from speaking at the UN. Marching against freedom of speech and freedom of diplomacy is not a bright idea, in my opinion. It makes you look narrow-minded and ignorant, and it makes the person you’re protesting look like a victim. Aside from that, if I were going to march every time someone said something horrible at the UN, I would be pretty busy.
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I think it does a world of good to let kooks like Ahmadinejad and Chavez speak at the UN. The press tends to bury the wacky things they say in their own countries. When they get to New York, they start attracting attention. And you know what Louis Brandeis said: “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”
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RE Catholicism, it seems like every time I hear a Jew talking about Christianity, he’s addressing most of his concerns toward issues that only apply to Catholics. Maybe this is because Jews are so heavily concentrated in Catholic-rich areas. Anyway, it’s not a realistic perception of modern Christianity. I don’t know the first thing about the catechism, the stations of the cross, confirmation, or any of that other mysterious Catholic stuff. I think the saints are idols. I think the papacy is not very closely connected to God. It’s not my bag, baby.
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Most Christians are not friends of the Jews, but almost all friends of the Jews are Christians. Start with that, and it will all make more sense.
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As for deserving rewards from God, well, if we believed deserving was necessary, we’d be Jews. If you say Christians don’t deserve to be raptured or taken to paradise at death, I say I agree completely. We believe paradise will be full of undeserving people.
September 24th, 2011 at 8:07 PM
By the way, Herman Cain is looking good.
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http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/22/herman-cain-i%E2%80%99d-offer-palestinians-%E2%80%98nothing%E2%80%99-in-peace-deal/
September 26th, 2011 at 11:43 PM
I wouldn’t begrudge the imperfect a slice of Heaven. But if someone did a lot of evil to others but “believed” right without having undone the damage to the victims, that person’s admission to heaven over an ethical doubter is offensive.
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Want me to quote Martin Luther and some prominent founding Protestants? Antisemitism didn’t end with the Reformation’s schism.
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No march? How about a phone campaign? Speaking to politicians in their language. Didn’t Paul say something like “unto the Jews…” in 1 Corinthians?
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“Bible-thumpers for Cain”… has a ring to it. Not quite as catchy as “Jews for CHRISTie”.
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Bit of trivia today. I got a pre-Rosh Hashanah haircut at a new barber and he has an African Gray in his shop.
September 27th, 2011 at 10:23 AM
I’m not sure why you’re mentioning Martin Luther. Are you saying there are many anti-Semitic Protestants? If so, I agree completely, and I have never said otherwise. The BDS movement is very strong among Protestant churches. For all I know it originated there. This reinforces my point. Christians are not in lock-step, and most are against you. I feel like we’re arguing about something we agree on.