Genesis 12:3 and the United States

July 27, 2009 mysterysolvedwithmessiahjesus Leave a comment Go to comments

Jerusalem 2Today in Israel, and for the first time since the days of Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon in the 1970s, Israeli Jewish citizens protested against the United States and the Mideast policy of the Obama administration which seeks to put a ban on all future Israeli settlements in the “disputed territory” of the West Bank(http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/132597).

This blog has no intention of taking a political stand on the subject; however, this post does take a religious position based on the Scriptures of Genesis 12,15, 17, and so on, which promises ALL of the Holy Land to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Since 1948 when Israel was reborn, this tiny nation of the Middle East has been surrounded by nations and people who seek their total annihilation.  This blog and the ministry of Tzedakah Ministries will always support the right of Israel to exist in the land that was promised to them by God; however, this blog and this ministry will never be guilty of Christian Zionism at the expense of Jewish evangelism.

It is not an either/or scenario, but many Christian Zionists (ardent Christian supports of Israel who often align themselves as conservative/evangelical Christians … and are often Premillennial Dispensational) by their nature choose to practice an either/or situation in regards to Jewish people and their need for salvation (see http://www.tabletmag.com/news-and-politics/1345/love-thy-neighbor/).

So let’s explain this simply — the land belongs to the nation of Israel AND they need Jesus as their Messiah.  We as evangelical, conservative Christians cannot truly support Israel without supporting their need to receive the Gospel just as Gentiles need to receive Jesus.  And while there are some, such as John Hagee and the Christians United for Israel, who seek to walk the balance beam, ultimately they will be in disobedience to God’s salvation plan for Israel and the whole world (Romans 1:16).

Our job is to be the best friends that the nation of Israel has.  Best friends tell their friends about the salvation truth of Jesus the Messiah!

Categories: 1948, Abraham, Acts 4:12, Christian Zionism, Genesis 12, Genesis 15, Genesis 17, Isaac, Israel, Jacob, Jesus, John 14:6, John Hagee, Messiah, Middle East, Romans 11:11, Romans 1:16, Salvation, Zionism
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