Red Sky at Morning
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I just watched a video in which a Jewish Messianic Christian said this:-
Sometimes people are accused of being “Zionists” because they happen to believe God has a purpose in bringing back the Jews to Israel after 2000 years. Whilst that may be so, and given the level of misunderstanding on the subject, it seemed worth sharing the stories of Jews who have been brought up within rabbinic traditions coming to recognise their Messiah. Perhaps this might help illustrate the idea that a Christian may hold to the centrality of the Gospel while also acknowledging that God may, in His sovereign will, have a purpose as yet unfulfilled for the children of Jacob...
“Judaism is about earning your way to God - with what you do, with the traditions we keep. We come with a message burning in our hearts, a message that salvation is free from a God who loves you, and it’s by grace through faith - and that’s it. And that’s refreshing for Jewish people to hear…”
Sometimes people are accused of being “Zionists” because they happen to believe God has a purpose in bringing back the Jews to Israel after 2000 years. Whilst that may be so, and given the level of misunderstanding on the subject, it seemed worth sharing the stories of Jews who have been brought up within rabbinic traditions coming to recognise their Messiah. Perhaps this might help illustrate the idea that a Christian may hold to the centrality of the Gospel while also acknowledging that God may, in His sovereign will, have a purpose as yet unfulfilled for the children of Jacob...