gordon 2
Senior Member
Ten sentences, ten "?"s. It's easy enough to see why you wore out you "?" key last year.
Your welcome to edit in the spirit of my drift.
Ten sentences, ten "?"s. It's easy enough to see why you wore out you "?" key last year.
Your welcome to edit in the spirit of my drift.
No, no; not my intent at all. If you watch my typing, you will notice that I forget to use the "?" more than half the time. You may recall that, when your "?" key was broken, I offered to lend you mine, as it was so seldom used.
Nice try. Two questions. Are you a Christian?
so, now you edit the post, and want to know my religion..
I still don't understand the comment about nice try. If you are saying that my post is incorrect, please point out my error, and we can discuss that.
As to my religion, yes, I am a christian, and have been for several decades. In my pre-pappy days, I was a youth pastor at a small AOG church, as well as serving as a deacon in an independent evangelical church here in Toccoa.
Does that make a difference in your question? If you ever remember the 2nd question, please let me know, and I will answer it to the best of my ability
Gordon, why don't you tell us your back ground, your church of choice, and what you believe about Israel? It might help me understand where you are coming from.
so you are a believer in replacement theology? that Christians have replaced the Jews where prophecy and promises are given?
Do you believe that Israel gets a honest deal in the news when reports are given about the PA and Hamas dealings?
why don't you answer the ?'s
it shouldn't be that hard to tell me what you believe
My understanding is most Israelis don't want this. They know it's just going to be more blood shed for nothing.
We shouldn't have ever recognized Israel as a nation... We should stay out of recognizing Jerusalem as their capital.
On the grounds that the United Nations has accused Israel of over 60 counts of crimes against humanity and that the victims of those crimes were Palestinian Christians and Muslims your eye witness account of an egalitarian view of Israeli society is suspect to me? But hey have at your view.
So can you explain to me why evangelicals are known as being Zionists? This is the reason I'm asking if you are Christian. Where do they get their outlook? Is it informed by faith? Or is this view erroneous-- they are not Zionist?
See my post #28 again. ( I cannot answer more plainly.)
But let me plainly add: I believe that lots of people are going to die and suffer for the decision by the USA to recognize Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel. I believe that those in keeping with the politics of Zionism don't care, and that the USA is now overtly complicit in the Zionist schemes. However as a Christian I do care mainly because of the Sermon on the Mount. ( Matt. 5-6-7)
so you are a believer in replacement theology? that Christians have replaced the Jews where prophecy and promises are given?
You mentioned that Presbyterians hold to this "replacement theology." I've never heard a Presbyterian claim such. They call their perspective "covenant theology." And, while I strongly disagree with several points of covenant theology, I don't think we should use a pejorative to describe it. The only people that I hear use the term "Replacement Theology" are dispensationalist who are attacking covenant theology. I have never heard anyone describe themselves as holding to "replacement theology." I believe, in the interest of honest dialogue, we should use the terms people prefer to describe for describing their own position rather than putting words in their mouth.
Is Christian Zionism or Zionist pejorative?
You must know many Israelis. All that I know applaud this action. There is always blood shed, because the Arabs won't live in peace.
We did the RIGHT thing recognizing Israel. After the atrocity suffered by the Jews at the hands of Nazi Germany, they deserved a safe sanctuary at the very least. Their claims to their territory and Jerusalem trumps all other claims.