@RobertGKepes@oliverburdick Let’s quote Jesus…
“I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.”
John 8:24
“…Before Abraham was, I am.”
John 8:58
He claimed to be God. To say anything else about Him is at best ignorant.
@Lazarusoldgoat@Schaferhund12@DaveMcCormickPA Wrong. A large segment of the tax paying public will support secular humanist ideology for our entire lives to the tune of 80% of our annual property tax bill. We want everyone to use their tax dollars for the school of their choice while raising their kids.
@elonmusk This isn’t a good thing. God gave Adam a job before Adam ever sinned. Another words, work is a blessing; not a curse.
That being said, my biblical worldview lends me to think that what you’re suggesting is actually going to happen. Albeit, the price will be subservience.
When I sat down with Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, I was expecting a thoughtful conversation and that he would ask questions and give me the opportunity to actually respond--just like he did with the little Nazi sympathizer Nick Fuentes or the guy who thought Hitler was the good guy and Churchill the bad guy. What I wasn't anticipating was a lengthy series of questions where he seemed to be insinuating that the Jews of today aren't really same people as the Jews of the Bible.
I'll first just say something I didn't think to say to Tucker, which is that Ashkenazi Jews, meaning those who families had spent centuries in Europe, are a minority of Israel's Jewish population, only maybe 35-40%. There are far more Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews inside Israel.
But there's a good reason, as it turns out, that I had never encountered this theory that Tucker kept pushing on. That’s because it comes from some of the darkest realms of the Internet and social media.
I think it's important to take a moment now and educate Tucker and anyone else who might get sucked in by this dangerous conspiracy theory, just as I have been educated this week.
I'm sharing this information because it has been weaponized by very bad people to delegitimize Jews and strip them of their history.
It's an idea that gained traction in the 80's and 90's with David Duke and other Klansmen and neo-Nazis. It has really caught fire in recent years on the Internet and social media, mostly from some of the most overt anti-Semites and Jew haters you can find.
I don’t know why Tucker was so fixated on this, and I'm certainly not saying he knew the origins of this conspiracy theory. I don't know what's in his heart or what he was thinking.
But I do know that the discredited idea that most Ashkenazi or European Jews descended from the ancient Turkic kingdom of Khazaria is bunk. It's also been weaponized by people trying to deligitimize Jews, to strip them of their history, and to call them "imposters" or "fake Jews."
This odious conspiracy theory is peddled by the likes of Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes and by people who love David Duke, as well as Islamist accounts that make up false smears about Israel non-stop and are run out of countries like Pakistan and Turkey.
But we know from genetics and rich volumes of written literature that the Jews of today can trace their lineage back thousands of years to the Israel and the Jewish people of the Bible.
They are as connected together as genetics tell us that the ancient Khazar kingdom is to people living today in Turkey.
And if Tucker wants to tour more than Ben-Gurion Airport on his next trip to Israel, I'm happy to show him places where Jews have lived going back to the time of Jesus Christ and even earlier.
I sincerely hope Tucker will let me know when he actually wants to learn facts about the land and people. Asking me about conspiracy theories should remain on the fringes and not be the heart of the conversation.
Isn’t it great to know that…
“He's still on the throne
So what could be wrong?
It is well with my soul
Let the stormy winds blow
I'm reminded today
Praise God, I am saved
Salvation's sweet song
While ages roll on
He's still on the throne”
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. Mt 13:58
We place expectations on man that are too lofty, but somehow fail to expect mighty works from God.
May we move through today & enter our pulpits tomorrow with great faith in what Jesus wants to build!
Thank you to all who prayed for @NickMBender
when he had his heart transplant a few weeks ago. I am grateful for your love and compassion.
Nick’s body did not respond well to the transplant. Yesterday afternoon, Nick went Home to be with Jesus. He was 32 years old.
Please pray for @BeccaBender18 as she is heartbroken.
Nick was reached through our ministry, served at Solid Rock, graduated from Vision Baptist College, served with @pathiggins23 at Harbor Baptist, and most recently served with Pastor Chamberland in NH.
Nick was passionate about giving his testimony and telling people how Jesus changed his life.
Nick had dedicated his life to reach the Northeast for Christ. May God give us thousands more like him to help in the cause of Christ.
I love Nick and will miss him greatly
I’m no expert, but there are seasons of ministry that are more fruitful than others. Some times we can do everything right, but experience only minimal fruit. Just be faithful to He who has called you! In His timing, Jesus will “effectually open doors” of fruitfulness!
Ps 127:1
If you are local and this meeting would be an encouragement, we’d love to see you! We’ll also be hosting a Christian School Revival on Tuesday morning at 11:00.
@CalvinAllenFQ will be preaching on Tuesday to the 7-12 grade students.
I appreciate @DennisHigginsJr preaching in chapel about being, “Bold As A Lion.”
I watched him live this as a teenager in Philly, and it impacted my life greatly.
Anyone can choose to be bold in a righteous way!
@KirkCameron Doctrine determines direction. You have a faulty understanding of eschatology. Israel is the apple of God’s eye. The church has not replaced Israel, but rather we are provoking her to jealousy. One day all Israel who “endures” to the end of the Tribulation will be saved.
What an opportunity we have as witnesses of The Truth today, tomorrow, etc!
Let’s put the fullness of our minds to the task, our feet to the street, and not miss the moment.
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:…”
John 14:6