Recently a young lady that I work with left a magazine lying around the office from John Hagee Ministries. I picked it up and took a peek inside and I found this ad for the following:
Feast of Tabernacles
A Sukkot Celebration
Oct. 8th – 10th 2010
Night To Honor Israel – Sunday October 10, 2010
And what is Hagee’s definition of “A Night To Honor Israel?”
“A Night To Honor Israel” is a non-conversionary tribute to the Nation of Israel and the Jewish people of the world. It’s purpose is to promote esteem and understanding between Christians and Jews and to emphasize that the things we hold in common are greater than the things we have allowed to separate us."
NON-CONVERSIONARY?!?!?!?!?!?!
And what is the ONE thing that we (Christians) do not have in common with the (unsaved, non-Christian) Jews? (I am NOT speaking here of Christian Jews) It is the GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST!
So, according to Hagee, the “the things we hold in common” with unsaved Jews are greater than the gospel? This gospel is the greatest message ever delivered! It is the greatest story ever told! It is the only message that will save these people's souls from hell but we are going to "celebrate" our differences which are "greater" than this gospel? And we are going to "celebrate" these differences by NOT giving them the gospel?
I am well aware that Hagee would deny this allegation but isn't that the logical conclusion that we have to come to according to his own statement? In his own Church and in his own preaching I'm certain that he would hold to the fact that no one can be saved outside of the saving grace of Jesus Christ. But how can a preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ withhold the gospel from unsaved people on such an occasion? The hypocrisy is only outweighed by the idiocy of such a "celebration." I can assure you that the Apostle Paul nor his contemporaries would have been involved in such a godless festival.They were jailed, flogged and persecuted by these people centuries ago.
I wonder what Hagee and the others involved in this “celebration” would do if Christians showed up and witnessed and passed out tracts and gave these unsaved, deniers of Christ the gospel. Can true Evangelical Christians be "non-conversionary" (Is that even a word?) on ANY occasion?
Truly, these are the cross roads that a born-again Christian finds himself facing when he insists upon holding to a Pre-millennial Dispensational view and the false idea that the modern "Nation of Israel" is equivalent to ancient Israel.
Romans Chapter 9 (NASB)
6But it is not as though the word of God has failed For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel;
7nor are they all children because they are Abraham's descendants, but: "THROUGH ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE NAMED."
8That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.
Today, it is God's elect from every tongue, tribe and nation that are the True Israel. In fact, it was only God's elect that were the True Israel even during the days of old. Never have the "children of the flesh" ever been the true seed of Abraham.
God's blessings,
Kevin P. Alawine
You nailed it Kevin! Of course, you would be labeled as "anti-semitic" in most Christian circles today, simply because of the ignorance in most of the Christian world. I know of that ignorance because up to a few short years ago, I was a dyed in the wool dispensationalist. Thankfully, I was delivered from that false doctrine, and from the rut I was in as a result of imbibing it for so long. I really believe that if most of the Christians in this country awakened to the fact that the modern state of Israel has NOTHING to do with Bible prophecy, and that they are NOT the Chosen People, the entire make up of our government would change almost overnight. I pray God will do just that.
ReplyDeleteYes, friend. Some think I'm anti-semitic. I've decided to come out of my shell and instead of keeping quiet about it, try to show others what I've learned about this subject. And I have taken much criticism. I too was once a "dispy." I'm so thankful to have been delivered from that false system. Many Christians are learning the truth today but so many are still deceived. It's really sad.
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