By Pat Mercer Hutchens, Ph.d Everyone knows Job’s wife told him, “Curse God and die.” Right? And that the Bible says, “Thou shalt not murder – so the death penalty should be abolished.” Right? Does anyone remember hearing the allegation that all black people (Africans) were cursed because of Ham’s sin? What if you knew…
By PAT HUTCHENS, A rework of Imitation of Messiah by Thomas A. Kempis— If you follow me, you will not walk in darkness” (John 8:12). These are the actual words of Jesus when he was on this earth. Think of it. Here he gives us the answer to darkness, to blind groping in the dark.…
By Dr. Chuck Misler (www.khouse.org) It is tragic that most of the major denominations – Roman Catholic and Protestant – embrace an eschatology (“study of last things”) that is amillennial: a view that does not envision a literal rule of Christ on the Throne of David on the Planet Earth. While there are many different,…
By Chosen People Ministries, www.chosenpeople.com The Lord’s redeeming love is one of the great threads of the story of salvation that is set forth in the prophets. This love is not only for individuals, but also for the nations. And if it is true for the nations, it is certainly true for Israel! The story…
By Michael J. Vlach, Ph.D. Martin Luther’s views concerning the Jews and Judaism have been the subject of much debate. According to Hans J. Hillerbrand, “There is scholarly agreement that the early Luther spoke thoughtfully and positively about Jews.” Luther (1483–1546) prayed for the Jews and called for their friendly treatment. He said, “We ought,…
By Rev. Isaac C. Rottenberg A few years ago, Rabbi Leon Klenicki recommended two “New Testament” writings for joint studies by Christians and Jews: Paul’s letter to the Romans and the Epistle to the Hebrews. My response at the time was that these are excellent choices. I found the idea so exciting because those two…
By Jacques B. Doukhan, Th.D. Nowhere in the New Testament do we find the rejection of Israel. In fact, the only time where the biblical text speaks about the rejection of Israel, it is in emphatically negative terms to affirm that God has not rejected them. “Has God cast away His people?” (Romans 11:1), asks…
By Dwight A. Pryor Recently, my wife and I attended a lecture in Jerusalem by a well-known commentator on the prophetic Scriptures relating to the restoration of Israel in the last days. In the course of his stimulating discourse on Israel as a banner to the nations, he spoke of “Israel’s fall” and the consequent…
By Peter D. Hocken In the second half of the twentieth century, a sea change took place in the attitudes toward the Jewish people within the Christian world. This change was triggered, above all, by the Holocaust, and the massive shock to the Christian psyche caused by the fact that this organized attempt to eliminate…
By Dr. Brad Young It is common in Christian academic circles to debate whether or not Paul was the “second founder of Christianity” who converted from Judaism to start a new religion. I disagree with this view because I cannot accept the simplistic explanation that Jesus was a loyal Jew, faithful to his people, while…