By Nabion, www.nabion.org Supersessionism is the general Christian Mishnaic doctrine, if you will, that implies or outright states that Christianity has superseded Judaism. The dangers of supersessionism is that it adulates Christianity as it is proffered at any given time, rather than actual Biblical Christianity, which was itself no different than Biblical Judaism. Not all…
By Michael J. Vlach, Ph.D. One text often used by supersessionists to support the idea of the permanent rejection of national Israel is Matt 21:43.In this verse, which Frederick Dale Bruner calls “one of the most important verses in Matthew,” Jesus addressed the unbelief of the leaders of the nation Israel and announced his…
By Jan Willem van der Hoeven Paul writes in Romans 11:25-26: “For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel…
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…