Dear Nancy,
As I said , what I said was not for contention, but for unification, as Christ church should be.
For me I have family and friends in Israel so I have an interest as well as the rest of the world.
I am sure I have "family" in Israel also, and wait for eternity in heaven to meet them, if I never get a chance to go to Israel.!!
Most believers think it is great to go to witness to the Chinese and other Countries, but when they go to the Jews there are no more Jews but also Greeks and women etc. Why do people have a problem with witnessing to and loving Jews?
That is not how i feel. All are as important as any other and visa versa. All are one in Christ in the church. I do believe at the right time there will be a BIG ingathering of Jews coming to Christ.
<<I wonder if it will ever be known of us?:Acts 11:26 The disciples were called Christians first at( Antioch) . (or insert your town here)>>
I do not understand this Dan. People called them Christians they did not assign this term to themselves.
That is my point. I should hope we would all want to be called "Christians" and not have to hang denominational terms on everyone. IMO that is where a lot of "separation" comes in when one says he is this and another say he is that, etc. etc. There is ONE body, as explained by Paul.(Romans 12:5,1 Cor. 10:17,1Cor.12:12-13,20;Eph. 3:6,Eph 4:4-6,Col 3:15,)
I get weary of the lack of love the groups create in the body of the Lord. This is from a basic I am right and everyone else is wrong.
I agree, so do I, and still we are called to search the scriptures and to study to show ourselves approved.BUT I can't seem to find that one that says "Beat em on the head with that bible" ....:o)
All we can do is share what He is teaching us and respect the others and pray that the Lord will teach between disagreements to bring Glory to Himself.
I agree. That is my point. As soon as we can start dropping the handles it will be the same as the world dropping sentences like: "well he is black or he is white or he is Indian or Irish" and instead just say "he is human"!!Won't that be great? Same should be in the Lord's church(of which He is ALREADY on the throne.) Would it not be great if the world looked and saw us and said.... "look there are Christians here" and "look over there, there are Christians"...rather than saying "look at those people how can they claim to save anything when they can't even agree on what they are?"
dan
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