Should Christians support Israel?

Question

Here are other questions to consider as well:

Should Christians support the idea of a Jewish state?

Does Jerusalem "belong" to the Jews, and Christians to a lesser extent? Do Muslims have a right to the land as well?

Answer 1

Christians outside of Israel and the Israeli-occupied(illegally) Territories should support their fellow Christians(palestinian and others) in these places. The apostle Paul made it very clear about charity and prayer to fellow believers.

When we read the New Testament it becomes clear that Jesus sought to protect His church(followers) from the deceptions of the Pharisees(rabbinical leaders) and those who would carry their false teachings into the future.

Jesus condemned Pharisaism and its oral law - the Talmud(where Jesus and His Mother are slandered repeatedly in the most offensive and hateful ways by 'learned' rabbis over the centuries).

Jesus warned the church to "beware of the leaven of the Pharisees."(Lk. 12:1) He described such Jews as the "Synagogue of Satan" (Rev. 3:9). John described them as embodying the spirit of anti-Christ (I Jn. 2:22) and Paul warns they are "enemies" of the gospel (Rom. 11:28).

Answer 2

I see no problem with supporting Israel as a Christian. It does not have anything to do with my religion but as an American I want to support the only fully functioning democracy and ally in the Middle East. Christianity has less of a tie to a city than the Jewish or Muslim faiths. Jerusalem is definitely the heart of the Jewish faith with the Temple of Solomon and the sites of many of the Jewish prophets and leaders in ancient times. For Muslims Jerusalem is behind Mecca and Medina in importance to the religion it is where Muhammad took his night flight to. The problem is that in the past thirty years when Muslims have controlled holy sites of other religions from Christianity to Jewish from Buddhists to Ancient Egyptian they have allowed those sites to be desecrated or destroyed. When Israel has been in control of Jerusalem the sites are protected and I feel better that the sites that are important to Christians will be kept whole and open to us.

Answer 3

I will start off by answering the 4th question you gave. If you are a believer in Christ then you should read the book of Revelation. This will give you an idea as to who Israel belongs to. For the main question there is this. As a believer myself I believe we are called to be a beacon of light to all people of all faiths. I do know to that we are called to pray for the peace of Israel and that we (as believers) are to go into all the earth, each corner of it to preach the good news. I believe this also means to show love to each other, offer a helping hand.

Answer 4

Here's a perfect reason why religion needs to be kept out of politics. "God" never was, and never will be, in the real-estate business.
If so-called "Christians" wish to believe in and live their lives according to a book of fairy tales, that's their business. But that's where it ends. NO one has the right to deprive a native people, the Palestinians, of a homeland because a certain group of arrogant people deemed themselves "God's chosen".
Another group of arrogant people, the White Europeans, practiced what they claimed to be a God-given mandate called Manifest Destiny to steal the American continents from the Native American inhabitants. Religion is the very last thing on earth that should determine international boundaries.

Taco...I for one appreciate facetiousness ;)

Answer 5

Jerusalem is a major religious spot for all three religions. And i think that people should think for them selves and not support a nation just because of what religion they are. The main problem i have with Muslims is that they follow their religion blindly without thinking about whether what their leaders say if right or wrong...

Answer 6

You're asking a very old and never-will-be-answered question. Therefore, I refuse to start a debate which will lead into religious intolerance among Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Shame on you for wanting to start a Religious War, especially on the Internet.

Answer 7

Until christian arabs are treated as human beings and not as moving targets there should be no support. you would think fellow christians woould stand up and say something when their brethren, in the holiest of locations, are being shot at simply because they are arab. (arab being a geographic and ethnic term).

its truly a shame when someone supports the killing of their own people.

Answer 8

If you are a Christian then you follow a Jew. Jesus Christ was born of the house of David. He was a practicing Jew when he was Crucified, and after He had Risen from the grave he was and still is to anyone's knowledge a practicing Jew.

This is why anyone who claims to be a Christian and slams anything Jewish is lying about his faith. He may not be doing it on purpose but he has not thought through the consequences of his actions.

Answer 9

Yes, they all have a right to the land.

Too bad not all of them can see that simple fact

Just leave it in Isreal's control and let Muslims live on it if they so choose

Answer 10

If "support" does not involve me sending a lot of money, I'm happy to always give moral and political support for my fine parnters in democracy.