

I'm not Jewish but a large part of my family is, as my Grandmother, my father's mother, was born in London to Amsterdam musicians and Rabbi. Much of my family who were Jewish were murdered by Nazis, but a few survived. At least one was in the Dutch resistance. His mother and step father were gassed at Auschwitz. He would not be Rabbi, he became a soldier. An elderly aunt of his was sickly, and when Nazis took her away the made her pen letters to the red cross asking for medication, and post dated. Then they killed her and regularly posted the letters.
My background is such that, having become an evangelical Christian as an adult, I refuse to evangelise to Jewish people, especially children. Not that I lie, but I recognise that Jewish faith is spread through family and I recognise the deadly insult of stealing family that the pope (Pius IX) committed in 1858 with Edgaro Mortara.
I believe my past and my future is entwined with Jewish peoples. My hope is they prosper wherever they are, much as I hope for anyone. I feel Israel belongs to Jewish peoples.
BW: "I have not come to bring peace, but division." If Yeshua appears to a jewish child in a dream and that child wishes to follow him-Has Jesus stolen that child?
If Jesus is your lord and saviour, on what basis do you refuse to obey his final command to go and make disciples of all nations? Would you share life-giving truth with every people except the jewish people? If you believe Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, how is it respectful to withhold thees things from anyone?
BW: Conversion is a work of the spirit. No disciple "converts" anyone. But all disciples are to follow Christ and share the gospel. In both word and deed. We are called not to conform to the world but to be conformed to the image of Christ. Christ came to destroy the works of the devil. To be salt and light means lies are challenged with truth. Every disciple was killed for so doing..
Evangelism is a process believers are commanded to participate in. Some remove big rocks from the field, others smaller obstacles, others still break up hard soil, others plant seeds, others water, others harvest. God can use nature and unbelievers who inadvertently help with this too. You may be great at a part I am not and vice versa. But if we have been given a new identity, hiding our hope is not consistent with living out who we are in Christ.
You realise you are arguing semantics? You are using your understanding of words to criticise me for doing something you understand. But I've not said the words you put in my mouth.
You understand that within the community that identifies as Christian there are those who say "Lord, lord" who are insincere. Such chaff will not be rewarded as they hope. And here you are saying to me I should make people comply by saying "Lord, lord"?
Evangelism, getting others to see the workings of the Lord in your life is not conformity, which introducing faith doubts into Jewish children is. I must point out that Islamic children are open to discussion and do not have the same family structure on faith that Jews do. So you aren't comparing like apples. Instead, I'd compare converting Hindu children with Jewish ones. But then a child may not have faith, but merely compliance, which is sort of the point when Jesus spoke on childhood?
Unless you can see how we agree, how will you know how we differ?
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Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
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To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
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David Daniel Ball calls himself the Conservative Voice.
I'm a teacher with three decades experience teaching math to high school kids.I also work with first graders and kids in between first grade and high school. I know the legends of why Hypatia's dad is remembered through his contribution to Math theory. And I know the legend of why followers of Godel had thought he had disproved God's existence.
I'm not a preacher, but I am a Christian who has written over 28 books all of which include some reference to my faith. Twelve blog books on world history and current affairs, detailing world events , births and marriages on each day of the year, organised by month. Twelve books on the background to and history of Bible Quotes. One Bible quote per day for a year. An intro to a science fiction series I'm planning, post apocalyptic cyber punk. An autobiography with short story collections.
I'm known in Australia for my failure as a whistleblower over the negligence death of a school boy. ...
Remember Patrick Henry's words: "Give me liberty or give me death." Don't let illusions of impossibility silence you—act today to ensure free speech endures for tomorrow. What's one step you'll take right now?
Free speech has been challenged before. In the US, World War I and World War II imposed wartime restrictions. The prolonged nature of the Vietnam War made such restrictions obvious, as did the war in Afghanistan. However, the failure of the press to remain free has led to remarkable academic debate. It is now claimed—and widely accepted—that free speech is illusory and not truly possible. Minor restrictions on style are said to mean that speech was never free. This view is Orwellian. What happened?
In antiquity, was there free speech in Athens when Socrates was ordered to leave? He drank poison rather than accept exile, but he had had his say. When Athens defeated Persia at sea, scuttling an invasion plan, the successful generals were ...
How has meditating on God's precepts brought new life to your spirit today?
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What exactly have the Palestinians done to demonstrate they’re ready for a state?
Some observations:
📷 There are still 50 hostages in Gaza
📷 They refuse every ceasefire proposal
📷 The Palestinian Authority hasn’t held elections since 2006
📷 Corruption is rampant
📷 Children are taught to glorify terrorism
📷 There’s no accountability, no rule of law, and no democratic institutions
So tell us, Emmanuel Macron: what part of this looks like a state-in-waiting?