By Jonathan Martin | JonathanMartin.com
Published in November of 2012
SUMMARY: A large swath of evangelical Christians unequivocally support Israel thinking that the nation-state is a fulfillment of prophecy. Bible verses are cherry-picked to support the claim, but pastor Jonathan Martin says that that view misses the overarching story of the Bible and that our hope is not in a nation-state, but in Jesus.
KEY QUOTE: “I do not believe that people who claim the name of Jesus should pick ‘a side’ in the conflict. I believe we are the peacemakers commissioned by the Holy Spirit of God to embody Christ’s peace in the world, and that we should pray for, work for, labor for peace, reconciliation, and justice on all sides of the conflict. Ultimately, any approach that leads you to place your hope in Israel rather than Israel’s Messiah is leading you to a dead-end street.”
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