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Take note in your own quotes. Paul never said they were Jews now, just with Christ, nor did he ever say they were citizens of Israel now that they were with Christ
Ephesians 2:19
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household
If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in." Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.
Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.
Jesus himself talked and preached to none Jews. Remember the Samaritan woman? The Roman leader? Even Pilate. So don't lie about that. He did, however, tell them that there was a plan. They would not simply run away and preach to the world. They would go out into the world after he sent them the Spirit. (Acts 1)
Matthew 10:5-8
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said. He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs." "Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
Originally posted by JR MacBeth
reply to post by AuranVector
"The best way to control the opposition is to lead it." Lenin
I felt he was trying to control me by leading me.
..... Lots of Christian folk in the Bible Belt are some of the most pro-Israel, pro-Jewish ("Chosen") that you can find in America.......
JR
It’s official. “CUFI” (Christians United For Israel) is on the march.
Never mind that the CUFI label is misleading; “Christian Zionists United For Israel” (CZUFI) is the accurate label. Led by Christian Zionist TV Evangelist John Hagee, some 3400 mega-church leaders and supporters met in Washington in August '06 to lay out their goals and strategy.
Their overriding goal is to assure that all U.S. Foreign Policy toward the Middle East be geared to “restoring Israel’s Biblical borders”. The strategy is to divide the U.S. into 12 zones controlled by various mega-church leaders. These will oversee a network of supporters who can lay down a blanket of 20-40 million emails, phone calls, media spots, you name it, in a matter of hours to pressure policy makers on Israel related issues.
Originally posted by JR MacBeth
reply to post by xuenchen
Great stuff xuenchen, regarding the Old South.
Here's a link from Rense, has a lot of info people might find interesting regarding the subject:
Rense: 10,000 Confederate Jews...
Seems like the "extent of Jewish control" down South used to exceed that of the North.
JR
The largest ethnic group to serve the Confederacy, however, was made up of first-, second- and third-generation Jewish lads. Old Jewish families, initially Sephardic and later Ashkenazic, had settled in the South generations before the war. Jews had lived in Charleston, S.C., since 1695. By 1800, the largest Jewish community in America lived in Charleston, where the oldest synagogue in America, K.K. Beth Elohim, was founded. By 1861, a third of all the Jews in America lived in Louisiana.
There also were Hispanic Confederates. Col. Santos Benavides, a former Texas Ranger, city attorney and mayor of Laredo, Texas, commanded the 33rd Texas Cavalry, while Gen. Refugio Benavides protected what was known as the Confederacy of the Rio Grande. Recent Irish Catholic immigrants also chose to fight for the South, as did a few stalwart Chinese who served nobly in Louisiana.
Davis appointed Benjamin to be the first Attorney General of the Confederacy on February 25, 1861, remarking later that he chose him because he "had a very high reputation as a lawyer, and my acquaintance with him in the Senate had impressed me with the lucidity of his intellect, his systematic habits, and capacity for labor." Benjamin has been often referred to as "the Brains of the Confederacy."
Originally posted by Josephus23
reply to post by xuenchen
Gimme a minute. I am doing some research on the next post that will discuss some elements of Judaism and the Roman Empire that are not familiar to me.
Another post in an hour or two.
Cheers.edit on 6/3/2011 by Josephus23 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by JR MacBeth
Rense: 10,000 Confederate Jews...
Seems like the "extent of Jewish control" down South used to exceed that of the North.
Originally posted by AuranVector
Originally posted by JR MacBeth
Rense: 10,000 Confederate Jews...
Seems like the "extent of Jewish control" down South used to exceed that of the North.
Thanks for that link, MacBeth. I had NO idea Jews were so important in the antebellum South until reading the info you & Xuenchen have posted here. Really adds a dimension to the Civil War that (as far as I know) is not normally taught in our schools.
Originally posted by xuenchen
The largest ethnic group to serve the Confederacy, ... was made up of ... Jewish lads..... Jews had lived in Charleston, S.C., since 1695. By 1800, the largest Jewish community in America lived in Charleston, where the oldest synagogue in America, K.K. Beth Elohim, was founded. By 1861, a third of all the Jews in America lived in Louisiana.
More than New York even !!!!!
....
many families had "cloaked" their heritage as they migrated from Europe and settled. en.wikipedia.org...
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YES folks, the first Confederate Attorney General was "Jewish" !!
Originally posted by DeadBirdCitizen
There may be a lot of Jews in positions of enormous power, in many different arenas. But to single out Jews (and I know you acknowledged they're not the ONLY ones in positions of power), is unhelpful to the discourse. And that's the bottom line.
Originally posted by DeadBirdCitizen
There may be a lot of Jews in positions of enormous power, in many different arenas. But to single out Jews (and I know you acknowledged they're not the ONLY ones in positions of power), is unhelpful to the discourse. And that's the bottom line.