I respect the reporting of Joel Rosenberg so very, very much!
All Israel News
WASHINGTON —There is much controversy over president Trump’s approach towards fixing Gaza.
Here in Washington, Jordan’s King Abdullah is in town, Egypt’s President Sisi is supposed to come, the Saudi foreign minister is here, the Egyptian foreign minister is here, and there’s a lot of concern over what should happen in Gaza, and about the right way forward.
I see a lot of anger in the Arab media, and even some in the Israeli media, but I also see Christians struggling with the issue of showing love and compassion for the Palestinian people.
I want to just say right up front that as Christians, as followers of Jesus Christ, as evangelicals, we must love the Palestinian people of Gaza.
We need to love our neighbors. Even if you consider the Gazan people enemies – and of course many in Gaza really are enemies of Israel, enemies of Christianity, and of peace and freedom – we are still commanded to love them.
How do we apply Jesus’ command to love our enemies?
I think this is so important because we’re not talking about theory right now.
We’re not talking about it in principle. Yes, of course, we should love our neighbors in principle, but we should also love our enemies.
We have a real time opportunity right now.
I see Christians struggling with love being a non-negotiable and I understand that struggle, especially for pro-Israel Christians who may feel conflicted about whether they even want to love the people of Gaza. More Here
I also respect the reporting of Dr. Jim Denison as well. A longtime Israeli friend’s perspective on the Gaza hostages. Three viewpoints and “the core truth of our existence”
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Why pray for world peace? Billy Graham answers that question.
God hasn’t promised that our world will ever be the peaceful and trouble-free place we all seek—not until Christ comes again to bring the present age to an end and establish His perfect rule of justice and peace. Then, the Bible says, “Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore” (Isaiah 2:4).
Does this mean it’s useless to pray for our leaders or for peace? No, certainly not! For one thing, God has commanded us to pray for them, and failing to do so would be an act of disobedience on our part. Think how different our world would be if we prayed regularly for those to whom God has entrusted leadership! I often think of Paul’s words to his young pastor friend Timothy: “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives” (1 Timothy 2:1-2).
In addition, what if everyone stopped praying for peace, and for those who are trying to bring it about? I have no doubt that the world would be in even worse shape! We don’t always know what effect our prayers have—but that mustn’t keep us from praying.
Don’t let cynicism, or doubt, or anything else keep you from praying for our world and its leaders. God’s promise is sure: “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective” (James 5:16).
