(June 25, 2010 at 4:37 pm)annatar Wrote: thats really a funy idea..jewish people don't believe in jesus. But still they are getting rewarded? They killed jesus (if the rumor is true.) for god's sakeThey aren't getting rewarded. Their rejection of Jesus is the reason their nation was destroyed. But there punishment isn't premanent.
(June 25, 2010 at 7:44 pm)Saerules Wrote: Because wholesale slaughter (genocidal in intent) of Jews hardly seems to be the work of a god trying to protect them.It was God who has kept the attempts at genocide from succeeding.
Quote:Further, you will notice that the language of the greeks and their culture are hardly lost to us... and they didn't have 'God's sworn protection.But the Greeks have had a nation of their own. The Jews have been scattered among other nations where they were outsiders. Anyone in that position would face the temptation to become assimilated into the dominant culture to make life easier.
(June 26, 2010 at 3:38 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Israel was a self fulfilling prophecy, because their prophecy told them they would get back their "holy land" they worked to ensure that they did.Most Jews in Israel are secular and don't believe in the prophecies so it isn't likely that they would try to do something just to fulfill those prophecies.
Some of the posts have pointed out that Israel has received help from other countries. That doesn't disprove the accuracy of the prophecies. God often carries out his work by using people.
His invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Romans 1:20 ESV
Romans 1:20 ESV
