Roots of Christian Faith

It's time that people who call themselves Christians, became aware of the Hebraic roots of their faith. The denial of this is only one of the aspects or facets of anti semitism.  A lot of so called Christians maintain that the Old Testament is no longer relevant to church life and experience.  What a foolish notion that is.  If you start chopping bits out of the Bible then you undermine it all.  If you have a lovely house upon which you've lavished love and lots of money, how sensible would it be if you started knocking out the bits that go into the foundation which you think aren't really needed any more?  How long would it be before the façade and walls of the house would feel the effects of your foolish meddling?  If you say you're a Christian realise the importance of the Old Testament.  If you're a Christian you're supposed to be a follower of Jesus Christ who is the Son of God and God the Son.  Given this is the case, why would He live by the Old Testament if it wasn't the right thing to do?  I'm not saying we should convert to Judaism, far from it.  What I am saying is that we shouldn't despise Israel or Jewish people because that isn't just anti semitic it's anti Christian and anti Christ.  We should listen to the words of the apostle Paul when he speaks of how we can be grafted out of the cultivated olive tree as easily as we were grafted in.  How do you expect to please the Son of God if you despise and persecute His people?  Think about it people.

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