silviawang Posted February 4, 2014 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 825 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 153 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/16/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted February 4, 2014 Look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews_and_Buddhism_(documentary) David Ben-Gurion who is the founding father of modern Israel, Was a Buddhist??? If GOD is all in control Why he choose a Buddhist to be the founding father of modern Israel? And more important ,fulfilling one of the most important Biblical prophecies: the re- establishment of Israel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HisG Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'm not getting it SilvaWang. God can direct anything, anyone for His purpose. I mean, Rahab was a prostitute and was in Jesus family tree!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted February 4, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'm not getting it SilvaWang. God can direct anything, anyone for His purpose. I mean, Rahab was a prostitute and was in Jesus family tree!! Tell me who Jesus Christ is to you.Who do you think goes to heaven? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HisG Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Bo peep, What in the world in my reply made you ask me that? A prostitute or a Buddhist will not stand in the way of Gods plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HisG Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Btw - I've only responded to the op, I didn't read the link, maybe that's why you questioned me Bo Peep? Otherwise, I don't know why... But I'll tell you what God has revealed to me about Himself, through Jesus (Himself in flesh)... God is merciful, forgiving, humble, gentle, compassionate. The Samaritan woman, the adulterous woman and myself can attest to that He loves the unlovely, rejected. He offers hope and freedom - He offers new beginnings - He gives you a new heart if you are willing, a new heart that will want to walk His ways and follow His commandments. Jesus said ( paraphrase) - if you love Him, you will follow His commandments. Can a prostitute or a Buddhist get to know Jesus? Of course - but that will involve following Him and "throwing off" the old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews_and_Buddhism_(documentary) David Ben-Gurion who is the founding father of modern Israel, Was a Buddhist??? If GOD is all in control Why he choose a Buddhist to be the founding father of modern Israel? And more important ,fulfilling one of the most important Biblical prophecies: the re- establishment of Israel. None of modern Israel's founders were Bible believing Jews. I don't know if it is true that Ben Gurion was really a Buddhist. My information about him suggested that he was not religious at all. But to answer your question, God used nonbelievers, some of who were atheists, to found Israel. Had they been religious, Torah observant Jews, those who don't believe modern Israel to be a fulfillment of prophecy would argue that those religious Jews simply read the Bible and took it upon themselves to fulfill prophecy on their own. It is important to remember that many of the founders of Israel were former victims of the holocaust and the holocaust caused many religious Jews to become atheists. It destroyed their faith in God. As it stands, the atheists who founded Israel had no interest in making Bible prophecy come true. They were used by God without even realizing it. Israel's founding can only be explained as a work of God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silviawang Posted February 4, 2014 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 825 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 153 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/16/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 several days ago i talked with a Israeli,he said in Israel,more and more people do not believe in Jehovah GOD,and now i know David Ben-Gurion was a Buddhist,then i remember that the most significant atheist on this planet:Karl Marx,and he was a Jew what's GOD's opinion about all of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 several days ago i talked with a Israeli,he said in Israel,more and more people do not believe in Jehovah GOD,and now i know David Ben-Gurion was a Buddhist,then i remember that the most significant atheist on this planet:Karl Marx,and he was a Jew what's GOD's opinion about all of these There are all kinds of "relgious" Jews in Israel. Orthodox, nonOrthodox religious Jews, and there are nonreligious Jews. There are Messianic Jews, and there are Jews who are traditional Christians. But about half of Israel's Jewish population is not affiliated with any religion at all. The largest Ba'hai temple in the world is in Haifa, Israel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted February 4, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.97 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted February 4, 2014 several days ago i talked with a Israeli,he said in Israel,more and more people do not believe in Jehovah GOD,and now i know David Ben-Gurion was a Buddhist,then i remember that the most significant atheist on this planet:Karl Marx,and he was a Jew what's GOD's opinion about all of these They are among the branches that were cut off. (Romans 11). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted February 4, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 593 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 55,875 Content Per Day: 7.55 Reputation: 27,625 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted February 4, 2014 several days ago i talked with a Israeli,he said in Israel,more and more people do not believe in Jehovah GOD,and now i know David Ben-Gurion was a Buddhist,then i remember that the most significant atheist on this planet:Karl Marx,and he was a Jew what's GOD's opinion about all of these If you look through history in the Old Testament, God used many non Jews in trying to get the Jewish people to follow him. Look at the Asserian King that basically sent the Jews back to Jerusalem and funded the restarting of the Jewish nation. All through history God has used people like Ruth who was not Jewish to accomplish things.... It's just my opinion, but it seems to me that when he wants us to know that it is he that is doing something he picks unlikely people to do the task. Not just David, but others who worked to get the Jewish people back into Israel were not what I would call outstanding Jewish folks. But whether it was Gods Idea or whether he just looked into the future to tell us what was to be I can't tell you, but it certainly lets me know that God is there and he speaks to us through the writings in the Bible and as someone who has Allstate Insurance....... we are in good hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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