Are you confused by the word"Anti-Semitic?"

[Guest hummingbird]

I wasn't even going to dignify Neb's post with an answer. But now I want to stand in solidarity with Shiloh...

2 Timothy 2

23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

Nebuchadnezzar, I am sorry you see things the way you do. It breaks my heart. I am praying for you that God will remove the scales from your eyes.

I know it is hard to see anything clearly when you have been brain-washed from day one to believe something, no matter how wrong it may be.

But our God, the God who created the universe and all that is in it, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a caring loving God and He is "able" to teach you the "all things" (truth) if you will only allow Him to.

Father, please teach my brother the truth, that He may know the love You have for Him, just waiting for him to reach out to you and take it. God grant him the wisdom to know that you alone are God and there is no other! That you created him, just as you created the universe, and he means no less to You than anyone else You have created. Fill his heart Lord with Thy overwhelming love and understanding. Grant him peace, comfort His heart Lord that he may know Thy truth. Help him to know that Jesus died for him too because He loved him that much. In Jesus name.

Love you Shiloh! :hug: :hug: :hug:

And you too, Nebuchadnezzar! :hug: May you find this peace you are so obviously looking for...God bless. Here is a link I think you would find interesting, if you will read it all: http://www.bible.com/jesus/intimate.html It will show you the huge differences if you read far enough.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

This is everyday life in the West Bank and Gaza: homes bulldozed, civilians bombed, people unable to get to the hospital because the hundreds of check points have been closed, children shot with high-powered US rifles

[Guest yod]

This is everyday life in the West Bank and Gaza: homes bulldozed, civilians bombed, people unable to get to the hospital because the hundreds of check points have been closed, children shot with high-powered US rifles

And that's not even half of what Arafat does to them! Keep on preaching it.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

I have addressed the false doctrine of you Christian Zionists many times in the past. The doctrine of the death and destruction of the Palestinian people is absolutely not Christian. This is the doctrine of devils! Mass murder, mass theft, mass deportation is not Christianity, you have been deceived! Christianity is about LOVE!

Jesus said to love your neighbor

[Guest yod]

I have addressed the false doctrine of you Christian Zionists many times in the past. The doctrine of the death and destruction of the Palestinian people is absolutely not Christian. This is the doctrine of devils! Mass murder, mass theft, mass deportation is not Christianity, you have been deceived!

it is also not the doctrine of Christian Zionism.

You have been deceived if you think it is.

Wake up!

Zionism is one simple to understand concept....get this right.

It is the belief that the jewish people should have a place where they can live in peace.

Do you have a problem with that?

It does not exclude anyone who wishes to live in peace among them. Israel has ALWAYS been a mixed multitude with every law applying equally from the least to the greatest.

Moses gave them this in written form long before America became the "melting pot" of democracy.

[Guest hummingbird]

Nebuchadnezzar

You said:

Jesus said to love your neighbor

[Guest shiloh357]

This is everyday life in the West Bank and Gaza: homes bulldozed,

The homes of terrorists that is, not just the average Palestinian.

civilians bombed,

1. Civlian does not necessarily mean non combatant.

2. Civilians are killed because they are put in harm's way by the Palestinian terrorists, not because Israel is killing them on purpose.

people unable to get to the hospital because the hundreds of check points have been closed,

They are closed because of the terrorists. The terror committed by these people cause the problems with check points.

children shot with high-powered US rifles

[stevehut]

Well, I have scanned the previous posts, and I don't think anyone has yet said this:

The word "Semite" is derived from the name "Shem", the son of Noah. Shem is an ancestor of Abraham. Abraham is the father of the Jews (through his son Isaac) and also of the Arabs (through Ishmael). According to both Jewish and Arab tradition, the present-day animosity between Jews and Arabs stems from the conflict between Hagar (mother of Ishmael) and Sarah (mother of Isaac).

So technically, the term "anti-semitic" refers to both Jews and Arabs. But in the modern parlance, it has come to be understood as referring only to Jews.

The other two sons of Noah (Ham and Japheth) are (according to tradition) each the ancestors of other large civilizations. I don't remember which: Africans and Europeans? Someone out there must know...

Mind you, I'm not trying to take sides in the political debate. But this is the origin of the word.

[stevehut]

Oops, nevermind...

[Guest shiloh357]

The word "Semite" is derived from the name "Shem", the son of Noah. Shem is an ancestor of Abraham. Abraham is the father of the Jews (through his son Isaac) and also of the Arabs (through Ishmael). According to both Jewish and Arab tradition, the present-day animosity between Jews and Arabs stems from the conflict between Hagar (mother of Ishmael) and Sarah (mother of Isaac).

Actually if you read Gen.10, the Arabs descended from Ham. You can see this elucidated in the NIV Study Bible. The Arabs already existed when Ishmael was born. Semite could not be a reference to Arabs.

See the following link for more info.

Are the Arabs Descended From Ishmael?