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Veritas1357's avatar

I'm curious how you reconcile your denial of genocide in Gaza, with being a Christian? And politely also inquire if you were brought up on the "Scofield annotated" bible in the Baptist church that you attended during childhood? https://x.com/trackingisrael/status/1967312912277770724

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Rod D. Martin's avatar

We did not use Scofield, though I did have a Ryrie Study Bible as a teenager, which was very similar. I currently use an ESV Study Bible, which is Evangelical but not Dispensational.

As to my status as a Christian, two things:

First, one's salvation is not determined by their beliefs about Gaza or Israel, but by their confession of Jesus Christ as Lord and belief in their heart that God raised Him from the dead. This is Romans 10:9, as I'm sure you know.

Second, I think you are just wrong about Gaza, and that you are on the wrong side and supporting the wrong people. Unlike you, however, I have not questioned your faith as a result of this. I have written lengthily on the facts as I see them, whereas you have provided lots of material from extremely-leftist ChatGPT. So I have explained myself fully, whereas you have simply listened to someone I would suggest you should not.

Nevertheless, though I believe you are supporting the murderers and rapists, and I can prove that they routinely call for an actual genocide of every Jew, I do not question your sincerity, only your accuracy. So I would hope that you would extend me the same courtesy.

Also, meaning no disrespect, but this discussion is off-topic for this essay, and we should really be having it where it is more germane.

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