- It's been a couple years since I was last active here. What changed & who changed?
My ideas have consolidated. Not necessarily changed from one thing to another - but evolved, or developed, or grown, however you want to put it.
- As for me, the Jewish question changed my perspective in terms of differentiating between Whites & Jews, their motives & beliefs. A lot makes a lot more sense to me now.
The Jewish question? Intriguing way to put it - I suppose a bit like the Muslim question. Or the Nazi question. Or the Athiest question.
I grew up in a Dispensational - Zionist perspective within a Christian Church. I believed that God had brought Israel back to its land that He has promised and was a fulfillment of prophecy. But that was decades ago.
Now I hold to a different view - that the Jews are in this particular piece of land not because of prophecy but out of genuine horror at what happened during WW2. The League of Nations, to become the United Nations, observed what did happen and was genuinely horrified. Sadly, and in my view, wrongly, they figured that the appropriate compensation was to place them back into the Middle East in their own country. I think a spot in the middle of Europe, Africa, America, or Australia would have been more appropriate. Or perhaps in the middle of Germany.
I don't agree with the Muslem's version of history - and think it is distorted for their benefit. But hey, more power to them. I take the view that the nation of Israel is still in judgment and will be until it recognises Jesus as the messiah and repents of its sins. Only once it embraces Jesus not just as the Messiah, but as God, will this judgment be over. And then the world will see unparalleled blessing. See Romans 10 and 11.
The White or indeed anyone whether you be black, white or Muslim or Nazi, that does any more than call the Jews to repentance is overstepping in my opinion. There should be no hate against them, nor of the Muslims, nor of any religion, nor of the Atheists. Or non-religious. People should be allowed to utter their opinions, in love and kindness, not with hate nor ill speech. Threats and bombings are simply manipulative and evidence of hate.
Is there a Jewish conspiracy? Probably somewhere there are a bunch of Jews that collaborate to make a lot of money, grab power and influence the world in the way to make it more like the one they want. However, it's not just some Jews doing that. There are some muslims who do the same thing, and some nazis who do the same thing, and some unionists who do the same thing, even some Christians as well. This is not unusual or even wrong in my view. The question always comes back to the means by which they bring about such change. Or even if they bring any change. The fact is - conspiracies exist - they always have and always will. Some will be more powerful than others - but from the Christian perspective, God sits in the heavens and laughs at such puny thoughts. So says Psalm 2.
I hold to the view that God is the author of history, he is the sustainer of history, and he is the judge and saviour of history. He asks me to love him and to love my neighbour. That means - I will obey the 10 commandments and treat others how I would like to be treated. Even if I know they would never do so. And I should never have any expectation that they will. But any religion or worldview which treats itself as superior is doomed in my view. Christianity which I happen to agree with has had many flaws over the years, many different representatives which has damaged its message- but it continues to grow - perhaps not as fast as others currently - but it will not fail - indeed the very gates of hell won't stop it. So says Jesus.
Motives tends to fall within a couple of areas. Survival. Power, fame, influence, vengeance, Greed, religious conviction. But there are also positive motives too - compassion, concern, horror at what has happened to someone, love and desire to see others grow and develop, I think it would be entirely naive to suggest that any one group has only one negative motivation for the things that they do - It would be more natural to consider that every group - even those I despise actually have some positive motivations. This of course doesn't make them right or wrong. but it ought to help us be broader in our perspectives and not just see the negative motives in each other.
For example, I think the October 6 killings and kidnappings were completely over the top. And wrong. And yet, I also can understand why the motivation was there for something to happen. Sometimes nations, such as Israel, need to be shocked into doing something. And for some this was the only way to make that happen. On the other hand, I think Israel's response has also been over the top, and yet from its eyes, the Hamas want to wipe them from the land, so it becomes a matter of self defence. Sadly, there has been too much killing over a piece of land and over people's hatred for the others. It needs to stop.
I think Trump is an idiot - but at least he brought a fresh perspective. The issue is the land in many respects. Some think that Israel should just get over it and move to another piece of land and some think that the Palestinians should do the same. I sometimes think dropping a nuke onto the land - will resolve the issue for at least the time the radiation remains. Hopefully a hundred years. Why people get so attached to the land is in my view crazy - and yet that is a Western notion. In Australia I like our land, but the indigenous have, so they say, - a spiritual connection to the land. Perhaps that is the same for all those who live in the Middle East.
Me, I think - the un rest in the Middle East, like the rest of the world will continue - until such time as firstly, the church gets it act together, and grows up, and then it is able to demonstrate why the nations ought to embrace it, and then finally, so too will Israel, and then peace will be achieved. Then - and only then will people know that true peace is not found in a piece of land, or in just the absence of fighting, but in peace with God - which will translate to peace with others.
