Speaking the Truth in Love
This document is published by Stand With Us. It is a few years old but is still a great resource. I’d encourage you to check out their website for more information. This document gives short answers to 25 difficult questions about the modern state of Israel. The questions include, I encourage you to read and…
In this document, Eli Hertz spells out the modern history of Israel from a legal perspective. He traces the legal rights of Israel to the land. In his introduction he writes, “Any attempt to negate the Jewish people’s right to Palestine—Eretz-Israel, and to deny them access and control in the area designated for the Jewish…
This is the fourth article in a series of articles demonstrating that the church is distinct from Israel, Israel still holds an important place in God’s program, and they have the right to exist in the land God gave them. Article 1: Distinctives Between Israel and the Church Article 2: Israel is Israel’s By Covenant Article 3:…
This is the third article in a series of articles demonstrating that the church is distinct from Israel, Israel still holds an important place in God’s program, and they have the right to exist in the land God gave them. Article 1: Distinctives Between Israel and the Church Article 2: Israel is Israel’s By Covenant There…
This is the second in a series of articles demonstrating that the church is distinct from Israel, Israel still holds an important place in God’s program, and they have the right to exist in the land God gave them. Article 1: Distinctives Between Israel and the Church The Covenant with Abraham was unconditional and has…
Using three lines of thought I want to prove the distinction between Israel and the Church. There are numerous reasons why this is important, but primarily at the moment due to current events. God still has a purpose for ethnic Israel and it is right, despite their current denial of the Messiah, to support their…
It is tragic to read about the attack on Israel by Hamas today. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-67037895 But for Hamas to have attacked Israel during Sukkot seems unwise. Maybe they thought they would catch them off-guard while they observed this holiday, and they seem to have done just that. But, while Israel remembers God’s provision & deliverance in…
This is Mr Timms. I want to share his life’s story as told in his eulogy. His eulogy was written by Pastor Wyeth, the then-pastor of Brimpton Baptist Church. That was the church I grew up in and where I later was the pastor for 7 years. Wyeth took the pastorate at Brimpton temporarily around…
Four years ago I wrote this post about the men of Zebulun – https://martinwickens.com/2018/10/of-zebulun/ This morning I find myself meditating on this group of men, and the category of mighty men among whom they stood out. Mighty Men We read throughout 1 Chronicles of David’s mighty men. In chapters 5-13 especially we have a description…
The book of Acts ends with the word unhindered. “Unhindered… that is the last word, flaming in light, thrilling in power, telling the secret of the new force right at the heart of the world… only one man, mean and contemptible of bodily presence… but that man unhindered.” G Campbell Morgan I began studying the…