Our response to Israel does not begin with geopolitical decisions and ideas about nation states and military capacity. We need another layer of understanding, and it isn't about politics or petroleum dollars. Truthfully, Israel and the Jewish people are not just another country or group of people. They occupy a different place in God's economy. It doesn't mean everything they do is right or that we should support everything they do. Every expression of ungodliness or wickedness you find in Middle Tennessee flourishes in Israel. Nevertheless, I think we under need to understand why Israel matters and why the Church should stand with the Jewish people.

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