Anti-semitism in Europe
by Donald E. Hester
on Feb 15
in Current Events
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Director Abe Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League recently said of Europeans:
"Anti-Semitism remains alive and well in the minds of many Europeans. It is distressing that there seems to be no movement away from the constancy of anti-Semitic held views, with accusations about Jews of disloyalty, control and responsibility for the death of Jesus," http://www.jnewswire.com/article/2617
First, Christianity has been on a decline in Europe for the last 40 years. Christians are a minority in Europe, prior to WWII Secularism was on the rise and now Islam is on the rise. If Europe is increasingly secular or Muslim why would they care if the Jews were in control and responsible for the death of Jesus? They wouldn’t be. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-08-10-europe-religion-cover_x.htm
The idea that Europeans are anti-Semitic because of a perception that the Jews are responsible for the death of Jesus is preposterous. It is a distraction from the real facts. The Nazis who were a secular humanist group where the ones who tried to eradicate the Jews from the world. No doubt, the real culprits would like to use Christians as a scapegoat. Second, Jesus had to be crucified. For God’s greatest glory, as a means to rescue us and redeem us from the curse of our sins. God is just and required payment for my sins and he provided a way in Jesus, just as God provided a sacrifice for Abraham. Abraham and his son Isaac were acting out a Devine foreshadowing of what was to come later in that very place.
If you need to blame someone, blame me. After all, my sins required propitiation. By extension, everyone is to blame in all history, because Jesus died for all our sins.
So-called Christians who blame the Jews for Jesus the Messiah’s death have no understand of our faith and God’s glory is hidden from them. I am not denying that people who claim to be Christians have said some stupid things. Some may have been Christians like, Martin Luther, however, they may have been right about other things but were completely wrong about the Jews.
Personally, I think God still has work for the Jews and that one day they will see God’s glory as well.
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