Originally published in Christian Today Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that his government will not pass a bill that would criminalize Christian evangelism, a proposal that drew concern from American Evangelicals. In a tweet posted last week in both English and Hebrew, Netanyahu expressed his opposition to a bill proposed by […]
Tag: Israel and the Church
History, Scripture call on SA Christians to reject ‘apartheid Israel’ narrative
By Janet Brann-Hollis and Dawn Barkhuizen While it is fashionable in some quarters to vilify Israel, those who draw parallels between it and apartheid South Africa ignore thousands of centuries of history as well as more recent pertinent facts. They also ignore the command in Scripture for believers to pray […]
Our debt to Israel — Charles Gardner
By Gateway News UK Correspondent, Charles Gardner Christians called to support Jews in every way they can The Church has shied away from politics for too long. There was a time when evangelical Christians influenced world-shaking events, such as the rebirth of Israel. That may never have happened but for […]
Jews speak up for Christians while West is silent — Charles Gardner
A relatively new phenomenon has emerged on the Middle East scene in the form of Jews standing up for persecuted Christians. It’s a true wonder, bearing in mind the shocking history of Jewish persecution at the hands of the ‘church’ over the centuries. But it is also no doubt a […]
Israeli backpacker finds Yeshua in far-off New Zealand
An Israeli backpacker had to travel to the other side of the world before finding the Jewish Messiah no-one had told him about at home. Born and raised in a secular kibbutz (and knowing almost nothing about Jesus), Omri Jaakobovich was taken aback when the Dutch-born host of his hostel […]
Time for another reformation — Charles Gardner
From reports of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with his British counterpart Theresa May, it seems that the UK government doesn’t really believe Iran is a threat to world peace or, for that matter, that God’s chosen people are worth supporting to the hilt. In defying a call for fresh […]
How beautiful on the mountains … — a divine appointment
God’s appointment with Israeli family on a South African farm Anyone unconvinced about God’s special love for the Jewish people should look no further than this remarkable story set in the mountains of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where I grew up. A Christian meeting was set to take place at a […]
Israel speaker, Malcolm Hedding, talking in Cape Town, Stellenbosch
Rev Malcolm Hedding a sought-after international speaker on Israel and the Church will be speaking at several venues in Cape Town and Stellenbosch this month. Hedding who served as He served in Jerusalem as the head of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) from 2000 to 2010 is an ordained […]