Gods Chosen People

So I'm feeling the need to explain the symbol on the main page

of Rev22-12.com, the cross in the middle of the star.

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Now the star, that is the star of David, a symbol or

rather one of the symbols of the Jewish faith,

and the symbol that is on the Israeli flag. It's not a pentagram..

or some kind of satanist symbol with a cross in the middle.

A pentagram is 5 sided and points downward, and is usually

used in occult/satanist rituals.

So you may be asking yourself...why? what's with the use

of a Jewish symbol? First let me say I have nothing

but respect for the Jewish faith and culture, after all

they are Gods chosen people. I don't think I'm alone there either,

because there're plenty of "Christians" who support Israel and

the Jewish people.

However, there are those who twist words around

in the bible, and there are those who just believe that God

essentially has given up on the Jews and now those who follow

Christ are his "chosen people".

I don't know about you, but I don't view God, nor does his word

make him out to be somebody who gives up on anyone.

The Jewish people are still his chosen people, and Israel

is still their homeland. Yes the Jewish faith was and is

based around doing works to earn Gods grace, it's based

around following the law, and they don't believe Jesus was/is

the messiah. There are those who actually do recognize

Jesus as the messiah however, and there is a lot of

them finding Christ to this very day,

and we must pray that more do.

God's not going to give up on them, why should we?

In the end when it comes down to it we are worshipping

the same God, God didn't change from

the old testament to the new

he is was and always will be the same.

Just because we know Christ,

that doesn't make us better then anyone, and just because

they are Gods chosen people doesn't make them better either.

The message remains the same...God loved us all equally and

He gave of HIMSELF so every single one of us could spend

eternity with him! so sin could not dominate our lives!

First for the Jew, then for the gentile. I didn't just come up with that, no!

it's in your bibles!

"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God

for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the jew,

then for the Gentile(or Greek, meaning anyone not Jewish)."

Romans 1:16

Don't get it twisted, I'm not saying Jewish people

are better or are more deserving of Gods grace,

just as we are not more deserving then they.

I think Paul was trying to say that the word of God

came first to the Jew, God chose the Jewish people to work through, they received the word and what was to come

before the Gentile. The Old Testament is proof of that,

as God took the Israelites/Jews under his wing,

He chose Abraham and his line to be his people..

for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the LORD has chosen you to be his treasured possession

Deuteronomy 14:2

Did God choose them because they were better?

Did God choose them because they were deserving?

No...God chose them because he chose them..

they are not deserving, just as we are not deserving.

The Jewish people received Gods word, that being the Old

Testament, they were the care takers, they were the

first to be told a messiah would come.

The Old Testament isn't just a bunch of mumbo jumbo

that doesn't matter anymore, It is the foundation

of our FAITH. The Law isn't a nice thought to follow,

that God just put together, Just because Jesus saved us

from our sins, Just because we are not under Law but

saved by Grace doesn't mean we ignore the Law.

For if it wasn't for the Law we wouldn't know what sin was,

If there was no Law, there would be no sin, hence

no transgressions and we wouldn't need salvation

through Jesus Christ.

You see, I believe far to many people today look at Gods Law,

look at the Old Testament as a nice "sentiment"..

to many people, because of their personal view of

the New Testament, they think everything is sunshine

and lollypops. They think God is love, and don't get it twisted

of course he is Love, but that's not all he is.

Too many people do whatever they want and they ignore

their sins and transgressions and just simply say

"I'm saved by Jesus...and all I need is Jesus,

he saved me from my sins"

and he did! Amen! but that doesn't freely give us the right

to continue living in sin! Going back to the Jew,

they may be blinded in thinking they can earn Gods grace,

and that they can follow the Law, but Christians

are blinded in thinking they don't freakin need the Law!

Together we can learn from each-other about

Faith,Love, and most of all GOD.

In closing the symbol of the Cross and Star of David..

It's about a unity with our Jewish brother and sisters,

It's about love for our ONE God.

It's about standing side by side and learning from one another

It's about standing up for those who get kicked around,

and it's about standing up for Israel.