NOT ABOUT AN ETHNICITY AND NOT ABOUT A CONTRACT. IT IS ABOUT A WAY OF BEHAVING.

Ding, and THAT is what “Israel” means. Everyone who says they are Christian, then wholly denounces “Israel” does not understand what they are doing, and is why I keep repeatedly splitting out the different contexts of that word.

Lots more in that statement to unpack.

• IF you visit those imprisoned...
• act mercifully to the widow and the orphan...
• welcome the stranger in your midst...
• tend the sick...
• do justice and love mercy ....
• and perform various other tasks

For myself, I try to do the last two points, and the stranger point, though I want to do prison ministry someday. Don’t expect tending the sick out of me, outside of my trying to dig through health lies. Someone else is gonna need to pick up my slack on that one.

WHAT the “various other tasks” consists of is important, too. It’s not just “attend church on Sunday.”

Very good viewpoint to meditate on.

And the curses of “if you do not do” that are put forth in Deuteronomy… we are SEEING those be put upon us, TODAY.

If anyone likes, they can blame me. I’ve failed plenty. Sorry. 🥺 we should all look deeply at ourselves too though, as it only takes a handful of righteous people to stave off judgment. For the entire country? Not sure about that… I’m not sure exactly how wide the application goes… but for at least smaller regions? I'm convinced of that.

Other verses about… 1 Corinthians 6:9

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind

We should be testing ourselves against all those things daily… and while remembering that when called out on their idolatry, the Hebrews reliably responded, “what idolatry?”

Matthew 7:22-23

2 2 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

NOT ABOUT AN ETHNICITY AND NOT ABOUT A CONTRACT. IT IS ABOUT A WAY OF BEHAVING.

Ding, and THAT is what “Israel” means. Everyone who says they are Christian, then wholly denounces “Israel” does not understand what they are doing, and is why I keep repeatedly splitting out the different contexts of that word.

Lots more in that statement to unpack.

• IF you visit those imprisoned...
• act mercifully to the widow and the orphan...
• welcome the stranger in your midst...
• tend the sick...
• do justice and love mercy ....
• and perform various other tasks

For myself, I try to do the last two points, and the stranger point, though I want to do prison ministry someday. Don’t expect tending the sick out of me, outside of my trying to dig through health lies. Someone else is gonna need to pick up my slack on that one.

WHAT the “various other tasks” consists of is important, too. It’s not just “attend church on Sunday.”

Very good viewpoint to meditate on.

And the curses of “if you do not do” that are put forth in Deuteronomy… we are SEEING those be put upon us, TODAY.

If anyone likes, they can blame me. I’ve failed plenty. Sorry. 🥺 we should all look deeply at ourselves too though, as it only takes a handful of righteous people to stave off judgment. For the entire country? Not sure about that… I’m not sure exactly how wide the application goes… but for at least smaller regions? I'm convinced of that.

Other verses about… 1 Corinthians 6:9

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind

We should be testing ourselves against all those things daily… and while remembering that when called out on their idolatry, the Hebrews reliably responded, “what idolatry?”