Thought of the Day 05.20.10

Having spent a week in Israel with a wonderful Jewish tour guide who knows the New Testament better than most Evangelicals and still rejects Christ as his Savior, my current main theological concern is the evangelization of Jews. Though I still believe everyone needs to accept Christ, I have found it useful to consider just what that would mean for the average Jew.

Imagine that tomorrow someone starts talking with you and ends up saying you should renounce your American citizenship and become a traitor to your country by joining Al Queda. Now imagine he said that Al Queda wasn’t merely true, but actually such an obviously pure expression of American principles that he’s surprised anyone hasn’t joined “Americans for Al Queda.” This line of reasoning would seem at least absurd to you, perhaps even repugnant.

Now of course, in asking a Jew to accept Christ, you know you’re not offering him anything like this. But you should at least understand that this is basically the sort of thing he hears you offering.