http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2004/02/19/an-open-response-to-knox-theological-seminary-liberal-theologians-and-other-parties-opposed-to-the-jews-right-to-the-land-of-israel/ What in the world is going on? Biblical End-Times Prophecy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2004/02/19/an-open-response-to-knox-theological-seminary-liberal-theologians-and-other-parties-opposed-to-the-jews-right-to-the-land-of-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-791 James Jackson Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:37:24 +0000 http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=466#comment-791 Thank you Pastor Rowitt for your response. In February 2003 I attended a prophecy conference in Columbus Ohio where I heard Zola Levitt speak. He mentioned the Open Letter in a passing remark during his presentation. He said that we could find it on the Internet. When I got home I searched the Web and did find it. I immediately posted a response to it on my first website at www.iesouschristos.com (I posted the same article to my second site which is the one you read). I even engaged in a short debate with someone on the staff of Knox Theological Seminary. The Bible could not be more clear that God gave Eretz Yisrael to the Jews for an <em>everlasting</em> covenant yet inexplicably some Bible-believing Christians subscribe to the Replacement Theology doctrine. This false teaching seems to have found a home in the Emergent Church movement. If you have not done so already you may want to read my post titled <em>Does the Land of Israel belong to the Jews?</em> In that article I present a debate I had with a proponent of Replacement Theology on the progressive Sojourners website. Your notation concerning the White Supremacists has always intrigued me. How could anyone who names the name of Christ be Anti-Semitic? Jesus was Jewish as were His disciples and the overwhelming majority of the first generation of Christians. Yet these same people who hate Jews love Jesus? Thank you again for your positive input and may God bless your ministry. Thank you Pastor Rowitt for your response. In February 2003 I attended a prophecy conference in Columbus Ohio where I heard Zola Levitt speak. He mentioned the Open Letter in a passing remark during his presentation. He said that we could find it on the Internet. When I got home I searched the Web and did find it. I immediately posted a response to it on my first website at http://www.iesouschristos.com (I posted the same article to my second site which is the one you read). I even engaged in a short debate with someone on the staff of Knox Theological Seminary. The Bible could not be more clear that God gave Eretz Yisrael to the Jews for an everlasting covenant yet inexplicably some Bible-believing Christians subscribe to the Replacement Theology doctrine. This false teaching seems to have found a home in the Emergent Church movement. If you have not done so already you may want to read my post titled Does the Land of Israel belong to the Jews? In that article I present a debate I had with a proponent of Replacement Theology on the progressive Sojourners website. Your notation concerning the White Supremacists has always intrigued me. How could anyone who names the name of Christ be Anti-Semitic? Jesus was Jewish as were His disciples and the overwhelming majority of the first generation of Christians. Yet these same people who hate Jews love Jesus? Thank you again for your positive input and may God bless your ministry.

]]> http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/2004/02/19/an-open-response-to-knox-theological-seminary-liberal-theologians-and-other-parties-opposed-to-the-jews-right-to-the-land-of-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Pastor Steve Rowitt Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:58:21 +0000 http://www.evenatthedoors.com/blog/?p=466#comment-784 I am very grateful for your response to the anti-Semitic tripe produced by Knox Seminary. I was appalled when I read just how much Preterism has infiltrated this school. I have been in the kingdom 30 plus years. I have taught Jewish Evangelism during that time and even helped to develop a series of teachings on that subject. The “Open Letter” hurt me deeply because I can remember walking to the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (CRPC) and sitting in the back, listening to Dr. Kennedy. God used that man and church to water the seeds of the gospel until I came into the kingdom. I have since thanked Dr. Kennedy for his faithfulness to the gospel and the way God used his preaching in my life. I currently serve the Lord at Creation Studies Institute (CSI) as well as leading a support group ministry with messianic leanings called Biblical Alternatives Fellowship here in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Our ministry has ties to both Calvary Chapel and CRPC. That church just suffered a split and I cannot help to think it is linked to the fact that they have been embracing Preterism more and more since Dr. Kennedy went home to be with the Lord. I know that Dr. Kennedy avoided preaching on this subject, e.g. Preterism and often had messianic Jewish believers like like Jews for Jesus’ Moishe Rosen and Stan Telchin on his radio program “Truths that Transform.” So this offensive letter grieves me deeply. Thank you for your response. I can only say I appreciate you and your ministry. A cautionary tale concerning their letter is that neo-Nazis and other white supremacist groups have linked to it. I am very grateful for your response to the anti-Semitic tripe produced by Knox Seminary. I was appalled when I read just how much Preterism has infiltrated this school. I have been in the kingdom 30 plus years. I have taught Jewish Evangelism during that time and even helped to develop a series of teachings on that subject.
The “Open Letter” hurt me deeply because I can remember walking to the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (CRPC) and sitting in the back, listening to Dr. Kennedy. God used that man and church to water the seeds of the gospel until I came into the kingdom. I have since thanked Dr. Kennedy for his faithfulness to the gospel and the way God used his preaching in my life.
I currently serve the Lord at Creation Studies Institute (CSI) as well as leading a support group ministry with messianic leanings called Biblical Alternatives Fellowship here in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Our ministry has ties to both Calvary Chapel and CRPC. That church just suffered a split and I cannot help to think it is linked to the fact that they have been embracing Preterism more and more since Dr. Kennedy went home to be with the Lord.
I know that Dr. Kennedy avoided preaching on this subject, e.g. Preterism and often had messianic Jewish believers like like Jews for Jesus’ Moishe Rosen and Stan Telchin on his radio program “Truths that Transform.” So this offensive letter grieves me deeply. Thank you for your response. I can only say I appreciate you and your ministry. A cautionary tale concerning their letter is that neo-Nazis and other white supremacist groups have linked to it.

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