Church History and Anti-Semitism

Some interesting reading about Church History. It's not like I have time to learn about the church history, but it is interesting to see the development of the church ... We who claimed to be the church of God and born again Christians have made so many FATAL mistakes throughout the history and the damage is so large ...

Some of it like hatred towards the jews (antisemitism), or Roman Catholics traded forgiveness of sins are very shameful and if we are to learn from the history, we need to be humble and let God works in our hearts ...

With regards to antisemitism, Christians have done some terrible things in the past. The majority of Germany in World War II was Catholics but they slayed Jews like animal. Interestingly, see remarks from a very important person of Reformation, Martin Luther taken from Wikipedia,

Martin Luther's views on the Jews are described as racial or religious anti-Semitism, ^[1] or as anti-Judaism. ^[2] In his pamphlet Von den Juden und ihren Lügen (On the Jews and their Lies), published in 1543, he wrote that Jews' synagogues should be set on fire, prayerbooks destroyed, rabbis forbidden to preach, homes "smashed and destroyed," property seized, money confiscated, and that these "poisonous envenomed worms" be drafted into forced labor or expelled "for all time." ^[3] He also appeared to sanction their murder: ^[4] "Jerusalem was destroyed over 1400 years ago, and at that time we Christians were harassed and persecuted by the Jews throughout the world ... So we are even at fault for not avenging all this innocent blood of our Lord and of the Christians which they shed for 300 years after the destruction of Jerusalem ... We are at fault in not slaying them." ^[5]

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It was shocking to me that this statement comes from Martin Luther ... I think the context was that he was frustrated of the unbelief of Jews, but still to come up with such a statement as a religious leader is unthinkable to me ... It was no coincidence that the first persecution of Jews done by the Nazi at the date where Martin Luther died (10 November?) ... Such a statement could bring such large damages to the Jews ...

Antisemitism is WRONG!!!! Many people had arguments on why the Jews suffered throughout the centuries: Some people argued the Jews suffer because they have to pay the price for crucifying Jesus. But that is totally WRONG and NON BIBLICAL ...

God is faithful to His people ... If He is not faithful to Israel, what guarantees are there that He is faithful to us gentiles? None ... He can change his mind now and save others while ignoring us to our miseries ... The truth is God is faithful to Israel and He will deliver them from their miseries ... Jews and Gentiles will worship God together and that is the picture of the bible ... God allows these things to happen to Israel to bring them to Himself and that is why He is faithful ... He remembers His promises ...

The reason of why Jews suffer throughout the history is *probably* Satan attacked God's people (Jews) and try to say to others that God does not fulfill its promises to the Jews ... Satan is the father of all lies and he attacked Jews to prove that God does not remember His promises to Israel ...

We should encourage Jews to come and accept Christ ... The truth in the bible says that BOTH Jews and Gentiles will worship God together and God is faithful to His people, us and the jews ... !!