69 million page views

Bart Willruth

Reader comment on item: The Bible's Role in American Support for Israel
in response to reader comment: CHRISTIAN ZIONISM

Submitted by sara (United States), Sep 13, 2006 at 06:14

Oh, brother...how many times do we have to hear this supposedly well-thought out description of those of us who adhere to faith in God? We are called delusional, amorphous, unreliable, and now irrational, by Mr. Smart Bart.

I opened the dictionary definition of faith: from Latin fides; akin to Latin fidere to trust
1 a : allegiance to duty or a person : LOYALTY b (1) : fidelity to one's promises (2) : sincerity of intentions
2 a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust

I opened the dictionary definition of irrational: from Latin irrationalis, from in- + rationalis rational
: not rational: as a (1) : not endowed with reason or understanding (2) : lacking usual or normal mental clarity or coherence b : not governed by or according to reason

WHAT AN INSULT you make of believers. Faith is not only something belonging to religion.it is exercised every day when we get into a vehicle; we believe, or execute faith that others are going to stop for their red lights. We step into an elevator with the faith it will open again. Fath is not based on proof...it extends itself based on what is rational, and what experience has been ahd before. you deny that believers have HAD any experience at all of God.......something you will only guess at, I suppose. I have had many undeniable experiences of God, and miracles occur every single day, even for you. But do you acknowledge them?

The pseudo-intellectuals have such disdain for those who HAVE faith in God......they believe it is this FAITH which has led to forced convdersions, mass killings, etc. It is NOT the people of FAITH who did such things, for the people of FAITH TRUST God to work in people's consciences....and bring them to a revelation of Who He IS. God did that mamny times with the Jews and He has not changed...He will show Himself strong on their behalf again, and it is THIS which Christians are believing in....THAT GOD IS WELL CAPABLE OF DIRECTING HISTORY AS HE DECIDES....not that Christians can bring anyone to any faith whatsoever. It is only God Who can reveal Himself...so the believing Christian has learned from a bloody history, just as we all have learned.....it is God's choice to give each of us an individual part in deciding whether or not we are ssaved, and it is His to decide who is saved and who is doomed to hell. None of us knows till it happens.

However, I am not sure I have actually heard that Muslims have any will to relflect upon their own mistakes. I do not recall hearing many Jewish admissions of their own shortcomings. EVERYONE LOVES TO BLAME THE HONEST CHRISTIANS because it is we who are willing to reflect, scrutinize, analyze and amend our ways, apologizing and seeking to do better next time...and it is this which has built modern civilization: a cooperation between Christian nations (that God has blessed,) and the Jewish nation, whether that was in exile or not.

This is not some fleeting changeable LOYALTY.....I will take TRUST of God over proof any day.......because I receive the ebenfit from my trust.......I receive the peace that it affords, and the grace that God affords for my failings...He makes up for what I lack in loyalty anf faith, and I believe Christians finally are getting it right in supporting Israel. Just shut up and have a little of that faith yourself........you must have NO FRIENDS.

allegiance to duty or a person : LOYALTY b (1) : fidelity to one's promises (2) : sincerity of intentions

Submitting....

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".

Submit a comment on this item

<< Previous Comment      Next Comment >>

Reader comments (73) on this item

Title Commenter Date Thread
3The Painful But Absolute Truth [100 words]Seamus MacNemiFeb 25, 2007 14:5278844
1Israel and Islam [182 words]Noha A. YousriSep 6, 2007 14:0878844
1Reply to Noha Yousri [90 words]Seamus MacNemiSep 6, 2007 16:5278844
1Reply to Seamus MacNemi [140 words]Noha YousriSep 7, 2007 22:0978844
1Reply to Noha Yousri [192 words]Seamus MacNemiSep 10, 2007 17:5678844
2Our dear Noha and masha'allah! [524 words]dhimmi no moreSep 12, 2007 11:2478844
god [70 words]dr john jolliyoAug 11, 2009 01:4478844
You have a say in what you believe. [238 words]LynnSep 27, 2009 10:1178844
RESPONSE TO SARA [851 words]Bart WillruthSep 18, 2006 10:2956353
3how great a fall, Bart [356 words]saraOct 3, 2006 07:4456353
why the heck do Jews STILL vote Democrat? [110 words]saraSep 11, 2006 15:3755569
1Bible Believers and Israel / Islam [498 words]Major Jeff WhiteSep 5, 2006 14:4654998
Israel is still the same as in Old Testament: Micah [359 words]Noha YousriDec 4, 2006 23:5354998
The God of Abraham and Free Will [129 words]Seamus MacNemiFeb 25, 2007 21:3154998
Our dear Noha ... [60 words]dhimmi no moreSep 10, 2007 18:5954998
A reply to your offense Mr.dhimmi... [78 words]Noha YousriSep 11, 2007 18:0954998
I read this as: and guess what? [22 words]dhimmi no moreSep 12, 2007 16:5754998
1our dear Noha and the debate that is not a debate! Go figure [320 words]dhimmi no moreSep 17, 2007 07:1154998
Do you believe you have a kidney Mr. dhimmi ? [883 words]Noha YousriSep 17, 2007 22:3754998
2Our dear Noha rabina yu3alimuha al-lughat al-3arabiya wa al-kalawi [1564 words]dhimmi no moreSep 18, 2007 20:5054998
Re: origins [20 words]Michele EzellSep 26, 2009 19:4754998
Christian Zionists Down Under. [21 words]GailSep 5, 2006 00:0454929
Apocolyptic exegesis [105 words]RobSep 2, 2006 01:5854666
Staying in line with beliefs [316 words]RWCowboySep 2, 2006 00:1854664
In Reply To Noha Yousri [45 words]Seamus MacMemiSep 7, 2007 09:0354664
Its time to know the history of Palestinians [112 words]Paul RinderleAug 31, 2006 16:0654497
Palestine has a shallow history [93 words]scott brownSep 11, 2006 18:1854497
Are the statistics accurate for European Christians too? [81 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Robert FeigerAug 31, 2006 15:3754496
Recommended Reading Re: Zionist Evangelicals [147 words]MichaelAug 31, 2006 11:2454471
support Israel, not the Bible [326 words]Lewis LoflinAug 31, 2006 10:5854469
Christian Zionists [509 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Bart WillruthAug 31, 2006 10:5154466
Verbum Solum Habemous [329 words]MichaelSep 1, 2006 02:5454466
Christian Zionists follow up [304 words]Bart WillruthSep 1, 2006 08:4754466
Christian Zionism according to former theologians [218 words]RobSep 1, 2006 15:1154466
convoluted interpretation [302 words]Bart WillruthSep 1, 2006 16:3554466
same old lie [33 words]p.Sep 1, 2006 17:1654466
Elitist clap-trap [194 words]Keith R. SnyderSep 1, 2006 22:5854466
Mizpah ! [141 words]MichaelSep 1, 2006 23:2454466
1Religious Superiority And Arrogance [259 words]InfidelSep 2, 2006 00:1054466
1Replacement Theology and Bastardization of the Gospel [628 words]Grateful1Sep 2, 2006 06:1354466
Calumny most egregious [389 words]MichaelSep 2, 2006 12:3654466
Pro-Israel "Supercessionist" speaks. [634 words]Peter J. HerzSep 3, 2006 00:1054466
CHRISTIAN ZIONISM [292 words]Bart WillruthSep 5, 2006 10:1454466
Bart.... [124 words]donvanSep 7, 2006 10:5754466
IRRATIONALITY [240 words]Bart WillruthSep 8, 2006 08:4454466
To Bart Willruth [152 words]saraSep 12, 2006 08:1154466
Bart Willruth [629 words]saraSep 13, 2006 06:1454466
SARA'S OFFENSE [550 words]Bart WillruthSep 14, 2006 09:0454466
You have the wrong enemy [1091 words]saraSep 15, 2006 08:2954466
I AGREE WITH SARA AND MAJOR JEFF WHITE [705 words]JobelOct 1, 2006 18:5554466
1Amorphous Faith? [81 words]Matt R.Oct 16, 2006 18:2254466
I agree [47 words]Bart WillruthOct 23, 2006 13:2054466
25The New is in the Old Concealed, the Old is in the New Revealed [392 words]A ChristianJan 20, 2007 22:0854466
What, Really, Is Faith? [627 words]Seamus MacNemiSep 7, 2007 11:3154466
The "Curse" Of The Law [450 words]Seamus MacNemiSep 7, 2007 13:2154466
what about Micah ??? [71 words]Noha YousriSep 12, 2007 01:0454466
I speak the truth [110 words]MichaelSep 12, 2007 21:4054466
Reply to Michael [377 words]Noha YousriSep 14, 2007 11:4454466
To Noha Yousri [47 words]MichaelSep 15, 2007 10:1754466
1But our Dear Noha is quoting the Bible! [25 words]dhimmi no moreSep 16, 2007 20:1254466
2Noha Yousri [299 words]dhimmi no moreSep 16, 2007 20:2654466
1But our dear Noha the Qur'an really says that jesus is God [48 words]dhimmi no moreSep 16, 2007 20:3154466
Speak to God, He is always there for you [125 words]Noha YousriSep 17, 2007 11:5954466
1dhimmi : Nothing is for you [45 words]Noha YousriSep 18, 2007 14:2854466
1Our dear Noha I read this as: you have no answer [53 words]dhimmi no moreSep 18, 2007 21:0254466
Israel [459 words]KPSep 15, 2009 13:0954466
2Israel the Head of Nations [63 words]KPSep 16, 2009 11:5154466
source of quote? [23 words]Rose ShirkAug 5, 2010 11:1354466
The Church and Israel [64 words]GlenJun 20, 2013 05:3254466
The Nation Israel still has its journey to go till Christ's second coming [164 words]LanqingMay 31, 2015 08:4354466
1It's not all fun and games [61 words]RobAug 30, 2006 07:0954368
It's Not Easy Being Me [147 words]RichardAug 31, 2006 20:4354368
scripture [145 words]buffaloacademySep 10, 2006 00:2454368

Follow Daniel Pipes

Facebook   Twitter   RSS   Join Mailing List

All materials by Daniel Pipes on this site: © 1968-2024 Daniel Pipes. daniel.pipes@gmail.com and @DanielPipes

Support Daniel Pipes' work with a tax-deductible donation to the Middle East Forum.Daniel J. Pipes

(The MEF is a publicly supported, nonprofit organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Tax-ID 23-774-9796, approved Apr. 27, 1998.

For more information, view our IRS letter of determination.)