Anglican Pastor Stephen Sizer, a virulent crusader against Israel in his biased pro-Palestinian writings and rantings.

Replacement Theology Part Two

What Scripture do Replacement theologians base their thesis of replacing Israel with the Church? It will shock us to learn that they have none. NONE ! Out of the 70 mentions of "Israel" in the whole of the New Testament these capable and diligent scholars have been able to mention one ( that's right !) one suspect text. They have stooped so low as to fasten all their hermeneutics on Galatians 6:16, and the phrase "Israel of God" in it. This Galatians verse is in the closing farewell paragraph of Apostle Paul, where he incidentally uses this term in closing. This term is not found in the 5 chapters in which Paul presents his solid teaching against the Judaisers for their serious soteriological error (returning to the Mosaic law as the means of salvation). No, the term "Israel of God" is not found in the heart of Galatians. And to think that these well-equipped Covenant/Reformed theologians would have to pick such an obscure and suspect text - well, this is beyond reasonable imagination. And they base their whole weight of their Replacement theology on such a slender thread. It astounds me to think that such a magnificent scholar like Benjamin Warfield, the best among the great Reformed scholars of all time, would lend his learning to such a belief. The trouble with Seminarians is that their Seminaries have bound them hand, foot and brain - they have signed away their independence of thought "hook, line and sinker" to their institution of learning. What a waste of learning !

However, it is not only scholars in the seminary powerhouses of theological firepower who have misused their theology against Israel. You must realise that Replacement theology is a subtle and disguised form of Anti-Jewish teaching, as guilty as Henry Ford for his publication or support of the Protocals book attacking the Jews.

Two notable figures in contemporary times can be mentioned for widely publicised violent attacks against Israel. One is Jimmy Carter who is said to be funded by the oil-rich Arabs for his travels and exertions against Israel. The other is Anglican Minister Stephen Sizer, outspoken and virulent critic of Israel in his liberal and humanitarian support for the Palestinian cause. These and other evangelical opponents of Israel have much to answer for when they stand before the Lord at the Bema.