A SPECIAL BONUS

The Presbyterian Church USA recently advised several companies in which they own considerable amounts of stock that either they quit selling items and technology to Israel that can be used against the Palestinians or else the church would divest itself of their stock. Theoretically this will scare the companies into doing what the church demands although why one investor selling out would concern a major corporation is difficult to comprehend. This is what the Presbyterians call their way of staying “neutral” in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. I’m not sure but I don’t think that the Presbyterians have thought this through completely.
God is not One Who likes neutrality. Careful reading of the scriptures (which I assume the Presbyterian leadership has done at some point) will reveal that He is always firmly placed on the side of right. Now, when you consider the fact that the Hebrews, the nation of Israel, or the Jews, whatever your preferred term is, are God’s chosen people, His nation, then being neutral is not exactly the wisest move one can make. No matter what you say, no matter how loud the protestations, people are always on one side or the other. There is no neutrality within the human body. It may be by a small margin, say by only .1% over the middle point of fifty, but still there is a leaning more to one side than the other. By trying, in no matter how small a way to keep Israel from having those things it needs to defend itself, the Presbyterian Church USA has sided with the Palestinian reactionaries, and blatantly against the nation of Israel.
One church body, even one as large as the Presbyterian Church USA can’t really make that big a difference in this conflict so why bring it up? Well, it’s not that this event will turn the tide in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian immigrants. It could however, make a big difference in the lives of those in the Presbyterian Church leadership. God doesn’t look favorably on those that are against His chosen people. Let’s take a look at the 30th chapter of Jeremiah:
18Thus says the Lord:
Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the
tents of Jacob
and have compassion on his
dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt on its mound,
and the palace shall stand where it
used to be.
19Out of them shall come songs of
Thanksgiving
and the voices of those who celebrate
I will multiply them, and they shall not
be few
I will make them honored, and they
shall not be small
20Their children shall be as they were of
old
and their congregation shall be
established before me,
and I will punish all who oppress
them
21Their prince shall be one of themselves;
their ruler shall come out from their
midst;
I will make him draw near, and he shall
approach me
for who would dare of himself to
approach me?
declares the Lord
22And you shall be my people,
and I will be your God.
Jeremiah 30: 18 – 22 ESV

I have included the entire passage to avoid the “taken out of context” argument but I have highlighted the verse that tells the fate of those that go against the nation of Israel. Those who oppress, or go against Israel will be punished. God makes no bones about it. The Presbyterian Church however seems to think that paying more attention to being “politically correct” than it does to the Word of God is an acceptable practice. God’s word, says quite the opposite.
I am not saying that the Presbyterian Church USA is not a Christian organization or to the sincerity or depth of faith of any of its leaders or members. I am pointing out though that their understanding of the Old Testement and its appliqability to our current time is deficient. Obviously, the church leadership needs to pay more attention to God and less attention to the latest public opinion polls.