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Replacement Theology: Time To Repent (Part 1)

Rev. Willem Glashouwer 15 January 2013

What is Replacement Theology?

The theory of Replacement Theology goes like this:
Theologians in the Church said: Yes, once upon a time the Jews were the chosen people by God. But when they said NO to Jesus, God said NO to the Jews. His anger and His judgment came upon them. He removed them out of their Promised Land Israel and spread them around the globe. Over the centuries they suffered a lot – especially in the lands of Christianity – and you may pity these poor people, but let’s face it: didn’t they ask for it? (more…)

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The God of Israel and Christian Theology (4-4)

editor 6 November 2012

Israel alluded to even in Genesis 2
By Jeroen Bol.. Soulen is able to bring yet more to the surface in support of his theological concept from the first twelve chapters of Genesis. Back to the role of God’s blessing in Genesis. The third blessing is mentioned in Genesis 2:3. This is the blessing of the seventh day, on which God rested from all the work of creation that He had brought into being.  According to Soulen this third and last blessing in the creation story, after the completion of creation, is the high point of the creation story. (more…)

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The God of Israel and Christian Theology (3-4)

editor 30 October 2012

By Jeroen Bol.. In my first article (1-4 and 2-4 on this website) about the book ‘ The God of Israel and Christian Theology’ I dicussed several of Kendall Soulen’s most important arguments for the theological untenability of replacement theology. The article ended with a discussion of the deeply radical influence of what Soulen calls the ‘canonical narrative’ and the structural nature of supersessionism connected closely to it. I refer the reader to my first article about Soulen’s book for his arguments and for his discussion of the central concept of ‘canonical narrative’ in Soulen’s analysis of the origin of replacement theology. (more…)

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The God of Israel and Christian Theology (2-4)

editor 23 October 2012

A coherent Christian faith
By Jeroen Bol.. As already stated, Soulen’s book consists of two parts: his analysis of the untenability of supersessionism on theological grounds and his proposals for a scripturally acceptable theological alternative. Soulen expounds this further in the following quotation, in which he names one of the four starting points he uses in his discussion of supersessionism.

“This volume takes as its point of  departure the fact that significant parts of the Christian church today reject supersessionism and affirm God’s fidelity to the Jewish people. From there we ask: what are the implications of this new development for the rest of Christian theology? (more…)

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The God of Israel and Christian Theology (1-4)

editor 16 October 2012

By Jeroen Bol.. Somewhere in 2007 it became clear to me for the first time how seriously the history of Christendom is laden with anti-Judaism. The anti-Jewish theology of the early church, the anti-Jewish legislation since Emperor Constantine and the many massacres among the Jews since the crusades began to raise enormous questions in my mind. I wondered how all this could be reconciled with the Gospel of forgiveness and brotherly love that has become so dear to me. I began to discover that the history of the origin of replacement theology is inextricably linked to the anti-Judaism of the early church. (more…)

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Prophets Who Prophesy Lies In My Name

editor 11 September 2012

“Prophets Who Prophesy Lies In My Name” (Christian Palestinianism and the anti-Israel Crusade)

By Paul Wilkinson.. This document is based on a Powerpoint presentation I gave on December 7, 2010, at the 19th Annual Pre-Trib Study Group Conference in Dallas/Fort Worth (available from the address at the end of the document). The title was taken from the words spoken by the LORD to Jeremiah about the false prophets of Israel. (more…)

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Kairos USA’s Scapegoat for Palestinian Suffering

editor 28 June 2012

By Dexter van Zile. Another group of Christian peacemakers has issued yet another statement about the Arab-Israeli conflict. The authors of this document state their goal is to “respond faithfully and boldly to the situation in Israel and Palestine.” Apparently in the lexicon of the folks who wrote this document – a group that calls itself “Kairos USA” – “situation” is another word for “conflict” or “war” and “responding faithfully and boldly” means focusing the eye of Christian judgment on Israel and its alleged sins like the Eye of Sauron looking for the holder of the One Ring on the slopes of Mount Doom. (more…)

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The Church of England Battles the Israeli Satan

Andrew Tucker 26 June 2012

In this article, Giulio Meotti describes how the Anglican Church - the UK’s largest and with 77 million members one of the most significant denominations in the world - is in the vanguard of Jew-hatred. Israel is demonized by many Anglican leaders, and their upcoming Synod may be a watershed. (more…)

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The Church at Christ’s Checkpoint

editor 25 April 2012

Dr. Paul Wilkinson, of Hazal Grove Full Gospel Church in the UK, has published an important report on his attendance at the second ‘Christ at the Checkpoint’ Conference in Bethlehem in March 2012. The report analyses the conference - the organizers, the participants, the speakers and the presentations. He concludes that “by revising Middle Eastern history and spiritualising God’s prophetic Word, ‘Christ at the Checkpoint’ speakers are guilty of propagating a theological or spiritual form of anti-Semitism which is damaging the Church, demonizing Israel, and dishonouring the integrity and Name of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (more…)

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Jesus and the Jewish people – understanding the Old and New Testaments (2)

editor 9 April 2012

In this interview (in two parts), Professor R. Kendall Soulen, author of the book The God of Israel and Christian Theology (Fortress Press, 1996), explains that the universality of Jesus cannot be fully understood without also comprehending God’s ongoing faithfulness to the Jewish people. 

For many Christians, the New Testament has replaced the Old, and the Church has replaced the Jews as God´s people. Simply put, most Christians believe (consciously or unconsciously) that Jews should become Christians and leave behind their Jewishness. This way of approaching the Bible is usually referred to as “replacement” or “supercessionist” theology. In this interview, Dr. R. Kendall Soulen explains how the Old and New Testaments in fact do not support this line of thinking. (more…)

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