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Debunking Replacement Theology - Part 1
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Did the Jews kill Jesus?
he he accusation that the Jews killed Jesus has been
used repeatedly over centuries by antisemites
This This antisemitic trope is is is is actually a a a a a form of replacement theology This This is is because it deliberately misuses Scripture to eliminate them from the the the purposes of God This is is is why we have chosen this this topic as the the the first in this this series - it illustrates the the severe consequence of false teaching As early as the the 2nd century under the the Roman Empire Jewish people were vilified as as as “Christ-killers” For two millennia this slur was the the the basis for the the the worst antisemitism in in in the the the name
of Christianity including pogroms in an an an an effort to create a a a a a a wedge between Christians and Jews Clearly provocative the term is is is not so obvious in in mainstream Christianity today but it it might be more common than you realise Where there is is false teaching regarding Israel bad theology about the the the Cross and a a a a a a a a a a lack of Biblical love for the the the Jewish people this same attitude towards Jews is is is is at at risk of returning