ADDRESSES ON ROMANS
spite of their many privileges, they were lost because they rejected Christ. \ Do you pray for Israel. my friend. _We owe a great debt to her. The Old and the New Testaments, with their sixty- six books, were all written by Jews, and Christ according to the flesh was born a Jew. How little prayer there is among Gentile Christians for the Jew! Do you love him, or do you call him "Sheeny"? Shame on you if you do! We can not win him to the Lord in that way, but through love we can. A person once said to me: "Do you expect me to love the Jews? Why, they are terrible people." And my answer was, "Yes; they are nearly as bad as the Gentiles." Just look at the way the Gentiles are acting in Europe, fighting against one another, persecuting the Jews. But even if the Jews were worse than the Gentiles, what of it? We should pray for them anyway. Prayer does wonders. And God has promised blessing upon those nations and upon those individuals who love His ancient people: cursing upon those who hate them. Hear His own Word upon this vital theme, when to Abraham He said, "I will bless them that- bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee" (Gen. 12:3). And again, His express command and promise are recorded by David in Psalm 122:6, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee." All history has borne witness to the fact that the nations which have persecuted God's chosen people have fallen and have brought confusion upon themselves. A terrible judgment is awaiting the leaders in Germany today who are so merci~ lessly persecuting Israel. driving her out of the country with bitterness and contempt. I should be afraid to hate a Jew. But I am glad that the love which God puts into our hearts for Israel makes us kind to them-not for fear of the judg- ment of God, but for love of Him and His ancient people, to whom the Gentiles owe a debt of love. I once heard an influential Jew tell of his conversion, and I want to pass his story on to you. He worked for a Gentile. One day as he was leaving the office to go home, his em~ [Page 193
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