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Additionally, only 35 percent prayed in the past week for
the salvation of their Jewish friends.
The survey results show how important it is to
understand the biblical argument for why Jewish
evangelism is important. I am sure you will
appreciate Dr. Mohler’s article.
Join Us on the Journey!
We are now in our 126th year of ministry! In
addition to our regular everyday work of Jewish
evangelism, we hope to especially focus on
three critical areas of ministry: reaching Israel;
proclaiming the gospel through digital media; and
our Joshua Initiative, by which we hope to train
a new generation of workers among the Jewish
people! This three-fold emphasis is what we call our To the
Jew First Campaign.
You might have a special burden for one of these areas,
or all three. Your gift today will be used to advance the
special burden for one of these areas and would like to make
a substantial donation to the campaign or to one of these
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This is going to be a great adventure, and I hope you will
prayerfully and generously partner with us on the journey!
Blessings in our beloved Messiah,
Mitch
P.S. Please consider helping us encourage your church
to reach Jewish people by sponsoring a To the Jew
First Conference. Let us begin the dialogue and talk
about it!
for blessing Abram and his descendants. Additionally, those
who curse Abraham’s seed will be cursed. The Hebrew word
to make
light.1 The second word translated curse2 refers to the usual
term for judgment, often used in both Deuteronomy chapter
28 and Leviticus chapter 26. The play on words should not
be missed: Those who devalue or make light of Israel and
her role in God’s plan or who in some way disparage the
Jewish people will experience the very same curses God
warned would fall upon the Jewish people for disobedience
to His law.
In Matthew chapter 25, Jesus speaks of the judgment
awaiting those who mistreat His followers by allowing them
to go thirsty, hungry, sick, and uncared for (Matthew 25:41–
44). He takes this mistreatment personally as the Lord says,
“…‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to
one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ These will
go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into
(Matthew 25:45–46).
Many scholars believe the mistreated ones referred
to by Jesus are the Jewish
people. Whether you believe
the Savior is speaking of the
Jewish people or His disciples
among the Jewish people and
the Gentiles, it is clear that
the Lord does bring a unique
judgment upon those who
mistreat His people.
Simply stated, the Lord
wants us to understand and
appreciate the role of the
Jewish people in His plan
and to act upon what we
know! This also means that
those guilty of antisemitism,
which is on the rise today, will
experience His judgment!
I do not equate a lack of sharing the gospel with the Jewish
people as cause for judgment, but withholding the good news
from the Jewish people is certainly not taking advantage of
a promised blessing. After all, what greater way to bless the
Jewish people is there than to bring the message of Jesus to
our Jewish friends and family?
The gospel is the greatest gift we can give to a
Jewish person.
A Survey of Evangelicals
In the recent survey by LifeWay Research and sponsored
by Chosen People Ministries and Joel C. Rosenberg, we
discovered that one of the areas where the church needs to be
people.
The survey of more than 2,000 evangelical participants
revealed that 32 percent of evangelicals shared the gospel
with their Jewish friends in the last year.
60%
No
32%
Yes
9% not sure
Americans with evangelical
beliefs who have Jewish friends
were asked,
“In the last year have
you shared the gospel
with any of your Jewish
friend(s)?”
60%
No
35%
Yes
5% not sure
Americans with evangelical
beliefs who have Jewish friends
were asked,
“In the last week have
you prayed for the
salvation of your
Jewish friend(s)?”