Tag: Jews

Woe

aka Eschatologuy

Christians must be ready — in season and out of season — to speak the truth. We are not Christians only some of the time, and Christianity, unlike Islam, has no provision for dissimulation — you may not feign to be something other than Christian for the sake of convenience or even safety. Even at risk of life or limb or honor, the Christian must boldly proclaim Christ and Him crucified.

This duty to speak the truth pertains not only to matters of the Christian religion, but also to all other matters. It is not the (perhaps uncharitable formulation of the) Kantian conception of truth — that one must never tell a falsehood of any kind —, but rather a duty to speak the truth when and where the truth is demanded. For instance, the 8th Commandment prohibits us from bearing false witness against our neighbor, and this duty does not terminate upon that neighbor’s death.

The Christian is a Christian at all times and in all things. As Christians, we are to forgive our personal enemies (inimicus), but this does not mean that we have no political or religious enemies (hostis) — for those who are enemies of God are enemies of all Christians. It is the duty, in fact, of Christians to oppose the enemies of God and His Church. And so, in today’s episode, we continue our series on the Jews.

Subscribe to the podcast here.

Show Notes

“Ancient Jewish History: Banking & Bankers”
Prior Stone Choir episode discussing usury beginning at the 51m50s mark.
Confident.Faith daily lectionary readings

Parental Warnings

None.

Transcript

The transcript for this episode can be found here

Other transcripts can be found here

Current Sponsor(s)

Coming soon?

Support the Podcast

Comments?

Join the discussion on Telegram, visit the feedback form or comment below.

Lies, Betrayal, and Murder — the Fruits of Another Spirit

Corey J. Mahler on Wed 28 Jun 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:52:12 — 217.3MB) | Embed

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Youtube Music | More

Hosts

Corey J. Mahler

Woe

aka Eschatologuy

For you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews, who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and oppose all mankind by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved—so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them at last!
— 1 Thessalonians 2:14b–16 (ESV)

Over a course of millennia, the Jewish people have shown a pattern of behavior (one that continues to this day) that has brought them into near-constant conflict with their neighbors. Many of our Christian forefathers have commented on this matter (e.g., John Chrysostom, Martin Luther, Paul). It is not inappropriate for Christians to ask questions about the Jews, about their behavior, and about their actions down through history.

In this episode, we examine the history of the Jewish people from just after the time of Christ until just before the Enlightenment. It is in the annals of history that the Jews have proven themselves to be, in the words of Scripture, ‘enemies of all mankind’ who ‘displease God’. Not idly does Christ speak of them as the Synagogue of Satan (n.b., the words He chose).

Christians need not fear the truth, no matter how unpopular (or, in some cases, illegal) it may be. Again, the words of Christ: “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28 [ESV]).

Subscribe to the podcast here.

Show Notes

Parental Warnings

We briefly touch on the occult in this episode.

Transcript

The transcript for this episode can be found here

Other transcripts can be found here

Current Sponsor(s)

Coming soon?

Support the Podcast

Comments?

Join the discussion on Telegram, visit the feedback form or comment below.

Hebrews, Israelites, and Jews

Corey J. Mahler on Wed 21 Jun 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:01:15 — 235.0MB) | Embed

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Youtube Music | More

Hosts

Corey J. Mahler

Woe

aka Eschatologuy

The terms “Hebrew”, “Israelite”, and “Jew” are often conflated and they do, indeed, have overlapping meanings, but they are also distinct terms that sometimes reference diametrically opposed things. A “Jew” can be one who is religiously a Jew, ethnically a Jew, or even one who truly believes (for Scripture speaks in this way). “Israel” can mean the man, the nation, or the Church. It is incumbent on Christians to make careful and correct use of these terms, not to be incautious or sloppy.

Many heresies have arisen in the history of the Church due to deliberate or careless misuse of terms — and many of these heresies persist into the present. For instance, without a false understanding of what the terms “Israel” and “Church” mean, there would be no such thing as ‘Christian’ Zionism. In this episode, we go over the Scriptural (and a bit of the historical) case with regard to the Jews — who they are, what they’ve done, and what that means for Christians.

Subscribe to the podcast here.

Show Notes

Proto-Hebrew Alphabet [Wikipedia]
- cf. the Phoenician alphabet [Wikipedia]

If you would (for some reason) like the full-resolution and -quality version of this image, then click here.

Parental Warnings

None.

Transcript

The transcript for this episode can be found here

Other transcripts can be found here

Current Sponsor(s)

Coming soon?

Support the Podcast

Comments?

Join the discussion on Telegram, visit the feedback form or comment below.

Michael ‘Martin Luther’ King: Marxist Agitator

Corey J. Mahler on Wed 14 Jun 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:41:57 — 196.1MB) | Embed

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Youtube Music | More

Hosts

Corey J. Mahler

Woe

aka Eschatologuy