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Dangerous Theology

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Gateway Center for Israel exists to guide Christians towards a biblical and sincere love of Israel & the Jewish people. One of the biggest barriers to this is faulty theology that develops due to unhealthy belief systems about what the Bible really teaches related to God's chosen people.

In this resource section, we will examine some of the most prominent errors, misconceptions, and unhealthy teachings about Israel & the Jewish people -- and how they have historically led to harmful theology and actions.

6 resources in this Collection

Perspective Paper

Unhealthy Theologies of Israel

One of the primary reasons why GCFI exists is to guide the Church on what a healthy understanding of Israel can look like. This paper will outline some of the most common errors, misconceptions and unhealthy teachings about Israel and the Jewish people.

Perspective Paper

Replacement Theology

How should the Church understand its identity in view of God's promises to Israel and the Jewish people? This paper will define what is called "replacement theology" and argue that Israel remains a distinct entity that is not superseded by the Church.

Article

Our Innocent Teaching of Contempt

Is there "triumphalism" in modern Christian theology towards the Jewish people?

4 mins

The Jewish/Christian SPLIT: Four Reasons It Happened

Using the historic timeline and the book of Romans, Gateway Center for Israel's Nic Lesmeister lays out four reasons why Gentile and Jewish believers socially separated - and how God wants to use the Church to bring them back together.

2 mins

What is Anti-Zionism?

What is the political movement called anti-Zionism? Can being critical of the State of Israel cross into antisemitism? Nic Lesmeister from "Gateway Center for Israel" shares three ways you can tell that anti-Zionism is actually antisemitism.

29 mins

Interview with Rabbi Ari Waldman

Nic and Rabbi Ari Waldman, lead rabbi at Baruch HaShem Messianic Synagogue in Dallas, discuss the Jewish perspective on several topics including Replacement Theology, why many Jewish believers in Jesus continue to identify culturally as Jewish, and how both Gentile and Jewish believing congregations can work together to further the Kingdom of God.