There Is No Christianity in Zionism

There was a time when I used the phrase "Zionist Christians." I no longer use that term, because I believe it joins together two beliefs that are fundamentally different.

The Christian faith is centered upon one truth:

"Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father." (1 John 2:23, KJV)

The Apostle John leaves no room for compromise.

"Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son." (1 John 2:22, KJV)

Christianity stands upon the confession that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the promised Messiah, crucified for our sins and raised again for our justification.

Political movements and national identities cannot replace that foundation.

When any religious or political system rejects Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the promised Messiah, it stands outside the Christian faith. Scripture describes the denial of Christ as the spirit of antichrist, regardless of who holds that belief.

The Church was never called to place its faith in an earthly nation. Our hope is not found in Jerusalem, Washington, Rome, or any other capital. Our hope is found in the Lord Jesus Christ.

"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 3:11, KJV)

My loyalty is not to a political ideology.

My loyalty is not to a government.

My loyalty is to the King of kings.

The Gospel does not teach us to defend governments unconditionally. It teaches us to preach repentance, justice, mercy, and salvation through Christ alone.

"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4:12, KJV)

If we call ourselves Christians, then our beliefs, our politics, and our loyalties must all bow before the authority of Jesus Christ and His Word. Any ideology that asks us to excuse injustice, ignore the teachings of Christ, or place allegiance to a nation above allegiance to the Savior has departed from the pattern laid down in the New Testament.

The Church has only one message to every nation and every people—Jew and Gentile alike:

Repent, believe the Gospel, and follow Jesus Christ. There is no other way of salvation, no other foundation, and no other King worthy of our complete allegiance.