May 17, 2021 Joint Statement by the Israeli National Pastors and Elders of Israel
Released in five languages, Hebrew,
Arabic, English, Russian, and Amharic.
In light of the current situation in which it is expressed in
polarization and hatred between Arab and Jewish citizens, we Israeli Jews and
Arabs, who share the same faith in Jesus as Messiah and Lord: declare that we
are united in brotherly love that is rooted in our faith and based on the Scriptures
of the Old and the New Testament, as written John 13: 34-35: “A new commandment I give to you, that you
love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
By this, all people will know that you are my disciples if you have love for
one another.”
Our hearts agonize at the
expressions of violence and hatred in our country, where we all live together
and we have no other country. Therefore, we call upon all our brothers and
sisters who believe in Jesus our Lord, to practically express our unity in
Christ Jesus, in love, in mutual help, and steadfastness, confronting the
forces of Satan that are full of hatred. All of these since we have been called
to be ambassadors of the Lord, and so that the name of God would receive glory
and his son Jesus Christ our Lord would be magnified glorified both in our
country and in the world.
Our prayers are that the fighting
and hostility would cease and that the peace of God prevails in our land and
among our neighbors: For He himself
is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the
dividing wall of hostility. (Ephesians 2:14)
That they may all be one, just as
you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the
world may believe that you have sent me. (John 17:21)
The Board of National Pastors and Elders
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