Nothing – absolutely nothing – will destroy my faith in Jesus or my hope in Him for salvation. When I was awakened to the Hebraic roots of my faith (though I didn’t know what it was called), this is the one thing that I determined was unshakable. I will always hold on to the fact that Jesus, who’s Hebrew name is Yeshua, is the way, the truth, and the life, and He is the only way to the Father.
Other things, however, were open to question. Maybe they were right; maybe they were wrong. I was already discovering too many “Christian” things I had believed my whole life that weren’t exactly how I thought them to be.
And So the Quest Began
There were so many things to explore, and one of them concerned the people of Israel – what I had always called, “the Jews.” And going down that trail I had come across a book by Eddie Chumney, “Restoring the Two Houses of Israel,”
You see, I had read Herbert Armstrong’s “The United States and Britain in Prophecy.” With all due respect to my friends from a WWCG background, it seemed incomplete and parts of it didn’t add up. I knew a little about Christian Identity and British- or Anglo-Israelism, and wanted no association with either of them. Yet I had also read Joseph Tkach’s “Transformed by Truth” and knew that his approach was definitely a turn back in the wrong direction, throwing out the baby with the bathwater if you will. There had to be more.
Who Is Israel?
Looking for more information on the concept of the Two Houses of Israel, one name kept coming up everywhere: Batya Wootten. Her book, “Who Is Israel?”
Batya and her husband, Angus Wootten, are pioneers in the Messianic Two-House movement and are the founders of the Messianic Israel Alliance, now known as the Alliance of Redeemed Israel. In my opinion, Batya is by far the leading human authority on this subject. Her first book, “In Search of Israel”
“Who Is Israel? Redeemed Israel – A Primer”
This Is Not Really a Book Review
I’m not going into detail about the contents. Rather, it is a book recommendation. As a Kindle book, the price is only 99 cents. After giving this a read, you can decide if you want to go further with reading Batya’s other books. I think you probably will.
If you haven’t yet read my previous 3-part series on the Two Houses of Israel, you can do so here:
The Two Houses of Israel – Part 1
The Starts and the Sand – Two Houses Part 2
The Prodigal Son – Two Houses Part 3
Like you my faith in Christ haven’t fade over the years and I can even say that it is stronger now — surely thanks to him. Because I went over some period that I looked nothing like a Christian where I was in the rut.
But he was there with me and today my love and faith in him is stronger a a result of his grace and love for me.
I used to have an opinion on the subject of Israel and their restoration in the first years of my Christian walk. But I realized over the years that I had a lot of misconceptions on many subjects regarding the whole thing.
What used to be strong convictions in different subjects are not anymore. I guess that everything that can be shaken will be shaken and only what’s unshakable will remain at the end.
I’m not sure I understand fully the subject of the article but it looks like an interesting book to read.
Thanks Guy. I hope you will read it, I think it will clarify things for you.
Hello! Very interesting read – I had not thought of Israel in such a way previously, I’ll definitely check it out.
Sometimes following your own path and forming your own beliefs is a better way than blindly following an organised religion with a history of corruption, abuse and violence.
I’m glad that some believers such as yourself have the insight to question what is taught and form your own opinions.
Thanks Kegan, It isn’t really about forming your own opinions, but rather seeking to find out what God has actually said through the Scriptures and seeing how we fit into that plan. I hope you will give this book a read.