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“Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” (Ruth 1:16)
These words from the Bible—spoken from the Gentile Ruth to her Jewish mother-in-law, Naomi—were quoted in a Christian publication in 1932.
As anti-Semitism rose in Germany—soon to spread across Europe, along with the Second World War—even then, Christians were standing up for their Jewish brothers and sisters. In this particular article, taken from the published archives of the Assemblies of God (AG), church leaders call on Christians to be like Ruth, supporting their needy Jewish loved ones.
This instance of bravery ended up on the right side of history. But it was just one in a long line of Chris ...
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Yael EcksteinIsraelJudaismChristianityChristiansAssemblies of God