{"id":15858,"date":"2020-05-30T21:50:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T02:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nestorlima.com\/israelnow\/?page_id=15858"},"modified":"2022-04-11T13:05:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T18:05:15","slug":"7-affirmations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nestorlima.com\/israelnow\/7-affirmations","title":{"rendered":"7 Affirmations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15858\" class=\"elementor elementor-15858\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24fd616 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24fd616\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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HELP<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abcd141 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abcd141\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e05618\" data-id=\"2e05618\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8c14d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef8c14d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7 AFFIRMATIONS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7f67ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7f67ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d8ae09\" data-id=\"3d8ae09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365f559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"365f559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>We adopt the\u00a0<strong>Seven Affirmations<\/strong> established by Toward Jerusalem Council II (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tjcii.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tjcii.org<\/a>)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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principle established in the original Jerusalem Council of Acts Chapter 15 regarding respect for diversity in the Body of Christ concerning Jewish and Gentile identity, we do make the following affirmations:<\/span><\/p><p>1. <strong>We affirm the election of Israel<\/strong>, its irrevocable nature and God\u2019s unfinished work with the Jewish people regarding salvation and the role of Israel as a blessing to the nations.<\/p><p>2. <strong>We affirm that Jews who come to faith in the Messiah, Jesus, are called to remain true to their identity as Jews<\/strong> and live as part of their people in ways consistent with the New Covenant.<\/p><p>3. <strong>We affirm the formation of Messianic Jewish congregations<\/strong> as a significant and effective way to express Jewish collective identity (in Jesus) and as a means of witnessing to Jesus before the Jewish community. We also affirm Jewish individuals and groups that are part of churches and encourage them in their commitment to Jewish life and identity.<\/p><p>4. <strong>We affirm our willingness as an ecclesiastical body to build bridges<\/strong> to the Messianic Jewish community; to extend the hand of friendship and to pray for their growth and vitality.<\/p><p>5. <strong>We affirm our willingness to share our resources<\/strong> with Messianic Jewish congregations, mission organizations and theological training institutes so as to empower them to fulfill their God-given purpose.<\/p><p>6. <strong>We affirm our willingness to be a voice<\/strong> within our own ecclesiastical structures and spheres of influence against all forms of anti-Semitism, replacement theology (supersessionism) and teaching that precludes the expression of Jewish identity in Jesus.<\/p><p>7. <strong>Finally, we affirm that as Jewish and Gentile expressions of life in Jesus grow organically side by side with distinct 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