Our savior is Jewish. Why are so many Christian leaders staying silent?

Published October 4, 2026 9:00am ET



“Pastor Scudder, why do you talk so much about Israel?” a young lady recently asked. “It’s quite simple” I replied. “From Israel came what is most important to me.”

This question seems to be on the minds of many people today. Should Christians support Israel? My answer is an unequivocal “yes.” The reason our church in the Chicago suburbs publicly supports Israel and the Jewish people is because our savior is Jewish. Our Bible is almost exclusively penned by Jews. Without the Jews, we don’t have these two things that are most dear to us.

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