Message of Rev. Helmut Loeffler to the participants of the 4th Israel Solidarity Event
Monday, January 26, 2009
Dear Friends of Israel,
We send special greetings from Jerusalem to all of you who are assembled this afternoon in the Makati Park and Gardens to show solidarity with the people and land of Israel.
It was our vision in the early nineties to kindle a flame in the hearts of the Filipino Christians to remind them of their Jewish roots and heritage. From the crowd here today, it appears that Mount Zion Center together with other Israel-oriented organizations were successful.
Israel today is becoming more and more isolated from all the other nations in the world. Therefore, we who are followers of Yeshua must identify and associate with the people and land of Israel stronger than ever.
Paul in the letter to the Romans reminded us, the followers of Yeshua, that because we have received so many spiritual things from the Jews, we now are debtors to them and are to help them also in material things.
In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul reminds us, the followers of Yeshua, that through Yeshua we are part of the Commonwealth of Israel and therefore must dutifully exercise our rights and privileges as citizens. And that’s exactly what you are doing today by being part of this solidarity rally.
We urge you to continue to express your solidarity as you meet with your neighbors and friends in the coming days, weeks, months and years.
Shalom from Jerusalem!
Revs. Helmut & Erika Loeffler
Mount Zion Center
Jerusalem
