--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>  
> In a message dated 2/20/07 9:15:41 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 
> It was a  *huge* surprise to me that Luther had such a negative
> attitude towards  Jews!
> 
> 
> 
> Martin Luther wasn't the first. The Anti Semitism found in the 
church was  
> started by Constantine around 324 AD and grew from there. This 
became known  as 
> Replacement Theology in which it was taught that the Church 
replaced the Jews  
> as God's chosen people. There is no such thing in the Bible! In 
fact the Book 
> of  Romans says that the Gospel is for the Jew first, then the 
Gentile. 
> Hitler  made use of Martin Luther's and the Catholic Church's 
attitude to justify 
> his  program. However, Replacement Theology has finally been 
replaced and few  
> Churches preach such a doctrine. Most preachers today are much more 
in line 
> with  the book of Romans and are placing greater emphasis on 
embracing the 
> Hebraic  roots of the original church.

"Salvation is from the Jews," said Jesus.


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