23 September 2006, 03:47 PM
wopikAs Christians
Pope Benedict XVI. In a set of interviews from the late 1990s, published under the title
God and the World quote:
As Christians, he says, we are convinced that the Old Testament is directed toward Christ, and that Christianity, instead of being a new religion, is simply the Old Testament read anew in Christ.
We can be certain that Israel has a special place in God�s plans and a special mission to accomplish today. The Jews �still stand within the faithful covenant of God,� and, we believe, �they will in the end be together with us in Christ.� �We are waiting for the moment when Israel, too, will say Yes to Christ,� but until that moment comes all of us, Jews and Christians, �stand within the patience of God,� of whose faithfulness we can rest assured.
http://www.firstthings.com/fti...articles/dulles.html23 September 2006, 04:46 PM
Philwopik, this is a new thread and I'm guessing you're hoping to steer it into the same theme you've been going over for years now. I'll close it now and ask that you not start new ones; keep the discussion on the one you've already got going.
Thanks.