ISRAEL: "I Was Drawn to Jesus"
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 23 July 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Born and raised in Israel, Dr. Erez Soref knew well many of the places mentioned in the Bible and prominent in the story of the life of Christ. But he didn't know about Jesus! Traveling outside his country, he met a group of Christians. Through their witness and by reading the New Testament for the first time, Soref was convinced in his heart that Jesus Christ was the Messiah for all–Jews and Gentiles.
Returning to Israel, he was anxious to tell his family and others about his newfound faith. But when he did, he found that they weren't nearly as excited about it as he was.
Listen as he explains the situation today for Christians in Israel—a democracy where religious freedom is protected by law, but also a place where many don't want to see the gospel spread. What does it mean to follow Christ? What sacrifices must new believers make? What does persecution look like? Why is it easier to find a Quran printed in Hebrew than a New Testament? And how can Christians in other nations pray for and support Israeli believers?
Today, Dr. Soref is the president of One For Israel Bible College, which provides quality Biblical training to pastors and Christians leaders, as well as other Christians who want to deepen their Biblical understanding. He will share specific ways to pray for our brothers and sisters in Israel, including that they will continue to have open doors, legally, to share their faith.
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| 0:00.0 | Do you ever feel nervous about sharing the gospel with co-workers or neighbors from other faiths? |
| 0:06.8 | Dr. Arez-Sareff says your neighbors may already be watching your life |
| 0:12.3 | and it may make them eager to hear what you have to say. |
| 0:16.7 | They're seeing something different and they don't know what to attribute it to. |
| 0:21.1 | It's your religiosity, you're just a strange person, but they see something. They see some |
| 0:25.7 | spiritual quality and sometimes even just asking whether you can pray for them if they're going |
| 0:30.7 | through a difficult time. It can be a great beginning. Jesus never promised his followers |
| 0:36.7 | an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. He sent them out |
| 0:42.3 | as sheep among wolves. Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles and they're still coming |
| 0:48.3 | true today in the lives of his followers around the world. Join host Todd Netletons. We hear |
| 0:53.3 | their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. |
| 0:59.1 | Welcome back to The Voice of the Martyrs Radio. Thank you for taking the time this week to be |
| 1:03.8 | with us. My name is Todd Netleton. Today we're going to hear an interview that I recorded with Dr. Arez-Sareff. |
| 1:10.0 | He is the president of One for Israel Bible College. They are training Christian leaders |
| 1:16.2 | for the nation of Israel and really even outside the nation of Israel into the surrounding nations |
| 1:21.6 | and around the world. It's not unusual to hear reports out of Israel about conflict or even |
| 1:28.7 | violence. Today we're going to get a picture of something else happening in Israel. Some good news. |
| 1:35.5 | Dr. Arez-Sareff also has a lot to tell us about how to share our faith, particularly with people |
| 1:41.8 | from different backgrounds. He speaks from his own experience and I started our conversation by |
| 1:47.7 | asking him to explain how he, as a Jewish man, came to faith in Yeshua in Jesus. |
| 1:56.4 | I was born and raised in Israel to what we would call here a traditional Jewish family |
| 2:01.9 | and as strange as it may sound, you know, when I grew up in Israel, I've never met a Christian person, |
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