Jeremiah 31:35–36 and the State of Israel

Greg answers questions on how Christians interpreted Jeremiah 31:35–36 before the reestablishment of the state of Israel, evidence the world was ever unbroken, and the best tactic to engage a Jehovah’s Witness and build a relationship with him.   Topics:

1. Be one of the 100. (00:00)
2. How would Christians have interpreted Jeremiah 31:35–36 from the point of the establishment of the church up until the reestablishment of the political state of Israel, and how do dispensationalists interpret it now? (04:00)
3. Can you point to any evidence the world was ever different (in terms of both biology and physics) in the past from the way it is today—i.e., not broken? (39:00)
4. What’s the best tactic to engage a Jehovah’s Witness and build a relationship with him? (50:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Be One of the 100
• Made in Our Image by Stephen Driscoll
• The Bible: Fast Forward – Audio, DVD, Video on Demand
• Greg and Amy discussed Israel from different theological perspectives here and here.
• Deity of Christ: Case Closed by Greg Koukl
• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl

Related Links:

• Three Telltale Signs of “Christianity” Gone South – Includes the three questions Greg recommended asking Jehovah’s Witnesses