Unwriting the Bible

Nick Acker

The Bible was written to be heard. This podcast explores aspects of the oral traditional origins of the Christian Bible, along with other topics when Nick decides to go "off script."

Episodes

  1. The Church and Israel: A Pastoral Plea

    09/25/2025 ·  Bonus

    The Church and Israel: A Pastoral Plea

    In this video, I share a heartfelt and biblical reflection on why the church’s unwavering political commitment to the modern state of Israel is not faithful to Scripture.For generations, much of American evangelicalism has been shaped by prophecy charts, dispensational teaching, and political alliances that merge faith with nationalism. But is this really consistent with biblical teaching, like in Romans 9–11? Does Revelation give any nation—ancient or modern—a privileged role in ushering in God’s kingdom?Together, we’ll walk through:The history of dispensationalism and why it’s a modern innovation, not historic Christian teaching.Paul’s teaching in Romans (especially 1–4 and 9–11)—that there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile, and salvation comes only through Christ.Why phrases like “all Israel will be saved” (Rom. 11:26) don’t point to geopolitics, but to the mystery of salvation through the Messiah.How Christian nationalism distorts the gospel and ties our faith to earthly powers instead of the kingdom of God.This is not a political attack, but a pastoral plea: to loosen our grip on speculative prophecy frameworks, to refuse to confuse nationalism with the gospel, and to re-center our allegiance on Christ alone.If you’ve wrestled with questions about Israel, prophecy, and Christian nationalism, I invite you to listen with an open Bible and an open heart.#Israel #Dispensationalism #endtimes #Romans #rapture #EndTimes

    21 min

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The Bible was written to be heard. This podcast explores aspects of the oral traditional origins of the Christian Bible, along with other topics when Nick decides to go "off script."