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Tim Ray

@TimRayWV

Lover of God, husband to a wonderful wife, father of two precious daughters, pastor, and professional photographer.

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The White House@WhiteHouse·
“If Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” - President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Tim Ray
Tim Ray@TimRayWV·
@hodgetwins Genesis 27:29 “Cursed be everyone who curses you, And blessed be those who bless you!”
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Tim Ray@TimRayWV·
You’re mixing truth with error, and that’s why it sounds convincing. Yes, no one stands in the olive tree except by faith in Christ. That’s not the debate. Paul already established that. But you’re taking that truth and using it to erase what Paul explicitly refuses to erase. “Has God cast away His people? Certainly not!” (Romans 11:1) If your interpretation were correct, that statement would be unnecessary. Paul would have simply said Israel is now redefined as the church. He didn’t. You say Galatians 3 defines Romans 11, but Romans 11 is Paul explaining the current and future condition of Israel after Christ. That’s already post-cross theology. And he says this: “Blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.” (Romans 11:25) That is not a dissolved identity. That is a temporarily hardened people. Then he makes it unmistakable: “And so all Israel will be saved.” (Romans 11:26) You cannot turn that into “the church” without doing violence to the text, because Paul has been contrasting Israel and Gentiles the entire chapter. And then he seals it: “Concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.” (Romans 11:28) Not were beloved. Are beloved. “For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.” (Romans 11:29) Irrevocable does not mean fulfilled and transferred. It means not taken back. Now to your claim about modern Israel being secular and not covenant Israel. Spiritually, no one is in covenant apart from Christ. That’s true for Jew and Gentile alike. But Paul never bases God’s covenant faithfulness on their current spiritual condition. In fact, he says the opposite, that even in unbelief, they remain elect because of the fathers. So your argument collapses here: You are making their unbelief the reason God’s covenant no longer applies, while Paul says their unbelief is temporary and does not cancel the covenant. You’re right about one thing: One root One people One way, faith But Paul never says one identity. He maintains both truths at the same time: Gentiles are grafted in by faith Israel remains the natural branches God will restore “God is able to graft them in again.” (Romans 11:23) If they were no longer distinct, that statement is meaningless. You’re not hearing to understand, you’re filtering Romans 11 through Galatians 3 instead of letting both speak. The truth is not either or, it is both: Salvation is only through Christ And God is not finished with Israel If your theology requires you to redefine Israel, ignore “irrevocable,” and explain away “all Israel will be saved,” then it’s not Paul that needs correcting.
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cozmo
cozmo@Cozmonaut13·
@TimRayWV @Pete_Hutter @AwakenWithJP @JohnMappin You’re skipping over the full counsel of His word to protect a distinction Paul himself resolves…& isn’t even the point here, brother. Answer the attachment.
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@TimRayWV @AwakenWithJP @JohnMappin @voiceofrabbis @TorahJews Do you deny that the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem rejected the Zionist state? Do you deny that Rabbi Weiss, the son of Holocaust survivors, w/ @voiceofrabbis, denies the secular political state that is antithetical to Torah? Do you deny Zionists partnered w/ Nazi Germany? Disgrace?

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JP Sears
JP Sears@AwakenWithJP·
If you're curious how zionism is a warped ideology born in the 1800's, not the bible, this is a speedy summary that most people are clueless about. The truth shall set you free. Deception may lead to nuclear war. @JohnMappin johnmappin.substack.com/p/the-theology…
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Tim Ray@TimRayWV·
You can’t use Galatians 3 to cancel out Romans 11, because Scripture does not contradict itself, it builds on itself. Galatians 3 is about how someone is justified and becomes part of the family of God. Paul makes it clear that salvation is by faith, not by the law, and that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek in terms of access to salvation. That is a statement about spiritual equality in Christ, not the erasing of distinctions or God’s prior promises. Romans 11 is addressing a completely different issue. Paul is explaining God’s ongoing relationship with Israel as a people. He explicitly says: “Has God cast away His people? Certainly not!” (Romans 11:1) Then he goes further: “The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.” (Romans 11:29) And he uses the olive tree analogy to show that: Gentiles are grafted in Natural branches (Israel) are not permanently removed God is able to graft them in again If Galatians 3 meant what you’re claiming, Paul wouldn’t turn around in Romans 11 and reaffirm Israel’s future and God’s covenant faithfulness. Galatians answers how you are saved Romans 11 answers what God is doing with Israel Those are not competing ideas, they are complementary. Trying to use one to erase the other is not interpretation, it’s contradiction.
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cozmo
cozmo@Cozmonaut13·
@TimRayWV @Pete_Hutter @AwakenWithJP @JohnMappin That conclusion doesn’t follow the evidence you’re using. You say “absolutely”, while driving a narrative His word explicitly rebuttals all by itself. You say “don’t cherry pick”, while cherry picking & then give a wordy equivocation to indirectly affirm your presuppositions.
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He actually believed he’d be welcomed back as some kind of hero
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Pete Hutter
Pete Hutter@Pete_Hutter·
@TimRayWV @AwakenWithJP @JohnMappin 7/Christ took the church as His bride. God is not a bigamist, He has no other. The old covenant was with a serial adulteress, and she received the adulteress’s punishment, death, in 70AD. These people are irrelevant, and you don’t get to share your inheritance with them.
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Tim Ray
Tim Ray@TimRayWV·
So what you’re really saying is you don’t believe Scripture. And if that’s the case, then claiming to love God doesn’t line up with your actions. You can’t say you love God while rejecting what He has revealed. Loving Him means honoring what He honors and aligning yourself with His truth, not dismissing it when it’s inconvenient.
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Tim Ray@TimRayWV·
You’re not making a point, you’re playing a game of distortion. Dan Bongino never claimed there were zero Epstein related documents in existence. What he pushed back on was the idea of some secret, explosive “client list” being hidden that would suddenly expose everything people want it to. That’s very different from saying there are no Epstein files at all. There are thousands of pages of records, flight logs, court filings, depositions, victim testimony, much of it already public. The real issue has never been whether documents exist. It’s whether people are willing to accept that the evidence doesn’t match the narrative they’ve already decided to believe. So instead of dealing with that distinction, you twist his words into something he didn’t say, then mock the version you invented. That’s not an argument, that’s a strawman. If you want to have a serious discussion, deal with what was actually said, not a caricature of it.
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Candice Wilson
Candice Wilson@Candice60896290·
@TimRayWV @CSUNSHINE Is that the same Same Dan Bongino that said there were No Epstein Files. You're becoming a little bit of a joke now.
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Tim Ray@TimRayWV·
“Jewish” can mean more than one thing: Someone who follows Judaism (beliefs, practices, Torah, etc.) Religious meaning: Someone who follows Judaism (beliefs, practices, Torah, etc.) Cultural / national identity: Someone who identifies as part of the Jewish people, even if not strictly religious Ethnic Jew = bloodline / ancestry Jewish = can refer to religion, culture, or ethnicity depending on context Key distinction: •Ethnic Jew = bloodline / ancestry •Jewish = can refer to religion, culture, or ethnicity depending on context
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Zachary Hunt✝️
Zachary Hunt✝️@zacharyhunt90·
The church is not the "new Israel." Christians are not the "new Jews." There are Gentile believers in Jesus, and there are Jewish believers in Jesus. This is the church. Israel remains a literal nation of ethnic people who God made an unconditional covenant with, and no man's twisting of scripture will change that. This is the truth.
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Tim Ray@TimRayWV·
I am a pastor, and I have spent years studying and reading Scripture carefully and repeatedly. My understanding is not built on a surface-level reading, but on a deep, consistent engagement with the Word of God. More importantly, I rely on the Holy Spirit, who leads believers into truth and gives discernment beyond mere human reasoning. This is not about pride or elevating myself, but about recognizing the weight of what Scripture teaches and the responsibility to handle it rightly. These are not casual interpretations or passing opinions. They come from sustained study, prayer, and a commitment to rightly dividing the Word. Respectfully, the position you’re taking shows a misunderstanding of the broader biblical context. This is not a matter of simply quoting a few verses. It requires a full, cohesive understanding of Scripture, and right now, you’re stepping into territory that demands more depth than what you’re presenting.
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cozmo
cozmo@Cozmonaut13·
@TimRayWV @AwakenWithJP @JohnMappin @voiceofrabbis @TorahJews My best encouragement is to 1. actually look up what you’re talking about, 2. read your Bible. & then 3. please come back w/ sincere questions. Don’t harden your heart & be an accuser.
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@JoyInWinter I find further irony in your reference of Hitler, given that Nazi Germany was directly partnered with the European/German founders of Zionism to facilitate the immigration of settlers into Palestine. Hitler was evil, & his regime DROVE the displacement. jewishvirtuallibrary.org/haavara

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Tim Ray@TimRayWV·
It is a nonsensical argument. Israel is a tiny country about the size of New Jersey in the United States. Israel does not classify people by race the way the U.S. does. Instead, it tracks: •Ethnicity / religion (Jewish, Arab, Druze, etc.) Jews ~7.1–7.3 million (~73–74%) Arabs (mostly Muslim, plus Christian and Druze) ~2.0–2.1 million (~20–21%) Within the Jewish population, there is major diversity: Ashkenazi Jews (European origin) Sephardi / Mizrahi Jews (Middle Eastern & North African origin) Ethiopian Jews (African origin) Russian / Eastern European Jews •And many mixed backgrounds  Ethiopian Jews, known as Beta Israel, are Black. They are indigenous to the northwestern region of Ethiopia About 177,600 Ethiopian Jews
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