My answer is No.

The Jews and their cousin in Jerusalem are living next to each other. In fact, there are mosques and churches nearby each others.

I have also visited West Bank/Palestine where Bethlehem is located. I was there for a day. Except there is a wall separating West Bank from Israel after first suicide bombing, life is as normal as it could be.

My local guide who was born in Taiwan. He was formerly a professor in a seminary college in Taiwan but was "called to duty" by God to relocate to Israel. He took up a professorship in Hebrew University and taught Bible Authentication until his retirement and now work as tour guide.

He said many times that the issue is more of politicians like Hamas and others then the common people.

B4 Israel bombed West Bank, they would inform the locals there. He said the Jews value life while the opposite is not.

There are Arabs living in Israel as citizen. There are different types of Arabs. Jericho (which I also visited) is within Arabs controlled area and the Arabs there are different than Arabs in West Bank. No wall is necessary for Arabs in Jericho.

In fact, in Bethlehem restaurants, they serve liquors to the locals.

Jerusalem is split into 4 sectors and controlled by Jews, Muslim, Armenia and Christian.

This is my 2nd trip and I wished the trip could be longer ...

I have visitors now.

I'm slowly processing my photos and write up. Give me sometimes before I share more.

Also, I would strongly encourage fellow bro & sis to visit Israel. BUT, make sure you know the Bible well before the trip.

you mean the link to "My Webpage"? that's my link not Tina's.

that is Israel and the church where supposedly they put Jesus after he was cruxified.

what books are you publishing?

How can Malaysian banks are not recognized in US?

There are many new archelogical findings in Israel. I was told that if the findings are less than 2,000 years old, they will not be preseved unless it is really significant.

I heard it is below Tomb of Rock, which is controlled by Arab. They do not allowed digging or any archaeological studies.

Our salvation comes as a gift of God's grace, but it can only be appropriated by our response in faith.

Faith in Jesus Christ is the only condition God requires for salvation. Faith is not only a profession about Christ, but also an activity coming from our heart who seeks to follow Christ as Lord and Savior. Faith means firmly believing and trusting in the crucified and risen Christ as our personal Lord and Savior. Faith also involves repentance.

By the way, there is a narrow gate in Jerusalem though not from the time of Jesus. You may read up here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_a_needle

I doubt they allowed. I was told the digging was stopped once it reached Arab controlled area.

Noah Ark? In Turkey?

If you don't response with acceptance and repentance, how are you to receive the Grace? Hence, there is a but there.

Do you have any news links?

aiyoh...i know it is free. but if you don't have the action of repentance of your sins and accept the free gift how are you to receive it?

Noah's Ark news probably fake:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searches_for_Noah's_Ark

Let me rephrase for you:

A Very Rich Man gives you a RM1 Million Lamborghini out of his grace.

He tells you like this:

I give it to you FREELY as my act of Grace, but you just have to accept it.

No conclusive evidence yet. We may have been turkeyed.

but ...

You didn't get my point in my reply. I was trying to tell UW that he also used the word "but" in his reply.

It seems that we are arguing if we need to repent to receive the salvation, which is by Grace of God.

This is my take. Christ is the way to the Father. Salvation is provided for us by God's grace, which he gives in Christ Jesus based on his death, resurrection and continued intercession for us (believers).

I had earlier said this "Our salvation comes as a gift of God's grace, but it can only be appropriated by our response in faith." What I was trying to say is that we need to response to the gift. If the gift is there, and we do not response by accepting, how are we to receive the grace? Didn't you acknowledge you are sinner and accept Jesus Christ as personal savior? Ain't you repenting and responding?

I have never believed in work to achieve Salvation. It is a free gift. Repentance is only once i.e. accept we are the sinners and we need Jesus as our personal savior. I did not say we need to continue to repent daily for our sins. The blood of Christ on the cross is sufficient. It is finished as said by Jesus.

Just to add, Book of Ephesians 2:8-9 says "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no once can boast."

In Acts 2:38, "Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." With this call comes the work of the Holy Spirit within a person, giving him or her the power and ability to respond to God.

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