What We Believe

Our Statement of Faith

Christians for Israel Canada believes that the Bible is the inspired Word of God.  We believe that Jesus was and is the long-awaited, Jewish Messiah (Christ) of Israel who died and rose again, and who will return to Israel at God the Father's appointed time. We also believe that salvation is of the Jews (John 4:22) and that Gentiles (non-Jews) who accept Jesus' salvation should do so with gratitude and respect toward the Jewish roots of their faith (Romans Chs. 9-11). 

About Replacement Theology

By definition, Replacement Theology maintains that the Church has replaced Israel and the Jewish people in God's plans and purposes.  In other words, replacement theology teaches that Christians are God's new "Chosen People."  This theology has existed within the Church since its inception. It has been used erroneously as an argument for persecuting Jewish people and has resulted in millions of Jewish deaths down through the centuries including, but not limited to, The Crusades and the more recent and infamous European Holocaust, a dark period of recent history when the Church remained virtually silent. Christians for Israel Canada believes that God's eternal promises to Israel, as recorded in the Bible, have never been revoked.  We oppose Replacement Theology and urge all Christians to do the same.

About our Ministry to the Church and to Jewish People

It is against this unfortunate backdrop of Church history that Christians for Israel Canada believes that, where the relationship between Christians and Jews is concerned today, our primary role is to provide educational resources that will help Christians to understand why they should love, support and pray for Jewish people and for Israel. Our secondary role is to demonstrate unconditional love to the Jewish people, thereby fulfilling Paul the Apostle's mandate for the Church in its relationship with the Jewish people (Rom. 11:14). In practical terms, this means adopting charitable initiatives in Israel whereby we can clearly demonstrate our love and kindness to the Jewish people as one means of witnessing to our faith in Jesus Christ. Moreover, we firmly believe that the Messiah (Christ) will reveal Himself to His people at God the Father's appointed time and in His own way.