The importance of being Ernest

A Jew for Jesus

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
By Mike Moore
Christian Focus/CWI. 225 pages
ISBN 1 85792 806 7

Many Christians are fascinated by Jews. In this biography of Ernest Lloyd, a Jew, now 90 years old, we have an insight into Jewish mission and the Messianic Jewish movement. Ernest is a giant among Jewish believers, spiritually and physically.

The importance of reading Ernest lies in the understanding it gives into Jewish thinking and evangelism. But be prepared for surprises! This is not a book for those who want speculations about the future of Israel. Neither is it a book for those who think the Jews know their Bible. Nor is it for those who think that Jews will be saved because they are Jews. Ernest is clearly his own man, holding to a biblical position and not swayed by 'the Jews are the best' approach.
The author is a successor to Ernest as General Secretary of Christian Witness to Israel. As such he is possibly rather close to be truly objective. Nevertheless, this is a heart-warming account of a life dedicated to evangelism among Jews. It will instruct and encourage any who want to win their Jewish friends for Christ.

Daphne Ross,
wife of a Messianic Jew and Baptist Minister

© Evangelicals Now - June 2003
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• London Men's Convention buzzing!
  Saturday morning May 10 2003 saw the male of the species out in force, flooding the roads and tube stations around the Royal Albert Hall
• Future hopes for the Church of England
• Hotel Kupendeshwa?
  Notes from Noel and Margaret Todd's Ugandan adventure
• Apathetics Anonymous
  Nick Spencer on the loss of interest in the political process
• 'That excellent society!'
  The work of the Open-Air Mission, 1853-2003
• Monthly column on the arts
  'I'm a millionaire, get me out of here!'
• 'Strangely warmed'
  John Wesley's thoughts before his conversion
• Monthly column for youth leaders
  Girl tribe
• Monthly column on hymns and songs
  Sing with the understanding
• Monthly column on student work
  Wedding days
• Letter from America
  Freedom or Empire?
• Assumed evangelicalism
  Some reflections en route to denying the gospel

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• Forgiving Hitler - The Kathy Diosy story - second part
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• Islam in our backyard
• The imperative of preaching - A theology of sacred rhetoric
• The importance of being Ernest
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