AUGUSTA, GEORGIA — If God’s Word is true and accurate, Christians must confront an unsettling possibility: many theologians entrusted with explaining Scripture may be leading believers down the wrong path. Legendary Christian broadcaster, veteran journalist, and longtime Israel advocate Earl Cox issued that warning during a live appearance Tuesday, September 1, 2026, with Dorothy Spaulding on Club 36. The program aired from 10:00 a.m. until noon Eastern on WBPI TV-49 and the Watchmen Broadcasting Network.

During the program, Cox launched a continuing public education effort challenging Christians to examine what their churches, seminaries, denominations, and ministries teach about Israel, the Jewish people, and the Church. His warning is directed at theological interpretations and their consequences—not at presumed personal motives.

“I am not accusing these theologians of insincerity,” Cox said. “They must believe what they are teaching. Perhaps it was taught to them by a professor, a denomination, or another preacher they deeply respect. I do not know. But sincerity does not make a misinterpretation true. If an interpretation misrepresents what Scripture says about Israel, Christians must examine it and correct it from the Word of God.”

Cox pointed to Revelation 3:13: “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” He said the central question is whether Christians are truly hearing the Spirit or merely repeating what human teachers, institutions, and traditions have handed down. “The Spirit of God will never lead the Church away from the Word of God,” Cox said. “A degree, a denomination, and a tradition do not outrank Scripture.”

The terms Replacement Theology and Fulfillment Theology are used differently among Christian traditions. Cox is not asserting that everyone using those terms holds precisely the same position, nor is he accusing every adherent of antisemitism. He is challenging interpretations that, in his biblical judgment, leave national Israel without continuing covenant significance or transfer Israel’s identity and promises completely to the Church.

Romans 11 asks whether God has cast away His people and answers, “God forbid.” It warns Gentile believers not to boast against the natural branches and declares that God’s gifts and calling are irrevocable. Cox is challenging any pastor, theologian, seminary, or denomination whose interpretation effectively cancels Israel’s continuing covenant standing to produce clear biblical support: “Show us the book. Show us the chapter. Show us the verse.”

At a time of escalating antisemitism, Cox argues that Christian teaching about Israel matters far beyond a seminary classroom. A doctrine does not automatically make everyone who accepts it hostile toward Jewish people. But teaching that God rejected Israel can weaken Christian concern for the Jewish people and make indifference easier to tolerate. “Many leaders condemn the fruit,” Cox said, “but refuse to examine what may be feeding it.”

Cox said public teaching deserves public, Bible-open examination. Christians should read complete sermons, articles, doctrinal statements, and course materials; confirm authorship, dates, context, and current institutional endorsement; and distinguish direct quotations from interpretation. The purpose, he emphasized, is biblical accountability—not harassment, personal attack, or unsupported claims about another person’s heart.

Cox said future broadcasts and releases will move from the general warning to documented examples. His investigation will identify seminaries, institutional officials, and pastors whose current published materials or public sermons teach Replacement Theology / Fulfillment Theology. Each identification, he said, will be based on verifiable public material quoted in context, with the source and date provided, and those identified will be invited to explain or respond. Cox said the purpose is to show that the doctrine is actually being taught—not to rely on rumor—and he hopes other Christian leaders and believers will conduct the same careful, Bible-open examination.

“Whether you learned it in a seminary classroom or from another preacher, do not accept a doctrine simply because someone you respect taught it to you,” Cox said. “Open the Word of God. Examine it for yourself. Truth is not determined by a degree, a denomination, a tradition, or what happens to be popular.”

Cox, who readily acknowledges that he is not a theologian, has spent more than half a century in broadcasting, journalism, political communications, public service, and Christian advocacy. He reported from Vietnam and served in senior-level positions with three United States Presidents. He is recognized as Israel’s Ambassador of Goodwill to Christians and Jews and has traveled frequently to Israel for many years. His September 1 Club 36 appearance began a broader effort encouraging Christians to test inherited doctrine against Scripture and support Israel and the Jewish people with courage, truth, and biblical understanding.

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