I am a Christian and believe that Christ was the Messiah. I understand that there are some Jews who also believe this, but the majority do not.\n\nIn the Old Testament, Jews had to sacrifice animals to repent of their sins.  What do you do now days when animal sacrifice is frowned upon?  I mean, if you don't believe that the blood of Jesus can cleanse you of your sins, then what does your religion teach is necessary for repentance/forgiveness?
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first off its a misnomer to think that animal sacrifices was the way to cleanse your sins. The point was for you to give something of your self and seeing the animal killed would hopefully bring you to repentance. but if a person brought an animal and did not repent in his heart then it was worthless. I do not have the quotes but one example is when King David realized he sinned he fell upon the ground and asked G-d what he should do or what sacrifice he should bring. G-d replied that he was forgiven the moment that his knees hit the floor. This shows us that the sacrifice was never the Important part but the meaning behind it. Their are other examples just look for them.\n\nthis website might give you some more insight
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I think you may be confusing Jesus' ministry with your respect for animals.  I understand and respect your beliefs, but I really don't think anyone who eats an animal product is being untrue to anything Jesus taught or to Christmas.
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Let me see. Your asking which group of Christians do not worship Christ? Kind of an oxymoron isn't it. If you don't worship Jesus then you are not a Christian.\n\nI am not a jew but I think they just worshiped God. They think that Jesus was a prophet, who received a message from God, but they do not worship him as any knid of a diety.
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Congratulations on a great question.  As a Jew I would like the priviledge to  answer your question.  The main prayer for Judiasm says, "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One."  Jesus' believers hold to the Trinity which is, The Father, The Son and the Holy Ghost which are three,  Three minus one are two, which are two too many for Jews.  I do not know a Jewish person who does not respect Jesus and his great teachings.   Thanks for acknowledging our past suffering and may God bless you.
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Christianity & Judaism do not have to be mutually exclusive.  Many, many Jewish people over the last 2000 years have given their lives to the Messiah yet retained their Judaism.\n\nThe Messiah is Jewish.  He came first to the Jews and then to the rest of the world.  If you have a Jewish understanding of His teachings they have a deeper meaning.  He was speaking to the Jewish people in His parables, they understood the deeper meanings.\n\nSome groups teach that in order to become a Christian you have to leave your Jewishness behind.  But why?  Should we not celebrate the Feasts & Festivals and observe the same Fasts as He did?  Should we, as Jews, turn our backs on His heritage in order consider ourselves Christians?\n\nHowever, we should strive to live the way God intended, not the way the Rabbi's have fenced off the law and made it more of a burden then it was ever intended to be.  (Mat. 23)
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Jews believe and still follow old testament (also follow the law of Moses).\n\nThey do not believe Jesus was the true Messiah because he was born of Mary, NOT Joseph.  Joseph is the one that is a descendant of David of which the messiah is promised.  Mary, isn't a direct descendant of David, she just married into the family.  Since David didn't really have anything to do with this child (other then raise him), they don't believe Jesus was the messiah so they don't follow the new testament.  Some may believe that the New Testament is simply stories of a very blessed man, but not the messiah.
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(sorry for the long cut and paste, but if you ask a question that requires it, it is still the best way to answer it::)\n\nTHE MESSIAH IN JUDAISM:::\n\nHow have we Jews, who invented the term, always defined the term Messiah?\n\n1)The Messiah is born of two human parents, as we said.\n\nBut Jesus, according to Christian theology, was born of a union between a Human woman and Gd, just as Hercules was born of Zeus and the human woman named Alcmene, and just like Dionysis who was born of Zeus and Semele, as well as many other pagan gods.\n\n2)The Messiah must trace his lineage through his human biological father, back to King David (Isaiah 11:1,10; Jeremiah 23:5; Ezekiel 34:23-24; 37:21-28; Jeremiah 30:7-10; 33:14-16; and Hosea 3:4-5)\n\nBut Jesus's lineage cannot go through his human father, according to Christian theology, as Jesus's father was not Joseph the husband of Mary. According to Christian theology, Jesus’s father was Gd.\n\n3)The Messiah traces his lineage only through King Solomon, and cannot be adopted into the Royal line (II Samuel 7:12-17; I Chronicles 22:9-10)\n\nBut according to Luke 3:31, Jesus was a descendant of Nathan, another son of King David, and not a descendant of King David through King Solomon.\n\n4)The Messiah can not trace his lineage through Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, or Shealtiel, because this royal line was cursed (I Chronicles 3:15-17; Jeremiah 22:18,30).\n\nBut according to both Matthew 1:11-12 and Luke 3:27, Jesus was a descendant of Shealtiel, grandson of Jehoiakim, and part of the cursed lineage.\n\nFurthermore, according to the Jewish definition of the term, the Real Messiah will make changes in the real world, changes that one can see and perceive and be able to prove because these changes take place in the real world. It is for this task that the real messiah has been anointed in the first place, hence the term, messiah -- one who is anointed. These changes, that one will be able to see and perceive in the real world, include:\n\n1)The Messiah is preceded by Elijah the prophet who, with the Messiah, unifies the family (Malachi 4:5-6)\n\nWhich is contradicted by Jesus in Matthew 10:34-37.\n\n2)The Messiah re-establishes the Davidic dynasty through the messiah's own children (Daniel 7:13-14)\n\nBut Jesus had no children.\n\n3)The Messiah brings an eternal peace between all nations, between all peoples, and between all people (Isaiah 2:2-4; Micah 4:1-4; Ezekiel 39:9)\n\nObviously there is no peace. Furthermore, Jesus said that his purpose in coming was to bring a sword, and not peace (see Matthew 10:34, as referenced above.)\n\n4)The Messiah brings about the universal world-wide conversion of all peoples to Judaism, or at least to Ethical Monotheism (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Zechariah 8:23; Isaiah 11:9; Zechariah 14:9,16)\n\nBut the world remains steeped in idolatry.\n\n5)The Messiah brings about an end to all forms of idolatry (Zechariah 13:2);\n\nBut the world remains steeped in idolatry.\n\n6)The Messiah brings about a universal recognition that the Jewish idea of Gd is Gd (Isaiah 11:9)\n\nBut the world remains steeped in idolatry.\n\n7)The Messiah leads the world to become vegetarian (Isaiah 11:6-9)\n\nIt isn't.\n\n8)The Messiah gathers to Israel, all of the twelve tribes (Ezekiel 36:24)\n\nMany of the ten lost tribes remain lost.\n\n9)The Messiah rebuilds The Temple (Isaiah 2:2; Ezekiel 37:26-28)\n\nIt hasn't been rebuilt.\n\n10)There will be no more famine (Ezekiel 36:29-30)\n\nPeople starve to death every day.\n\n11)After the Messiah comes, death will eventually cease (Isaiah 25:8)\n\nPeople die every day.\n\nNone of the following has happened, yet, either:::\n\n12)Eventually the dead will be resurrected (Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2; Ezekiel 37:12-13; Isaiah 43:5-6);\n\n13)The nations of the earth will help the Jews, materially (Isaiah 60:5-6; 60:10-12;\n\n14)The Jews will be sought out for spiritual guidance (Zechariah 8:23);\n\n15)All weapons will be destroyed (Ezekiel 39:9,
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The Old Testament sacrifices were a 'type' of Christ. Think of them as a credit card for sin. Jesus was the actual payment. And that payment is good for all people throughout time.
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Its not. The thing is that Jesus Christ set a particular lifestyle one that many find hard to live. They love their sins and refuse to give them up. For this reason they resent and hate those that "preach" this. \n\nAlso some people feel that due to the way Jesus died that we are going to hate Jewish people. That's silly its completely opposite of his teachings of brotherly love. Jesus forgave those that were hurting him at that time. So I must do the same. Besides I can't hold an entire race or faith resposible for things done by specific few over 2000 years ago.
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Ok get this... The Law was that people had to sacrifice animals for their sins. There is a passage...not sure where off the top of my head, but I will find it... that talks about how Christ's sacrifice can do what no goat can. He was a BETTER sacrifice than animals. So no he did not abolish the law but rather fulfilled it in that he was sacrificed so technically, Christians DO follow the law. \nAnd quit using bits and pieces of scripture! Take it in context! \n\n6) Jesus has a punishment even worse than his father concerning adultery: God said the act of adultery was punishable by death. Jesus says looking with lust is the same thing and you should gouge your eye out, better a part, than the whole. The punishment under Jesus is an eternity in Hell. (Matthew 5:27)\nHe was saying  it would be BETTER to gouge your eye out than to continue in the sin. And if you really wanted to get to the truth, you would know that fire and brimstone hell was a false doctrine designed to keep people in the catholic church. Hell is nothing more than the grave itself and so the punishment under Jesus is the same as that under God.\n\n8) “Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law" (John7:19) \nRead the whole thing... he was telling them that they were (for lack of a better word) being STUPID. Read the whole story.\n\nand “For the law was given by Moses,..." (John 1:17).\nFinish it! it says "and grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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All who consider themselves as the 'lost sheep' both the Jew and the Gentiles(non Jews) wii be saved.\n\nThis woman is a Canaanite . She also had Greek nationality (Mark 7:26) which means she was a Gentile.   This woman was pleading for Jesus' help but was initially ignored. Jesus must have been testing her faith as he ultimately heals her daughter. \n\nJesus went beyond his silence to say that his ministry was to the Jews (Mat 15:24) which is the one you quoted. “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ie the Jews.Jesus ministry was initially to the Jews and it was to spread later to the gentiles.\n\nIn the very next verse, this woman was acknowledging Jesus as Lord and worshipping him. The gentile woman saw the Jewish messiah Jesus as God.(Mt 15:25). She also appealed 'Lord help me' which is what all sinners do to get forgiveness from God.\n\nIn Mt 15:26, Jesus tests her further by saying that ' it is not good to take the children's  bread and give it to the little dogs' The words children and little dogs were common references to Jews and gentiles then.\n\nThe woman persists that she would then have the crumbs. \n\nJesus finally responds 'O woman. great is your faith. Let it be to you as you desire.' She had passed the test of faith and perseverance.\n\nJesus had not immediately met her need but that made her persevere with her faith and finally she was answered.
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Christians do not hate and judge the Jews. Many people who call themselves Christians do, however. The Jews are our older brothers in the faith of Abraham. They have some things wrong, but they have a lot of things right, also. I don't believe that they are any more theologically wrong than Catholics, Unitarians, or Mormons. They are just wrong on different issues. I believe that many people from each of those other groups will be invited into God's Kingdom, but Paul wrote that "all Israel will be saved."\n\nYou are absolutely right that Jesus was a Jew. In fact, ALL of the early Church was Jewish. Every book in the New Testament was written by a Jew except for Luke and Acts, and those were written by a full proselyte to Judaism.\n\nIt's also important to know that the JEWS DID NOT KILL JESUS! The whole world is guilty of his blood, but not a single drop of it could have been spilled if that wasn't his plan from the beginning. He chose to die and went willingly with the gentile Roman soldiers who nailed him to the cross. \n\nThe Jews are our brothers in the faith, and they deserve respect as the preservers of a God's laws, including the prophecies which Jesus has fulfilled and those which he will yet fulfill. Did you know that the traditional Jewish passover is packed with symbolism of Jesus? Most Jews have never heard that, and would probably deny it vehemently. Even today, they preserve and continually repeat prophecies of him that most Christians have never heard!
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i am a non-Christian, and would love to help. May i make a suggestion? Please go to the following web site, which has other web sites listed as well. It will teach you a lot about Judaism. I am sure through that web site, you will find someone who would be happy to answer any honest question you may have! Even all the million questions you already have, lol!
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When the bible talks about killing animals as a sacrifice in the old testament, God instituted this practice as a means of atonement for the sins of the people ( this was a foreshadowing of the death and sacrifice of Jesus for the sins of the world)--this was pleasing to God at that time because the whole purpose of it was for the good of His people.  God instituted the 10  commandments and they are perfect and without a flaw-i think you would agree with that.  When He said "thou shall not murder" this means you shall not kill with PREMEDITATED MALICE, which is a big difference compared to killing with a malicious intent.\nWhen God ordered that if any of the people of Isreal commited incest, homosexuality, etc. be put to death, He did not viewed this as sin but as a way of keeping morality and not allowing that sin to spread among the people because He knew that was not healthy and helpful for them nor for His plans for them.\nGod DOES love every one of us who are sinners, from liars, to homosexuals, to the most evil person on the face of this earth.  If He doesn't, He would have never bother to come as a man ( Jesus ) to die and take it upon Himself OUR sins; that's what the bible refers to as the grace of God, the BEST free, undeserving gift anyone can ever get.\nGod DOES NOT order Christians to hate, judge nor to murder homosexuals because we have to remember that we are sinners saved by grace.  God's "arms" are extended out to all and when a person who is homosexual accepts Jesus Christ as savior, that person is supposed to strive to live and become more like Christ each day-they need to put on "the new man" and live according to the Spirit and not according to the flesh,and this can only be done through the help of the Holy Spirit.\nSince we are now living under grace( the new covenant), the statutes institued by God in the old testament (the old covenant) becamed nulled.  Today, they are no animal sacrifices for atoning of sins nor is killing of those who practice incest, homosexuality allowed. So, God is not a big, hairy hippocrite like you said, He is the opposite-a big, loving God who only wants the best for us.  Now, all of this won't make any sense to you if you don't read the bible and ask God for understanding.  If you have any more questions I ask you to email me at heavencallingu2@aol.com. May God Bless You and I'll pray for you to get understanding!
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That is  a very good question and the answer is a little confusing. The problem is that people often get confused between Judiasm and Jews. To be Jewish does NOT mean you follow the Jewish religion, instead it is a group of people. Kind of like just because you are Indian does not mean you are hindu, or if you are arabic it does not mean you are muslim (unless it is the law of your country) \n\nNow before the birth of Christ, the Jewish(reffering to the group of people) did follow the same religion, which can be called the "Jewish" religion, because they where Jew and that was their religion. Now, before Christ was born, as you know from reading the scriptures, their where prophesies about his coming. Some believed and some did not believe he was coming. When Jesus Christ was born he taught many new things and gave new revelations. Thus came Christianity, though if it was called that at the time, I am not sure. Those who did not believe he was the Savior and still live by the ways before Christ and do not follow His new teachings broke off and are today reffered to as "Jewish"\n\nThose who followe Christ are Christians. Those who are Jewish by blood are not neccesarily Jewish by religian, You can be jewish by religion even if you are not Jewish by blood. Jesus was born to Jewish parents and He is how Christianity started. Remember, back then Jewish and Christianity were intertwined and not distinctively seperate.\n\nI know it is confusing. But basically, the coming of Christ and the belief in whet He taught is what seperates the 2 religions.
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Jesus came to the world first to the Jews and then to the Gentiles.\nThe only thing that holds Jews back is there lack of belief in Jesus.\nChristians do not ignore the teachings and the rules that God laid out for His people; the children of Israel.  We are, after all, adopted into His family once we accept Christ.\nChristians acknowledge both the old and the new testament.  We teach and learn out of the old and new testament.\nAfter all, it is very difficult to completely understand then new testament until you have read the old.\nI have never been to sure about the holiday of Hannukah, or what purpose is behind it (how it is Biblically grounded) but my church acknowledges the old testement originated practice of the holy convocation every year.
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The Jews did not kill Jesus, even according to the Christian's New Testament itself.\n\nIn Matthew 27:2, Jesus had to be given over to the authorities, Rome, to be tried by the Governor of Rome, Pontius Pilate. 64 years before Jesus was born, the Jews had lost the land of Israel to Roman rule. The Jews had no power, no authority, to put anyone to death. Jesus was crucified. The Jewish way to give the death penalty was through stoning, as everyone knows. Crucifixion was a Roman form of execution, and they reserved it only for those who were seen as trying to overthrow the Roman government.\n\nAccording to Matthew 27:37, the sign placed by the Romans over Jesus's head read, "Jesus Christ King of the Jews." The text of Matthew in 27:37 calls this sign, "the accusation." In other words, the crime for which Jesus was crucified was for being, or having the pretense to be, the king of the Jews, INSTEAD of the Roman emperor, and this is according to the Christian's own New Testament! (see also Matthew 27:27-29)\n\nSo why does the Christian New Testament make it appear that the Jews wanted Jesus dead? Simply because by the time that the New Testament stories about Jesus (the Gospels) were being written, from 60 C.E. onward, the Jews were in open rebellion against Rome. The Early Christians did not want to be identified with the Jews, and they did not want Rome to think that Christians worshipped a man who was crucified by the Romans. So they wrote their New Testament so as to absolve the Romans from the responsibility of putting Jesus to death. This went so far as to put words in the mouth of "the Jews," that said "the Jews" accepted responsibility for Jesus's death, and that the guilt for it would be on their childrens' heads forever! (Matthew 27:25).\n\nOf course, this will not stop believing Christians from taking the New Testament at its word, and continuing to blame the Jews for Jesus's death.\n\nBUT, how then can we Jews respond to such a question, "Did the Jews kill Jesus?"\n\nThe very question itself makes us respond with our own collection of questions:\n\nWho are "the Jews" referred to in the question? Are they all Jews forever and ever? This would mean that if the people outside of the Huntsville, Texas, prison who cried FOR the death of Karla Faye Tucker (convicted of murdering her own kids i believe),were of Scottish origins, for example, then from now on all Scottish peoples, regardless of where they were at the time she was given the death penalty are guilty, forever, for her death?Remember that the people outside of the prison were not the ones, and could not have been the ones, who actually injected her with the fatal poisons. As a matter of fact, the vast majority of Jews in the world at the time of Jesus did not live in Israel, and would not have heard about any event taking place there for months after the event. News traveled so much slower then.\n\nLets pretend that "the Jews" back then really did kill Jesus (which they did not!). Since when are the children responsible, or culpable, for the sins of their parents? This very idea is UnBiblical! In Deuteronomy 24:16 it specifically states, "The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin." Furthermore, in Ezekiel 18:20 it states, "The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him." So the very idea that if Jews killed Jesus, which they did not, then the Jewish People forever is responsible for that sin is both UnBiblical and nonsense.