Jewish vs. Christianity?
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To be truly Jewish, you have to be a direct (<-very important) descendant of the 12 sons of Issac, and it's somewhat hard to change your lineage, so not too many Jewish people in the world.
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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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Of course Jesus was Jewish.  The book of Matthew gives his lineage back to Abraham.\n\nHe couldn't be Christian since Christianity is based on Jesus' death and Resurrection.  Acts chapter 2 describes the beginning of Christianity.
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Before the time of Jesus Christ there were the "Jews" and the "Gentiles" there were probally more with regards to the Native Americans, Myans, Incas etc. However; the "conflict" occured because some of those in the Jewish faith which at the time claimed you had to be born into the religion and at around the time of Christ's departure some of the Jews whom rejected Christ as the "Massiah" continued to follow the Law of Moses while some of the Jews accepted Christ and this was the start of the New Testiment in the Bible and around that time Christianity was "born" The Old Testiment in the Bible is the same as the Koran in the Jewish faith ( or very similar! There may be more details however; this is the "bulk" that I am aware of!
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Yes, only this time it will be Jews &christians .It's Rome vs. Judah,Judah vs.Rome. First Rome occupied Judah  2000 years ago but Judah undermined the Romans individually and as a culture  therebyreplacing the frivolous morality the Romans had at the time.Then the dark ages of the Roman church age. Then the rennisance when the classical age seemed to make a comeback in middle ages.Oops then the reformation.Then judah' winning again.then the french revolution, with the rabble back in power, the wwi &ww2 the rabble defeats the purebreeds again.hurray for our side!only problem-christianity is declining,what to replace it with?hmmmm.I know, people like sex, people like drugs.people just like to feel good.Hey that sounds like ancient!Let's just go back to the old religion, it didn't have the requirements of the gospels of christ, Heck,we already do these activities anyway why not make it the law of the land?And while we are at it let's kill the people who are interfering with our happiness-the christians!and the people who started all of this,the Jews.Are not the ancient fires burning again?.You do away with the christian god, no one believes in his rules anymore.anything goes.soon enough when someone kills a Jew or christian they willthink they did the world a favor.Only problem is when the lord returns and fries their butt.
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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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A great question.  I suspect tha answers have a lot to do with the evolution of Christian doctrine, because I don't believe Jesus viewed his message that way - Jesus focused on love and forgiveness, and on enjoying the gift of God we call life.\n\nCertainly the earliest Christians followed Jewish traditions, which were not necessarily negative.  The Apostle Paul focused on what he considered the abundant grace of God, particularly in allowing the Gentiles (non-Jews) into the Kingdom of God.  For Paul, born and raised a strict jew, this was an amazing thing.\n\nThe Jews were known in Roman times to oppose the licentiousness of many Romans (you recall how we got our word "orgy" from the Romans?), so it's easy to see how the early Christians maintained this opposition to much of the sexual immorality of the times.  Rome also had a barbaric streak in it - we only have to consider the gladiator fights to the death in the name of entertainment to see how Christians would be opposed to much of the prevailing world order.\n\nAs Christianity became the state religion in 325, under Emperor Constantine, the church began to assert their power.  Theology now mixed with politics, and the threat of damnation became more real, using excommunication to intimidate believers into following the established orthodoxy.  Excommunication later became Inquisition after the Crusades, and the Catholic Church taught heavily that nonconformists risked damnation.  Of course, this was as much to maintain their power as it was about theological and moral purity.\n\nToday, there are many Christians who see God as loving and forgiving, and some don't even believe in hell at all.  A Christian is not someone who subscribes to a certain set of doctrines; a Christian is someone who has placed their faith and trust in God as revealed in Jesus, who Christians follow as their savior.  Christianity is not a monolithic group of people who hold to the same beliefs - the Reformation changed all of that, and today Christianity continues to evolve and mature as a faith.\n\nI wonder what motivates your question - do you believe in a loving God, or do you question whether you are lovable, just as you are?  Christians believe God loves us, not because we are good at obeying God (none of us really are, if we're at all honest), but because He created us, and wants to have a spiritual relationship with us.  The heart of the Gospel, the good news, is that God loves us just as we are, and forgives each and every wrong we have ever committed or will commit.  Our trust in God and His son Jesus is sufficient for our forgiveness.\n\nFor those who do not believe in Jesus, I am not their judge.  The same loving God who forgives me and judges me will also judge them, and He loves them no less than He loves me.  I trust His judgment for them as well.\n\nI hope this helps!  If you want, feel free to drop me an email for more info - I'm a Sunday School teacher, and love to help others learn more about the faith.\n\nBlessings and peace to you!
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I don't believe that Jesus was the founder of Christianity.  he was a devout Jew.  His disciples spread his teaching after he was crucified and a long time after his death, Christianity was formed as an institution.The books of the new testament don't really say that Jesus was like..."hey, i have a new religion for you." what he was saying was...according to my religious, Judaism, all of ya'll are messing up!, by the way, i am the Messiah...the one the Jews are waiting for...and here i am to challenge you to stick to Judaism and little more closely and maybe we should try some new things too..."  The gospels are incomplete...in fact there are other gospels that were left out like the gospel of Mary Magdalena and Thomas...each one kicked it with Jesus but they had a bit of a different view than the others...the others who were the ones who founded the religion....\ni respect Christianity and its teachings though i am not a follower.  A good look at historical jesus can be interesting.
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Christians are blinded to the Truth. In their mind, there is a distinction between Jews & Christians.\nDo you see their answers? Jesus never started Catholicism; man did. And, what about the 10 Commandments, which inculdes honoring the Sabbath? \nChristians are SO clueless!
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The Jews are and always will be God's chosen people. Unfortunately because of this, the powers of spiritual darkness in the world have targeted Judaism for that very reason. As a Christian, I for one have to say thank you, you have given us the Patriarchs as an example. God Bless you.
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islam,christianity and judaism
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Well, I guess it would all depend.\n\nIslam was founded after Christianity, so that religion actually has a firm, somewhat uniform stance on Jesus. He is honored as a prophet.\n\nChristianity is younger than Judaism and could be considered almost a kind of Jewish heresy because it is, in part, based on Jewish scripture and claims to be the plan of the Jewish G-d for the salvation of the world through the prophesied Messiah. \n\nMany horrible things have been done to Jews in the name of Christ, so a really negative opinion of him is not uncommon and is certainly understandable. There are Jews who see Jesus as a good man and teacher whose followers made false claims about after his death. There are Jews who believe anything in between those two extremes or even that there never was such a person.\n\nSo I guess between the two, Judaism could be thought to be more insulting, but that is only on a purely theoretical basis. In reality, views vary wildly. Actions even more so.
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Im not sure I understand your question. The Magen David, or Shield of David is a kabbalistic symbol historically that became our main identifying symbol about 150 years ago. Up until then, it had been the menorah. Being Jewish is both a religion and a backround. If you believe that Jesus was the messiah, then you are clearly NOT Jewish. Either by religion or backround. MEssianic Jews are another story. They are Christians. They are people of Jewish backrounds who are confused, or they are Christians who think that Ha'eretz Yisrael is their birthright. Both are delusional. We believe that the messiah has yet to come, and we hold our traditions and ancient teachings close to our hearts. We are very accepting of people willing to convert, and love to discuss the Torah. There is an old joke about getting 2 Jews to agree on the TOrah. We discuss, argue and question, rather than blindly accept rhetoric. I thank God I am Jewish.
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the Holocaust and Christianity.
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Hi,\nAs a Jewish believer in Jesus, let me give you my perspective.  In a nutshell, most Jews aren't willing to consider Jesus to be the Messiah because (1) there has unfortunately been a lot of anti-Semitism carried out under the banner of the Church - one of the biggest reasons - (2) many Jewish people consider putting faith in Jesus to make them traitors to the Jewish people - going over to "them" instead of "us" - this is true regardless of whether someone is Orthodox or secular.  We're raised to think that if we become Christians / Messianic Jews / whatever term you like, we've stopped being Jewish.  Not true, but that's the sentiment in most of the Jewish community.\n\nAbout atoning for sin - well, most Jews today are no longer traditional and sin plays about as big a role as it does for anyone else in modern society - very little.  For those who recognize that they do need to atone for sin, in Judaism sacrifice has been replaced by repentance, charity, and fasting.\n\nHave you ever checked out www.jewsforjesus.org, you can find a lot of material there to help you understand.\n\nOh and by the way, about the prophets and the Messiah - the majority of Jewish people today would not consider it to be "God's Word".  The Orthodox (10%-20% of Jewish people) believe God gave an "Oral Law" alongside the Written Law and therefore the Bible (Written Law) needs to be interpreted in accordance with the rabbis (Oral Law).\n\nHope this helps,\nRich
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WELL I AM JEWISH AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A GOD BUT FOR THE CHRISTIANS BELIEF ON JESUS.. WELL I DO NOT HAVE A CLUE
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The Jews and the Christians have the same God.  They both believe the old testament.  Jews just don't believe that Jesus Christ was God's son.  They believe in the same God, but the Jews just have a different name for God (just like Savior, Father, the Holy Spirit).  I woudl know, I'm Jewish, but I used to be a Christian.