Many Christians use anti-Semitic views.., "The Trinity" concept is the chiefest one - they thinking that God would only show his supposed true Triune God family to gentiles and hold it from God's chosen. We Christians are "adopted" not natural born sons and receive that adoption through accepting Jesus.
But what you are talking about is not God reneging on a deal with the Hebrews (Jews) but a promised fulfilled where God says, "Behold I do a new thing, for I will write my laws in the hearts and minds of men"..., indicating the written code would be a matter of knowing what is right and wrong - the ceremonial and rituals would not be needed. God also stated through the prophets that Gentiles would be a part of that new deal - that Gentiles would worship him in spirit and in truth.
Sending Jesus as his exacting expressed image.., a proxy if you will.., to bring to conclusion the old will..., since God can not die..., a will is not completed and in force until the one who gave it dies.., then a new will can take effect.
Jesus was with God in the beginning - and was the Spoken Word of God - God's exacting representative even before his birth of flesh. Jesus met with with Adam and Eve, Jesus met with Abraham and Jacob and others... was the voice from the burning bush (not God himself, but the highest representative of God).
Jesus lived his life according to the Mosaic Law while he preached of the Kingdom of heaven and elements of the New Covenant.., he had to honor the Written Code. He was after all - God's absolute representation.
Once nailed to the Cross and just before Jesus death - God withdrew his spirit briefly to allow Jesus to become that sacrifice needed that would being to a close the former law as it was and the New Will (New Testament) would take force whereby the former Mosaic Law was still in tact but without the ceremonial and rituals involved.
So no - not antisemetic.., but confirmation and justification for all men who come to God accepting the gift that come with Jesus death and resurrection.
The Resurrection was also a sealed promise (or bonus covenant) that we who accept Jesus and approach the Father through his Son will also be raised on the last day - just as Jesus was raised from mortality to immortality.
Sometimes my communication skills suck - so HOPEFULY - I managed to get some level of intelligent thought across. If not - blame me, not the rest of Christianity or God or the Bible.
2006-06-17 03:16:29
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answered by Victor ious 6
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You are right that the Jews are the chosen people.
If you read the book written by the Prophets you'll see that they were promised a Messiah. The Jews are still waiting for their Messiah while Christians beleive that the Messiah was Jesus. The Messiah was not only for the Jews but all people because none of us can make it to heaven on our own account. None of us are worthy to look at the face of God but through the Messiah on His account.
When Jesus explained that the Messiah was for all people, not only the Jews, a high (cleric) Jew complained and Jesus said, "Don't you know that God can make even these stones cry out to God?"
So the covanent wasn't revoked. It was broadened. The First Testament (Covanent) was the deal between Abraham and God; the second was the deal that we all can go.
2006-06-17 03:20:48
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answered by madbaldscotsman 6
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God has most certainly not turned His back on the Jewish people or more correctly the Hebrew Nation.
Jesus said very plainly; I did not come to do away with the Law but to fulfill it.
That tells me there was a purpose to the Law.
That purpose was to reconcile God and man.
I personally believe that the law is still in effect and binding on those that are under that covenant.
We as Christians come under the covenant of Grace and Forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
God watches over His chosen people;
The Hebrew People.
2006-06-17 04:04:05
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answered by drg5609 6
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The Jews will always be God's chosen people because His son was born a Jew. However, since the death of Jesus, all those who ask Him into their hearts and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, are also the chosen people. When you ask Jesus in your heart, you ask forgiveness for sins and live your life according to the New Testament. Once Jesus was born, the Old Testament rules were not enforced except by the Jews who still follow them to this day. God will never abandon anyone. He will always be there for anyone who ask.
God bless you and I hope my answer helped
2006-06-17 03:20:38
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answered by Memere RN/BA 7
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The Hebrews are still Gods chosen people.
God did not renege on His deal. He told the Jews that He was going to sent a Redeemer to save His people. The Jews were looking for a earthly kingdom and most of them did not accept the heavenly kingdom within us.
The book of revaluations tells how Jesus will come back and save the Jews at His second coming.
2006-06-17 03:20:21
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answered by tim 6
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God is not anti-semitic. God is not anti-anybody. People make these distinctions, not God.
Remember that the Jews tossed God off of the throne of Israel back in 2 Samuel. God had Samuel warn them about what a human king would be like, and, lo and behold, God was right. It didn't take Israel's human kings very long at all to mess things up.
Remember, too, that when their King returned to them, in the Person of Jesus Christ, they rejected Him again. Indeed, they cried out for His blood to be upon them, and upon their children. Jesus wept over Jerusalem, crying that He would have taken the people under His wings as a mother hen with her chicks...it wasn't God that refused Jerusalem, but Jerusalem that refused God...again. Jesus warned them that their Temple would be destroyed, and their land left desolate. It shouldn't come as a big surprise that this is exactly what happened.
God extends the same invitation to the Jews as He does to anyone else. As He told them long ago, He has set before them life and death. It is His desire that they choose life. But He leaves the choice up to them, just as He does with everyone else.
He has extended this same invitation to you. Choose life!!
2006-06-17 03:20:35
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answered by Anonymous
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perchance some extremely's do, maximum although probable do not provide it a lot idea. probable it would could do with the theory that christians are not any more jews even although its first individuals were jews and that is the position it began, in judaism. situation is, it really isn't any longer anti-semitic. It does no longer pontificate adverse to jews nor the arabs.
2016-10-14 06:08:46
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answered by bassage 4
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The Torah makes several prophecies and references of the coming messiah. Jesus Christ fulfills every parameter set forth by Jewish law of the Messiah. Jesus is Lord to all men regardless of their background/race/creed/ethnicity. It is the responsibility of all Christians to spread the Word -(Gospel -good news) that the Messiah has come. Jesus has fulfilled the Jewish law.
It is up to every man to decide for himself whether or not to follow Jesus. However, Jesus is the only way to Heaven, so choose wisely.
Christianity is not an exclusive religion. All are welcome.
2006-06-17 03:17:49
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answered by Albert 6
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If you had spiritual eyes and ears you would see who, what, where, and why.Jesus was sent to the Jews and they wouldn't receive him,he said.. he came to his own and his own received him not.There is no use to tell you where to find the scriptures on this because you don't really want to know the truth,you want a debate. The real Jesus is for all mankind that wants to know him,the Jews on down to you.
2006-06-17 03:50:04
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answered by jackiedj8952 5
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Just take the good parts of any religion, ignore the bad parts
then you avoid religious conflict.
The Bible was written around 2000 years ago, perhaps mankind may have learnt something since.
2006-06-17 03:17:10
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answered by jewelking_2000 5
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