Are Christians Jews?

Question

As far as I can tell early Christians were Jews who believed the Messiah had come. They did not term themselves as Christians which is a terminology that came later. In the Jewish culture back then there were three classes of people, Jews, God fearing gentiles, and your standard home grown variety of gentiles.

Luckybeetle, if that is true why are there Jews for Jesus?

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Nikki, despite popular belief one can convert to Judaism. I know, my sister converted just this year.

Bill Foster, The Apostle Paul who was Jewish went on and on about eating habits that a pharisaic Jew would probably be appalled at.

The quote about salvations is of the jews seems to validate my point. However many of the other quotes seems to vanquish the distinction between Jews and Gentiles.

Answer 1

You would think so, and while your history is correct, somewhere along the line the majority of those who believed the Messiah had come (now called Christians) went from predominantly Jewish with a few God fearing gentiles thrown in, to predominantly God fearing gentiles. Soon, (I would guess around the time the term Christian became popular and it began to be seen as a different religion and not just a sect of the Jewish faith) it became all God fearing gentiles. This continued for thousands of years, then one day in 1820 all of that began to change when Joseph Smith prayed to God to see which church was true. For more information on Joseph Smith's First Vision please see the link below. I believe that there was an apostasy shortly after the NT apostles died. When they died the priesthood authority given to them by Jesus Christ was taken from the earth and was restored to Joseph Smith Jr. I further believe that those who accept the true and restored gospel of Jesus Christ are adopted into the family of Abraham, if they are not already literal descendants of him. I also believe that the true church will be organized as the church was in early NT times with prophets, pastors, teachers, etc. While I don't base all of my testimony on this one occurrence, the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints has this organization, and this among other things including the Book of Mormon is why I know this church to be the true church of Jesus Christ.

Answer 2

yes the original Christians were Jews

but then they started to accept gentiles without them needing to accept the laws of Moses because they only worshiped Jesus.

soon this worship turned Jesus from the Messiah to the divine son of G-d.

this few in the face of Jewish theology and was the final break from the Jews.

Answer 3

A few of the early christians were originally jewish, but most were gentile.

A full Jew is someone who is bound to, and follows, Jewish law. This is not the case for christians.

"Jews for Jesus" is a media propogated myth. It is ridiculous as an idea and as a "religion" (it has been condemned by jewish and christian leaders). It would be paramount to saying "vegetarians for eating meat" or "christians for denying jesus". (I have the same feelings for "humanistic judaism". It is just as absurd.)

Answer 4

Gal 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Jesus tore down the wall between Jews and gentiles.Weather you are Jewish and receive Jesus as Messiah or gentile and receive Jesus
as your personal Lord we are made one in Christ.That makes only two
kind of people on earth SAVED IN CHRIST or LOST.
Praise Jesus Name!!
In Christ in Love,
TJ57

Answer 5

John 4:22 “Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.”

Hebrews 8:8 “For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:”

Romans 2:28 “For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.”

Colossians 3:11 “Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.”

Galatians 3:28 “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”

Galatians 3:29 “And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.”

Galatians 3:14 “That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”

Romans 10:12 “For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.”

Romans 3:9 “What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;”

Answer 6

No, Christians are no longer Jews. There are however Messianic Jews who maintain the Jewish tradition but also believe that Jesus is the Messiah.

Answer 7

As far as I can tell, you're wrong.

Althouhgh there were several messianic cults at the time of Jesus, the number of Jews who ever followed him was vanishingly small.

The vast majority of early Christians, even by the year 100, were pagans. That's why so many Christian symbols and myths are just coopted pagan rituals.

Answer 8

Do you see Christians eating barbeque pork ribs at a bar mitzvah?

Answer 9

Thats four classes.
Christians are gentiles.

Answer 10

Apples , oranges!