Jesus was a Jew. Why aren't you?

Answer 1

Dear Sisyphus: As you know, in His earthly lifetime, Jesus was not only Jewish, but He taught most everything He said from the Talmudic teachings of His era. Scholars claim everything He said, (almost) was taken from the Talmud and re-stated in His own words that it would penetrate the people more deeply. His own wording - but the teaching, itself, was from the Talmud.

After His Ascension, he turned His disciples over to the Holy Spirit who inspired them to go out abroad and teach the peoples of the world. He, Himself, sent Saul who became Paul. Most of us know this, but the word Christian is from Greek Christos which means messenger - very basically.

So, if you follow the teachings of Jesus, you are incorporating Jewish thought with the message of the Holy Spirit about your Creator. You embody both the teachings and the message.

I see it this way - Judaism is my Foundation - Christianity is my House. One can not be without the other! It's like a circle of -One-ness!

Answer 2

In a way, if you look at it like that, Christians are Messianic Jews. (Jews that believe Jesus is the Messiah). Jesus came along though, and taught that some of the old laws were not right, and I believe that is where the line is drawn between Jews and Christians.

Jew nowadays tends to be more of a cultural delineation, where as Judaism is the religious title for people of the Jewish Culture.

Answer 3

Jesus came through the Jews but ultimately Jesus was God. To live as an old testament Jew today is to reject the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross.
You cannot follow Judaism and Jesus, one is the old covanent, the other established the new.

Answer 4

I am a Jew in Fulfillment of the Old Covenant. Thus, I am now called Christian Jew or Roman Catholic. Our religions are the same, in the fact that the Ancient Jewish Faith prophesied the New Covenant of the Catholic Faith established by Jesus Christ.

Answer 5

Christians follow a lot of the same traditions that Jews follow, but the Jews had "lost their way" which is why Jesus came to Earth to redirect them. That's why Christians are Christians not Jewish.

Answer 6

You're right. Jesus was an orthdox Jew from the West Bank.

And remained so his whole life.

Answer 7

In the new testament, the Apostles and their followers were to go to the utmost parts of the world & preach the Gospel. That included the Gentiles (those who are not Jews). I am a gentile.

Answer 8

His body was from Jewish heredity but His soul was all God. Jesus rejected sin and the flesh.

Saying "Jew" or "Jerusalem" or "Israel" in the Bible all relate to the church so Christians can also be called Jews as long as it refers to being in the church of God.

Answer 9

I was born a Gentile (non-Jew). Gentiles are not required to convert to Judaism to become Christians. We can accept the Jewish Messiah without doing that.

Answer 10

Orthodoxy states you have to be born a Jew, and you can't believe Jesus is your Savior