Are Jews also Christians?

Answer 1

Absolutely Not! Our God of justice would never send His son to die an agonizing death on the cross along with thousands of other Jews. Our God of justice promotes Life, not death!

Messiah : The Criteria

Judge for yourself:
Did Jesus fulfill ALL these criteria?

The Jewish tradition of "The Messiah" has its foundation in numerous biblical references, and understands "The Messiah" to be a human being - without any overtone of deity or divinity - who will bring about certain changes in the world and fulfill certain criteria before he can be acknowledged as "The Messiah".
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First of all, he must be Jewish - "...you may appoint a king over you, whom the L-rd your G-d shall choose: one from among your brethren shall you set as king over you." (Deuteronomy 17:15)

He must be a member of the tribe of Judah - "The staff shall not depart from Judah, nor the sceptre from between his feet..." (Genesis 49:10)

To be a member of the tribe of Judah, the person must have a biological father who is a member of the tribe of Judah.

He must be a direct male descendant of King David and King Solomon, his son - "And when your days (David) are fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who shall issue from your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will make firm the throne of his kingdom forever..." (2 Samuel 7:12 - 13)

The genealogy of the New Testament is inconsistent. While it gives two accounts of the genealogy of Joseph, it states clearly that he is not the biological father of Jesus. One of the genealogies is through Nathan and not Solomon altogether!

He must gather the Jewish people from exile and return them to Israel -"And he shall set up a banner for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth." (Isaiah 11:12)

Are all Jews living in Israel? Have all Jews EVER lived in Israel since the time of Jesus?

He must rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem - "...and I will set my sanctuary in their midst forever and my tabernacle shall be with them.." (Ezekiel 37:26 - 27)

At last check, there is NO Temple in Jerusalem. And worse, it was shortly after Jesus died that the Temple was DESTROYED! Just the opposite of this prophecy!

He will rule at a time of world-wide peace - "...they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore." (Micah 4:3)

Have you seen a newspaper lately? Are we living in a state of complete world peace? Has there ever been peace since the time of Jesus?

He will rule at a time when the Jewish people will observe G-d's commandments - "My servant David shall be king over them; and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall follow My ordinances and be careful to observe My statutes." (Ezekiel 37:24)

The Torah is the Jewish guide to life, and its commandments are the ones referred to here. Do all Jews observe all the commandments? Christianity, in fact, often discourages observance of the commandments in Torah, in complete opposition to this prophecy.

He will rule at a time when all people will come to acknowledge and serve one G-d - "And it shall come to pass that from one new moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before Me, says the L-rd" (Isaiah 66:23)

there are still millions if not billions of people in the world today who adhere to paganistic and polytheistic religions. It is clear that we have not yet seen this period of human history unfold.

All of these criteria are best stated in the book of Ezekiel Chapter 37 verses 24-28:

And David my servant shall be king over them; and they shall all have one shepherd. they shall also follow My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them. And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Yaakov my servant, in which your fathers have dwelt and they shall dwell there, they and their children, and their children's children forever; and my servant David shall be their prince forever. Moreover, I will make a covenant of peace with them, it shall be an everlasting covenant with them, which I will give them; and I will multiply them and I will set my sanctuary in the midst of them forevermore. And my tabernacle shall be with them: and I will be their G-d and they will be my people. Then the nations shall know that I am the L-rd who sanctifies Israel, when My sanctuary will be in the midst of them forevermore.

If an individual fails to fulfill even one of these conditions, then he cannot be "The Messiah." A careful analysis of these criteria shows us that to date, no one has fulfilled every condition.

Certainly NOT Jesus.

Answer 2

Jews believe that Jesus was not the messiah.

Many people believe that the only difference between Jews and Christians is that Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah, but the Jews do not. What they fail to understand is that there is a whole theology that supports the belief that Jesus was the Messiah. Jews, because of what the Bible says, sees this theology as diametrically the opposite of what the Bible says.

Answer 3

Geoff C, perhaps you should read Revelation and about the 144,000 being from the 12 tribes of Israel?!
No, Jews are not Christians. Why? Because the prophecies supposedly "linked" to Jesus are extremely vague or are not even prophecies pointing to the Messiah. One especially, the "Suffering Servant" of Isaiah 53. Sorry Christians, Isaiah 41:8-9 tells you who the "Suffering Servant" is. It is the nation of Israel as a whole, often referred to as a singular. Jews didn't accept Jesus because he did not fully fulfill the authentic prophecies of the Messiah. Jesus taught differently than the Torah and never liberated Israel. Jesus never rescued Israel and never became their King. There has been no peace since Jesus, no "lamb residing with the lion". Jews will to this day not accept Jesus because the prophecies haven't been fulfilled.

Be good.

Answer 4

Absolutely not. The Jews are in serious sin and under the wrath of God because they reject their Messiah Jesus Christ and His clear fulfillments of their many Old Testament prophecies. If they repent and believe then their sins will be forgiven like everyone else. But they must truly repent and change their life, wholeheartedly following the Lord and Savior!

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Answer 5

There is a group called Jews for jesus that claim to be christians.So it could be a possibilty.Jesus was a Jew for god sakes.

Answer 6

Christians could be considered Jews if you think about it, though...

Answer 7

Jews do not believe in Jesus. They like atheists will not be going to heaven after they die.

Answer 8

Messianic Jews are Christian. If I am not mistaking they receive the Gospel

Answer 9

dear heavens, no! why would we need some dead man when we worship god?

jews are jews.

Answer 10

They are somewhat similar but are not the same. They are both monotheistic religions and they both believe in God.