If Jesus came to save the Jews but the Jews did not believe him?

Question

Ok so is Jesus Christ came as a prophet for the jews but the jews dod not believe that he was the son of god. and the christians left the jewish faith to follow Jesus. then why do the christians still use Jewish scripture..I.E. the Old Testiment for most of their belief practices.. should'ent they use the teachings of Christ as their
foundation?

in response to Mr Mister..

no i am not a Christian i am Pagan.

Answer 1

Christ used the Old Testament to support belief in Him. Some of the Jews did accept Christ and they were the ones who became known as Christians. They were considered a sect of Judaism. They still held to their traditions of Judaism and included the teachings of Christ. These are known as Messianic Jews. They required none of the traditions of Judaism from the gentiles who were not born into the Jewish faith. But the basic teachings of the Old Testament support and are supported by the New Testament.

Answer 2

What reason would the Jews have for using Jesus' teachings? He doesn't fit the characteristics of the messiah. He more or none the less fits the characteristics of a false messiah. "and the christians left the jewish faith to follow Jesus." That's exactly what you said. It isn't true. Christians can't leave the Jewish faith. Christians can only leave the Christian faith. Maybe some Jews left the Jewish faith, although modern-day Christianity wasn't establish until around 500 C.E. Old Testament prophecy, when interpreted by Christians, doesn't really give the Jews much of a chance. They say that the verse in John "He came unto his own, and his own received him not" is the fulfillment of a prophecy, signaling the Jews' rejection of the true messiah. If this were really a prophecy, the Jews will never accept any messianic figure, thus making the entire Hebrew Bible irrelevant. They use the Hebrew Bible ("Old Testament") as the foundation for their faith. They don't accept any of the New Testament, or any Apocrypha. Jesus came to save everybody, according to the New Testament. The Jews didn't believe him because he wasn't he messiah.

Answer 3

Rom 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

Rom 11:27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

All Israel shall be saved!

The Old Testament points to Christ's coming. The New Testament points back to Christ's Life, death and resurrection. The whole Bible brings life to those who read it. But yes, the NT is most important for this is the truth of the Messiah - Jesus Christ.

Joh 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Verses like this are not found in the OT.

Answer 4

Are you a Christian?

Jesus came as a prophet?
A prophet for the Jews?
They didn't believe He was the son of God?
When did Christians leave the Jewish Faith?
When did Christians have Old Testament Jewish faith?
Christians still practice Jewish Old Testament scrpiture?


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Answer 5

Christianity is the NEW covenant which superceded the OLD covenant....
So, to better understand the "historical" perspective and the theological implications of Christianity...it is necessary to understand the "basis" of Judaism...

It didn't matter that the Jews didn't accept Christ...in fact, if they HAD ..there would be no Christianity today...there would just be a "sect" of Judaism that believed that Christ was their messiah...and probably a sect or two of Judaism that still would not accept him....

If you believe the words, supposedly said by Christ...you would find it difficult to understand them without understanding the references in the Old Testament...therefore, Judaism

By the way....Jesus was hardly expected to be a "prophet" by the Jews of his day....a "messiah" , the "edeb YHWH", the "second son", the "teacher of Rightousness"....a bunch of literary and spiritual models...but -rarely-only a prophet


And truthfully, does it really matter????

As they say in comedy and in Sci-Fi....
if you buy the premise...you'll buy the bit

Answer 6

Salvation is to the Jew first, and then the Gentile. (Epistle to the Roman Church by the Apostle Paul in the New Testament, Chapter 1)
So much of Christ is seen through images and personages in the Old Testament, as well as the fulfillment of almost all the prophecies.

Answer 7

True Christians use the words of Christ as their main teachings but the Bible says that ALL scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for disciplining in righteousness that the man of God may be fully equipped for every good work. Therefore, the principles in the "Jewish scripture" still can teach us much about God and his purpose and the sort of person he is as well as what he wants for us and what is best for us. For this reason God has preserved the entire Bible and we study it all.

Answer 8

Jesus practised the Old Testament. Read Romans 9,10, and 11.

Answer 9

Christ said "I have NOT come to destroy the Law but to fulfill it"
The Old testiment is as important today as the new.

Answer 10

Jesus did not come to save the Jews he came to save mankind.