This is for Jews --?

Question

Is there a difference between being a Jew that follows Judaism and a Jew that is called a Jew just because their ancestors are from Jerusalem? I've also seen in magazine and books where sometimes the word "Jew" or "Jewish" is captalized and sometimes it's not. Why is that?

I'm asking because I heard a person say that not all Jews practice Judaism. They are from Jerusalem but converted to Christianity but still call themselves Jews. He said something about Jews for Jesus. Who are they?

Why does this matter? I mean NO disrespect in my question. I'm curious becuz I've always thought that all Jews nowsdays don't believe that Jesus was the Messiah& they are still waiting for Him. I'm not ignorant. I respect every person on this planet. I'm just interested in learning about other faiths, that's all. I'm reading about Scientology and New Agers now. So I might be asking questions to those people. Can't I do that? I've been learning Hebrew also. There are a lot of words that Americans have "messed up" on over the years and I like to educate myself. I always capitalize proper nouns, like God, Him (when referring to God), His Son (when referring to Jesus) etc. I capitalize Catholic, Hindu, Jew, Judaism,,, But I was wondering why sometimes one article about Judaism will have the word "Jew" capitalized half the time and not the other half.
Sorry I'm so curious.

Answer 1

Interesting question. I am Catholic and Catholic is not capitalized in the Episcopal church which broke off from the Catholic Church. They have it in readings, but it is lowercase.

As to your other question. I do not know there are Jewish people who have accepted Jesus and they are refer ed to as Messianic Jews. Because they believe Jesus is believed to be the Messiah to them. I know this is a discomfort to other Jewish people. I respect the way both feel.

I think what you may be referring to is people who are culturally Jewish vs people who are practicing Jewish people. It is like this in my eyes. Look at how some Christians go to church and others do not. Only it is more pronounced than this because Jewish traditions seem to be more ingrained and preserved. They are not as commercialized and distorted by the mass market and media. This is just my opinion. I am not Jewish. I have had a great deal of Jewish friends and a Jewish boyfriend. One was very traditional with a Rabi for a father and the other family with the boyfriend did not go to temple, but celebrated holidays. My mom grew up in a Jewish community, but we are not Jewish. We were just around the cultural aspect and have talked about this.

Answer 2

Jews?
I think they're great people and they are Jews who have turned to the lord Jesus Christ as a personal Savior and, of course, in the Old Testament, He is called Messiah, so they have the label of Messianic because they are looking for the coming of Messiah in the very near future. And that's what I’ve been talking about. This ridiculous thing called replacement theology where God is through with the Jews forever. That's not so.
Oh, read Romans chapter 9, 10, 11. Chapter 9 is their past, chapter 10 their present, chapter 11 their future, and all Israel is going to be saved.
If you knew anything about the Bible, which you probably tied in with this Reformation Theology, Replacement Theology, where God is through with the Jew forever, that’s an error, believe me. Yahweh God chose the Jewish people as His wife. And that’s Deuteronomy 7:7. But wait a minute, Christ chose the Christian as His wife for the future, and that’s I Peter 1:2, and Titus 1:1.
Now, both groups are elect, as I just said. And the Jew was God’s elect in Isaiah 42:1; 45:4, and 65 verses 9 and 22. And when Jesus comes back, we Christians are going to reign with Him from Jerusalem.
The bible teaches in Romans chapters 9 to 11 the Jews past, chapter 9, the Jews present, chapter 10, and the Jews future, chapter 11. And when messiah comes, chapter 11, verse 26 says: “all Israel shall be saved, for there shall come out of Zion, out of Jerusalem a deliverer who shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob”.
Who is Jacob? Jacob changed his name to Israel, 2 Kings 17:34. And when Messiah comes, He opens their blinded eyes and all Judaism, all Israel comes to Jesus Christ. I'm for the messianic Jews.

Hope this helps.

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Answer 3

I am a Jewish believer in Christ.

I consider myself ethnically Jewish and spiritually a regenerate Jew that has accepted her salvation and been redeemed by my Jewish Meshiach.

I have no connection with Jews for Jesus, but I respect them.

You can visit their Web site:

http://www.jewsforjesus.org/

Answer 4

"Jews for Jesus. Who are they?"

They are Jews who remain Jews who have accepted Jesus as their Messiah.

Answer 5

Why does it matter?? Why not for once stop asking all these types of question. Perhaps what's important is to recognise that we have differences in the way we lived and acknowledged that that variance enriches all of us and stop bothering with whether we are Jew or non-Jew. The day it stops mattering, you will see peace on Earth.