Jewish and Muslims say they respect Jesus-but why do they reject what he says about repent and be born again?

Question

John 3 which tells of Jesus unconditional love -John 3 vs 16 also tells "Except you repent, and you be born again, ye can not see the kingdom of heaven."

I as a Jew did what the Messiah said to do-proof he is the messiah ive given over and over and no one yet can refute it-and that he is the Son of God as he stated too-and died for our sins and rose again-regardless of what moohamad says with his 9 year old wife-despicable.

Jesus stated -Revelation 1vs1 and 3 vs 19&20 "I love you, and i stand at your heart door and knock, if you let me in to deliver you from sins, i will come in and become your friend."

so i prayed- "Jesus im sorry for my sins, forgive me and help me, be my savior and friend, amen."

AND A NEW LIFE BEGAN

SEE ISAIAH 9 VS 6 PREDICTED 700 BCE- Unto us a child is born, unto us a SON is given, and he will be the prince of peace SHALOM/SALAM, the almighty God, and the wonderful counselor."

time to be real -believe Jesus and be born again -or be damn!

Answer 1

because they reject the truth....if they did that, their eyes would be open and the blinding scales would fall off and they would realize they are wrong and change their ways & false doctrines...then they'd have no religion and would have to admit that Christianity is true.

Glad you made that decision, best one you can ever make :)

Answer 2

No.

Isaiah 9:6 (KJV). "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty G-d, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.'" Christians say this refers to Jesus and indicates that Jesus will be born a child who is, at the same time, G-d.

Mistranslation: The two letter word "is", is usually not stated in Hebrew. Rather,"is" is understood.

For example, the words "hakelev" (the dog) and "gadol" (big), when joined into a sentence -- hakelev gadol -- means "the dog IS big," even though no Hebrew word in that sentence represents the word "is."

A more accurate translation of the name of that child, then, would be "A wonderful counselor is the mighty G-d, the everlasting father ..." Like the name "Emanuel," this name describes G-d, not the person who carries the name.

Context: Biblical names often describe G-d, and no one thinks to apply the description to the people with these names.

The name Isaiah itself means "G-d is salvation," and not that the prophet himself is G-d in a human body.

Were we to use the same logic that Christians use on the names in Isaiah 7:14 and 9:6, we would say that "Tuviya" (G-d is good), "Yedaya" (G-d knows), and "Ya-el" (HaShem is G-d) also are all G-d.

Answer 3

David,
You are a Christian. Stop this evil and deceptive form of missionizing. It degrades Christianity.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApnC4dngKeRuGKyqQldbLd_zy6IX?qid=20060723102937AA4N2eb
. It is, by definition, impossible for it to be "jewish" to believe in jesus. "Jewish" is, by defintion, what jews have historically and contemporarily believe. Since in neither scenario do we find "believing in jesus", then we must clearly realize that belief in jesus is not something "jewish". You can call it "biblical" (and still be wrong), but certainly not "jewish".
. On the side, the subject of Isaiah 53 is promised a "long life" and "seed" (i.e. physical children). Clearly this isn't about jesus.
. And Isaiah 7 is clearly not messianic if you read the whole chapter. and "alma" doesn't mean virgin either. You'd know that if you spoke hebrew (I guess it wasn't part of your "extensive jewish upbringing", huh?)
. On the side, Isaiah 9 can't be about jesus since, according to christianity, he's the "son" not the "father" (as the verse states). Nor did he have control of the government (to the contrary, the roman government killed him). And he certainly did not establish "endless peace".
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Sources:
http://www.aish.com/jewishissues/jewishsociety/Why_Jews_Dont_Believe_In_Jesus.asp
http://jewsforjudaism.org/web/faq/general_messiah-criteria02.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_messiah#Textual_requirements
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oh, and lastly, I've decided that you truly epitomize everything I find intensely intellectually unsatisfying about christianity. (And you clearly do not understand hebrew.)

Answer 4

I am not sure about Jews respecting prophet Jesus (peace be upon him), can't speak for them but we Muslims respect each and every prophet that God sent to humankind.

Since the current bible is a word of people like St.Paul rather than Jesus (pbuh), we do not accept the bible as the source of truth. So your statement that we do not accept Jesus' (pbuh) sayings is wrong. Because those words are not his. He has never said that he was the son of God for example. St.Paul is simply putting any words he likes in Jesus (pbuh) mouth. And for that he shall be punished severely!

P.S For your information when St.Paul said he actually met God, he was mistaken. He has seen Satan and was cheated by him into believing that he saw God. First of all, St.Paul was not a prophet, so why do you think God would show His face to him? To a normal man just like you and me. Even the prophets didn't see the Face of God (except for some).

Answer 5

Probably for the same reason Christians reject many, if not most, of the other teaching of Christ. They find them inconvenient.

As for the Jews, they knew all the signs of his presence on Earth were taking place, but rejected him because they firmly believed that the rapture and Armageddon would take place at the same time. Today's Christians are repeating the same mistake, as they began falling back into old ways as far back as the days of the Apostle Paul.

Answer 6

first read the entire thing land lubber.

10 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, 11 "Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights."

12 But Ahaz said, "I will not ask; I will not put the LORD to the test."

13 Then Isaiah said, "Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you [c] a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and [d] will call him Immanuel.


it be saying that G-d (the FSM) will give king Ahaz a sign. How can that sign be Jesus when he was born 700 years latter Yarr.
Clearly it must be from the time of King Ahaz
Isaiah 8
3 Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son

and it was.

if you fail to respond and email me back I will make you walk the plank by reporting you for asking this over and over again.Yarr

Answer 7

We believe Jesus was a prophet, thats all.

"I was sent only unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel" -Matthew 15:24

Answer 8

Saying they respect Jesus and Christianity does not necessarily mean they agree with and believe in those teachings. It merely means they respect the religion and its people and do not harbor resentment or hatred. Kudos to people like these. Lack of this kind of acceptance is what is wrong with our world today.

Answer 9

"Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison"
- Buddha -

I suspect it is because they believe that people can't just "wash away" our sins, that we have to take responsibility for our actions. They see Christianity as an "easy way out" that people created to feel good about themselves. I have the utmost respect for Jesus, and I believe people twisted his message to suit their own purposes.

Answer 10

Are You Going To Heaven?
Are You Born Again?

(Joh 3:3) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
(Joh 3:4) Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
(Joh 3:5) Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and {of} the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
(Joh 3:6) That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
(Joh 3:7) Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
(Joh 3:8) The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound