As i belong to neither of the two faiths, I see a lot of christians engaging in bashful statements about the jews! Are only the christians against jews or do jews harbour such feelings of hate towards christians aswell! I'm just curious...
2006-09-26 11:39:22 · 10 answers · asked by Rajan S 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Firstly let it be made clear that no jewish person belives in jesus as the messiah, or god, or anything like that. such beliefs are definitionally something that makes one no longer jewish.
I've talked to alot of people over time... there are christians who at least in what they say online, treat all jewish people like they are jesus himself.
and there are some who seem to think the jews are the spawn of the devil or something.
(its strange to have one person practically kissing your feet, and the other screaming that your the spawn of satan, within a day or two, when both theoretically are of the same greater religious beliefs...)
Jews don't hate christians, categorically, any more than most christians hate jews, most on both sides are modrerate and have kinda a mutual toleration thing going.
alot of people I've talked to don't seem to try nearly as hard to convert me, upon understanding I'm jewish, as they might someone who was atheist or pagan.
though, some aspects of greater christianity make a specific point to attempt to convert jews, and really that sorta thing is quite offensive, especially when it involves profound deception such as in the case of "Messianic jews" and "jews for jesus" where its an obviously christian organization pretending to be jewish, to convince people to convert.
2006-09-26 11:54:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians and Jews don't hate each other, or have a rivalry. Christians, afterall, worship a Jew!
Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah, and Jews don't (can't) see it. That has been the cause for frustration over the years. But, it's really a non-issue now. In times past, SOME Christians blamed the Jews for crucifying Jesus, but enlightened Christians understand that it wasn't the Jews who crucified Jesus, it was our sins, and Jesus did it willingly, no one forced Him. So, any supposed rivalry is not on an ideological level, but just on ignorance.
2006-09-26 18:54:25 · answer #2 · answered by retro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians like to bash jews. I don't think Jews care. It's all about the Messiah, which Christians believe already came. The Jews still believe the Messiah is coming.
2006-09-26 18:41:51 · answer #3 · answered by Neophyte 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is a rivalry. Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah and the Jewish community doesn't, they are still waiting for the Messiah. Many misguided Christians, Jews, Muslims, non-believers, etc. are too busy pointing out others faults to see their own and to worry about their own. We are to love each other regardless of our differences and the faster everyone learns this and practices it the better off we will all be!
2006-09-26 18:47:50 · answer #4 · answered by ~Mrs. D~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly has to do with Christians thinking Jesus is the son of God, Jews saying no, except for Jews for Jesus.
2006-09-26 18:42:12 · answer #5 · answered by agropelter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians worship a Jew silly. How could there possibly be a rivalry.
2006-09-26 18:41:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only because in the dark ages Muslims took control of the holy land where the bible is set. This couldn't be stood for so of to the crusades they went and lost again and again finally securing safe passage to the holy land for christians after many Crusades without even trying to get safe passage for them before starting crusading.
2006-09-26 20:18:51 · answer #7 · answered by anon4112 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the individual Christian and the individual Jew
2006-09-26 18:42:22 · answer #8 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you hate the Jews when your leader Jesus is a Jew?
2006-09-26 18:41:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is all one sided------------------Jews have nothing against Christians, except their stupidity of not accepting people who think differently.
2006-09-26 18:45:20 · answer #10 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋