Are there many similarities between these two religions?
Thank you for your answers!
2006-10-12 11:31:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I KNOW that not all Christians are Catholics, but I was asking about Catholicism simply because I have a stupid feeling that Catholics are most likely to answer this question.
By the way, my religion is Orthodox Christianity.
2006-10-12 11:40:50 · update #1
A better question would have been what do Judaism and Christianity have in common, to which I must answer: Nothing.
Christianity began as an offshoot of Judaism, but when the Catholic church was established they wanted to resemble Judaism less and less and thus changed many elements of the original version of Christianity, which was practiced by the disciples.
2006-10-12 11:48:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just an F.Y.I.
Not all Christians are Catholic.
I am a non-Catholic Christian (non-denominational).
Judaism believes Jesus was a prophet and the Messiah is still to come.
Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah (He fulfilled every prophesy of the Messiah that was written in the Old Testament/Torah).
The Christian Holy Bible (Old Testament) is the Hebrew Torah. We both pray and worship the Living God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
The Hebrew Children (Jews) are the living God's chosen people. He is a covenant keeping God, and those facts will never change. We as Christians have been graphed into the family of God (because of Jesus Christ). All of us are God's children. :o)
2006-10-12 11:35:49 · answer #2 · answered by Salvation is a gift, Eph 2:8-9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one major difference is Christians believe the Messiah, Christ has come. Jews are still waiting for Him.
Similarites in the Catholic Church are many. One religion begot the other so many of the traditions carried over. It is really cool when you recognize them. God has a plan for us all!
2006-10-12 11:43:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God and Jesus are One, so the Jews stopped believing in the True God when they refused to accept Jesus as the Messiah.
The Catholic church is a non-Christian cult, they go against the Word of God on many things.
The Catholic church saws Mary was sinless, but God's Word says ALL have sinned, including Mary.
2006-10-12 11:43:08 · answer #4 · answered by Born Again Christian 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Jews believe in one God, like the Muslims. One unique, indivisible, singular, genderless God. While the Christians believe in a trinity of Gods that make up one God.
2006-10-17 10:28:53 · answer #5 · answered by Whatever 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jews don't believe Jesus was the savior; they just think he was another prophet like Moses, etc. So they (for the most part) have kept their rituals and services the same for a while, waiting for the savior.
2006-10-12 11:35:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We both believe in the Father God but Christians believe in the whole Trinity... Jews dont..
2006-10-12 11:34:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Judaism can stand by itself.
There won't be Christianity without Judaism.
2006-10-12 13:48:49 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest difference is that Israel lost the blessings of God, when the great curtain covering the Most Holy of the Temple tore open to show that his spirit no longer resided there. Christians are now the New Israelites, who according to prophesy, would than fall away, just as they began doing during the time of Paul.
2006-10-12 11:35:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Jews believe the messiah hasn't come yet and Christians believe he's been and will come again.
2006-10-12 11:45:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋