Was Jesus the original Messianic Jew?

Question

Think about it. Virtually everything was in common

...he practiced Judaism. (common)

But he was rejected by all the other Jews. (common)

He kept the feasts and High Holy Days (common)

However, he put the heart and G-d's will ahead of the Sabbath or other Laws. (common)

Jews saw Him as a rebel and a threat to their religion (common)

He believed in Jesus, Father and Spirit (common)

He did not celebrate pagan holidays (common)

He offered salvation to both Jews and Gentiles (common)

He was spirit filled (common)

So why don't more Christians see that and come to Messianic?

Just curious....

Blessings for 2007
David T

http://www.iamcs.org/WhatWeBelieve.php

And of coures He believed Jesus was the Messiah

(common)

Answer 1

John 8:56 says "Abraham rejoiced to see my day" therefore since Abraham is earlier, he might have been the first.

Answer 2

Messianic Jews are what I have been taught as a Jew who believes and accepts Jesus as their Messiah and remains a Jew but lives in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. Christians are gentiles not born into Judaism so we can't be a Jew by birth, but have been just the same adopted as sons and daughters into the Kingdom of God. To be a Messianic Jew is a good thing because they can understand the Jewish way of things better than the gentiles. There are plenty of things to say on this matter, because the early Christians had the same thoughts. To be or not to be circumcised, to eat or not to eat unclean meat. But it also says that wherever you are when you get saved stay there with what you know, unless of course the Lord directs your path to another place. God places us where He wants us.
A man will make a plan but it is God who directs his steps.

Answer 3

"Messianic Jew" though a commonly used term, is an oxy-moron.
The New Testament recognizes Jews, and believers.
The Old Testament recognizes Jews and Gentiles.

To become a Christian, Jews relinquish the Law which was done away with at Calvary, and they recognize Jesus as the Messiah awaited for in the Old Testament.

Answer 4

If you are confused, that is the purpose of the naming of their Church. Messianic Jews and Jews 4 Jesus are exactly the same thing. The majority of their adherents were never Jewish and are not now. Those that were born Jewish would be considered apostates. Actually only Orthodox Jews would consider them apostates; the Reform movement of Judaism would consider them Christians that have converted out of Judaism. As for the Messianic Church and organization, it is a Christian church pure and simple. There is not a Jew on the planet that considers them as having anything to do with Judaism

Answer 5

What Jesus introduced was not a continuation of nor a variation of Judaism. It is presented in the Bible as something not seen before and something which started. Jesus has established only one God ordained organization on earth and that is the Church of Jesus Christ. Messianic Judaism is just another religion started by those who don't want to accept what Jesus taught. Paul came out of Judaism when he became a Christian as did Peter, there is no longer Jews and gentiles, but in Christ is His Church.

Answer 6

Probably the first Jew that thought the Messiah had come was the first messianic Jew.

Just a guess, but they probably don't believe he was the messiah.

Answer 7

He was definitely a Jew and he WAS the Messiah, so I guess so.
But then again, he didn't seem to care much about religion. He was more concerned about the condition of the heart.

Answer 8

apocolyptic messiahs were a dime a dozen at that time. There probably were other jews who believed they were the messiah before jesus came around.

Answer 9

I thought being a Christian was believing Jesus was the Messiah?

Answer 10

Seeing that He was Himself the Messiah, I tend to think not. But then Peter, James and John come to mind...