2007-02-06 15:17:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Messianic Jews are as much of Jews as I am a Martian and since I am not a martian they are not Jews. If you believe in Christ then you are a Christian and end of a story.
An expose was done of Messianic Jews and it was established that they have never been at any point of their lives Jews for the most part. There are some Jewish who converted into Christianity and now work for this organization, but for the most part they are Protestants in sheep's clothing. I have no respect for such people, who stoop so low as to convert the Jews.
2007-02-08 15:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by MaxNHL 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
most members of Messianic congregations were never Jewish either by practice or by ethnicity.
theologically Messianic Judaism is identical to Protestant Christianity only the outer customs are different.
so to call Messianic Judaism, Jewish would be like calling Islam Christian.
2007-02-06 18:02:08 · answer #2 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I hereby admit i know very little about the subject, but here goes. If by Messianic Judaism you mean Jewish people believing Christ was the messiah then my guess would be no, here is why. I have heard that after the ten commandments the bible says that no one is to add or take away from these words. So the ( Orthodox Jews ) ? believes the bible ends there. which means no new testament. Although the old testament alludes to a messiah these Jews just figure that Christ may indeed be just a prophet. I hope I have not displayed my ignorance to flagrantly. swindled.
I hope i have not displayed my ignorance too flagrantly.
2007-02-06 15:44:14 · answer #3 · answered by swindled 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Messianic Judaism is a scheme by Christian Missionaries to capture unknowing Jews. Accepting Jesus is pretty much the crossover line to Christianity and about as anti-Jewish as it gets. They do this by having Jewish looks and practices e.g. Sabbath services, etc. yet profess Christian beliefs the whole time.
2007-02-09 05:12:39 · answer #4 · answered by Scane 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it can't be.
The thing that makes Jews "Jewish" is that as descendants of "Judah", they don't accept that Jesus is the Messiah and still pray daily that the Messiah will arrive.
Messianic Jews are Christians that have a fondness for the Jewish rituals in the Bible. The fact that they perform those rituals does not make them Jewish, i.e. if you eat a kosher salami, it doesn't make you Jewish. It just means that you like salami.
2007-02-08 09:38:34 · answer #5 · answered by Sunhouse 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The time for messianic Judaism is long past.
Jews need to convert to Christianity in order to be saved.
And if they're willing to go that far, they might just as well go all the way and become Catholic.
2007-02-06 16:34:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
it is the true fulfillment of what Judaism was supposed to be. Remember, Christ came to offer the Kingdom to the Jews first, but was rejected, allowing for the grafting of the wild olive branch onto the cultivated olive tree (Romans 11).
the Jews were meant to accept Christ as the long awaited Messiah, but they missed the boat.
2007-02-06 15:26:36 · answer #7 · answered by κερυξω 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I know most Messianic Jews are the same as other Jews,but with the belief of Jesus as Messiah.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messianic_Judaism
http://www.mjaa.org/
http://www.messianic.com/articles/basics.htm
http://www.imja.com/
http://www.bprc.org/topics/fulfill.html
2007-02-06 15:30:01 · answer #8 · answered by Serena 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. It is not Jewish, it is Christian. Their theology is completely Christian, and not Jewish. Jews reject this group at coreligionists.
2007-02-07 08:38:49 · answer #9 · answered by MaryBridget G 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No it's not! They're just christians with jewish traditions!
2007-02-06 17:24:25 · answer #10 · answered by -♦One-♦-Love♦- 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋