I am an athiest and I love all people equally, but I really often enjoy hanging out with my Jewish friends. Historically as a small group, they have exhibited high success, intellect, talent, and education. On top of that, they are God's chosen people as even Jesus was Jewish. Why does every other religion waste their time with their beliefs when they could side and believe in the religion that makes them the "Chosen." (It even says so in the bible)
2007-02-07 07:58:16 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am glad so many people feel the same way and that there was such a general consensus!
2007-02-07 08:16:54 · update #1
Thanks for the compliments! I think one the reasons people like us is because we are most accepting of those who are not like us. We don't try to convert everyone we meet. We believe actions speak louder than words (better to have lust in your heart but not act on it, rather than break a commandment, knowing that you will have to be forgiven for your sins). We try to always find the joy in life. Our laws (mitzvot) say more about what we should be doing to make our lives richer, rather than telling us what we shouldn't be doing.
2007-02-07 08:55:48 · answer #1 · answered by Big Larry 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I haven't found the "chosen" in the Bhagavad Gita...religion has no specific relevancy to success, intellect, talent, and education for a specific group of people. It is a societal and environmental influence. All groups have had their ups and downs. Historically? Is a matter of where the historical context was studied. There are places associated with this group that doesn't follow suit to other areas.
2007-02-07 08:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by What, what, what?? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As for Judaism, we as Christians believe in the same God and the same revelation they do, plus the New Testament. As the Holy Father once pointed out, Christians are all "spiritual Semites" (spiritually united with the Jews and the faith of Abraham). Basically, Christians are what you could call "Messianic Jews", that is, we are "adopted" Jews who believe Jesus was the long awaited Jewish Messiah…the Savior. We have been grafted into the family tree. Of course, our faith has grown considerably from there as well. While we have significant theological differences with traditional Judaism (primarily revolving around Christ), our understanding of morality is of the same basic cloth.
We should never forget our roots. We should never forget that Jesus was a Jew (who attended synagogue), as were his mother and adoptive father, all the apostles and even the first pope (Peter). Almost all of the first "believers" were Jews, and they all attended synagogue as well. While it is true that some Jews called for His execution (particularly those threatened by Jesus as a potential leader who threatened their hold on power) , the Catechism reminds us that every human who has ever lived bears responsibility for his crucifixion. We are all responsible.
As Christians, we believe that, in rejecting Jesus, most of the Jews rejected their own Messiah, as prophecy foretold (Isaiah 53:3-4, Hosea 11:4). As the apostle Paul points out in Romans 11, this is part of a mystery, wherein God used their lack of faith-response in order to bring the Gentiles (non-Jews) into His family. While there continue to be Jews who come to accept Jesus as the Jewish Messiah throughout history, we prayerfully hope for the day when the Jews will most fully come to accept Jesus and be "grafted back into the tree" (which St. Paul also writes about in Romans 11).
2007-02-07 08:02:26 · answer #3 · answered by Gods child 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋
No other group was as instrumental in spreading Atheism while sticking to their beliefs. Marx, Trotksy, Engels, Lenin, Stalin all Jewish Communists who spread atheism to all but fellow Jews.
2007-02-07 08:02:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Your not the only one, I am a neutral and I just love being around Jews and Buddhist!
2007-02-07 08:03:14 · answer #5 · answered by Answerer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Correct scriptural quotation is "chosen to serve G-d". Others are not wasting their time and they are not obligated to serve G-d either. There is no choice for people of other faiths, they simply are not chosen to serve G-d.
2007-02-07 08:03:10 · answer #6 · answered by M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a Christian. I love everyone. Jews, Muslims, Athiests, Everyone.
2007-02-07 08:04:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because Jews don't think you have to be Jewish to get to heaven...No extra bonus points for converting others... No blaming others for your sins... No original sin... It's too wierd for most Christians, they fear it...
2007-02-07 08:03:19 · answer #8 · answered by XX 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jews are cool.
They make great earthly friends.
Ever asked them what they do for their hereafter?
Where were gonna spend an eternity.
2007-02-07 08:04:23 · answer #9 · answered by Antares 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm. I love Palestinians. I suppose that will exclude me from the club.
Love and blessings Don
2007-02-07 08:04:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋