Why do jews dislike sects of thier own religion?

Question

Okay let me explain. Christianity, Mandeism, and Islam are sects of the Abrahamic faith, basically. I mean christians, muslims, jews, etc.. all essentially worship the same God with almost the same personality.Only a few things differ in their holy books.

The original christians were born jews. Muhammad was heavily influenced by jews. My point is, I've seen tons of jews on here blaming christians and muslims for their problems. But didn't their hebrew ancestors kill millions of pagans to spread their spin-off religions?

i'm 15 so please be nice, but i'm just curious.

Answer 1

Christianity grew from Judaism, and Islam grew out of Christianity. I've never heard of Mandeism, at all so I'm not getting into that debate. While Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all Abrahamic religions, Christianity and Islam are not sect of Judaism. Yes, it is true that Christianity was a cult in the Judaic religion, but it has grown beyond that. And still depicting it as so, is a great disservice to the faith. It is no longer a cult within the Judaic religion.

Answer 2

None of your examples are sects of Judaism. A sect would be part of the whole but the whole is made up of various parts. Christianity began by "break-away" members but they were preaching something completely different and evolved into a drastically different religion.

Only in ignorance can one say they are the same. A fine study of religions would indicate radicall differences and you would also do well to understand much confusion is caused by those who are born to a religion and do not observe it, as well as claim they are of a religion yet keep nothing of it.

So for example. People often say Christians and Jews both accept the old testament. Christians may even feel this way. Is it true? Read though the old testament and decide who it is being addressed to, and if Christians keep those things.

You are quite correct in saying religions, such as Islam were influenced from Judaism, yet the religions spawned are so different from the sources.

Now to review a few facts. The first few Christians were Jews. The next billion were gentiles (few as in probably at max dozens, not hundreds). Jews don't blame anyone for their problems. The next time you hear them rethink what they are saying and if it is blame. I don't know what Hebrw ancestors killed million of pagans to spread spin off, I think you are assuming Jews made up what you call "spin offs". Just because they might act like Jews do not make them Jews.

Answer 3

With all due respect, you could not be more wrong.

Chrstianity and Islam are not sects of Judaism, as they are not Judaism. Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Reform Judaism are sects, and there is no religion called "Abrahamism." If there was, then Judaism, Islam, and Chrstianity would all be sects of it. But there is not. The REASON there are different religions is BECAUSE we are so different. Just a few examples:
1) In Judaism, nobody is responsible for your sins but you, nobody can give you forgiveness except the person you've sinned against.
In Chrstianity, you only need JC's forgiveness.

2) In Judaism, to get to heaven you don't need to accept any element of the religion, and you can even argue with G-d guilt-free; you just need to be a good person
In Chrstianity, you must accept JC as your personal saviour to have any hope of going to heaven

3) Judaism focuses on this life
Chrstianity focuses on the next

4) Judaism believes that believing in anything (including the trinity) besides G-d is blasphemy; G-d is not human.
Chrstianity believes in the trinity, for they believe G-d can be 100% human while 100% god--for Jews this is blasphemy.

It is these types of theological differences that make them so different, and NOT a sect of one another. Chrstians and Muslims are NOT Jews just because we're all Abrahamic religions. Are Jews Chrstians because they are also Abrahamic, even though Jews don't accept JC? No.

Answer 4

First you need to understand that Jews and Christians believe in the same God and have the same Bible up to the New Testament they disagree on Jesus "The Messiah". Islam developed from Ishmael, Abrahams illegitimate child and was raised by his mother who was Egyptian and had her own gods she worshiped. Islams faith is based on Ishmaels beliefs which were influenced by his mother's gods.

Unfortunately, all religions have different sects with slightly different theology and typically disagree adamantly with each other. And, all religions of the world have at one time or other killed in the name of God. Doesn't seem like God could want that does it? and I would like to say that the coming of Jesus turned mens hearts around and love was embraced instead of war but that's just not the case.

I have to disagree that "tons of Jews" blame other religions. I am a Christian and I personally know a lot of Jews as well as Muslim and we get along quite well and agree on a lot of issues. The blame game is not the outlook of my Jewish friends nor mine. I do think that it is an opinion permeated by the press for ratings and hype. If you don't know the facts personally you would automatically assume that they are correct. Fortunately we live in a marvelous time in the age of the internet where we can find out different opinions and read about others lives.

The one thing I can tell you is that religion and politics are a highly personal sentiments. We learn these from our parents as well as teachers and other influential people in our lives. People allow their emotions to rule them in these topics. If consideration and logic were predominant there would be less arguing. We all have our view points. If only we would all just pray and ask God to lead us to His truth, maybe He would.

Answer 5

Almost every religous group dislikes sects from their own religion. It's becuase of the different appriaches to the religion in quesiton. For example, Orthodox Jews celebrate their religion much differently than Reformed Jews. Protestant Christians and Catholic Christians disagree about a lot of things, but believe that Jesus is Lord and Savior. Sunni and Shiite Muslims disagree about who succeeded Muhammed, but both still believe that they need to convert or destroy the world's infidels (non-Muslims). So you see, it's not just the Jews.

Answer 6

Actually there are big differences between all three. First, the Mohammed borrowed from Jewish and Christian beliefs and perverted it for his own purpose. It is a false religion and if you study about him you will see this. He approached both Jews and Christians with trying to get them to accept his made up views and both rebuked him. As far as Jews and Christians, while both have basically the same beliefs of the time before Jesus, that is where the similarity ends and to Christians, that is a major difference. With Christ Jesus telling us that He is the only way, it makes it clear no one can get into Heaven without accepting Jesus as their savior. Does this make sense?

Answer 7

I think it's this really this close relation that these three religions have is really the big issue of why there is so much hostility between them.


you should note that it's not only jews that blame christians and muslems. but Christians blame Jews and Muslims for things

And Muslim blame the Jews and Christians for stuff as well.


It's like one really long going sibling rivalry.

Answer 8

I think it mostly stems from the fact that God the Father freed their ancestors from slavery in Egpyt, made them wander 40 years in the desert and gave them this land that many other people want to lay claim on and they feel it was given to them by God while the others came way after the fact.
Sort of like if your Dad gave you property and you had it for years and then someone decided to build on it without your permission or they might have asked but you weren't too thrilled with the idea.
It's a property thing.
p.s. Maybe if they did the, "this is our holy city all infidels will die thing" like the Islamics do with Mecca and Medina this wouldn't be an issue?

Answer 9

Some people dislike other religions or other sects, but I never saw this being more from Jews. Jews seem to get along with Christians better then Christians and Muslims get along with each other, even with people in the same religion!

Answer 10

Not all Christians do that.. Instead of attacking one religion and being prejudiced, why not talk about all of the religions that do that? I find that narrow minded and immature. But I do see what you mean in some parts, and you should know that real Christians aren't like that. I never judge people or tear down others... I wish that the fake Christians would stop giving us a bad name, you know? Just letting you know that you shouldn't group people 2gether like that...