Your savior was a Jew?

Question

why do you not find it ridiculous that your savior was not the same religion as you is that not odd, that is making up the rule s as you go

Answer 1

Well Abraham, wasn't a Jew either, at least by birth...and he is considered the father of Judaism. All because of a conversation with God.

Your question promotes separation, while God promotes connection..

Answer 2

Not at all. Jews do not feel that Jesus met their criteria for the Jewish Messiah,mainly because he wasn't a king,that is a chief of state. They are right. His message is for all of humanity. If the Jews had accepted Him we'd all be pagans or whatever,since His teachings would have just been seen as a Jewish sect thing. I don't see why non-Jews would join a Jewish sect. Anyway,we don't think of Jesus as a Jew since in His manifestation as the Christus he transcended human identity. So no,I don't find it ridiculous. I think it had to happen that way. The point was to establish a religious for humanity,not just one elect ethnic group. Doing that involves separation from Judaism,by any standard an ethnic religion. There are only 13 million Jews in the world; about half are religious. There are 2 billion Christians,mostly Catholic. I don't think the Jews could have brought God's teachings to humanity; in any event,Christ parted ways with the Mosaic law on any number of points. The Jewish influence in Christianity is historically sound,in terms of initial organization,but in theological terms there is very,very little resemblance. Jews,for example,do not believe in an afterlife. So it's inappropriate to speak of Judeo-Christianity. Making rules up as you go? Hmm...any new religion does that as it develops. How couldn't it? In any event,Christ was born destined to be,in effect,the first Christian. He was merely raised a Jew. In the Gospel he makes a complete break from Judaism. How that is "not of the same religion" is beyond me,or what your logic is. The first Christian - Christ Himself - is not a Christian? Strange logic there,mate.

Answer 3

My Savior is Christ Jesus, Son of God. Jesus did not come to change one iota of the law, but to fulfill the law given to Moses. We are not under the law, but under Grace. A new covenant between man & God. We no longer need a high priest or a blood scarfice to absolve our sins that seperate us from God. Jesus fulfilled that with His death on the cross. We have a new High Priest to make intercession for us. Jews for Jesus except that all the prophets pointed to Christ as Messiah. Those that follow Jesus the Christ are called Christians, little Christ like followers that strive to walk as His examples. Ridiculous? No. In Christ there is no Jew or Gentile all are God's children.

Answer 4

The reason is that Christianity did not exist back then...the Jews that believed in Jesus as the messiah split off from the Jews that didn't believe in Jesus in the messiah and became Christians. Jesus died before all that happened, so obviously he couldn't have been a Christian. Although obviously he believed he was the messiah, so I suppose you could argue that he could be considered Christian, although he never called himself that.
He did follow the Jewish teachings and preached that others should follow them too. Christians became so preoccupied with his interpretations of the old testament that they eventually came to believe that the old testament itself was not important at all.

Answer 5

Jesus was a Jew but He does not ask us to be Jews. I believe He came down here to free us from religions and to teach us to have a personal relationship with God.

He was a teacher and the perfect example. He got baptized, and He is calling us to baptize people in the name of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. That is not Jewish tradition. : )

Answer 6

Who are you referring to? Christians? Wow, how old are you? Are you in jr high or are you really just that ignorant? This has to be one of the most uninformed, unintelligent questions I've ever heard. Do some research and get a clue.

Answer 7

The Buddha wasn't a Buddhist. Marx wasn't a Marxist. Colombus wasn't American.

Founders are never the same as followers, because they had to come first.

Answer 8

There is no such thing as a Jew by blood.
Deuteronomy 26:5
In His eyes there is no difference.
Galatians 3:26-29
Enjoy!

Answer 9

No because I don't practice Christianity or any other Middle Eastern religion.

I'm Asatru, I worship the Norse Gods and guess what? My answers were Norse.

Answer 10

Not really.


He said that the only way to heaven was through him, and that is when Christianity was made because people became "Followers of Christ"


He couldn't have worshiped himself.......