The bible does say... "to the Jew first"
2007-06-09 08:52:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some believe (erroneously) that the church has replaced Israel in God's plan.
2007-06-09 08:56:30 · answer #1 · answered by Craig R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what Messianic Judaism is, but Jesus was with the Jews first. As a whole, they did not accept him. The Bible says that now is the time of the Gentiles. It also says for us not to be ignorant for God is not finished with the Jews yet, and they too will receive salvation:
Romans 11:25-26
25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Read all of Romans 11 for a better understanding.
2007-06-09 15:59:51 · answer #2 · answered by ignoramus_the_great 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because many Christians are honest enough and realize that "Messianic Judaism" is not a "Judaism" but rather a weird form of Protestant Christianity. Thus to call it a "Judaism" is inheritly deceptive especially when considering that all adherants to Judaism do not consider it as such.
(Case in point: If someone started a religious group with Christian trappings but recognized Mohammed as the last prophet Christians would rightly protest if they called themselves a Christianity.)
2007-06-10 10:51:35 · answer #3 · answered by BMCR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a problem with it. Most of the people I know who find it offensive are Jews (of the non-Messianic variety). They feel that it's an affront to true Judaism, and they resent the Christian proselytizing attempts that are sometimes made. The few Christian comments I've heard against it include the charge of "legalism" against some members who still cling to Old Testament laws, such as dietary restrictions.
2007-06-09 15:58:06 · answer #4 · answered by solarius 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because so many are not fully following Christ. If you follow Him then you must live by faith. The feasts and all that they entail can't save you and are wrong. You can't live under the sacrifical law and accept the sacrifice that Jesus made.
The laws of the ordanances and the religion of the Jews was completed when the Messiah came. They people were to turn to the true Lamb of God. They broke that covenant with God.
2007-06-09 15:59:23 · answer #5 · answered by June M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For the same reason that Christianity is not acceptable to Messianic Judaism.
2007-06-09 15:57:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I didn't know that it was. I don't have a problem with Messianic Jews.
2007-06-09 15:56:10 · answer #7 · answered by Julia B 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I recently saw a family like that on tv. It is unacceptable to me to live your life with so many restrictions. But they can do whatever they want if I don't have to be involved and they don't pester me.
2007-06-09 15:56:44 · answer #8 · answered by jennifer484 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard that. I have heard the Orthodox Jewish dont accept them. But as far as I know Christians accept them. But then again you have so many denominations of "Christians" out there who knows.
2007-06-09 15:58:39 · answer #9 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah. Therefore anyone looking for a messiah (other than Jesus) is wrong in Christians' eyes.
2007-06-09 15:57:25 · answer #10 · answered by Nicole B 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋