Jewish Christian?

Question

How can one be a Jewish Christian if there is no Jewish race?

Anyone can convert whatever country they come from.

Anyone can convert whatever country they come from.

If you say you belong to the Jewish race it is likened to those in the WW2 who looked on Jews as a race.

That's what I meant Allen B!!!

Exactly Cooprader and Nadine P.

See what you mean Sndemailhere
We have just dropped the Jewish
Thanks.
Thought Hindu was a religion?

Nadine P is correct.

Nadine P explains what I mean T-Bell

Shalom everyone.

This question is meant to discuss-not-bash.
Theology is studied at University.

Answer 1

Oh, please! There is no Jewish race! I don't care what anyone says -- Jewishness or Judaism is not a race. Judaism is a religion. Jewishness is a culture or a tradition. There are white Jews, black Jews, Asian Jews, etc. There is no such thing as a Jewish Christian. You are either one or the other and Jews do not recognize Messianic Jews as Jews because Jews do not recognize the divinity of Christ.

Answer 2

We all believe in the same God. Who is our creator. I do not think that a distinction can be made as for whether or not Jewish can also be Christians. We have Jews in our Congagation who are attending a Unitarian Universalist Church. Where all religion are welcomed. We draw our Religious beliefs, freedoms, values from each other. I think we ought not to question whether some particular Religion are Christian' s or not. Meaning, coming to known Mormonism in Utah, and the world perception of Mormons, I must say they are Christian whether we want to believe it or not. That being said, it's my opinion to let Religion not be a political cross road for discussion. As I sometimes find it outragecious and very contraversal, or even moreover bashing other peoples belief should not be tolerated.
I love every one despite the Religious background they are coming from. My Unitarian Universalist greed teaches me, that are all welcomed no matter where and who you're coming from. Shalom schalachem!

Answer 3

A messianic Jew is a Jew that believes that Jesus is the Messiah. Christians and Messianic Jews believe that Jesus is the Messiah. They are Jews. The point of view of the anti Messianice Jews is best summed up by Mark JPAS when he said "it is acceptable to blend some degree of foreign spiritual elements with Judaism. The one exception is Christianity, which is perceived to be incompatible with any form of Jewishness. This is the double standard that is applied to Christianity even though Jesus is considered the Jewish Messiah in Christianity. Messianic Jews are looked at with even greater disdain. Why? its a cover for there own deviations from Judaism. Some Jews need to maintain a connection to Jewish family because they have deviated so much from traditional Judaism that many Orthodox question their Jewishness. They need find some way to distract attention because of there deviation from the Torah. This is done by pointing their finger at others to direct attention away from their own actions. You can't give yourself a title and expect that it makes you something. This is the argument that has been used against Jews that decide that Jesus is the Messiah. We are told that the mere belief of a different nature of God immediately invalidated a Jews Jewishness. At the same time Jews that become atheists, pantheists or stop practicing any element of their religion we are told are still Jews. They say that you can believe in anything but Jesus. Jews call conversion "joining the tribe". Things that would never fly in Orthodox or for that matter Messianic Judaism can be found in the Reform and Reconstructionist movements. A good example of this is a previous question asked here. The person asking worshiped the God Ferris but did not believe in him or the Jewish God. The focus of the question was" ...would you PERSONALLY feel comfortable welcoming me not just as a fellow congregant at your Synagogue, but as a member of the Tribe?" (so he was clearly asking about converting to Judaism). The response was "Reform Judaism covers a wide swath of beliefs and practices and I am sure you will be wholly accepted. ... I personally would accept you whole heartily as a fellow Jew." So some Jews will accept all kinds of deviations from the Torah but not belief in "Jesus". Let's not forget the Reform movement wanted to change the sabbath to Sunday to be more like Christianity. Most Messianic Jews are Torah observant yet you can become an atheist, stop practicing their faith, become a Buddhist, join a Unitarian Church and still be a Jew in the eyes of Reform/Reconstructionist Jews. Most Orthodox when asked about other Jews will say they don't know what non Orthodox Jews are. The same applies to the other sects. Speaking of sects Jews will tell you there are no sects but its not true. Rabbinical Jews follow an understanding of their faith that was established 1,900 years ago. They have their own canon of Scripture. There are also non Rabbinical Jews such as the Ethiopian Jews that follows the pattern of the Christian Old Testament and they have many additional books that they consider to be scripture. A group called the Karaites is the opposite of the Ethiopian and only believe in the 5 Books of Moses. Rabbinical Jews call Karaites "a sect of Judaism". You can goggle it and see for yourself. Don't let anyone tell you that there are no sects in Judaism. They say the the teachings of Jesus are very different from Judaism. They also claim that Jesus taught nothing new from the rabbis before him. Then they we tell you that there were no rabbis until a hundred years after the time of Jesus. Its all about winning the argument to them not about what's true. The problem is not differences but similarities. You should know ALL the writers of the Christian Bible were Jews but one. Much of our Scriptures are shared. The vast majority of early believers in Jesus were Jews. So when you hear the exact opposite you need to keep that in mind. A Jew can believe in Jesus and still be a Jew. Edit: those that make personal accusations should include links or shut up.

Answer 4

You are correct in that there is no Jewish race. There are only four main "races": the Caucasoid (European or "white"), the Mongoloid (which includes the Chinese, Inuit or Eskimo, and Native Americans), the Negroid (black Africans), and the Australoid (the Australian Aborigines).

However their are regional and national classifications applied to some areas... For instance there are hundreds of variations of the Hindu. It is regional to the area of India mostly... There are even Hindu atheists....

If one, however, followed the word of Christ verbatim, all Christians would be Jewish... For he has not come to change the LAW, but to fulfill it. IT was Saul *Paul* who changed the law and allowed the Gentiles into the mix. So all "True" Christians, who follow the letter of law, are therefore Jewish Christians... or they are only half following the teachings of their Lord.

Answer 5

If i can just say..some Jews believe Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in scripture...and some Jews don't..and are still waiting for Him to appear...
it's that simple...all are Jews, this cannot change...
Those who believe in Jesus have had the witness in their hearts..one well known lady is Helen Shapiro. Some Jews disagree, but it doesn't change the fact she is still Jewish.
The term used is Messianic Jew...and God Bless all Jewish people. Amen to poster cfoster001: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Shalom

Ok Plato...glad you found what you were looking for..blessings x

Answer 6

Maybe because being Jewish these days is not considered a race

Answer 7

Wait a minute, Jesus (Yeshua) was a Jew and still is. A Jew who believes in Messiah Yeshua is considered to be a Messianic Jew, not a Jewish Christian. They still remain a Jew. Like myself as well.

Shalom! And please "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem........Psalms 122:6

Answer 8

There is a Jewish race (Israel). One can be an ethnic Jew and be Christian. Also there are Messianic Jewish congregations.

Answer 9

Being jewish should really be classed as a belief not a race

Answer 10

There are Jews and some are semites and some are not and some believe and accept Jesus. And some believe in a Palestinian state and accept Arabs.