Jewish people please answer!?

Question

I have a question. Im not that fimiliar on your religion because I get different answers. You do believe in Christ but not Jesus? Just curious on how it works! Thanks for your time and imput!

Thanks for all you rhonest answers! I really do appreciate them! I dont want an argument I was just curious. Please no smart asses!! like huh??? and what? and "I hate Jews!" Nothing dumb please!!!!

Answer 1

I was reading the books of Chaim Potok as a young teenager, 13, 14 years old. the Promise, The Chosen, My Name is Asher Lev, etc, wonderful books about Orthodox Jews.

In "Asher Lev" the father of Asher, who has a gift for drawing and painting, discovers that Asher has been painting/drawing crucifixion scenes that he has seen in a New York City museum. He flies into a rage. "Do you know that your grandfather was killed by a drunken (Russian) peasant celebrating a holiday (Easter) about THAT MAN? Do you know that the reason why Hitler was able to slaughter millions of Jews is because they are taught that the Jews, not the Romans, killed THAT MAN."

Jesus was tortured to death under the juristiction of a Roman governor, under Roman law, and received a Roman execution. These things are somewhat whitewashed in the Bible, and had the Bible shown an anti-Roman bias, Christianity might not have survived under the Roman occupation.
As it is, the Bible shows many unmistakable signs of being altered to placate the Romans, who dominated the region for several hundred years after the crucifixion...virgin birth being most prominent. Matthew begins with a tracing of Jesus' lineage from Abraham to Joseph, and Luke 23-38 gives a somewhat different tracing of Jesus' lineage from Adam to Joseph---in both cases Joseph is said to be the father of Jesus. In Romans 1 verse 3-4, Paul states that Jesus was "born of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead."
But...a requirement for godhood among the Romans was virgin birth, and this was included in two of the Gospels that were the last two written down. Sooooo...a Christian can believe in the Resurrection but not necessarily in the virgin birth, because it makes sense in the political climate of the time, and has its roots firmly based on Scripture.

sorry, got off the subject, but I am half-Jew myself, so I qualify.

lastly, the conclusion is that Jews do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and the way Christians have often treated jews through the years gives jews a pretty good reason to feel that way. The Jews of Jesus' time wanted a messiah who would throw off the yoke of Roman occupation and establish a peaceful millenia in the Promised Land. Instead, a priest-king rides in on a donkey and allows himself to be tortured to death. Ironically, a very Jewish-style answer from God...I also believe that Jesus may have been a Pharisee, but that's another subject...

good question, have a star, and give Rev Kip "Best Answer."

Answer 2

Messiah/Christ means "annointed one" as in an annointed king. Christian believe that Jesus was the Christ (messiah/annointed one). There are no Jews whatsoever who believe that Jesus was either the messiah or the son of God, or a prophet.

If he had been the messiah, we would have peace on earth. To Jews, the belief that God would become human is the ultimate heresy.
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Answer 3

Christians identify Messiah with Jesus and define him as God incarnated as a man, and believe he died for the sins of humanity as a blood sacrifice. This means that one has to accept the idea that one person's death can atone for another person's sins. However, this is opposed to what the Bible says in Deuteronomy 24:26, "Every man shall be put to death for his own sin," which is also expressed in Exodus 32:30-35, and Ezekiel 18. The Christian idea of the messiah also assumes that God wants, and will accept, a human sacrifice. After all, it was either Jesus-the-god who died on the cross, or Jesus-the-human. Jews believe that God cannot die, and so all that Christians are left with in the death of Jesus on the cross, is a human sacrifice. However, in Deuteronomy 12:30-31, God calls human sacrifice an abomination, and something He hates: "for every abomination to the Eternal, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods." All human beings are sons or daughters, and any sacrifice to God of any human being would be something that God would hate. The Christian idea of the messiah consists of ideas that are UnBiblical.

Answer 4

We believe in the coming of the Messiah, but we do not believe that Jesus fulfilled all the requirements. And I say this with all due respect to those who do believe this. I am NOT saying you are wrong; I'm just saying I have a different point of view on it.

Answer 5

"You do believe in Christ but not Jesus?"
No.
And while we Jews await the messiah, our interpretation of the messiah is really very different from that of Christians.

The link below will give you short, concise insight into the beliefs of Judaism and the messiah.

Thanks for asking!
Shabbat Shalom!

Answer 6

Jesus was considered as a religious jew but not as the son of God

Answer 7

Christians believe that Jesus was like two sticks of butter, whereas Jews believe he was more like one stick.

Answer 8

There is a neat site that explains different religious beliefs. The Jewish link is here:

http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/beliefs.htm

Answer 9

Iesus/Jesus is the Krishna of Rome,Yahshua is the Savour of Covenant Israel,two differtent messiahs two different doctrines,one of truth,one of lies,I wish more Krishnas/Christians would realize their faith is roman based not scripture based.

Answer 10

There are several reasons most Jews do not accept that Jesus is the Son of God. Some have nothing to do with scripture. Others are based on what Christians would generally call a misunderstanding of scripture.

Probably the biggest reason some don’t believe is the way Jews have been treated by people who called themselves Christians. Although there were only Jewish Christians for approximately ten years after Jesus died, non-Jewish (Gentile) Christians have become the majority. After a couple of centuries Gentile Christians started blaming the death of Jesus on the Jews. For centuries non-Jews who wanted something the Jews had used this as an excuse to persecute them and take their property. As late as Shakespear’s day (1600’s), Jews were being forced to convert (at least in name) or be exiled from their home countries. In some countries this lasted even later than the 1600’s. Some Jews came to America, for instance, to avoid conversion or persecution. These forced conversions and burnings at the stake, or other punishments, have given the word “Christian” a bad name among Jews. In this they are understandably correct in opposing Christianity. Unfortunately some greedy or misguided people have brought shame on the name of Jesus the Messiah, and they will have to answer to God for that.

A second important reason is that many Christians have insisted on the doctrine of the Trinity. The Jews see this as belief in three Gods rather than one. The absolute central idea of Judaism, written on their doorposts and recited several times a day is, “Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God, the Lord is one: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) Therefore, anyone who worships “the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit” must be worshiping three gods. We can explain this away in all sorts of ways. We can say they are three aspects of one God, or three personalities in one “godhead.” One way to deal with this objection, though, would be to do away with the traditional doctrine of the Trinity, which takes considerable twisting of scriptures to try to prove. That doesn’t mean that Jesus is not the son of God. The writings of John (the gospel of John, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation) are all to show that Jesus is truly God’s son. Just as my son shares my name and attributes, so a son of God would share his “godness.”

A related objection is that God is spirit, and could not have been “made flesh and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14) Again, this is what John calls the spirit of antichrist. (1 John 4:3) We can’t explain how the son of God could become flesh, but John says that he did. Again, this objection depends on whether Jesus is considered equal to God or just nearly so.

A big difference between Judaism and Christianity is an understanding of the role of the Messiah. Christians say that Jesus was Messiah in accordance with prophecy, and that his work and kingdom was spiritual. “My kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36) Jews, both at the time of Jesus and now, believe that the Messiah will come to set up a physical kingdom on this earth. The land promise given to Abraham is of great importance. Of course, many Christians will argue that they broke that covenant and gave up the promises of living on the land forever. After all, the second Temple was destroyed and Israel as a nation of God has not existed for almost 2000 years.

I must point out that some Jews accept that Jesus is Messiah and the son of God. Some of them worship with non-Jewish Christians. Others call themselves Messianic Jews and try to keep their Jewishness as well as believing in Jesus. Some are convinced by the writings of John. More are convinced by the arguments in the book of Matthew or Hebrews. Many may be converted by showing them the timeline of the “seventy weeks” in the book of Daniel. Some face rejection or persecution from their own families or their Jewish acquaintances for their beliefs.