Both Jewish & Christian?

Question

My father is Jewish and Mother Christian. I was raised completely Jewish, had a Bar Mitzvah, never went to Church. Recently, I have begun to know Jesus I think. Can I be both Christian and Jewish? Will I still be saved by Jesus if I consider myself to be Jewish as well? Do I need to be baptized for me to be saved? Will being baptized make me not Jewish anymore. Thanks for your time, appreciate any and all answers.

Answer 1

Many Jews are facing this same dilemma.

The Jews of the New Testament faced it as well. These were the very first Christians.

To become a Christian, you have some tasks to accomplish.

You must Hear the Gospel.
You must Believe the Gospel.
You must Repent of Your Sins.
You must Confess that Jesus was the Son of God.
You must Be Baptized, for the remission of your Sins.

When you have done these things, God adds you to His Church. At that point you can call yourself Christian.

Actually, according to the old laws, you are not Jewish, at least by birth. The quality of being considered born Jewish was passed down from your Mother.

You are, however, Jewish by tradition. You followed your Father's lead, and practiced Jewish traditions. While you can continue to follow these traditions to some extent, you will find that when it comes to Worship and Doctrine, there will be differences.

You must choose which way to go, but remember that God does not like you to be "wishy-washy" or "lukewarm". Go where your heart leads you.

Either way you go, there will be obstacles.
If you choose Christianity, you may find some of your family members in disagreement and they may put you down.
If you choose to stay with Jewish faith, your Christianity will be questioned.

Personally, I hope you see the Light that is Christianity.

Answer 2

No, you can not be both Christian and Jewish. The two religions are mutually exclusive.

"Jews for Jesus" (an oxymoron) is mostly funded by churches and is a way for Christian groups to proselytize to the Jews.

If you are baptized, you will not be considered Jewish by anyone except those fake synagogues. (Most Jews go by matralinial descent, and don't consider you Jewish in the first place. If you do decide you want to be Jewish, see a rabbi. Since you were raised Jewish, converting to become a Jew will not be a problem. Don't do this if you believe in Jesus, however.)

Answer 3

You are not considered a Jew by the Jews because your mother was not Jewish. Everyone needs to be baptized to be saved. There is no reconciling the Jewish faith with the Christian faith - have you read your bible ?or the Talmud for that matter ? Both books are clear on that matter. Jews in the old testiment believed they can be saved under the law. But most modern Jews adhere to the teachings of the Talmud - which I do not beleive discusses salvation. Christ forbid "alternative roads to salvation" when he said I am the truth, the way and the light, no one comes onto the father except through me - according to the Christain Bible - there is no salvation without Christ. Messanic Jews is a modern day heresay. True Christ was a jew, but the Bible is pretty clear that the Jews broke their covenant with God & God made his new covenant with the Gentiles - IE the Christian. This is why the Catholics pray for the Jews - that God my change what they believe is their errant thinking on salvation & Christ. All modern day Evangelists ( including Billy graham ) are thieving, lying, heretics & the preech the Messanic Jew heresay. There are some great books on the topic on Amazon, you wont find them in Christian book stores because they are no longer Christan.

Answer 4

No, a individual won't have the ability to be the two Jewish and Christian. That is mindless. in the event that they suspect Jesus is their saviour, somebody who's the two human and divine, then via defintion they don't seem to be Jewish in any genuine sense. it truly is the definition of a Christian. This individual has a Jewish background, and a few government would say that as a results of fact he became born Jewish he maintains to be Jewish yet apostate and for this reason excluded from the community of Jews. yet maximum Jewish government would say that via transforming into a Christian, he has ceased to be a Jew. Whichever version you're taking, it truly is nonsense to talk some Jewish Christian or a Christian Jew, for the reason that there is then a spiritual confusion. He ought to validly be defined as a Christian from a Jewish background or historic past.

Answer 5

No, you cannot be Xtian and Jewish, it is simply unacceptable according to Jewish law. The two faiths contradict each other. Xtianity goes against the very backbone of Judaism. It's like saying can I be a cat and a lizard at the same time?

No, you can't. I'm sorry. If you are baptized or even accept belief in J*sus as a god or savior or messiah you are no longer Jewish, you are an apostate and not even Reform or Reconstructionist will accept you as Jewish.

And the first answerer is right, you can't really get this answer from non-Jews.

The Torah and Talmud say that once a Jew, always a Jew. But if you're an apostate, you're an apostate, and while still Jewish, you also aren't Jewish at the same time, you know? If you die an apostate you won't be buried in a Jewish cemetery, you cannot be given an aliyah, you cannot be counted in a minyan--basically you cannot participate in Jewish life.

Judaism is a religion--in order to be ethnically Jewish you cannot take part in a system of beliefs contrary to Judaism. You can be a Jewish agnostic because agnosticism does not contradict Judaism, but you cannot be a Jewish Xtian because Xtianity contradicts Judaism. Get it? Any questions, feel free to email me.

Here are some things that would do well for you to read:
http://www.messiahtruth.com/response.html
http://www.jewsforjudaism.org/
http://www.moshiach.com/questions/topten/jesus_as_the_messiah.php

If after reading these things you have questions that still aren't answered, feel free to post them or email me. If someone can't answer them or you can't find the answers, I wish you luck on your journey into Xtianity. Judaism will miss you :-(

Answer 6

I can totally appreciate why you might find all this a tad confusing!

I think you would benefit from talking to a Rabbi; at least that way you could get accurate answers. Find a Reform Rabbi and get their take on things; I know they will be happy to help you.

Also, bear in mind what others have pointed out in their responses: the first Christians were Jews. Jesus was Jewish, as successive Popes have reminded us all.

Surely the most vital thing is to live your life as an ethical, just, and compassionate person? If you do this, you will be living up to the basic tenets of both faiths.

Answer 7

Yes! Being Baptized will definitely make you "NOT Jewish anymore!"

The belief that God would become human is the ultimate heresy!

Messianic "Jews" and "Jews"-for-Jesus are CHRISTIANS masquerading as Jews in order to convert them.

I'm not familiar with any Jewish group that would bar mitzvah a non-Jew. Either you've been bar mitzvah'd by one of the fake Jewish groups, or you were converted as a child and don't remember it. You really should talk to a rabbi before making any commitments. You should be aware of the consequences.
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Answer 8

You would have to convert to Judaism as it is passed down the female line, there is no such state as being half Jewish, so you are not Jewish, or you'd have to be baptised to be a Christian, I think you'd have to find very liberal Jewish rabbi or Christian vicar/priest to accomodate being both.
Jesus was a Jew so that sets a pretty good precedent, and there is a group called Jews for Jesus-you can google that.
Good luck.

Answer 9

If you "know" Jesus, then you are not a Jew. Jews don't believe in Jesus. He wasn't divine. We don't believe he is the "son" of God.
You won't be "saved" by Jesus if you consider yourself Jewish.

Answer 10

There are a lot of answers to this question and none of them are uncomplicated. Jewish is tough because you can be ethnically Jewish and religiously Christian or religiously Jewish and non-Semitic (aka a convert). Membership in one religion does not preclude joining another at a later time. I don't know if you are open to it but maybe talking to the "Jews for Jesus" sect of Judaism would help because I'm sure they answer this question all the time. And follow your heart. The word saved should never be used as a bludgeon against those who believe differently.