Christian to Messainic jew?

Question

Hello,

A guy that I am dating was raised as a Christian but decides to convert himself as a Messainic Jew? I know that Jews do not believe in Christ. What are really the practices of Messainic Jews? Are they similar to the Jewish faith or Christianity? Would they be a conflict if you are dating someone who is in a different religion as you?

Answer 1

They're Chrisitians. The majority of them are like your boyfriend- Christians with zero connection to Judaism. All they are, is a movement trying to disguise itself as something it isn;t in order to entice Jews to convert. So if oyu are Christian- he is still the same religion as you if he beomes a Messianic Jew- since they, too, are Christians!

Answer 2

I don't think you've got it right, inat. I don't know a lot about the subject personally. But, I have an impression of what a Messianic Jew is from being exposed to the term in college, reading, news, etc. Upon seeing this question, I looked it up, and I found to sources that are usually reasonably accurate that agree with my impression.

My impression (that I've gotten from various places) is that a Messianic Jew is a person (either an Ethnic Jew or a Gentile who has converted to the religion of Judaism) who does believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah. The words Messiah and Christ are interchangeable. Messiah is Hebrew and Christ is Greek, I think.

1) There are indeed Ethnic Jews whose "Jewishness" is passed down through their families in the same way that other races have their ethnicities have theirs passed down to them.

2) Jews who are not Messianic Jews do not believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah.

3) Messianic Jews do believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah (or Christ) who fulfilled Old Testament prophesies.

4) A Messianic Jew is still a Jew, in a sense. In a similar way that a Protestant is still a Christian. Their beliefs differ from those Jews who stick to the original beliefs, but they still have the same basic beliefs. Catholics will say that Protestant religions don't have it right, but a Protestant will say that they are the ones thinking correctly. Same here. A Messianic Jew obviously thinks that their perspective is the right one.

5) Jews, apparently, do believe in a Messiah. They just don't believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah. They're still waiting. See the bottom link below.

This is an interesting subject, because most people in the world are either Jewish, Christian or Muslim. The three "Peoples of the Book". All are related, and it's interesting to see how their religions are interconnected. Especially considering the fact that most of recorded history is filled with wars and conflicts related to different religious beliefs.

If you figure out a way for everyone to have their own beliefs without conflict, share it with the world!

Answer 3

Messianic Jews are no longer Jewish.
If your boyfriend is not Jewish he cannot convert to Judaism and believe in J*sus; it does not work that way.
I have many friends who converted to Judaism for many reasons, one was their conviction that Xistianity was not right for them.
Xistianity and Judaism are polar opposites, which means they cannot be combined.
The website "what Jews believe" has this to say:
Many people, Christians and some Jews as well, erroneously believe that just as one can be Black and Christian, just as one can be Oriental and Christian, one can also be Jewish and Christian. It is not true. The Jews are not a race. There is no genetic code passed from either mother or father to the child that makes that child a Jew. Even if all, or some, of the genetic code in a child could be proved to be of Jewish Origin, that would not make the child a Jew. Jewish law determines who is a Jew, and Jewish law is quite clear. If a person's mother is a Jew, and that person has not converted to another faith, then that person will be considered fully Jewish, so long as that person wishes to identify solely as a Jew. Although one cannot convert to become a member of a race, for example one cannot convert to become an Oriental or an African-American, one who converts to Judaism does, indeed, become fully a Jew. Similarly, if one converts from Judaism to another faith, one is no longer a Jew.

Answer 4

Let me be really clear: they are not Jews. They are Christians. I don't know how else to put it. Belief in Jesus as the messiah is completely incompatible with Judaism. Period.

This is taken from the reference section of this article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews_for_Jesus

1. “"We believe that Jewishness is a birthright. It is inherited from our parents. Our people are not of one culture; we have diverse cultural expressions (Ashkenazi/Sephardi, Georgian/Russian, Ethiopian, Persian, etc.). Our people are not of one religion. While Judaism might be the traditional religion for many Jewish people, Jews are still considered Jewish even though they might be atheists or even if they embrace other beliefs. Those who say that Jews who believe in Jesus are errant Jews or misguided Jews are entitled to their opinions. But they are not entitled to negate our Jewishness. We are Jews by birth and that cannot change."
2. "There is virtual unanimity across all denominations [of Judaism] that Jews for Jesus are not Jewish." (Kaplan, Dana Evan. The Cambridge Companion to American Judaism, Cambridge University Press, Aug 15, 2005, pp. 139-140).
3. "For most American Jews, 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. Jews for Jesus and other Messianic Jewish groups are thus seen as antithetical to Judaism and are completely rejected by the majority of Jews". (Kaplan, Dana Evan. The Cambridge Companion to American Judaism, Cambridge University Press, Aug 15, 2005, p. 9).
4. Jewish groups:
o "To make the record clear, Jews for Jesus is a Christian missionary organization – period." Jews for Jesus: Jewish or Christian? You Decide, Jews for Judaism website, retrieved September 11, 2006.
o "Messianic Jewish organizations, such as Jews for Jesus, often refer to their faith as fulfilled Judaism, in that they believe Jesus fulfilled the Messianic prophecies. Although Messianic Judaism claims to be Jewish, and many adherents observe Jewish holidays, most Jews regard Messianic Judaism as deceptive at best, fraudulent at worst. They charge that Messianic Judaism is actually Christianity presenting itself as Judaism." (Balmer, Randall. Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism, Baylor University Press, Nov 2004, p. 448).

Answer 5

they are looking for the leader of the messianic age namely a
Christ that has yet to been found . there is always some conflict between people of different beliefs but if their beliefs
include understanding and tolerance than you have a chance .

Answer 6

There is no rabbi anywhere who will allow conversion to Judaism under those circumstances. You simply cannot convert to "messianic Judaism."

Answer 7

He is not a Jew. Jews do not believe in Jesus.

Answer 8

I'm an atheist who is engaged to a Muslim. It depends on how much you obsess on your religious beliefs and how compatible you are otherwise.

Answer 9

they do all the jewish stuff but believe jesus is their savior

theyre noobs