They cannot be Christians if they truly believe Jesus wasn't just the anointed one (the Christ) but the actual Messiah of the Old Testament. I'm not speaking of Messianic Jews. I'm speaking of messianic as in Messiah and gentiles. I guess you could make the name Messianic gentiles to be absolutely correct. Then again, I guess Christians might believe that Jesus was anointed but never became a messiah. "A leader who is regarded as or professes to be a savior or liberator."
It's something of a paradox. The religion that rests on the perfect Book that has used the wrong word for 2000 years.
2007-07-21 05:52:13 · 12 answers · asked by Terry 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Another question with no logical answer from the Christians.
2007-07-21 07:13:04 · update #1
IMO, most people who self-identify as Christians are Paulists.
Perhaps a confluence of being selectively observant semi-Jews and Paulists.
VERY few, if asked what Jesus' opinion on something was, will quote what he is reported as having said or done.
Most will either quote the OT or Paul...whichever allows them to move the FURTHEST AWAY from Jesus' message of inclusive love.
2007-07-21 06:37:33 · answer #1 · answered by Raven's Voice 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Christians were the first fulfilled messianic Jews among the Jews and the first among the Gentiles to re-embrace the God of the Hebrews. To those Gentiles, Jesus is not only the Jewish Messiah but THE MESSIAH or Anointed One of God and God Himself come down to liberate men who cannot liberate themselves. However all Christians do believe that Jesus is the long-awaited Jewish messiah based on the fulfilled prophecies in the Torah. The main reason for some Jews to reject Jesus is because he did not restore a physical kingdom to Israel (something He never said he would do but told them it was not for them to know the times when He would do it)
2007-07-21 05:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by defOf 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Actually they were originally called "Believers of Christ." And they also resided in Jerusalem with the Jews. But there was friction over the two groups. The Jews maintained that the law was the way to salvation, while Peter and the disciples maintained that Christ fulfilled that, and Grace through him lead to salvation. What really separated the two was the death of *Stephen. After that, the disciples moved to the church of Antioch, (a Gentile region) and there were named "Christians."
2007-07-21 18:40:50 · answer #3 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes a Christian can just have a simple faith of believing in Christ, loving Christ, and knowing the power of his resurrection, even without all the technicalities of whether they are a Messianic, or any other name. Isn't believing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and accepting him as your Lord and Savior enough? Let's keep our salvation simple and free of divisiveness.
2007-07-21 06:02:43 · answer #4 · answered by ignoramus_the_great 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there's no longer something "technical" approximately it. particular, I totally have confidence that Jesus exchange into the Christ, the son of the living God, and the foretold Messiah. The Jews, whether misunderstood his objective to ascertain a heavenly kingdom that ought to rule over the earth and produce advantages to all mankind, and regarded for a Messiah who might combat and smash the Roman yoke from their necks. They have been short-sighted. particular, Jesus had the legal precise to be King of Israel by distinctive function of his ancestry. yet as he defined to Pilate, his Kingdom exchange into no longer from a secular source. i wait for living decrease than Christs Messianic Kingdom.
2016-09-30 10:25:01 · answer #5 · answered by mcglothlen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the word christian is actually a made up word come up with by Constantine, who was a roman emperor that decreed christianity the national religion...but mind you, this was not the same theology Jesus taught....it has a huge amount of paganism thrown into the mix...that's where the catholic church came about. I don't like the word christian. I refer to myself as a Believer. If you want to get really technical, if a person proclaims himself a follow of Jesus, he's actually taken up the Jewish faith that has been completed by Christ. We are grafted-in Jews, if you will.
2007-07-21 06:05:53 · answer #6 · answered by 4 Shades of Blue 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Jesus Christ was the Messiah. And we call ourselves Christians because we believe that statement to be true. It's that simple.
2007-07-21 06:02:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
"Christian" means "Christ-like" so kind of just get over it. You can believe Jesus was the Messiah AND be in the process of trying to be like Christ. Wow.
2007-07-21 05:57:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anniekd 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Christ means "anointed", which is the Greek version of "Messiah". They are synonyms, except in different languages.
2007-07-21 05:57:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Words don't matter. It is the heart that counts. That is what God sees.
2007-07-21 05:56:41 · answer #10 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋