G-d told Abraham that He would give a son to him and to Sarah... and that son was named Isaac. G-d said that He would bless those who blessed Abraham (and his descendents) and curse those who cursed them.
G-d says "I am zealous over Zion." (The city of Jerusalem and the Jewish people)
G-d says, "Even if a nursing mother would forget "(and abandon her child ---- and that might be barely possible), "I will not forget you. I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands."
G-d says, "Even if the universe could be measured, I will never stop loving the Jewish people and cast them off for all they have done."
From the Jewish people came the Bible-- often at the cost of Jewish lives--, the heroes of the faith, the prophets, the knowledge of the One True G-d, and Messiah Yeshua (Jesus). The world owes a debt to the Jewish people we can never repay since they have freely shared their spiritual riches with us.
If Christians share G-d's heart, they will give honor and mercy and kindness and practical love to the Jewish people. They are loved by G-d and appointed for His glory.
Yeshua, all the first talmidim (apostles), all the first believers (more than three thousand who were zealous for the Torah, Acts says), and the first congregations were full of Messianic Jewish believers.
G-d's love endures forever. That is how the rest of us should be, too.
The Jewish people are the "apple of [G-d's] eyes", the Bible says.
The Bible also says that anyone who says he loves G-d and yet hates another human being does not know G-d or have His Spirit inside him. It says "how can you love G-d Whom you have not seen if you hate men who are made in His image?"
Yeshua said, "Whatever you do to the least of one of these My brothers (Jewish people and also those who believe in Him), you do to Me."
and "Many will say to me 'L-rd, L-rd' and I will say, 'Depart from Me. I never knew you."
Not everything that is in a garage is a car. Not everyone who calls themselves a Christian is. A real believer in the G-d of Israel and in the Messiah has a heart that is humble before G-d and transformed to love Him and others.
Yeshua freely gave His life as an atonement as the Bible said He would do. He came first to His own people. His love for the Jewish people is throughout Scripture, both the Hebrew Bible and the New(er) Testament.
If believers have G-d's heart, they will love the Jewish people whether they believe in Yeshua or not.
2007-08-26 03:43:44
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answer #1
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answered by No substitute for privacy online 5
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"jew" is only a shortened form for "Tribe of Judah". They are the King Line. Thats why you saw the signet of the Lion of Judah on the side of Princess Di's caskett.
What are they before the eyes of a true Christian? Brothers (no gender intended).
The Tribe of Benjamin joined them and remained in and around Judea after being
released from Captivity in Babylon.
The Tribe of Levi also remained. Thats the
priest line.
(Jesus Christ was born into the bloodlines of Judah and Levi, making Him King and High Priest)
The other ten tribes after their captivity by
Assyria, migrated North over the Caucus
Mountains, being called "caucasions".
They settled Europe and eventually this great United States, Canada, and the other Free Christian Nations of today.
They make up those Nations. They were to be numerous as the stars of the sky, and they sure are.
These Tribes are all relatives, including
the 10 Tribes called "Israel" in Scripture.
Yep, Judah, or "jews" as you call them, are
our brothers. Thats an absolute fact, and
God does not like it when family fights
family. This is why we defend the people
and their God-designated homeland.
We are mandated by God to do so.
2007-08-26 10:27:10
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answered by Anonymous
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I know this isn't a question built on "don't Christians blame Jews for the crucifixtion."
See...some theologians teach "replacement" theology. This is where they teach that the Church has replaced the Israelites as "the chosen people."
Two parts wrong....this WOULD make God a liar, because He said these are His chosen people for all of time. and abandoning them flies in direct contradiction of all He promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Second...it would also mean everything God says He will do to protect Israel during the last days of man would also be a hoax..
Simply put...Christians understand, we are the ones grafted into the tribe...that our gospel does not "replace" the message given to the Israelites, but is the beginning of the fulfillment of these promises.
2007-08-26 10:33:55
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answered by Last Stand 2010 4
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They are our brothers. They are branches of the Olive Tree into which gentiles will be grafted.
Replacement Theology is serious error taught by too many Protestant churches. The Jews are not replaced. The Bible says they are to be a light to the gentiles.
One major theme of Matthew is first to the Jews, then to the Gentiles. Too many gentiles are threatened by being second fiddle.
2007-08-26 10:41:41
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answered by theark 2
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You'll get various answers from here girl, not everyone here can represent how all of Christianity thinks.
Personally I see a Jew the same way I see myself. A human being.
2007-08-26 10:20:20
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answered by Otaku in Need 4
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They are God's chosen people, a portion of whom are saved each generation as God gives them faith in Christ, and a portion of whom God hardens so that He may have mercy on the Gentiles.
Romans 11:25 Lest you be wise in your own conceits, I want you to understand this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, "The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob"; 27 "and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins."
28 As regards the gospel, they are enemies of God for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. 30 Just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, 31 so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy. 32 For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.
2007-08-26 10:23:06
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answer #6
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answered by Martin S 7
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Don't bother. Before the eyes of christians, everybody else goes to hell.
2007-08-26 10:19:46
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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Money-grubbing, quasi-demonic, fat-nosed tyrants of the earth.
2007-08-26 10:21:12
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answered by Anonymous
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Holy. because they are a chosen nation.
2007-08-26 10:20:22
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answered by MONA (suprstr) ^_^ 2
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They look a kind of yellowish green
2007-08-26 10:27:03
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answered by Paul S 4
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