Do Christians and Jews belong to two different / distinct religions ? Any other Christian groupings ?

Question

Is Jesus Christ a Jew or Christian? The followers of Christ are Christians. Is it not correct ? Can this be clarified with any relevant details.

Answer 1

Christianity is rooted in the Old Testament laws and prophecies. The early Christian church was predominantly Jewish for the first 15 years until the Gentile nations were effectively evangelized. Book of Acts.

Answer 2

Christianity began as a sect of Judaism, but grew into its own distinct religion.

Today Christianity can be broken up into different denominations (Catholicism, Protestantism, Mormonism, etc), and each denomination can be further broken into sects (there are over 100 Mormon sects, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints being the largest).

Answer 3

Jesus the Christ was a Jew. He was/is the leader of the Christian movement. Christianity was originally a Jewish movement. As Christianity spread into the gentiles, it became a separate religious grouping. But Messianic Jews who believe in Jesus are still Jews.

Answer 4

It doesn't make any differnece now :

1. Today nobody is following any religion
2. Religion has become a fashion
3. When people talk Spirituality, they think they are big

We know for sure, Jews and Christians don't get along well, they themselves feel that they are two different / distinct religions. Hence there is no need for us to change.

Answer 5

Last I checked, the Hebrew Scriptures, and all the practices that go along with it, do not define the same religion you find described in the New Testament. They're both "Abrahamic" religions in that they claim to be traced back to the story of Abraham and his revelation of monotheism, but that doesn't make them the same religion. You could call, say, Protestantism and Catholicism different sects of the same religion because although their practices are slightly different they both still have the same core beliefs (monotheism, a basis on the Bible, centered around Jesus, etc.)

Likewise, Buddah started off as a Hindu too, but Buddhism and Hindusim are fundamentally different enough to be considered different religions.

Answer 6

In the sense that he fulfilled the Law of Moses: Jew, the only one who could. In the sense that he is a descendant of Judah, a Jew.

In the sense that he comes from the southern region of Israel, a Jew again.

In the sense that he started Christianity, A Christian. In the sense that we Christians are supposed to keep our eyes on Him, He's God.

So he is both, and more than either Jew or Christian.

Answer 7

Jesus isn't a Christian. How can he follow himself? It is like Buddha - Buddha was a Hindu and then kind of broke off. In the same way Jesus was a Jew but kind of broke off of their rigid traditions.

Christ is the Greek form of the Hebrew word meaning "Messiah", which means "anointed one". "Christians" literally means "Christ-folk". Most Christians are Gentiles, that is, non-Jews, and so we are not Jewish but we are like.................................. spiritually adopted.

Answer 8

Jesus was born Jewish. His followers were called Christians (Acts 11).

Answer 9

Christianity didnt exist till after christ. Jesus christ was jewish. They are very much related.

Answer 10

Judaism and Christianity are very very different religions