If you have accepted Christ as your savior, then you are a Christian. I have no problem with that. But once you do that, you cannot be Jewish. The belief systems are not compatible. Does it make a difference that other Jews do not consider you Jewish?
2007-09-25 12:09:24 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have to agree with LadySuri and to elaborate
Judaism is a culture and religion. It is not a race or ethnicity.
More importantly it is a way of living your life. How you do that is much more important than your lineage. Hence an Israeli supreme court decision when a priest tried to apply for automatic citizenship because his mother was Jewish was denied on the grounds that he wasn't Jewish based on his obvious conversion to Christianity.
Central to Jewish belief is that God is a spiritual being.God has always been completely a spirit and has never been or will be en fleshed, not for a single millisecond let alone for 30 years. So yes, according to the Jewish faith you cannot be both Christian and Jewish.
However you asked about the term "Jews for Jesus". That's more of a marketing slogan that came in use during the late 1960's with the idea that it would be easier to proselytize to Jews.
But your logic is right. Just because I call myself something, it doesn't automatically make it so. I am Jewish. I do not believe in the divinity of Jesus and do not worship him as God. I have never taken communion and never will. But if I called myself a "Catholic for Judaism" would you consider me Catholic?
Nope. Once you start worshiping Jesus Christ as God or the Son of God, you're outta the tribe.
2007-09-25 12:50:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
The point is that nearly all "Jews" for Jesus have NEVER been Jews. The only reason they call themselves Jews is to deceive secular Jews. Observant and knowledgeable Jews have no need for salvation through human sacrifice. Any knowledgeable Jew knows that we are all equal in the eyes of God, but God requires more from His chosen people -- 613 commandments rather than the 7 Noahide Laws.
If "Jews" for Jesus insist on their inclusion in the Jewish covenant, then they also must adhere to the requirements of the covenant -- 613 commandments! Those commandments do not, and never have, applied to anyone other than those covered by the "Old" Covenant (Testament).
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2007-09-26 05:39:16 · answer #2 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is because Jews denied Jesus was the Messiah, and still do! The Holy spirit leads Jews and gentiles to the cross. Until they are informed, by Jews who became Christians, or reading the New Testament, they will deny the trinity and the Godhood of Jesus. I pray their ignorance does not deny them eternal grace and Heaven. It should not, according to the Bible, that most Jews and Christians know little about. They are all spoon fed by their "pastors". Then again, ignorance is a good way to get into Heaven, I guess!
2015-06-27 17:38:53 · answer #3 · answered by Michael L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to add one thing--it really doesn't matter whether you know what tribe you're from--of course no one knows. And the fact that Jesus was a Jew is also irrelevant. If your mother is Jewish (and/or father, if you're Reform), or if you've converted, then you're Jewish--**at that time**. Once you accept Jesus as anything more than a person you are an apostate, you no longer are a member of Judaism. Period. Just like being a US citizen: you can be born here or you can become naturalized--however, in either case, if you subsequently renounce your citizenship **you are no longer a US citizen.** Yes, it's really that simple.
2007-09-25 12:44:13 · answer #4 · answered by Mark S, JPAA 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
I think it is a combination of poor religious education, then being converted to Christianity.
So for example, some child estranged from his family, who never got proper education in the first place as what it means to be a Jew ... thinks he is a Jew because his mother was a Jew (a concept from European anti-semitism), gets converted by some Christian fundamentalist sect to Christianity ... so maybe at that point got good education in what Christianity is.
However, still thinks he is a Jew because his mother was one.
2007-09-25 18:28:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is like saying Christ is not Jewish, it is preposterous!!! If you read back "Christians who believed Christ were not called "Christians" they were said to "know the WAY" and were often called the way. The first believers were all Jewish people and because the say that Christ fit all the prophesies of the Messiah and followed him did not make them any less Jewish but rather more blessed. The title "Christian was later given to the followers of Christ and it was only meant in a derogatory sense. We would be more correct in calling the gentiles who believed "adopted Jews". But this argument will keep going until Jesus comes back again. Peace.
2007-09-25 12:44:44 · answer #6 · answered by candi_k7 5 · 2⤊ 5⤋
you're absolutely right. the whole thing is a scam to convert jews to xianity. it makes me livid. you simply can't be both. it's a shame when people convert away from judaism, but if someone accepts jesus that's exactly what he's done, he is no longer jewish.
2007-09-25 20:16:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
They have been deceived. They've been wrongly convinced they can be Jewish while believing Jesus is the Messiah. According to Judaic texts, the Messiah has not yet come.
2007-09-25 12:13:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
They probably say it because they think it's funny. The only people who could actually call themselves that would be Messianic Jews.
2007-09-25 12:12:03 · answer #9 · answered by ಠ__ಠ 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes you can be Jewish ,but not of Jewish religion,if you convert to Christianity.
2007-09-25 12:13:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋