Why don't Jews believe Jesus is the Christ?

Question

greybeard - but isn't that because Santa isn't real
Jesus is, that's fact, not belief.

Bob N - Jesus said he was the son of God, not God himself.

Corey B - it is fact that jesus existed.
It's belief whether you think he was the son of god.

Answer 1

They don't believe that Jesus fulfilled the basic requirements to be the Messiah. Click below for full details:

http://www.jewsforjudaism.com/jews-jesus/jews-jesus-index.html

Answer 2

As far as we are concerned, Jesus did not fulfill the prophecies regarding the promised Messiah. The word "messiah" doesn't mean "savior," by the way; it means "anointed one."

1) There is no universal knowledge of God
2) There is no world peace
3) Jesus was not of the house of David (contrary to what Christianity teaches: if Jesus had been Joseph's son, then he would have been the house of David; if he was God's son, then he had no house, as God has no house).
4) The temple has not been rebuilt; indeed, it had not even been DESTROYED when Jesus lived; that didn't happen until about 40 years after his death.
5) Jesus was not a political leader. The prophecy says that "the government will be upon his shoulders." Jesus was never a governmental leader of any sort.
6) Not all Jews live in Israel; the prophecies state that the Messiah will bring about the political and spiritual redemption of the Jewish people by bringing us back to Israel and restoring Jerusalem; many of us obviously still live in the Diaspora.
7) Jesus did not establish a government in Israel, as Isaiah foretold.
8) Temple worship will be re-established; this is a second indirect reference to the fact that the Temple will be rebuilt, as Temple worship obviously requires the Temple to exist. Indeed, where the temple stood is presently the site of the Dome of the Rock, and MUSLIM shrine!
9) He did not restore the religious court system of Israel or establish Jewish law as the law of the land.
10 ) Murder, robbery, competition, and jealousy still exist, and sin still exists; they have not been abolished as predicted in the prophecies, specifically Zephaniah 3:13

Jesus fulfilled none of these prophecies; given that he did not fulfill any of them, we have no reason to believe that he was the promised Messiah.

Answer 3

This question has been asked over and over again and each time there are factual responses about what Jews believe and each time those answers are given thumbs down. So I'm curious.... Why do Christians care about whether Jews accept Jesus? Why do you care? If you are happy and fulfilled being Christian, than what difference does it make to you whether everyone in the world feels the same way as you do? I really do not understand this. Some people have said that they "care" about Jews and don't want them to "suffer in hell." Please believe me when I say we appreciate the thought but understand how you feel and there's no need to keep repeating yourselves. Can't we all just allow each other to be who we are?

Answer 4

Good question.

Perhaps since they believed in him for so many years, they visualized something quite different in the end. Perhaps they did give the world the roots of Christianity, we must give them back the gift and help them know him.

His people really still do not know him. It seems to symbolize the state of mind that the world lives in today, don't you think? Maybe the question could be rephrased, "why does the world still not believe in Jesus Christ". Or maybe even "Why do Christians not follow the teachings of Christ if they already believe he is God". Human nature is still fallen and needs Christ's Salvation. Perhaps the Christian is sometimes the non-believer even more then the Jews or anyone of any faith. Yet, we are still his people, aren't we? And we still need, even if we already do have his salvation.

Answer 5

It can't even be proven that he existed. There are questionable vague mentions but in each case, there's a valid argument against it. (IE-There are mentions of 'Christ' but it turns out many religions used that title to describe their God-man)
Someone emailed me a list of OT prophecies for the Messiah but they were cherry-picked verses that either went on to describe another person/event or were vague enough, it could have fit many OT prophets.
Also, God's Angel specifically tells Mary to name him Immanuel (which means 'God is with us' and is meant to be a sign to the Jews) but, other than that one mention, he is called Jesus (sometimes J Christ) in every single mention afterward.
Before the council of Nicaea around 325 AD, the New Testament didn't exist and there are no contemporary stories (outside the NT) to back up the belief that he did anything unusual.

Edit: I just read 'Dances wih...' response. Good to know :-)

Answer 6

The same reasons muslims don't either.
Christians believe Jesus is the Christ, son of God
Muslims believe Jesus was a significant prophet and follower of God and Islam
Jews believe that Jesus was the mediator to God but not the Messiah arguing that he had not fulfilled his messianic prophecies.

Answer 7

Because people who adhere to the Jewish religion do not accept Jesus as the Messiah. I suspect that many Jews accept that Jesus lived, but not that He was the 'One sent by God.'
Mohammed was far more generous. He acknowledged Jesus as one of the 'great' prophets - but not as the son of God - something Jesus never claimed to be. Mohammed also said that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was to be respected.

Answer 8

They say that Jesus didn't fulfill any of the messianic prophecies, when actually He did fulfill many, but not all. The Jews were looking for a political savior to free them from the Roman Empire. They were not looking for a literal "God in the flesh"-type person.

Jesus fulfilled all of the prophecies concerning the messiah as a suffering servant. What the Jews don't realize is that He is going to come again, and next time He will come with a sword to free us from the oppressors.

Answer 9

Was Jesus crazy????
Many of the Jewish traditional and religious laws were condemned by Jesus; it was obvious that they would hate him with a passion.
Could you imagine someone telling a fanatic Muslim that there were no Virgins in Heaven for Muslim Terrorists? He would need a brand new head.

Answer 10

Some of them did, some of them didn't. The dids went on to form the Christian church. The didn'ts are still Jews.