ahhh help??! if Jesus was a Jew, and we're supposed to all try and be like him, should we all be Jewish?

Question

but then if we're Jewish, we wont be necessarily feel compelled to follow Jesus, in which case we revert back to Christianity again? then do we have to convert to Judaism?

wow guys i actually posted this as a joke kind of like a chicken-or-egg kind of conundrum but i'm really impressed so amny of you took it seriously keep up the good work!

Answer 1

According to christianity, you do not have to be like Jesus. As a muslim we consider all the Prophets including Jesus as ideal human being and we all have to become like them as much as we can.

Answer 2

Jesus was a jew, but his teachings were like an "add-on" to Judiaism. The earliest Christians (the apostles) were practiced Jewish tradition plus Jesus' teaching of love, humility, and good works. After a while, the church got a bit more detailed inwhat they thought should and should not be practiced. A respect and love for those that follow the Jewish faith is the best thing to do. But if you really are that serious, then Messianic Judiaism is the way to go. You are a Christian who follows both Christian and Jewish tradition. Don't worry, we all go through this confusion at some point in our lives.

Answer 3

Good god no. Jesus could care less what religion you are. He loved everybody, and I mean everybody... rapists, whores, teachers, children, writers, even the people who strung him up on the cross he loved through forgiveness. It is hard to do let me tell you but that is the only thing that Jesus ever said that I follow without fail, or course he didn't use those exact words but that's what the dude was all about until the Romans wrote it all down wrong years after he died and muddled it up in parables and metaphors that have to many ways of reading it.

He was just like Rumi in that way. Rumi had the same message but his followers wrote it down as he said it so there was NO confusion about what he actually said.

Answer 4

Jesus was Jewish, but that is both a religion and nationality.

He was both, but the religion dealt with all these sacrifices and ceremonies, to rid of your PAST sin. sin again, more "stuff"

When Jesus died and rose, He established Christianity. When He died, and if you accepted Him, He became the sacrifice for ALL sins, both past and future. so now, the Jewish religion was unnecessary, and so Jesus was no longer of that religion.

But Jesus never needed any sacrifices, as they atone for sin, and He never sinned.

The Jewish religion (not necessarily the nationality) still exists because most Jews did not accept Jesus as the Messiah, so they think they need all these ceremonies.

The Jewish religion rejects Jesus, so dont convert to Judaism.

Answer 5

That's a great mystery, but Paul addressed that in Romans Chapter 11. You should read it. Basically he says that while some Jews in his time didn't believe Jesus was the Messiah, this was just a temporary period when non-Jews were pouring into the family of God. They're still pouring in by the millions. That's a good thing.

I hope this answers your question.

Answer 6

If you believe the bible, Jesus said he came to move prophecy forward, so his new teachings of tolerance and peace were supposed to replace the genocidal Old Testament values. However, he did state that he was only there for the Jews. He allowed others to be baptized, but he never intended to include Gentiles - he considered that taking bread from his children and feeding it to animals.

Paul, who never knew Jesus, decided that Gentiles could play, too. Personally, if I believed in Jesus, I'd trust his word over that of a criminal that didn't even know him.

Answer 7

Where does it say we're supposed to "be like Him" ?
And what DOES that mean - "look" like Him?... "act" like Him?... "smell" like Him?
I'd sure like the authority and power to act like Him..... publicly humiliate some puffed-up religious "authorities"... run some shameless money-grubbers out of the church (with a whip, no less)... do whatever I needed to do, Sabbath or not.... not pay taxes, unless it became an issue, and then only with money from fishing.... yeah....
Of course, if I had to die for the sins of people like me.... I don't know.... for a good man some would even dare to die, but for the selfish mean wicked people that comprise the bulk of humanity? I don't think I'd want to be like Him in that regard. Don't think I could.
God must know something about us that we don't, to ask His Son to volunteer for that tough gig.
You knew before you posted the question that it's not an issue of nationality or religion. The real question is who He was, and is, and will be. Why not take some of the responders' advice, and find that out; then decide how we're supposed to "be like Him".
Namaste.

Answer 8

Jesus was a reformist Jew. He preached a slightly different message. The people who decided he was the Messiah took a decidedly different religious path. One could follow Jesus' message while incorporating their belief that he was the Messiah.

Thus not being Jews.

Answer 9

Jesus was raised Jewish, but as he was the Messiah, he changed Judaism into Christianity [ I realize that's disgustingly oversimplified and probably offensive, but I couldn't figure out another way to say it]

And no, following Jesus doesn't mean become Jewish, because then you wouldn't follow him at all and Judaism doesn't believe that Christ was the Messiah.

Basically, to follow Jesus, but be a good person, love all life, and follow the golden rule: do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

Answer 10

Yes, that is why he said "ye must be born again"

We become spiritual Jews after we are born again.

Repent, be baptised in the name of the lord Jesus the Christ and recieve the Holy Ghost and you are now jewish.

Answer 11

First to the Jews and then to the Gentiles.
No, don't convert . To do so would require you give up Jesus.
Remember the three wise men? Not Jews, but they brought Jesus Daniel's inheritance to give to the Messiah.