(Please be respectful of others beliefs with your answer or please just don't answer. I'm asking this question because I would like to STUDY peoples answers and not to cause fighting between Jews and Christians, and I hope that NO such fighting occurs because of this question.)
What do you think about the varying concepts of God in Judaism and Christianity? (If you are unfamiliar with the different concepts of God in each, here is a link that explains:)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_Judaism#Concepts_of_God
Thanks in advance to all who answer. (*I'm not a member of an organized religion.)
2007-12-17 07:32:17 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I find it facinating. I am a Christian and my husband is Jewish who beleives in Jesus as the messiah. With my husband having Jewish hertitage, i am learning just how the Old Testament traditions and culture and prophesies all point to Jesus as the Messiah as in the New Testament.
(example: While celebrating Chaunekka, as we lit the menora, the tallest, middle candle is called the "servant" candle. And Jesus came as a servant to serve.
I find it sad, however, that many Jewish People were expecting their messiah to bring peace right now, and they missed their Messiah when he was here because they didnt regongnize him when he was here.
anyhow, i find it facinating and beleive the God i worship is the one they are looking for.
Samar (above) is absolutly right
2007-12-17 07:45:42 · answer #1 · answered by kellythetrainer 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-11 11:46:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as a Judeo-Xian idea of ANYTHING. The word "Judeo-Xian" is a word Xians made up to try to justify marketing Xian morals as morality for the universe. (Also, because Xianity cannot exist without Judaism. I'm not saying this to be rude or anything, just because it's true.)
What do I think about the different concepts? Well that's an interesting question...I'm Jewish, so I don't believe in the Xian concept, and for me to do so would be idolatry. It's not for them though, it's fine for Xians. I guess personally, all I have to say is that "it isn't for me."
Peace
2007-12-17 09:54:41 · answer #3 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a Christian. I believe that God is larger than any human mind can conceive of. I believe that He is love and all that is good. I would guess the difference I would have with Judaism is that I believe in Jesus. That God became man and dwelt among us. I think that God is more loving than people can understand. His two great Commandments are, love God and love each other. These two commandments should dissolve are differences and we should embrace ALL people, regardless of their beliefs.
2007-12-17 07:46:10 · answer #4 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the more ideas/concepts/labels you put on God, the more you try to define Him, the farther away you get from the truth about Him. There is no word that can describe Him, no concept that is all inclusive of Him. When you say , "God is this, God is that" you tend to forget about the rest of what He is. In Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, they do not try to define what God is but rather eliminate what He is not. They understand that our imaginations are too limited and our minds to imperfect to begin to understand or conceive of God.
I think that Christians at least, if not Jews and Muslims, just don't get that.
2007-12-17 07:38:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is a concept, whether in Christianity or Judaism, or any other religion for that matter. Just a concept, an idea, a notion in the mind. There is no corresponding reality to that concept. With a stone, for example, you can have a concept of "stone" and a corresponding real stone. But with God, all you have is a concept.
2007-12-17 07:39:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The differences are caused by those who have made error in their interpretation of scripture. We could begin with the Jew as their own scripture tells them that they have error concerning the scripture. Yet, they still practice the same thing so why haven't they changed?
Then there are the Christians who have error in their interpretation of the scripture and who refuse to turn away from their error.
Scripture plainly explains that man is made in the image of God and that we have fallen from that image and need redemption to get back to it.
It also tells us that a Redeemer would come to save not only the Jew but the Gentile nations also and that all would come to the Mountain of the Lord to Worship. This means the Redeemer promised to Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:15) is the same for all men, Jew or Gentile. He is the one and the same God for all who call on the Name of the Lord.
2007-12-17 09:01:01 · answer #7 · answered by Bobby B 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In my opinion, both Christians and Jews agree on what God is, but not everything about who God is.
Think of it this way: we may all agree on what OJ Simpson is (a human, a person), and we may all agree that OJ Simson was an athlete, but differ on whether or not we agree he was a murderor. I'm not comparing the character of God and OJ, but rather illustrating how people can talk about the same person yet disagree on who they are speaking of.
2007-12-17 07:45:19 · answer #8 · answered by Tommy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Jews and Christians do worship the same God, the Christians got it a little off with that trinity stuff. Jesus came to show the way to God, through him, not that he was God. Zealous believers culminating at Nicea got ahead of themselves, I think. Merry Christmas.
2007-12-17 07:48:53 · answer #9 · answered by Thomas E 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Neither worship the mighty one of scripture, who is the true mighty one. YHVH offerred a marriage contract. If we take His name and follow His rules, He will accept us as His "Bride" and save us in the end. Believers followed Torah for 300 years after the Messiah, until it was outlawed by the "Christian" church.
2007-12-17 07:37:50 · answer #10 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋