Posted on 10/30/2025 10:11:18 AM PDT by DallasBiff
The term Jew is used in at least two senses in Scripture: to refer to those who are ethnically Jews and to those who are religiously Jews. Jesus was a Jew in both senses. In fact, he completed the Jewish religion by serving as the Messiah (Christ) whom the prophets had long foretold.
The completed form of the Jewish religion is known as Christianity, and its adherents are Christians or “followers of the Christ.” Unfortunately, many people who were ethnically Jewish did not recognize Jesus’ role as Messiah and so did not accept Christianity, the completed form of Judaism. Instead, they stayed with a partial, incomplete form of Judaism. Other Jews (the apostles and their followers) did recognize that Jesus was the Messiah and embraced the new, completed form of Judaism
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Christians are “followers of Christ.” Back then, some Jews (the apostles and their followers) did recognize that “Jesus was the foretold Messiah” and embraced what is now known as “Christianity.”
Instead, Jews prefer to stay with a “partial, incomplete form of Judaism” which colors all their politics, as well.
Islam is the most successful heresy in history.
Jesus is a Jew, not was. Just saying. I’m a Messianic Jew.
Christ instituted the New Covenant!
Simply put, in today's language, the religious leaders set the narrative and they silenced or eliminated anyone who went against it. Saul is a perfect example. Saul was on his way to Damascus to arrest Christians who would probably, eventually, be killed.
Force the belief that Jesus wasn't the Messiah and the people will know no different after a time.
It was indoctrination.
Again, JMO, YMMV
Regards,
“Jesus’ existence was a threat to the religious institution in Jerusalem. They didn’t want to lose their influence, power and control and that was what the presence of Jesus did.
The temple, the priests and their necessity was threatened and they eliminated the threat that was Jesus before they lost all they held dear.”
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Yes, all true - for the Jewish hierarchy.
But why any ordinary practicing Jew would not accept Jesus as Messiah is beyond me. Praise God for the Messianic Jews, who HAVE accepted Jesus as their Messiah.
Jews don’t recognize the divinity of Christ.
Protestants don’t recognize the authority of the Pope.
Baptists don’t recognize each other at the liquor store.
I disagree. Church membership and Christian (Christ follower) are not equivalent. Yes, there are Christians in all of the above but not all are Christians.
“They asked him, ‘What must we do to do the works God requires?’ Jesus answered, ‘The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent’” (John 6:28–29).
Saul's conversion is a good example of how difficult it was and is for Jews to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Hugo Boss?
Multiple choice. Pick the right answer.
A) Because He fed the thousands with fish like it was Fish Friday.
B) Because Paul wrote to the Galatians, who were Celts, the ancestors to the Irish. That means today Jesus would be a Notre Dame fan.
C) Because Jesus turned over the money changers' tables and fussed at them for making the Temple a "den of robbers". Catholics agree. It's not Jerusalem that should have religious wealth; it's the Vatican.
LOL!!!
We’re called to be Christ followers...Christians. Not catholics
Whether Catholic or protestant we’ve lost a whole lot warring against Jews for 2,000 years. There’s a whole lot to learn about traditions, holy days and just how they read the Torah.
We’re all guilty of forgetting who Jesus is and His words to how to usher in the kingdom. Revelation ch’s 1-3 shows us our great churches, and failures...he who hath an ear let him hear!
Again, indoctrination.
Why blacks in America support Democrats when they've done nothing for them in decades is beyond me. /sarcasm
Saul believed the religious leaders. He was just as indoctrinated as the rest of the populace.
In all seriousness, unlike an earlier post where I pointed out a little Bible and church history humor. I think it's mentally or spiritually difficult to go from believing one's race (Jews) have a unique relationship with God that no one else can have (aside from proselytizing as per Moses), to believing that God Himself came as Jesus and said He came for both the Jews and the Gentiles.
Even though I, a Gentile Christian, believe the Jews are still God's chosen people and still have a special place for God. It's still not quite as high of a pedestal as believing that only Jews can have the blessings and relationship with God (sans the Gentiles that go way out of their way to proselytize and pretty much openly state that they wish they been born in the Jewish race and not their own race). So asking a Jew to accept Jesus as the Messiah (some do) is like asking me to say that the America I was born and raised in isn't hands down the best country ever, and expecting me to "admit" that other countries are almost as good.
‘The completed form of the Jewish religion is known as Christianity...’
1. Christianity is not a religion.
2. if Christianty were ‘complete,’ there would be no need for a 2nd coming of Christ.
thus the correct way of thinking about Christianity is that it is in a holding pattern of sorts. we as Christians are waiting and watching for the return of our Savior:
Heb 9:27-28
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Headline correction:
Since Jesus Was a Jew, Why Are We Catholic?
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