“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.
Again, indoctrination.
Why blacks in America support Democrats when they've done nothing for them in decades is beyond me. /sarcasm
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.