Posted on 12/26/2013 11:35:36 AM PST by Ari Bussel
Christmas day is usually a pretty quiet affair for Jewish people. Most spend it as a day to relax and catch up, watch movies, go to friends, eat Chinese food, have family over or just simply listen to Christmas music and read the ads for the after-Christmas sales.
I seem to find myself in a rather introspective mood this Yuletide season. Perhaps it is age creeping upon me, but I question the most basic issues, actually non-issues, and I can’t find answers. Perhaps others can supply the information I seek.
First and foremost why is it that Christmas songs are still written in the same tenor and inspirational tone, but there hasn’t been a decent Christmas movie since The Christmas Story?
The airwaves seem to be filled with hacky movies with a Christmas tree and nod to Santa Claus. These movies are so formula and comical it makes one wonder if two-year olds are writing these offerings.
Let’s see; boy meets girl, girl meets Santa, Santa fixes up girl and boy and then boy loses girl but then Santa makes everything all better. Wait a minute wasn’t that actually Miracle on 34th Street?
Perhaps it’s just that the actors of today are not Natalie Wood, Maureen O’Hara or Jimmy Stewart! It just isn’t the same as hearing that tingle when Clarence got his wings or Tiny Tim says, “God bless us everyone.”
But aside from the hacky warmed-over Christmas fare one is subjected to this time of year, there is a serious question that should be addressed.
Why, with all the pictures of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem being shown on the news there is no mention of the fact that Bethlehem is now forbidden to Israelis?
That the churches in Muslim areas have been desecrated and destroyed, and that thousands of Christians are being murdered daily throughout the Middle East in an ethnic cleansing exercise by the radical Islamic world.
The PR machine of the radical Muslims apparently has once again managed to blind the world to the truth, cover their behavior with whipped cream and color it with a cherry on top.
I guess oil money can buy the best Madison Avenue has to offer and that grey flannel suit must be gold lined by now.
And the lies keep on a coming.
Israel, the only country in the Middle East where all are safe to exercise religious freedom, is being pressured by the United States to make concessions to those who call themselves “Palestinians” that would further ensure loss of religious freedoms.
How can you make a deal with a people who deny your right to exist? Shouldn’t that be the first requisite for peace talks?
So what is the point Norma, you ask? Just this.
Despite successful Palestinian narratives that rewrite the facts of history, the Jews and Christians for the first time are waking up to the fact they now have a common enemy. And oh also, Jesus was Jewish.
As in 600 AD there is a Christian and Muslim war heating up to epic proportions.
I am seeing for the first time in thousands of years, the words Judeo-Christian joined together as the key to dealing with horrific reality they are facing.
The Christian world – not the Catholic Church of course, but many –understands now the fact that as long as Israel is controlled by the Jewish people, Christianity is safe.
And the Jewish people also understand that in the Christian world they now finally have a powerful ally against the forces that seek to destroy them.
As the governments of the world, including the United States, ignore the fact that Christian children are being murdered daily in cold blood, the Judeo-Christian world must unite and stand up to the evil that is headed in their direction.
So, do the Jewish people have a relationship with Jesus and should it affect this new coalition?
Is Christmas just another great shopping opportunity? Or just perhaps it’s a family thing.
Kind of hard not to be a little proud of a family member that has done as well as Jesus.
Jewish families are nothing if not protective of family.
Perhaps it is time for the Jewish and Christian world to put aside their family squabbles and stand together against a common enemy poised upon their annihilation.
As in all families there will be arguments; who should pay, what should be done, whose responsibility is Uncle Albert? Yet, I am hopeful that one day, just as we will see a better crop of holiday movies, we will see the Judeo-Christian world unite to overcome the greatest enemy they have ever encountered.
Maybe this is the Christmas to do just that. If you don’t agree well then, Happy Shopping!
There’s only one God. I think we all know that.
Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS (Iésous) : for he shall save his people from their sins.
Original Word: Ἰησοῦς, οῦ, ὁ
Transliteration: Iésous
Phonetic Spelling: (ee-ay-sooce')
Short Definition: Jesus
Definition: Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.
[http://biblehub.com/greek/2424.htm]
The group of better than thou Jewish wanna be posers try to stay in the Pharisee tradition of Jesus day.
Are you looking for trouble? Where did I say the God of Jesus is different from the God of Abraham? Don’t try so hard to find fault, especially were none exists.
Scripture?
Am I looking for trouble? You’ve got a lot of nerve. You said Christ showed the world the one true God. What do you think the Jews were doing? You pompous holy rollers drive me crazy.
Oh dear. The relationship appears to be a tenuous one, lol.
What complete nonsense. What name do you think was used in the Vulgate? (1400 years before the KJV). Here's a hint: "Iesus"
Every Greek MS known has his name as Yeshua (Joshua, with the original ‘soft’ J)
Again, total nonsense. In fact, the Septuagint renders the name of the gentleman who ruled Israel immediately after the Exodus, who is always called "Joshua" by modern English speakers, as IESOUS.
As my husband always retorts, "A short but scenic drive."
Merry Crispness and a Happy New Here.
LOL. Who you calling a holy roller? Do you even know what the term applies to? The brevity of your wit is showing, driftless2.
The Jews were not evangelizing the world until that good Jewish boy, Jesus, came along.
Well, at least you give the Jews credit for Jesus. Have a nice day.
G-d forbid!!!
That's one reason the world is in a mess: people replaced G-d's commandments with their "experience."
The Jews are not responsible for Jesus. The One, True, Living God is. You take the nice out of day.
Yes, Jesus happened in a vacuum. No help from the Jews. Even though Jesus was a rabbi. Have a nice day.
Sorry FRiend, but if you look at the phonics, you will see that I was 100$% correct.
You hide behind characters and disregard the phonic name.
The spoken word is the power, “Faith cometh by hearing...”
Nah, I just like to mess with people's minds. Have a good day sir.
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