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Onedoug,

Your statement; “I think Jews becoming Christian is fine so long as when they choose Christianity they leave Judaism to Jews”. indicates your lack of understanding of the roots of Christianity.

Those Jews in Messiah are called to freedom and are not bound to Torah. Yet, Messianic Jews are free to observe Jewish holidays and festivals. We have our own “Messianic Distinctive”.

The Messiah does not desire that Jewish believers be stripped of their Jewish identity.

In fact, when Messiah Yeshus (Jesus) returns to reign in Jerusalem, all the nations of the earth will be commanded to celebrate Succoth (The Feast of Tabernacles). See the passage below.

Zechariah 14:16-19 (New International Version)

16 Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. 17 If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, they will have no rain. 18

I cited this passage to give you a better understanding of the things to come. Much of the form of Christianity in the Church Age will pass away. I do not believe that the Law will be re-instituted, but rather a world free in G-d’s grace will exist. It is then that both Israel and the nations will reach the perfection that G-d has intended.

Zechariah 2:10 “Shout and be glad, O Daughter of Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the LORD. “Many nations will be joined with the LORD in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you.

NO one is born a Christian like Jews, who are automatically Jewish if there mother is....

You can be an Atheist and still Jewish, you will remain either a Jew or Gentile until you seek, embrace and believe Jesus Christ is the Son of the one true living GOD, that he is the only way for human beings *sinners* to be reconciled with a Holy Just GOD...

Jesus said *I AM THE TRUTH THE WAY AND THE LIFE* no one comes to the father but by me..

GOD sees us all the same *Sinners* that are in need of redemption..It is only human beings that label each other and put them neatly in a box to identify who they are..

We are ALL ONE IN CHRIST or we are ALL ONE in SIN AND DEATH...

Just my 2 cents...:)