That's not confusion. You referred to the "Jewish faithful" who await the Messiah. Jesus is seen by them, to the best of my knowledge, as a part of history, and God is referred to by them as, "G-d" as His Name is considered to holy to mention, even to write.
The confusion lies more in the perception of how we see Jesus.
I can only speak for Catholics, because I happen to be one. We believe, as John Paul II stated, that "the Jews are our elder brothers in the Faith." We have our Messiah in Jesus, and await His return in glory. We believe He is coeternal, equal in power, knowledge, and glory with YHWH, Who is The Father, and with The Holy Spirit. We believe He took on our human nature to die in reparation for our (those of all humanity) sins; found His Church with its Sacraments; and rise from the dead with a promise to return one day in glory. We don't regard Him as a prophet, but as part of God from all eternity.
** Man wants to use Jesus to absolve himself of his sin, and by offering salvation and a free pass just for following Jesus who is their God is God.... **
Again, I can only speak for what I as a Catholic believe. Trust me, this is no free pass! Jesus did not come to take away the Law and the Prophets, but to fulfill them. We believe that Jesus as the Messiah, at His first coming, made salvation available to all men, but that each one of us still has to work that salvation out with fear and trembling. It isn't a free, or easy road: it's an "all the while that you're awake, think before you act, examine your conscience, do the best you can, pray hard, confess your sins, make reparation, then go to sleep and begin the next day" kind of road. God is perfect: who can stand in His Presence? That is why Jesus took on a second nature in His Humanity. He did all in His earthly life, and gave all, for the greater honor and glory of God and the good of souls. We await His second coming, as the Jews await the coming of the Messiah- together.
Yes, you are correct on both counts from your perspective,especially on the free pass. Sometimes I forget to not be cynical. Your post is an excellent summation of knowledge and I thank you for it.