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To: Hrvatski Noahid
When you use the word "Torah", do you mean only the Pentateuch (the written five books of Moses), the written Pentateuch and the oral tradition (Mishnah, Talmud and Midrash) or do you mean the entire Tanakh (the Pentateuch, the Prophets and the Psalms)?

You say "nothing" can be said to change the facts you state, but have you considered that Christianity is based upon the Jewish faith, that the early followers of Jesus were ALL Jewish and knew their Scriptures backwards and forwards? The Apostle Paul was a Pharisee and studied under Gamaliel. He persecuted the early Christians for the same reasons you are claiming today, but something happened to him and he became one of the most fervent and faithful witness of Jesus as Messiah even dying as a martyr because of it. Paul knew what the Torah said and he was quite familiar with the prophecies concerning the coming Messiah. You seem to be ignoring what these many prophecies foretell. Do you believe God has given you signs that will confirm the true Messiah has come?

Jesus was also a knowledgeable Jewish man. One day he was in his hometown synagogue and was given the scroll of Isaiah the prophet to read.:

    He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
    “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
    Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.
    All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked. (Luke 4:16-22)

Christianity is not a "new" religion. Christianity does not teach that we worship a mere man of flesh and blood. Christianity does not teach there are three Gods. You can continue to denigrate my faith if you want but you do so out of ignorance and nothing you can say will change these facts. Shalom.

49 posted on 09/30/2017 6:46:44 PM PDT by boatbums (The Law is a storm which wrecks your hopes of self-salvation, but washes you upon the Rock of Ages.)
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To: boatbums

I see that rational arguments mean little to you. I will give an emotional argument. You need to fear the G-d of Israel. He is not the god of love. If you anger Him, you will feel His wrath. He will end you. And nobody will save you. You little understand what you are playing with.

This is my last post on this subject.


50 posted on 10/01/2017 12:44:28 AM PDT by Hrvatski Noahid
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