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To: CCWoody
Which is exactly why you reject Jesus who is both Lord and Christ.

Nope. I reject Jesus because he does not meet the requirements of the messiah. I find the Jewish interpretation of the Hebrew scriptures to be superior to that of Christianity.

You believe that your standing before the LORD is based upon your own merit; that you have obtained righteousness through observance of the Law.

Not exactly. Righteousness is obtained through obedience to God.

You believe that you do not need this "salvation" which the gentiles here speak because you believe that you already have it.

Essentially yes. And you know what? So do you.

In this way, all the gentiles who have preached the gospel to you have done you a great harm because they have not really preached the good news promised in the Law and the Prophets.

CC, you don't know me very well. My father is Christian and my mother is Jewish. I was brought up a Christian and returned to Judaism as an adult. I know what Christianity is about. I know how Christians interpret the Hebrew scriptures. I simply disagree with them.

Let me say that the LORD has raised up for us of the fruit of the patriarch David's body Jesus and that Man is sitting on the throne of David.

That's interesting. In what way is Jesus descended from David?

435 posted on 10/01/2002 2:00:05 PM PDT by malakhi
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To: angelo
Nope. I reject Jesus because he does not meet the requirements of the messiah. I find the Jewish interpretation of the Hebrew scriptures to be superior to that of Christianity.

What are the requirements of the Messiah and where may I find them in the Hebrew scriptures?

Essentially yes.

Which is exactly why most people who claim the be Christian do not have a clue how to preach the gospel. They believe that the gospel is salvation but this is only a small part of the gospel. The kingdom of God is the gospel.

That's interesting. In what way is Jesus descended from David?

Jesus is the fruit of David's body according to the flesh.
452 posted on 10/01/2002 2:34:00 PM PDT by CCWoody
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