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To: quidnunc
"That hope is felt and expressed by Christians as a kind, benevolent hope," said Galambush, author of "The Reluctant Parting," a new book on the Jewish roots of Christianity. "But believing that someday Jews will stop being Jews and become Christians is still a form of hoping that someday there will be no more Jews."

Not so! Receiving Yeshua, the Jewish Messiah whose death and resurrection save us, does not make one less Jewish! American evangelicals are rediscovering the Jewish roots of their faith, not hoping to dissolve Judaism. Most evangelicals would be horrified at the suggestion, I believe.

32 posted on 01/07/2006 9:19:49 PM PST by Zack Nguyen
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To: Zack Nguyen

On rediscovering the Jewish Roots of our faith....

YES! Absolutely correct!!!!!!!!


39 posted on 01/07/2006 9:24:59 PM PST by Conservative Goddess (Politiae legibus, non leges politiis, adaptandae)
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To: Zack Nguyen
American evangelicals are rediscovering the Jewish roots of their faith, not hoping to dissolve Judaism.

Well summarized. In a way it's like searching out family histories of our birth ancestors, or the origins of the Funders that wrote our Constitution and influences upon it. Disolving the roots would be contrary to that exploration.

As well, there is a desire for them to accept Christ, no different then the desire for Non Jews to do so, and a belief they have a special purpose in God's plan. I suppose someone might throw in warnings about retaliation for their treatment as well, but that's never been a primary motivator for me or I suspect most Christians.

In any event, whether they accept Christ or not, fundamentally it is wrong to seek the destruction of their blood from the Earth as a Majority in the world are driven to do. For that reason alone I feel desire to protect the Jewish people and State of Isreal. It's a personal choice whether they worship Christ, or not, whether they worship at all, or not. Christians have no desire to strip them of that choice. But I don't support the KKK hanging blacks from dead tree limbs, and I don't support bigots killing Jews. Both practices are abhorrent. And if I feel a closer link to the Jewish people because of the roots of Christianity, so what? It only ensures I'm more driven to protect their right to live and worship without massacre.

56 posted on 01/07/2006 9:39:05 PM PST by Soul Seeker (Mr. President: It is now time to turn over the money changers' tables.)
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To: Zack Nguyen
American evangelicals are rediscovering the Jewish roots of their faith, not hoping to dissolve Judaism.

Nicely said.

68 posted on 01/07/2006 9:55:03 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud member of the Free Republic Humility Club. We are twice as humble as you are.)
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