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I would note a curious asymmetry to our positions, though.

We Christians state that your faith is valid, but we know a larger context for it.

You... and go ahead and read just what you wrote... really trashed the basis of Christianity. Now if Christ were a mascot to me I’d be all over you like hair on a bear for that. But Christ is far larger than anything you can do to Him. He just wants men to stop... then He will forgive them and bless them and use even the occasions of their sin to bestow grace and glory upon them. These are God sized tasks, friend. Phonies could not do this.

May the good Lord grant you a wonderful, blessed New Year.

My intent was not to “trash” the basis of your faith. I accept your belief in Christ as Lord & Savior but the Trilogy is a difficult concept to understand to one not brought up in it.
So, let me restate my view.
In our view, this is no Trilogy. There is only G-d and Man.
Man must perform (or, if you will, serve) G-d via a tool called “Mitzvot”. A “Mitzva” (singular form) as you probably know the word from the Jewish ritual of a young man's Bar Mitzva or son of a good deed or commandment are those commandments handed down from G-d to Man, BETWEEN G-d and Man.
But, there are a second and more important set of Mitzvot. Those between Man and Man or how we conduct our daily lives and relationships with our fellow men.

You can go to Church or Synagogue punctually everyday but if you run your life outside of these Man to Man values, you are in trouble.

So, we put our behavior and values above the Synagogue building edifice. This is where it counts. I do not need absolution from a Priest or Rabbi. These men are men, not above G-d and they are guides but not more than that.

Man did not need and intermediary demi-G-d in order for His message to be understood. It's between you and your Creator.

In any event, thank you for those Rosh Ha Shana (Jewish New Year blessings.

We have been at this 5,774 years by now and our faith and adherence to Torah has lasted all tests of time.

Thank you Sir.