I think that it partially has to do with their Collective sense of God some day saving their nation vs the individual accountability each man has before God. Each human has an extremely wicked heart and each human needs one’s own particular surgery. Even the most noble among us has a sin debt that Christ must erase. God saves each individual that will come to him...the parables of Christ that speak of all sorts of “wicked” folks being invited to the rich man’s feast when his own friends wouldn’t come...describes God’s earnest desire to heal the most vile among us spiritually. The natural man doesn’t understand such love.
It isn’t just Jews of course that have an issue with “ moral tally sheet mentality”. Prideful judgmentalism and the desire to be God is often masqueraded by a hyper righteous attitude...hence Christ’s parable of the Pharisee and the sinful Publican!
.....”I think that it partially has to do with their Collective sense of God some day saving their nation vs the individual accountability each man has before God”.....
I agree, which is also why it’s so important for the Jewish people to return to Israel to many of them. The event of Messiah will take place there.
You are correct..”the natural an doesn’t understand such love” God has for all men......but you see of course, that should Jews recognize their personal responsibiity before God, and according to their laws they have all failed which then it’s much easier to hold a “collective” mindset concerning Jesus Christ.
To them how could a loving God send anyone to a “burning fire pit”.