[patlin]

we got ourselves a supposedly Messianic Jew

Actually for the record...I am a non-practicing Lutheran who got fed up with the cotton candy sermons filled with antisemitic diatribe & started searching the truth on my own since my professed Christian pastors would not/could not answer simple questions about the man made religious doctrine that conflicted with the WORD of the Scriptures.

Also for the record...I would never convert to any form of Judaism as with Christianity, it too has its own form of bondage via doctrine of men over Instructions of YHVH. That is the beauty of YHVH, He doesn't require conversion to any religion(Cornelius). YHVH only requires us to have Faith in His Torah (Yah’shua Messiah in the flesh) by Completely Trusting that He knows best for HIS children and loving HIM so much that all we want to do is be obedient and follow HIS House rules, lest HIS good name be profaned or we cause chaos in HIS House.

[SkyDancer]

I'm not into organized religion either. I declare what I am, in this case a Messianic Jew. I follow Yashua and His teachings. Fortunately Messianic Temples (loosely termed) teach from Torah. I attend Emmaus in Redmond, WA when I'm home.

So with that in mind, this is basically what Messianic Judaism is:

Messianic Judaism states that Jesus is not merely a man, but the Jewish Messiah and "God the Son" (one person of the Trinity), and that salvation is only achieved through acceptance of Yashua as one's savior. Any Jewish laws or customs that are followed are cultural and do not contribute to attaining salvation. Belief in the Messiahship and divinity of Yashua, which Messianic Judaism shares, is viewed by Christian denominations and Jewish religious movements as being a defining distinction between Christianity and Judaism.

[reaganaut]

Uh huh...whatever.