As a man who is married to a wonderful Jewish lady, I have to ask, where does this leave Jews?
I would say that since Jesus was a Jew his whole life, that she’s gonna be ok. just a hunch.
All I can say is this — Even if we worship the same God, we have to worship Him ON HIS TERMS, not ours.
Cain and Abel both worshipped the same God, but only one of their offerings was accepted by God.
If you take this line at its face value "God is not God apart from Jesus. It is pointless to try to define the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob apart from Jesus Christ."
It leaves Jews in the same boat as the Muslims. I'm not willing to do that.
Also would Abraham, Isaac and Jacob have known Jesus?
The world is divided into two groups. Those who believe that Jesus was God Incarnate who came to save us from our sins and have faith in Him alone for our salvation and everlasting life - no small promise. This applies to both those who were living during His time and those yet to come. Abraham knew God on a personal level even though Jesus had not yet come to earth, same for King David and many other Old Covenant heroes, so I think they are with God now. The Hebrew prophets informed the Jews about the coming of the Messiah, yet many refused to believe it was Jesus when he was walking right there among them. The fear of being shunned by your own family and community was too much for many to accept. They would rather be wrong, suffer those consequences, and have family peace. Sound familiar?
The most compelling book a non-believing Jew can read is ‘The Complete Jewish Bible, which contains the old and new convenant, translated by a Messianic Jew. I was an Episcopalian before I converted to Judaism, before I finally became a believer in Jesus Christ. My recommendation for your wife is to be informed and not blind to the Truth. If she can read this book and still say she doesn’t believe, then it’s her decision. If you as her loving husband believe in what Jesus said to us all, then maybe you could read it together. It’s online and free.
http://www.onlinebible.org/html/eng/bible-info/complete-jewish-bible.html