There is only one simple criterion by which any religion may be judged: does it lead its adherents in the direction of non-self-interested love? If it does, then it should be respected. If it does not, then there is a better way. Doctrinal distinctions are secondary, and of no importance when the time comes for us to account for how we have stewarded the resources with which God has entrusted and blessed us.
Men and women are created equally in the image of God. The writing on this web site therefore uses language that is strictly gender neutral. However, some of the biblical quotations may seem not to reflect this. No translation of the Bible is perfect.
I have looked at many. In my opinion, the New Revised Standard Version exhibits the best balance between comprehensibility and faithfulness to the original Hebrew and Greek languages. It is also much more gender neutral than its predecessor, the Revised Standard Version. Even so, some references to God are phrased in masculine terms. This is difficult to avoid, considering the time and place from which the texts originate. It will still be clear that the understanding of God presented here is genderless, and these biblical quotations should so be understood.
Unless otherwise indicated, quotations from the Bible are taken from the New Revised Standard Version. Judeochristianity is neither Judaism nor Christianity but a bridge between the two. Its mission is to explore the implications of Jewish and Christian teaching when Jesus is seen as continuing the line of Hebrew prophecy and moving it forward. One might immerse before Sabbath or a feast day or even before marriage; Yeshua Jesus did not begin this practice.
John baptised for repentance, not for salvation or to belong to any given faith. Our communion is taken right from the Passover Seder. The Matza which Yeshua broke is called the afikoman. It is broken in half, and half is wrapped in a white cloth and hidden till later in the meal. This is what Yeshua lifted up and said it represented His body, and the cup that He lifted up was called the cup of Redemption, one of four cups in the Seder meal. Yeshua tells us that when we do this, the Seder, in its context, we need to remember Him.
Yeshua did not start a new practice. We celebrate feast days, or holy days, but they are not Biblical days. These man-made feast days and holy days are not what God has told us to keep.
Leviticus 23 speaks of these days, and as you read through it, you will see that these feast days include the sojourner who is in the midst of the Jews. These sojourners were called God-Fearers, for they were Gentiles who believed in the one true God of Israel and left Egypt along with Israel at the exodus, and they are mentioned all throughout Scriptures and even in the Gospels.
In the creation story, we see that there was night and then day. We also see that God creates the Sabbath, the seventh day, for He rested and made it holy. The Scripture tells us that the Sabbath was created for man and not the other way around Mark It was given to man at creation. Yeshua tells us that He is the Lord of the Sabbath Matthew ; this is the seventh day and not the first. He never says to keep the first day because He resurrected on that day. This too was man-made. We believe in the Messiah and so do the Jewish people; the difference is that we have made our Messiah Christian, and we have lost His Jewish identity.
The Jewish people are waiting for a Jewish Messiah, the one who has been prophesied for thousands of years through the prophets. Even in the gospels we see the angel giving the good news Gospel that the Messiah has been born in the city of David Jerusalem and His kingdom will be forever. Where will His kingdom be? We think that the tabernacle, or temple, has been destroyed because Yeshua came. But what we do not understand is that the temple in Heaven still exists, and we are to be a royal priesthood, yet we do not know what that all means.
We must remember what Paul tells us: that we have been grafted into Israel Romans and that the root supports us, not the other way around. So, become part of our regular viewers and participate in our discussions. Learn what we have been grafted into so that we can bear much fruit for the Messiah.
Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. This blog has been amazingly true! I have learned all that you have written and live by it. I do consider myself Jewish through Yeshua and Holy Spirit. Like in Acts I do believe Saturday is the Sabbath. How it was changed to Sunday I completely agree.
A few years ago when I was studying hard the Jewish history I learned come Hebrew words spoken in English. I studied and found Yeshua was crucified on Wednesday, died and buried and arose the third day, Saturday, and ascended to Heaven after spending time with His Disciples. Love learning the true teachings of Christ as we should study the magnificent word of God to enhance our knowledge of truth in the living word.
In the hours it took to put out the blaze, the iconic spire fell and the roof was destroyed. The upper walls of the building were severely damaged, along with some works of art and religious relics, although many others were moved to safety early in the fire. The disaster was met with an outpouring of grief from people in France and around the world. This expression of grief transcended the religiosity of the cathedral, which is an architectural wonder and cultural monument as well as a site of worship.
It did not take long for the disaster to be politicised. We are aflame. Ted Cruz R-Texas , the term is a building block of American society.
These opposing views reflect a deep rift in American society and illuminate very different fundamental political beliefs.
Get Washington Jewish Week Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories We do not share data with third party vendors. Free Sign Up. Although there is not necessarily one definition of the term among conservatives who use it, they often mean the fundamental values of Western society that, they believe, come from both Judaism and Christianity.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, an author and frequent political commentator, also uses the term. Boteach argued that the principles of democracy, for example, stem from the biblical principle that everybody is created equal. Moline, on the other hand, argued that the term does a disservice to interfaith dialogue and cooperation. But Judeo-Christian soon fell out of fashion among liberals. It became a rallying cry during the Cold War as a proxy for Western values that were fighting atheist Communism.
In the s, the evangelical Rev. Jerry Falwell then played an important role in popularizing the phrase Judeo-Christian, according to Goldman. Nevertheless, the cultural significance of the phrase continued to grow. The term was commonly used in the s in the so-called culture wars over abortion and same-sex marriage and remains popular among evangelical conservatives today. Boteach acknowledged that the term is sometimes used in an exclusionary way, and he pushed back against those uses of the term.
On the other side of the debate, Goldman argued that particularly when conservatives like Bannon use the term, it is used to exclude Muslims. In an essay for the Religion Dispatches , Goldman also quoted Maimonides, the medieval Jewish scholar, to suggest that it is wrong to discuss a shared Judeo-Christian tradition.
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