Jesus said salvation is of the Jews.?

The point of salvation being of the Jews is that the church has become spiritual Israel, and in that context we can have salvation.

A careful study of Matthew reveals even further that Christ's story

actually repeats the history of ancient Israel, point by point—but

He overcame where they had failed. Notice the following amazing

parallels between the history of ancient Israel and Jesus Christ:

• When the young nation of Israel comes out of Egypt, God calls it

"my son" (Exodus 4:22). When Jesus comes out of Egypt, God says

"Out of Egypt have I called my son" (Matthew 2:15).

• When Israel leaves Egypt, her people go through the Red Sea. The

apostle Paul says they were "baptized unto Moses ... in the sea"

(1 Corinthians 10:2). Jesus is also baptized "to fulfill all

righteousness," and immediately afterward God proclaims Him, "my

beloved Son" (Matthew 3:15-17).

• In Psalm 80:8, God calls Israel a "vine" that He brought

"out of Egypt." Jesus later declares, "I am the true

vine" (John 15:1).

• In the Old Testament, the name "Israel" first applied to

one man: Jacob—representing his spiritual victory over sin. Even so,

in the New Testament, Jesus Christ is the Israel who came "out of

Egypt." He is the one victorious man who overcame all sin!

More Striking Evidence!

The list of parallels between Jesus and Israel goes on but consider just

a few more points.

For example, after healing a group of people, Jesus modestly

"charged them that they should not make him known: That it might be

fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias [Greek for Isaiah] the prophet,

saying, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my

soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew

judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall

any man hear his voice in the streets" (Matthew 12:16–19). Here

the writer quotes Isaiah 42:1–3, a passage that originally applied

to "Israel, ... my servant" (Isaiah 41:8). Yet Matthew again

tells us it is "fulfilled" in Jesus Christ!

The apostle Paul also follows the principle in his letters of applying

statements originally made about the nation of Israel to Jesus Christ.

God called Israel "my firstborn" in Exodus 4:22. Yet Paul said

it was Jesus Christ who is "the firstborn of every creature"

(Colossians 1:15).

The clearest example is when God calls Israel "the seed of

Abraham" (Isaiah 41:8). However, Paul later writes that

Abraham's seed does not refer to "many," but to "one,

... which is Christ" (Galatians 3:16). Thus we discover that

repeatedly in the New Testament, statements that once applied to the

nation of Israel are now applied to Jesus Christ. The Messiah is now

"the seed." Therefore, Jesus is the very essence of Israel! This

is an explosive truth, and it cannot be ignored if we are to truly

understand the role and identity of modern Israel.

Yet there is more. Remember that the name "Israel" not only

referred to Jacob, but also to his descendants—who became Israel.

The same principle is seen in the New Testament.

For example, the Lord told the ancient Israelites, "And ye shall be

unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation" (Exodus 19:6). In

the New Testament, Peter applies these exact words to the church:

"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation,

a peculiar people" (1 Peter 2:9).

Likewise, immediately after Paul's statement in Galatians 3 about

Jesus being "the seed," he then tells his Gentile (a non-Jew)

converts, "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's

seed, and heirs according to the promise" (Galatians 3:29). Thus in

the New Testament, the name Israel not only applies to Jesus Christ, but

also to those who are born in Christ—His Church! In other words, all

true Christians are now God's spiritual Israel.

The church is called the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27), which is

one reason why James, when writing to the church, addresses it as the 12

tribes that are scattered abroad (James 1:1). From the very beginning,

the church has understood Israel to mean a spiritual body of Christ.

Double Vision

Have you ever been hit so hard on the head that you start seeing double?

Well, from what we have studied together, the Christian world needs a

loving "bonk" on the head with this New Testament truth, so that

more people start "seeing double" about the subject of Israel!

According to the New Testament, there are now two Israels. One group is

composed of literal Israelites "according to the flesh" (Romans

9:3, 4). The other is "spiritual Israel," composed of Jews and

Gentiles who believe in Jesus Christ.

Paul writes, "They are not all Israel, which are of Israel"

(Romans 9:6). How's that for proof! That is, not all are part of

God's spiritual Israel who are of the literal nation of Israel. Paul

continues: "That is, They which are the children of the flesh

[physical descendants of Abraham], these are not the children of God:

but the children of the promise are counted for the seed" (v. 8).

The children of the flesh are only natural descendants of Abraham, but

the children of the promise are counted as the true seed. Today, any

person—Jew or Gentile—can become part of this spiritual nation

of Israel through faith in Jesus Christ.

God Looks on the Heart

Just as there are two Israels, there are also two kinds of Jews. First,

there are the Jews who are only natural, physical descendants of

Abraham. Second, there are the Jews in Spirit who believe in Jesus

Christ. Paul writes, "Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest on

the law, and makest thy boast of God. ... For circumcision verily

profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law,

thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. Therefore if the uncircumcision

[Gentiles] keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his

uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? ... For he is not a Jew,

which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward

in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision

is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise

is not of men, but of God" (Romans 2:17, 25, 26, 28, 29).

Did you catch that? The implications are staggering! Someone who is

"called a Jew" because he is a physical descendant of Abraham,

and yet who lives as a lawbreaker, "is not a Jew"—at least, not

in God's eyes. His "circumcision is made uncircumcision." It

is revoked. Thus to God, he is a Gentile. And a believing Gentile, who

through faith keeps "the righteousness of the law," his

uncircumcision is counted for circumcision. Thus to God, he is a Jew.

John the Baptist paved the way for this principle when he warned the

Jews not to trust their literal ancestry for salvation. "Bring forth

therefore fruits meet [worthy] for repentance: And think not to say

within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you,

that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham"

(Matthew 3:8, 9).

Later, Jesus echoed this same principle in a showdown with the religious

leaders. "They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father.

Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do

the works of Abraham. … Ye are of your father the devil, and the

lusts of your father ye will do" (John 8:39, 44).

Paul also writes, "Know ye therefore that they which are of faith,

the same are the children of Abraham" (Galatians 3:7). "For we

are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in

Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh" (Philippians

3:3). Thus, according to Paul, a real Jew in the sight of God is

anybody—Jew or Gentile—who has personal faith in Jesus Christ!

So, when Jesus said salvation is of the Jews, he is speaking of the promise given to the Jews applies to the Church.

But all what the Christians have is NOT of; and does NOT come from the Jews. For Jews, the belief that God would become human is the ultimate heresy. Human sacrifice and the sanctification of martyrdom are abominations.

From "Judaism for Everyone" by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach:

…Jews felt that, in Christianity, their core teachings had been perverted and abused. They read some of the New Testament’s insidious attacks against them and wondered how a book claiming divine authorship can be so blatantly anti-Semitic. Although Christianity stemmed from Jewish origin, it took the concept of the Jewish God and associated it with a man; took the concept of sacrifice and associated it with a human sacrifice. Christianity took their cherished Torah and said that it had been superseded by a new testament. And finally, it took the concept of the chosen nation itself, claimed that the Jews had been abandoned by God, and called themselves the new Israel. Jews reacted with outrage. The Jews withdrew from mainstream Christian society. Christians’ burning Jews at the stake as heretics would do little to make them draw closer.

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Jesus was Jewish the Jews were his people he came to save both Jew and Gentile. However the Jews did not take his as their saviour their Messiah. So they betrayed him and handed him over to the romans. But Jesus still said that the Jews could be saved like everyone else if they came to him. He even prayed for the people killing him on the cross. So salvation is of everyone really but Jesus was Jewish and their Messiah even if they don't think so.

Sweetheart,

Salvation has always been and will remain through Jesus Christ and Him alone.

Christianity stemmed from Judaism but NEVER say that salvation is from the Jews.

I pray for Israel's people the Jews that's what we're supposed to do. We, as Christians, are to love them. They may be blinded by their traditions and ceremonies now but God one day will re-open their eyes. They are still God's chosen people.

We have Jewish friends and as far as I've seen there is no animosity between the Jews and Christians that I'm aware of.

All these disputes and so called 'hatred" between the two faiths should not be clumped as a lump sum .... it's up to individuals how they perceive any given situation.

I fail to see the relevance of your statement "if all what the Christians have is of; and come from the Jews"? Are you trying to argue that since Jesus was Jewish and the founders of Christianity were initially Jewish that Jews, by and large, should become Christian? Where's the logic in that?

And what exactly do you mean by "against Christianity"? Do you mean "do not acknowledge that Christianity is correct"? If so, then what else would you expect?

Salvation is to the Jew first.than the gentiles. Jews do not accept Jesus as their messiah. The Christians proclaim Jesus is the messiah. so there it is in a nut shell. I don't think Jews hate Christians and i don't think Christians hate Jews. Christians pray for Israel the bible says we should pray for the peace of Israel. That's what we should be doing.

Christians believe that the Jews missed the Messiah that they had been waiting for for so long. I am a Christian and believe that is true. Jesus fulfilled all the prophesies from the Old Testament.

"the very question and popularity of this section proves that the messiah of the OT has not yet come." Many people doubting it does not prove that Jesus is not the Messiah. Satan is very tricky. Which prophesy has Jesus not fulfilled?

Judaism is not AGAINST christianity. we are against christians LYING and saying they are Jewish in order to deceptively convert people away from Judaism... but actual honest christians, we have no issue with.

Jews do NOT hate Christians NOR do we hate Muslims. to think that we do is the bigotry. and absurd, deceptive bigotry at that. disgusting. (ignore people like michael, some people are just like that.

edit: >"Jew rejects the Messiahship of Jesus."<

yes, because he did not fulfill the prophecys.

>"Jesus fulfilled all the prophesies from the Old Testament."<

this is empirically untrue. the very question and popularity of this section proves that the messiah of the OT has not yet come.

also, if you say that he fulfilled all of the prophecys, then you do not think that he has to come back?

the whole reason the second coming idea was invented, was to deal with the fact that he left most of the tasks undone.

Why are we against Christianity? Maybe because the Christian scriptures are blatantly anti-semitic. They falsify Judaism, slander Jews and attack Jews. And the message in theChristian scriptures have permeated through to Christianity- whether it be form the early Church Fathers with their calling Jews devil worshippers, calling synagogues brothels and places of devil worship or Martin Luther repeating the same vile accusations later- all of these statements have led to the deaths fo millions of Jews. Why on earth should we be anything but against Christianity when you get Christians adopting deceitful and fraudulent tactics to try and convert Jews? Why on earth would we be anything but against Christianity when we have "loving" Christians telling us we are doomed to burn in hell because we don't believe in Jesus?

Sorry- we will never believe in any false messiah and thus we will never be one in the name of any false messiah.

Yes, salvation was originally of the Jews. It then went to all the Gentiles. We are already one in Christ. God loves all, but Israel is no longer his chosen.

Jew rejects the Messiahship of Jesus.