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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureReligion & Spirituality · 1 decade ago

If "messianic Judaism" why not "non-messianic Christianity" too?

Since a small minority of Christians have proclaimed themselves to be "messianic Jews" and to practice "messianic Judaism" (despite what real Jews have to say about it), isn't it fair that a small minority of Jews begin calling themselves "non-messianic Christians" and practice "non-messianic Christianity"?

In parallel with what "messianic Jews" do (practice Christianity but call it Judaism), these "non-messianic Christians" would practice Judaism, but call it Christianity. They also would insist they are the real Christians and that real Christians are not Christians at all. They and their supporters would say the real Christians were persecuting them for their beliefs and that the real Christians were being anti-Christian. They would accuse real Christians of "spewing hate" when they simply pointed out that the "non-messianic Christians" were not really Christians at all.

They also would travel around to synagogues "explaining" what Christianity is to Jews and at the same time through their ministries actively recruit mainstream Christians to give up Christ and become "non-messianic Christians" by convincing them that it is possible to give up Christ and remain Christian.

Turn about is only fair play, right?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    People seem to be missing the point of your question (that "Messianic Judaism," Jews who believe in Jesus, is ludicrous).

  • ?
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    5 years ago

    You're right. No Jew defines themself as 'non-Messianic'. It's a term used by those Christians who term themselves 'Messianic Jews' and then claim that 'other' Jews are 'non-Messianic'. It's done so that they can attempt to claim that they're the 'real' Jews. Given that their basic belief (that Jesus was the messiah according to the Christian definition of what a messiah should be which is entirely different from the Jewish definition) is one that is identified with the religion known as Christianity, their claim that there are these 'other' 'non-Messianic' Jews is just too absurd. This is the game - you claim to be someone else and then claim that the people who have that identity are lacking in something that you've added in which totally distorts, even negates, the original meaning. Bonkers or what? And yes, you've every right to feel irritated by people who play such idiotic word games. Remember Humpty Dumpty in Alice through the Looking Glass? He claimed that words meant whatever he wanted them to mean. That's what Messies do. The rest of the world doesn't understand what on earth they're banging on about, but they insist that their definition of the word is the right one......

  • Too many Christians simply will not understand this because they assume that they know what Judaism is about.

    They don't.

    Christianity has far more in common with the Greek mystery religions, especially in their Romanized forms, than it does with Judaism. Hijacking a few words and giving them polar opposite meanings utterly destroyed any continuity that may have once been.

    'Messiah' and 'christos' may both translate as 'anointed', but they're using radically different models of what that means. That's just the first example.

    The question then is why? Sometimes it certainly seems like the answer was to accomplish via trickery what the Romans couldn't accomplish militarily -- the elimination of Judaism.

  • 1 decade ago

    Since Christianity came from Judaism and is supposed to follow such Biblical Laws, and also accepting gentiles into the fold .

    The "Jews " did not and do not recognize Emanuel /Jesus as the Messiah and are waiting for him.

    The Messianic Jews recognize him and accept him .so they are split. apart from both

    Most "Christian" Churches are derived from the Catholic Church in some way , which came from the Pharisees, and has accepted many Pagan beliefs such as Sun-day worship

    And lets not forget Christianity is founded upon the one man which was a Jew.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Messianic Judaism is as close to God as you can get. Christians have a problem with celebrating pagan holidays....such as...easter, halloween, christmas, etc. these are all pagan and not ordained by God to celebrate. The Bible talks about the celebrations of the Jewish feasts, such as passover, but tells us to stay away from the traditions of man. Please do research on the paganism of the so called holidays. Also, the sabbath starts at sundown on Friday and ends on Saturday. The Catholics changed the sabbath day along with bringing in all of the pagan holidays. I think this was what Jesus was talking about in Revelation when He is talking to the churches, one He tells that He has one thing against them that they are tolerating and putting up with Jezebel. If you recall Jezebel was a harlot in the Bible. If you look further into Revelations, there is a harlot riding on the back of the beast(the one world government of satan) The Catholic church is the harlot and the pope is the false prophet the Bible is talking about.

    So to answer your question, messianic judaism is the only religion that is doing what God wants us to. They are with Jesus Christ and following the traditions of God instead of the traditions of men.

  • 1 decade ago

    All Jews are messianic. We just believe Jesus was not him, nor has he come yet, nor will perform miracles.

    Source(s): s--attorney 25 years
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    There already are Christians kind of like that, only they don't proselytize because it would be rude and they don't believe its necessary anyway.

  • 1 decade ago

    Great idea!

    But why not a self-cleaning Messy-antic of any sort? They all do make quite a mess you know with all their assorted silliness!

    Cool b? What's wrong with being a pagan, we're nice people...

  • 1 decade ago

    well Christianity was originally a sect of Judaism, and this specific group of Christians have decided to divert back to their roots and practice Christianity as Jews

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sure, why not?

    And while you're at it, why not "deistic atheism"?

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