Everything within Christianity that is true, faithful and obedient to God and His Word is actually Judaism. Everything that cannot be shown to be Hebraic in origin, is in fact pagan and by definition fully disobedient and evil.
I disagree, and believe that Judaism only exists to convict everyone as guilty and in need of Christ, and Christ alone (Romans 3:19). That anyone who is practicing Judaism in any form is placing themselves "under the law" (Galatians 4:21) and thereby "under the curse" (so Jesus would say "Depart from Me, you cursed" ): Galatians 3:10, Matthew 25:41: moreover, Judaism is based on the law, which means the priesthood is of the order of Aaron, through Levi; thus Judaism cannot have Christ as High Priest since He is of Judah, and of the order of Melchizedek. Thus, by the law, the entire priesthood of Jesus Christ would be abomination: Hebrews 7:11, Hebrews 7:14-15
When Paul talks about things "of the flesh" He is talking about all things "of Judaism" which are all profitless for anything but stopping mouths and accusing all under the law of being guilty of abomination before God. The law only serves to accuse and convict: John 5:45, it is weak and profitless for any other use: Hebrews 7:18: only being made to force evil men into acting like good men out of fear of punishment: 1 Timothy 1:9: but a good man who loves others has no need to be threatened into acting like a loving person, since he is such by character, and no sin is imputed him: Romans 4:6-8, 2 Corinthians 5:19: as love covers all: Proverbs 10:12: and is the passing from death to life: 1 John 3:14, which is to say, from being children of the flesh, under law; to being children of the promise, under grace.
Jesus fulfilled the old covenant, and initiated a new covenant with a single new commandment: John 15:10, John 15:12, John 13:34-35.
9. I am not saying that everything in Judaism is correct and perfect. I am saying that Judaism was the selected method of worship practiced by our God and Savior, Jesus.
Note that Jesus was fulfilling that old covenant Himself in order to create a new covenant. He kept His Father's commandments, but, His covenant is not based upon His Father's commandments, but upon His commandment, and His covenant: Hebrews 8:8-9 (note the words
not according to the covenant made with their fathers i.e. Judaism), Hebrews 8:13
10. I am not saying you are going to hell because you practice pagan rituals. I am not God and therefore I can’t make such a judgement. Face it - we've all been fooled by Satan as he has manipulated our system of faith of the last 2 millennia. And yes – contrary to popular belief, 2 billion Christians can be wrong and they are wrong on many many things.
Agree with this completely.
Speaking of Judaism Paul had this to say:
Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have
no confidence in the flesh.
4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin,
an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church;
touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7 But what things were gain to me, those
I counted loss for Christ.
8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do
count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
9 And be found in him,
not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
So Paul was "blameless" touching on "righteousness which is in the law"; yet his confidence was in Christ alone. Paul teaches over and again that Judaism is useless, and even moreso, the path to destruction to those who attempt to "live by it": Romans 10:5, Galatians 3:10: but only those who live by faith are counted children of the promise: Romans 1:17: and any who draw back into the law are not pleasing to God: Hebrews 10:38: having drawn back under the curse of the law.
In fact Paul allegorizes the Sinai covenant as "Hagar" and all in that covenant "children of the flesh" i.e. Ishmael: Galatians 4:24: and these under the law of bondage will not inherit the promises through faith; but are to be cast out: Galatians 4:30: thus again we see Jesus saying to them "Depart from Me, you cursed" this is because their have placed their faith back into the own hands in an attempt to "do the law" and be justified through their "works of the flesh" (circumcision of the flesh being the sign of the covenant), and as such have removed from living by faith, to, living by law; and have once more become "accused of the law" and are sinners of great magnitude in the eyes of God through the law to which they have joined themselves: this is nothing short of joining to Hagar and becoming Ishmael; they have forsaken being of Isaac and the promise, and returned to the bondage of corruption found in Hagar/Sinai.