Few Questions...

[Spike511]

Few questions if you dont mind:

1. I know at one point Jesus was Jewish, but did he die a Jew? It appears that if I remember correctly he condemened them at one point.

2. I play football, so we go wild in terms of what we say in the locker rooms. Lets hypathetically say I was disrespectful to Jewish persons, if Jesus was a Jew, would I be insulting him?

3. Somebody told me Christianity was not a religion but a lifestyle....did he literally mean Christianity is not a religion and just a way of life?


Thanks,
Eric

 

[filosofer]

Few questions if you dont mind:

1. I know at one point Jesus was Jewish, but did he die a Jew? It appears that if I remember correctly he condemened them at one point.

2. I play football, so we go wild in terms of what we say in the locker rooms. Lets hypathetically say I was disrespectful to Jewish persons, if Jesus was a Jew, would I be insulting him?

3. Somebody told me Christianity was not a religion but a lifestyle....did he literally mean Christianity is not a religion and just a way of life?


Thanks,
Eric

Howdy. Good questions.

1. Yes, Jesus was Jewish and died as a Jew. He condemned those who clung to the Law as the means of salvation, or self-justification.

2. Any time we are disrespectful to people (of any ethnic group) we offend God, but not because Jesus was a Jew. (Colossians 4:5, etc.)

3. Usually those who make such a claim want to get away from "doctrine" and so focus on how we live. By doing so, the focus really is away from the Gospel to a focus on the life we live, hence the Law.

By faith we receive what God gives (Gospel). Yes, that will result in a change, but it is not the change that is critical but what God has done for us in Jesus Christ.

 

[Aibrean]

1. I would say Jewish by race.
2. No Christian should do that. You are setting a bad example by conforming to the world's standards. (Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.) I agree it's offensive to God.
3.I would agree with filo on that. I think it's both. If good works do not follow, faith is false and not true(Smalcald Articles).

 

[Spike511]

Thanks..I understand now.

 

[doulos_tou_kuriou]

Few questions if you dont mind:

1. I know at one point Jesus was Jewish, but did he die a Jew? It appears that if I remember correctly he condemened them at one point.

2. I play football, so we go wild in terms of what we say in the locker rooms. Lets hypathetically say I was disrespectful to Jewish persons, if Jesus was a Jew, would I be insulting him?

3. Somebody told me Christianity was not a religion but a lifestyle....did he literally mean Christianity is not a religion and just a way of life?


Thanks,
Eric

Eric, welcome to TCL.
1) Yes, he was Jewish, Christianity did not exist until post resurrection (we typically mark the start of the church at pentecost). Early Christianity was still considered by most to be a sect of Judaism until about the fall of the second temple around 70 AD.
2) I would think you would be insulting Jesus whether or not he was a Jew. Just as much as you would be insulting him for being disrespectful to Muslims or Christians or atheists. We are called to a life of love and respect. Praise God that our salvation rests in his grace not our merit.
3) Christianity is a religion. But I would not focus on it having to be one or the other. What is important is what it is a religion around, the triune God who is merciful and just, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Pax

 

[DaRev]

1) Yes, he was Jewish, Christianity did not exist until post resurrection (we typically mark the start of the church at pentecost). Early Christianity was still considered by most to be a sect of Judaism until about the fall of the second temple around 70 AD.

Actually, Judaism (as we know it today) has it's roots at the council of Jamnia in AD90. The "religion" at the time of Jesus (and also the religion of the Old Testament era) is called "Yahwism", the belief in the one true God as He had revealed Himself to that point.

 

[Kotton]

Jesus was the perfect Jew. He kept all of God's commandments. He understood the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob perfectly and was able to teach others. His mother was Jewish, which is a requirement to be born a jew. He perfectly devoted himself to God. He knew the parts of the Jewish stories that others had forgotton. No one was ever as good/perfect/correct a Jew as was Jesus. This jew is the perfect role model for Christians- for we follow Christ. He perfectly knew the difference between God's will and man's corruption and misinterpretation of God's will. He knew the law and kept the law, for He knew we could not keep it. He perfectly understood the reason for the law-that we would see our failure and our total need for God, our need for himself, the messiah. He lived and died a Jew who gave new life to all people. He was the Jew who gave birth to Christianity.

 

[doulos_tou_kuriou]

Actually, Judaism (as we know it today) has it's roots at the council of Jamnia in AD90. The "religion" at the time of Jesus (and also the religion of the Old Testament era) is called "Yahwism", the belief in the one true God as He had revealed Himself to that point.

But also Judaism today is rooted in the Pharisaic movement of Jesus' time. It and the "Jesus movement" as scholastics like to refer to it were the two surviving sects of what is commonly referred to as 1st century Judaism. And many people actually date the start of "Judaism" as a religion at the time of the return from Exile. Was it the same as Judaism today, certainly not. I'm not claiming that, although Yahwism as you note is simply an era of the Jewish movement. And it is a name that we today attribute to them, not a title they attributed to themselves.

But if you feel more comfortable to use the term Yahwist to distinguish from modern Judaism that is fine.

Pax

 

[Aibrean]

As I see it Jesus did not keep all of God's commandments as they were considered by the Pharisees (and probably the Jewish people in general), however he kept them perfectly according to God and their real intentions. Melakha for example (the Sabbath rules) - the disciples picked grain on the Sabbath and that was against the rules. Technically, you are prohibited from doing anything that will make people (even strangers) serving you, work (also employees). While the disciples weren't employees, I would consider them servants of Jesus. Healing is debatable because really a Jewish person was only required to save a life if it was in danger on the Sabbath.

 

[jesika]

Yes Jesus was born a Jew, died a Jew and was and IS still Risen as a Jew. His nationality never changed on the fact of Him exposing His Truth on what the Pharisees and Sadducees did.

It doesn't matter what labels we refer to ourselves. What matters is where R hearts R.

Thank you for your question
Have a good day

 

[LilLamb219]

Let's not forget that Jesus is the Christ.