Note, One Law is a branch of Messianic theology. Not Messianic Judaism theology.
This is deceitful, at best, making use of private interpretations and customization of the terms. I understand your point only because I have taken note of another post where you clarified your usage more honestly.
As you are defining "Messianic", you refer to the "
Hebrew Roots" teachers that have become so popular in the past several years. This includes people like Jim Staley, Rico Cortes, Moshe K, and a number of others whose names escape me at the moment. These people identify and promulgate a lot of excellent information relating to the Hebraic background of the Bible. But they never identify with the broader Jewish community or traditional Judaism.
Some have engaged in sloppy speech, and referred to Hebrew Roots teachings as "Messianic", but that is not the generally accepted definition of the term. At least, not yet.
There are promoters of full Gentile integration into the Jewish community among both Hebrew Roots teachers and Messianic Judaism teachers, among Jews and Gentiles. It is a perspective--a doctrinal position that attempts to explain a number of Biblical ideas and how they can be implemented. The view is not the sole possession of any particular group, whether ethnic or ideological.
And very few Messianic Jews adhere to One Law theology. To my knowledge, there are 10 or fewer.
I'd like to see the massive poll you are citing that backs up such statistics. Your personal experience is not universal, by any stretch.
To justify your theological views, you consistently engage in three sorts of arguments that are completely invalid:
1. appeal to authorities
2. appeal numbers
3. emotional appeal
These sorts of arguments are routinely identified by philosophers and rhetoricians as inconclusive, at best.
I find it quite odd that you never address the one law concept from anything like a Biblical basis. The absence of Biblical support for your ideas screams volumes to those who are listening, and waiting for you to step up to the plate with an actual.
Are you familiar with the expression, "
a shanda fur de goyim"? That's what I see you and others doing here in this forum. You prefer to air your personal fears and animosity here when you could be helping visitors get a better grasp of Jews and Judaism, and their importance in understanding the Bible more fully.
Or perhaps it is your whole intention to deter Gentiles and secular/Christian Jews from becoming involved in Messianic Judaism? That would seem to better explain your interactions on this forum.
There are thousands of Messianic Jews who are members of the MJAA and UMJC and AMC combined.
Yes, there are. I have held membership in both organizations, as well, over the years. You should realize, though, that membership in an organization does not necessarily mean one agrees with every point on a written doctrinal statement. Especially when that statement has been revised in the last five or ten years. Some people just find it easier to keep identifying with "the group". It says almost nothing about individual views on specific doctrinal points.
