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Sephirath:
(Loved this artical, had to share)
http://www.facebook.com/notes/eliezer-ben-melech/dear-christianity-a-letter-from-me/211017768954219
Dear Christianity....... A letter from me
by Eliezer Ben Melech on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 3:48pm
Dear Christendom,
Please stop trying to convert us into your religion. It is completely unnecessary. We have been worshiping G-d for thousands of years, the One and Only G-d. This is the same one that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worshiped so very long ago. Worshiping a man is idolatry. Whether you see it as that or not makes no difference to me. G-d has a name and it isn’t Jesus. It appears 6,823 times in the bible. Christians believe that Jesus and G-d are one in the same. That means according to your own holy book, we don’t need to convert. If it is as you say and Jesus and G-d are the same (I personally disagree) then we already “believe in HIM” therefore we are “saved”. My Jewish brothers and sisters all worship the One G-d that created the world. We depend on HIM for nourishment, redemption, salvation, and deliverance. It’s quite amusing that you think we are the ones that need to be “saved”. We are the same people that Jesus was talking about when he himself said “salvation is of the Jews”. This is the same Jesus that celebrated Chanukah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and all the other holidays that you will find in the Bible. The church did a wonderful job at distancing you from the guy you rely upon for your salvation seeing as Jesus was a Jew. You can keep your modified pagan holidays and call them Christian if you want because after all, it is a free country and you may believe whatever you want. I don’t want to drink blood and eat human flesh with you (even if it is symbolic) because G-d says that is an abomination to HIM. Last but not least….. Don’t be jealous because I am more like Jesus than you are and that is just by default. As a Jew, I strive daily to walk in HIS path, fulfill HIS commandments, and rely solely on HIM. So, don’t worry about us… We’ll be fine….
With all due respect,
Eliezer ben Melech
Yaakov Mendel:
JTF is an organization based on cooperation between Jews and righteous Gentiles. We have a lot of great Christian members who sincerely support Israel and who make no attempt to convert us. This is why I think this kind of offensive post is a bad idea.
muman613:
I dont see anything which is offensive in this post. It is 100% true... It is not a secret that Jews do not believe in the Christian 'messiah'... And maybe a gentile reader can understand that Jews are G-ds chosen people and do not deserve the disrespect we have been shown.
For those who find it offensive I am sorry... But the Jewish people found it offensive for 1000s of years to be subjected to the forced conversions, pogroms, crusades, and inquisitions. Rabbi Kahane was not shy to talk about these events nor should any Jew worth his world to come..
Yaakov Mendel:
--- Quote from: muman613 on August 26, 2011, 04:14:39 PM ---I dont see anything which is offensive in this post. It is 100% true... It is not a secret that Jews do not believe in the Christian 'messiah'... And maybe a gentile reader can understand that Jews are G-ds chosen people and do not deserve the disrespect we have been shown.
For those who find it offensive I am sorry... But the Jewish people found it offensive for 1000s of years to be subjected to the forced conversions, pogroms, crusades, and inquisitions. Rabbi Kahane was not shy to talk about these events nor should any Jew worth his world to come..
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Maybe you're right, there's no reason for a truly righteous Gentile to find anything offensive here... I just don't want the divisive, bitter threads on Christianity vs Judaism to appear again and I thought it could be useful to inform a new JTFer of JTF's "policy" on this issue.
muman613:
--- Quote from: Yaakov Mendel on August 26, 2011, 04:35:34 PM ---Maybe you're right, there's no reason for a truly righteous Gentile to find anything offensive here... I just don't want the divisive, bitter threads on Christianity vs Judaism to appear again and I thought it could be useful to inform a new JTFer of JTF's "policy" on this issue.
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Very true... Nor do I seek any confrontation with the very good gentile members of JTF. I appreciate your concern..
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