The Church: history or doctrine of or about?

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Re: The Church: history or doctrine of or about?

Post by JacobMartinMertens » Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:58 pm

Paidion wrote:
When you think of the term Christian do you recognize that the early church was entirely Jewish?
Of course. How could I help but recognize that the very early "church" was entirely Jewish? But very soon the apostle Paul brought Gentiles into the faith.
Beyond this I support Biblical Judaism, and Messianic Judaism is different from Jews for Jesus.
You have the right to do so.
Many Christians believe a Jew must cease to be a Jew in order to become a Christian.
How can a Jew cease to be a Jew ethnically?

However, a Jew must cease to subscribe to the religion of Judaism, in order to become a disciple of Jesus (Christian). For a disciple of Jesus recognizes Him as the Messiah. This is denied by Judaism.
Peter saw Gentiles come to faith before Paul did.

Biblical Judaism or Judaism in its true form had the expectation of a coming Messiah, and we all who believe know that Messiah to be Yeshua. This is Jewish and believed by Gentiles as well. Christians believe Jesus to be the Christ (the Messiah, God's Anointed One).

To believe in Yeshua as the Messiah one does not cease to be a Jew.
John 1:41, 49 NASB - 41 He found first his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which translated means Christ). 49 - Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."

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