What is the Purpose of this Page?
The purpose of this page is not to discuss Christianity itself, but to deal with areas where Christian beliefs interface with Judaism. The content of this page is largely limited to Christianity's objective of proving itself through the Tanakh. Under normal circumstances I am perfectly content leaving Christianity and its beliefs to itself, but am forced to issue a response when (I feel) Christianity to misrepresent Judaism, and in some cases malign it.
That being said, it is important to see Christianity as a force for good in the world, with many Christians being upright, moral, and compassionate individuals. Where practiced Christianity tends to generate a solid family structure and people dedicated to living a positive spiritually-based lifestyle.
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To that end all information presented regarding Christianity is designed to extricate the truth when possible, and not to deride or break down Christianity; the world has benefited from the advent of this religion and it would be foolish to detract from that. All of this is considered when dealing with some of the misconceptions that Christians tend to have about Judaism and some of the theological issues within Christianity itself. Something being good does not vindicate it from focusing on areas that need improvement, either in theory or in practice, which is a methodology that I apply to my own religion as well (see Is it Possible to be Orthodox and Completely Miss the Point?).
I challenge any Christian reading this to frame this content in terms the Jewish understanding of the call to be "a light to nations." (Isaiah 42:6) While Christians tend to interpret this verse in terms of Jesus' being the source of that light, Jews still understand it quite literally as their ongoing responsibility to the dissemination of that light. It is not a figurative foreshadowing transubstantiated onto a representative Messianic individual, but a perpetual mandate and function with practical applications. This may have different social and cultural manifestations. However, regarding Judaism's interaction with concepts foreign to a correct theology this responsibility translates into engaging those incorrect ideas. This is the main area of my focus.
- Did Jacob Really Wrestle with God? (New post!) - And if he did, how could he have won?
- God Is One - The Word "Echad" in the Torah (New post!) - Is there a difference between the words echad (one) and yachid (only) in the Torah?
- Salvation Is Free, Or Is It? (New post!) - Is it always merciful to forgive?
- Is Belief In The Antichrist Monotheistic? (New post!) - The Antichrist facilitates Satan's will and leads this battle against God at the end of times.
- Progressive Revelation (New post!) - The things that God revealed to humanity were not all given at once. His revelation was given in stages.
- Daniel 9:24 - Is Jesus the Anointed One?
- Do I Need Jesus to Talk to God? - Or can I speak directly to Him?
- Did Jesus Violate the Sabbath? - Is the Sabbath Biblical or Rabbinic?
- Is Worshiping Jesus Idolatry? - An examination of Exodus 20:4-5: "You shall make no graven images."
- Dr. Kyle Bailey on Sin and Sacrifice - A pastor's view of the commandments.
The Trinity - A Textual Analysis
- How Do We Know that the Trinity is Not in the Torah? - Introduction and link to related posts.
- Does Genesis 1:26 Mention the Trinity? "We" Who? A textual analysis.
- Does Genesis 18 Mention the Trinity? Part 1 - A textual analysis.
- Does Genesis 18 Mention the Trinity? Part 2 - A textual analysis.
- Does Judges 13 Mention the Trinity? - A textual analysis.
- Does Psalm 110 Refer to Jesus as God? - A Jewish view.
- Is God Simple or Complex? - A word from William Lane Craig.
- The Trinity: What's Under the Hood? - How does it work and why do Jews reject it?
- The Trinity: Theological Refraction - An accurate metaphor for a theological error?
What Does Judaism Really Say?
- Can I Keep All Ten Commandments? - What happens if I can't?
- Can A Righteous Person Die for My Sins? - According to the Talmud (Moed Katan 28a) "the death of a righteous one atones." Maybe Jesus did die for our sins!
- Make You Fishers of Men - Is Christianity more inclusive that Judaism?
3 comments:
Hi, I know this might not be the reason you created your blog but I have been wrestling with my religious beliefs for a while now. I would like to speak with you more but do not want to publish it online, if you have an email address or another way I can speak to you about Judaism I will appreciate it, if not I will understand
Absolutely, you can email me at HashemIsBeautiful@gmail.com. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
You left a comment back in September of 2020 to the effect that you had some questions about Judaism and wanted to email me. I haven't received an email from you, but if you come back to this site please know that I am eager to receive your email.
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