Christians Practicing Judaism
I'm trying this from am I Pad in Nashville...so will be brief as typing is slow.
Check out this article about Jews, Christians and the Last Days that appeared today in the New York Times.
Of all the surprises promised by the recent TLC reality show “The Sisterhood,” which followed the lives of five Atlanta preachers’ wives, the only one that truly amazed me was the Christian bar mitzvah, an event organized by Pastor Tara Lewis and her husband, Pastor Brian, for their son, Trevor. Brian was born to Jewish parents; Tara was not. Both are born-again Christians, and they’re of one mind about their son’s bar mitzvah as a Christ-centered take on the traditional Jewish coming-of-age ceremony.
Personally, I am deeply uncomfortable with the role assigned to Jews in the end-times pageant of Hagee and his ilk. So I was surprised to learn that Rabbi Pearlson knows and seemingly respects Hagee. A few years ago both men attended a rally of what Pearlson calls “pro-Israel Zionist Christians” at Miami’s Ministerio Internacional El Rey Jesús. The Christians, Pearlson recalls, were “folk-dancing and singing songs in Hebrew — correctly.” Firing up the crowd, Hagee urged the Christians not to proselytize to the Jews in attendance because of the Jews’ “unique relationship to God.” The event raised $250,000 for Israeli bomb shelters. By the rabbi’s recollection, some of the things Hagee said that night “made the Jewish people there cry,” they were so touched.
Here; www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/magazine/oy-vey-christian-soldiers.html?pagewanted=all
posted by dennis at
1:19 PM
2 Comments:
I live in the Nashville area, and there are a lot of Messianic Jews in this area. They are not so much Jews practicing Christianity as Christians practicing Jewdaism. The Messianic Jews that I know keep the Jewish laws and feasts, including Sabbath starting at sundown on Friday. They don't eat pork, of coarse. I don't see anything wrong with keeping Jewish tradition, and I find it very interesting, but it seems they are more than keeping tradition--they feel it is still necessary. In other words, Jesus is not enough? I can't speak for anyone, but that is what I see.
That is interesting. Of course the Bible clearly says we are GRAFTED INTO THE TREE of Judaism so understanding passover, the various feasts, seder meal, etc... all is awesome because it strengthens our faith as we go deeper into the roots...but not sure how anyone can feel it is necessary to follow Jewish law and ignore the clear testimony found in NT spoken by Peter, Paul and others. Amen!! Jesus IS enough! Thanks for you comment.
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home