How can Christianity and Judaism exist together?
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DrDeanCrosby
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Increasing numbers of Jews are coming to realize that Jesus is their resurrected Messiah.In fact there is even a name to identify them,Messianic Jews. :damn fly:
because Christianity believes itself to be the sole correct faith and also an extension of the Jewish Bible, Christians periodically attempt to obliterate Jews and Judaism. Judaism exists in spite of Christianity.
The differences in theologies go far deeper than your point about resurrection and on many issues of which they both cannot be correct.
Christians believe man is essentially evil and deserving even of eternal suffering; that forgiveness for their sins is available only to those who can be perfect (which none can) or those who "believe" in certain things (Jesus etc). Many will go so far as even to say it is better to refrain from doing what is good and right if you don't haWhithe correct heart behind it than to do what is right with reservations etc. Christianity views this life as primarily a test and is focused intensly on ideas about eternal afterlives, and that there is only one way (their way) to obtain eternal reward.
Judaism believes the opposite. Humanity is essentially "very good"; that we hamaking knowledge and the will to resist evil, if we put the effort into it; that there is no "perfection" requirement for G-d's forgiveness and that He looks instead to such things as how we treat His other Children (acts of charity; maknig amends, contrite hearts when we do wrong; striving to be better than we ohterwise would be etc etc). Judaims has little to no focus on the afterlife and sees this life as a great gift and reward in and of itself. Not a mere test for the future, but something to be appreciated and packed with meaning right now. It teaches many many ways to G-d's heart -- none of which have anything to do with "belieiving" things about sacrifices or this or that Messiah.
The differences in theologies go far deeper than your point about resurrection and on many issues of which they both cannot be correct.
Christians believe man is essentially evil and deserving even of eternal suffering; that forgiveness for their sins is available only to those who can be perfect (which none can) or those who "believe" in certain things (Jesus etc). Many will go so far as even to say it is better to refrain from doing what is good and right if you don't haWhithe correct heart behind it than to do what is right with reservations etc. Christianity views this life as primarily a test and is focused intensly on ideas about eternal afterlives, and that there is only one way (their way) to obtain eternal reward.
Judaism believes the opposite. Humanity is essentially "very good"; that we hamaking knowledge and the will to resist evil, if we put the effort into it; that there is no "perfection" requirement for G-d's forgiveness and that He looks instead to such things as how we treat His other Children (acts of charity; maknig amends, contrite hearts when we do wrong; striving to be better than we ohterwise would be etc etc). Judaims has little to no focus on the afterlife and sees this life as a great gift and reward in and of itself. Not a mere test for the future, but something to be appreciated and packed with meaning right now. It teaches many many ways to G-d's heart -- none of which have anything to do with "belieiving" things about sacrifices or this or that Messiah.