SPEAK OF THE DEVIL, Why Jesus In’t the Jewish Messiah – Response to One for Israel & Messianic Jews
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Humiliated! That’s how I felt when my friend Bill, also my client and evangelical Christian, challenged me with questions from the Bible. “Why don’t you believe in Jesus?” he asked. “There are so many references about Jesus in the Bible.” He then quoted verse after verse until my head began spinning. Confronted with his compelling proofs to substantiate Jesus as the messiah, the only reply I could think of was, “I’m Jewish and Jews don’t believe in Jesus.”
“But why not?” asked Bill. Embarrassed by my ignorance, I admitted “I don’t know.”
“Well I know!” he said. “You can't accept Jesus because you Jews are blind to the real truth of the Bible because you’re under the control of Satan and scales cover your eyes.” Then he quoted even more biblical references to support his claim.
Why did Bill know so much about the Jewish Bible and why didn’t I? If my non-Jewish friend can quote both Moses & Matthew so easily, what was I missing? How could he present such convincing Biblical evidence for Jesus that I could not refute? Some Jews would have just succumbed & fallen into the clutches of the evangelical movement. Others would have just brushed off this intrusion. I got angry with myself!
Why was my religious birthright so irrelevant to me & yet so relevant to Bill? Ironically, his sincere interest in “saving my soul” inspired me to become a defender of my faith, that at age 52, I had ignored for such a long time. But now that my latent pride in being Jewish had been ignited, what was I to do? Where should I turn for help?
I was able to turn to JEWS FOR JUDAISM, an extraordinary counter-missionary organization.
Coincidentally, or maybe it was “beshert”, at the time of my encounter with Bill, I saw an ad for JEWS FOR JUDAISM’s Counter Missionary Survival Seminar. So I signed up for their 6-week course, hoping to fortify myself with the knowledge to deal with Bill’s questions. I wasn’t disappointed. In fact I was exhilarated!
Every lecture systematically dismantled the missionaries’ claims & techniques and clarified the foundations of Jewish thought & practice that have unified Jews for three millennia. For the first time, I truly appreciated my Jewish heritage. But most importantly, I acquired the tools & knowledge to confidently respond to Bill’s missionary challenges.
Jesus couldn’t be the Messiah because https://jewsforjudaism.ca/why-jesus-i...
But wait. Bill was my client & friend. I had never considered him to be a missionary! Like many Jews, I had always stereotyped missionaries as professionals, wearing a Jews for Jesus T-Shirt or a cleric’s collar & cross, preaching hell-fire & brimstone.
Today, since missionaries are seldom on street corners, Jews don’t believe or perceive there’s a threat.
Absolutely wrong! Aside from missionary activity on the Internet, today, most Jews are exposed to Christian proselytizing through a personal contact with someone they know.
Based on the principle that people feel most comfortable talking with a peer, a friend, neighbour, colleague, fellow student or client, “Peer-to-Peer Proselytizing” is now one of the most popular & successful techniques used by Christians to convert Jews. It happened to me and it’s happening to thousands of Jews worldwide every year.
With your generous support, JEWS FOR JUDAISM can continue to fight back and provide:
• Dynamic preventive educational programs and materials that help keep Jews Jewish
• One-on-one counselling that rescues Jews from missionaries, cults & assimilation
But JEWS FOR JUDAISM can’t continue without your help. I know that their life-saving work is effective because I’ve seen it in action & I have also greatly benefited from it. Please click here to donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/dn/24741
Over time, with JEWS FOR JUDAISM’s help & encouragement, I developed a deeper appreciation & commitment to the precious Judaism I had once totally ignored and I also became involved in the wealth of resources that our Jewish community provides.
The next year, when doing Bill’s tax return, he asked what sparked my newfound Jewish commitment. I told him it was all his doing and thanked him for igniting my interest. “You can take credit for another convert,” I explained, “but this time it’s back to Judaism!”
But, the real credit goes to people like you, because without your support, JEWS FOR JUDAISM could never have helped me, or thousands of others like me, that they help every year. Please, join me & give as generously as you can to JEWS FOR JUDAISM.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Len Goldberg, CA
Jews for Judaism Student, Volunteer & Donor
PS. JEWS FOR JUDAISM rescues countless Jews from missionaries, cults & eastern religions & prevents many more from falling into the clutches of evangelical proselytizers. Contribute to JEWS FOR JUDAISM. Help keep Jews Jewish. Click link to donate https://www.canadahelps.org/dn/24741 Thank you.
Humiliated! That’s how I felt when my friend Bill, also my client and evangelical Christian, challenged me with questions from the Bible. “Why don’t you believe in Jesus?” he asked. “There are so many references about Jesus in the Bible.” He then quoted verse after verse until my head began spinning. Confronted with his compelling proofs to substantiate Jesus as the messiah, the only reply I could think of was, “I’m Jewish and Jews don’t believe in Jesus.”
“But why not?” asked Bill. Embarrassed by my ignorance, I admitted “I don’t know.”
“Well I know!” he said. “You can't accept Jesus because you Jews are blind to the real truth of the Bible because you’re under the control of Satan and scales cover your eyes.” Then he quoted even more biblical references to support his claim.
Why did Bill know so much about the Jewish Bible and why didn’t I? If my non-Jewish friend can quote both Moses & Matthew so easily, what was I missing? How could he present such convincing Biblical evidence for Jesus that I could not refute? Some Jews would have just succumbed & fallen into the clutches of the evangelical movement. Others would have just brushed off this intrusion. I got angry with myself!
Why was my religious birthright so irrelevant to me & yet so relevant to Bill? Ironically, his sincere interest in “saving my soul” inspired me to become a defender of my faith, that at age 52, I had ignored for such a long time. But now that my latent pride in being Jewish had been ignited, what was I to do? Where should I turn for help?
I was able to turn to JEWS FOR JUDAISM, an extraordinary counter-missionary organization.
Coincidentally, or maybe it was “beshert”, at the time of my encounter with Bill, I saw an ad for JEWS FOR JUDAISM’s Counter Missionary Survival Seminar. So I signed up for their 6-week course, hoping to fortify myself with the knowledge to deal with Bill’s questions. I wasn’t disappointed. In fact I was exhilarated!
Every lecture systematically dismantled the missionaries’ claims & techniques and clarified the foundations of Jewish thought & practice that have unified Jews for three millennia. For the first time, I truly appreciated my Jewish heritage. But most importantly, I acquired the tools & knowledge to confidently respond to Bill’s missionary challenges.
Jesus couldn’t be the Messiah because https://jewsforjudaism.ca/why-jesus-i...
But wait. Bill was my client & friend. I had never considered him to be a missionary! Like many Jews, I had always stereotyped missionaries as professionals, wearing a Jews for Jesus T-Shirt or a cleric’s collar & cross, preaching hell-fire & brimstone.
Today, since missionaries are seldom on street corners, Jews don’t believe or perceive there’s a threat.
Absolutely wrong! Aside from missionary activity on the Internet, today, most Jews are exposed to Christian proselytizing through a personal contact with someone they know.
Based on the principle that people feel most comfortable talking with a peer, a friend, neighbour, colleague, fellow student or client, “Peer-to-Peer Proselytizing” is now one of the most popular & successful techniques used by Christians to convert Jews. It happened to me and it’s happening to thousands of Jews worldwide every year.
With your generous support, JEWS FOR JUDAISM can continue to fight back and provide:
• Dynamic preventive educational programs and materials that help keep Jews Jewish
• One-on-one counselling that rescues Jews from missionaries, cults & assimilation
But JEWS FOR JUDAISM can’t continue without your help. I know that their life-saving work is effective because I’ve seen it in action & I have also greatly benefited from it. Please click here to donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/dn/24741
Over time, with JEWS FOR JUDAISM’s help & encouragement, I developed a deeper appreciation & commitment to the precious Judaism I had once totally ignored and I also became involved in the wealth of resources that our Jewish community provides.
The next year, when doing Bill’s tax return, he asked what sparked my newfound Jewish commitment. I told him it was all his doing and thanked him for igniting my interest. “You can take credit for another convert,” I explained, “but this time it’s back to Judaism!”
But, the real credit goes to people like you, because without your support, JEWS FOR JUDAISM could never have helped me, or thousands of others like me, that they help every year. Please, join me & give as generously as you can to JEWS FOR JUDAISM.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Len Goldberg, CA
Jews for Judaism Student, Volunteer & Donor
PS. JEWS FOR JUDAISM rescues countless Jews from missionaries, cults & eastern religions & prevents many more from falling into the clutches of evangelical proselytizers. Contribute to JEWS FOR JUDAISM. Help keep Jews Jewish. Click link to donate https://www.canadahelps.org/dn/24741 Thank you.
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