From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!presby!aron
Newsgroups: net.religion
Title: Re: Provoked to jealousy
Article-I.D.: presby.182
Posted: Mon Feb 14 10:18:48 1983
Received: Wed Feb 16 07:24:32 1983
References: sdcsvax.10

(1)What the words "the law is forever" mean is not at all clear to
me.  Both Christians and Jews seem to interpret this to fit their
own views.  All Christians and some Jews argue that the laws of
animal sacrifice are no longer valid.  Why not, if "the law is forever"?
(2)Very few Jewish groups get rid of the notion of the Messiah.  The
question is who or what the Messiah is.  You can't be Jewish and say
he is Jesus (this was not true at the very beginnings of Christianity).

As a change of pace, here's something to think about.
Someone once explained the difference between Judaism and Christianity
as follows:

You can deny everything and still be a Jew.  It is only when you make
certain affirmations (such as Jesus is the Son of God) that a Jew
can no longer be called a Jew*.  On the other hand to be a Christian
you must make certain affirmations.  You are no longer a Christian
when you deny these affirmations.

How about some comments on this statement as a basis for discussing the
differences between Judaism and Christianity?

					aron shtull-trauring

*this is not true in the strictly legal(Jewish) sense.  Once a Jew
always a Jew for the purposes of Jewish law.  The sense meant here is
being "outside" the Jewish community.