Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84 chuqui version 1.7 9/23/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!nsc!myunive From: myunive@nsc.UUCP (Jay Zelitzky) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Re: WHAT????? Message-ID: <2143@nsc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 06:10:38 EST Article-I.D.: nsc.2143 Posted: Thu Jan 3 06:10:38 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Jan-85 00:23:10 EST References: <2641@ihldt.UUCP> <194@philabs.UUCP> <333@tymix.UUCP> <202@philabs.UUCP> Reply-To: myunive@nsc.UUCP (Jay Zelitzky) Organization: National Semiconductor, Sunnyvale Lines: 29 Summary: (Julie Harazduk) writes: > >Well, here's one to prove it! I'm still a Jew by virtue of my birth! >I'm also a Christian by virtue of my choice! I believe G-d keeps the >promises He makes to His people and I've accepted the fullfillment of >them. > >Besides, the Jewish nation is defined by descendancy--from Abraham's seed-- >not by faith and actions towards G-d. For example, > >.... > Sin is defined by the Law, so if Jesus isn't >the Messiah, then I'm just another sinful Jew and if Jesus is the Messiah >then I'm forgiven by the Grace of G-d. The word "Christian" is just another >word for "Messiah believer", anyway. > >Julie Harazduk >{inhp4|allegra}!philabs!jah > >Psalm 80:19 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; >and we shall be saved. The question of being a "sinner" is a major difference between Judaism and Christianity. Jews do not believe people are born sinners so we do not need a mesiah to die for us in order to save us from sin. Jay {ihnp4,seismo,decwrl,hplabs}!nsc!myunive