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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
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Posted: Thu Jan  3 06:10:38 1985
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Reply-To: myunive@nsc.UUCP (Jay Zelitzky)
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 (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