Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site spar.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!decvax!decwrl!spar!ellis From: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish,net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Re: Jews for Jesus Message-ID: <36@spar.UUCP> Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 06:44:16 EST Article-I.D.: spar.36 Posted: Wed Jan 16 06:44:16 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 17-Jan-85 14:06:15 EST References: <186@teklds.UUCP> <246@whuxi.UUCP><48@unc.UUCP> Reply-To: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) Organization: Schlumberger Palo Alto Research, CA Lines: 15 Xref: watmath net.religion.jewish:1286 net.religion.christian:92 From Frank Silbermann: > >Do you, Julie Harazduk, accept the doctrine of the trinity of God? >If so, you are not a "Jew for Jesus", but a Christian. > I don't think the doctrine of the trinity is essential to being Christian; this idea was largely an elaboration on vague notions in the New Testament by early Christian philosphers with a bent for Greek philosophy. To the best of my knowledge, the primary belief that separates Christian from Jewish theology is the Resurrection -- metaphysically, Easter is a far more significant date than Christmas. -michael ellis