Judaism and

Christianity
Whats the diference, and how do we help to guide them to the truth?



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# %&daism and Christianit'( two of the world)s largest religio&s gro&ps( almost ever'one *nows
something a+o&t ea,h( +&t how m&,h do we reall' *now- .ow different are the' reall' from
ea,h other- /nd how m&,h are the' the same-
0et)s start off with %&daism( starting with a list that ,ontains some of their general +eliefs( held
+' some( +&t ,ertainl' not all %ews.
1hat 2od alone is ,reator
1hat .e is a+sol&tel' one
1hat .e has no +od' or +odil' shape
1hat .e is the first and the last
1hat onl' to .im ma' we pra' and to no other.
1hat the words of the prophets are tr&e.
1hat the prophe,' of 3oses is tr&e( and that he is the father of all prophets.
1hat the 1orah was given +' 3oses.
1hat this 1orah is not s&+4e,t to ,hange( and there will never +e another 1orah from the
Creator.
1hat the ,reator *nows all the tho&ghts and deeds of man.
1hat .e rewards and p&nishes a,,ording to the deed.
1hat the 3essiah will ,ome5 tho&gh .e tarr'( 6 will e7pe,t .im dail'.
1hat the dead will +e res&rre,ted.
/gain( those are the +asi, +&ilding +lo,*s of the %ewish +elief( and not all are +elieved +' ever'
%ew. 8or e7ample in the three %ewish +ran,hes( the 9rthodo7( the reform( and the ,onservative(
the reform %ews do not even +elieve that there will +e a 3essiah( and instead a time of pea,e on
earth that does not involve the 3essiah)s ,oming to earth. 1he ,onservative %ews hold a wide
variet' of views on 2od( even as to whether or not .e e7ists( whi,h wo&ld ,ertainl' seem to
,ontradi,t the first of the list of +eliefs. 6t 4&st goes to show how var'ing the +elief s'stem is in
the %ewish ,&lt&re( as it is in o&r own.
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Religious study 15, unit 7 lesson 1
Title: A spectators Guide to World religions: an introduction to the big five Author: !ohn "ic#son $ages %& ' 1(%
;ow let)s t&rn to Christianit' and see what a general list of +eliefs on their end loo*s li*e( along
the wa' 6 will +e mar*ing in red the areas that ,ontradi,t the %ewish list of +eliefs.
Christians +elieve that there is onl' one 2od
Christians +elieve in the 1rinit'
Depending on what denomination 'o& loo* at( it is either +elieved that 2od has a +odil'
form in one wa' or another.
Christians +elieve that 2od is the 8irst and the 0ast <Revelations 1: 8 =6 am /lpha and
9mega( the +eginning and the end( saith the 0ord( >hi,h is( and >hi,h was( and whi,h
is to ,ome( the /lmight'?. @%AB
>e ma' worship <and th&s pra'B onl' to one 2od
>e +elieve in what the prophets have written
>e +elieve that what 3oses) wrote was tr&e
>e +elieve that 3oses did write the first " +oo*s of the Ci+le
>e +elieve that the Ci+le is not s&+4e,t to ,hange <Revelation 22:18-1D 8or 6 testif' &nto
ever' man that heareth the words of the prophe,' of this +oo*( 6f an' man shall add &nto
these things( 2od shall add &nto him the plag&es that are written in this +oo*: /nd if an'
man shall ta*e awa' from the words of the +oo* of this prophe,'( 2od shall ta*e awa'
his part o&t of the +oo* of life( and o&t of the hol' ,it'( and from the things whi,h are
written in this +oo*. @%AB
>e +elieve that 2od *nows +oth man)s tho&ghts and his heart. <1 Eam&el 1!:7 C&t the
0ord said &nto Eam&el( 0oo* not on his ,o&ntenan,e( or on the height of his stat&re5
+e,a&se 6 have ref&sed him: for the 0ord seeth not as man seeth5 for man loo*eth on the
o&tward appearan,e( +&t the 0ord loo*eth on the heart. @%A and Fsalm 13D:1- 9 lord(
tho& hast sear,hed me( and *nown me. 1ho& *nowest m' downsitting and mine &prising(
tho& &nderstandest m' tho&ght afar off. 1ho& ,ompassest m' path and m' l'ing down(
and art a,:&ainted with all m' wa's. 8or there is not a word in m' tong&e( +&t( lo( 9
0ord( tho& *nowest it altogether. @%AB
Depending on the denomination( we +elieve that 2od neither rewards nor p&nishes &s for
o&r deeds to the e7tent that it is ta*en( 2od either helps and g&ides 'o&( or 'o& ref&se
.im and allow satan to =help? and =g&ide? 'o&( however 2od does p&nish &s when o&r
deeds +e,ome so evil that there is no good left in &s( as .e did in Eodom and 2omorra(
and as .e did to the people the 6sraelites were ,on:&er. <Fsalm 103: 8 G 11 1he 0ord is
mer,if&l and gra,io&s( slow to anger( and plenteo&s in mer,'. .e will not alwa's ,hide:
neither will he *eep his anger for ever. .e hath not dealt with &s after o&r sins5 nor
rewarded &s a,,ording to o&r ini:&ities. 8or as the heaven is high a+ove the earth( so
great is his mer,' toward them that fear him. @%AB
>e +elieve that the 3essiah has ,ome alread'( and the name of that 3essiah was %es&s(
we also +elieve that .e will ,ome again at the ,lose of pro+ation to gather .is people.
<%ohn 1:1-3
0et not 'o&r heart +e tro&+led: 'e +elieve in 2od( +elieve also in me. 6n m' 8atherHs
ho&se are man' mansions: if it were not so( 6 wo&ld have told 'o&. 6 go to prepare a pla,e
for 'o&. /nd if 6 go and prepare a pla,e for 'o&( 6 will ,ome again( and re,eive 'o& &nto
m'self5 that where 6 am( there 'e ma' +e also. @%AB
>e to +elieve that the dead will +e res&rre,ted at the time of %es&s) ,oming
/s 'o& ,an see there aren)t that man' areas that the two religions disagree5 however the points
that it does disagree &pon are ,ertainl' ma4or ones. 0i*e the +elief( or dis+elief in Christ +eing
the foretold savior.
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;ow that we have given a general ,overage to the +eliefs of ea,h side( let)s fo,&s in on what
%&daism is a+o&t in regards to 2od( and what the' thin* %es&s a,t&all' was. /s well as a ,loser
loo* at the three ma4or +ran,hes of %&daism( and what ea,h +elieves in regards to the a+ove
topi,s.
%&daism and 2od( what do the' +elieve- 1he' +elieve a lot of things that are similar to o&rs(
1he' +elieve in there is a 2od that e7ists( and that .e is the onl' one that does e7ist( there is no
other( and there are not m&ltiple entities of 2od and is merel' man)s finite mind attempting to
e7plain the infinite. 6t is +elieved that 2od is the ,reator of ever'thing( in,l&ding evil and that
satan was instead not the ,reator of evil. 1hat altho&gh the Ci+le spea*s of attri+&tes of 2od(
s&,h as hands <6saiah D:1-1!(B feet et,. that sin,e none of these were ph'si,all' o+served +'
the prophets of the Ci+le( that 2od m&st then +e a spirit with no +odil' form( and all of these
des,riptions are instead h&man error tr'ing to des,ri+e 2od to ma*e it easier to &nderstand 2od)s
wor*( along with this that 2od is also neither male nor female( +&t is onl' des,ri+ed in feminine(
or mas,&line terms for simpli,it'. 2od is also +elieved to +e ever'where at all times( as well as
all powerf&l( e7,ept for the a+ilit' to for,e 'o& to do something( that .e is said to not +e a+le to
do. .e is also ,apa+le of *nowing all( past( present and f&t&re( as well as o&r tho&ghts. 2od is
+oth 4&st and mer,if&l( +oth +alan,ed in perfe,t harmon' as well as eternal( 2od is( was( and
what is to +e( .e is .ol' and perfe,t.
1hat s&ms &p the general +eliefs a+o&t 2od that are held +' man'( +&t of ,o&rse not all %ews.
;ow however let)s see their views on %es&s( what .e was( and wh' the' don)t a,,ept .im.
2enerall' %es&s is viewed as either a false 3essiah or false prophet( .e is viewed this wa' d&e to
the =fa,t? that %es&s did not f&lfil the 3essiani, prophes'( .e was s&pposed to re+&ild the third
temple( ret&rn the %ews +a,* to their homeland from whi,h the' were s,attered to( end hatred and
+ring world pea,e( as well as spread the word of 2od to all h&manit'( &niting h&man *ind as one.
/s well .e did not meet the prere:&isites for +eing the 3essiah( sin,e .e is said to have +een
+orn a virgin +irth( .e has no father( whi,h wo&ld go against the prere:&isite that .e is to +e a
des,endant from @ing David. /s well( it is said that .e did not o+serve the =1orah?( and
fre:&entl' went against the ,ommandments ,laiming them to +e not important in o+serving
them( as well sin,e the general +elief is that 2od is =one?( %es&s ,laiming .e is the Eon of 2od is
+lasphem'( and also ,a&ses .im to +e ,laimed a false prophet.
.owever %es&s isn)t f&ll' tho&ght of this wa' all aro&nd( .e is sometimes tho&ght of as a good
g&' who helped lead the people ,loser to 1orah o+servan,e.
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http://www.open+i+le.info/topi,s/hand_of_god
http://en.wi*ipedia.org/wi*i/%&daismHs_view_of_%es&s
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;ow that we have ,overed the general +eliefs of %&daism( and %&daism)s views on 2od( lets over
ea,h of the three asso,iations of %&daism( listed from oldest to newest5 9rthodo7( Reform(
Conservative( 6 will +e writing a +rief over view of histor' of ea,h and the general +eliefs of
ea,h( as well as ea,h asso,iations views of 2od. /s for their view of Christ( ea,h holds
pra,ti,all' the same view( so 6 will not +e enlarging on that at this time.
9rthodo7( dates +a,* to 2
nd
and "
th
,ent&ries( was the onl' version of %&daism &ntil
appro7imatel' the 18
th
,ent&r'( generall' attempts to maintain the traditions of old( and
generall' +elieves that the 1orah was given to man from 2od dire,tl'. Celieves that 2od
is a spirit with no form( .e is omnipotent( omnipresent( eternal( person and
,ompassionate.
Reform( Dates to the late 18
th
,ent&r'( it was loo*ing to moderniMe %&daism( and th&s
stem the threat of assimilating &pon %ewr' in 2erman'. 2enerall' +elieves that the 1orah
a re,ord *ept +' man to preserve the histor'( ,&lt&re( legends and hope of the people.
Celieves that there ,an +e m&ltiple views of the god ,on,ept( ranging from nat&ralists to
m'sti,s( from s&pernat&ralists to religio&s h&manism( +elieves that =the tr&th is that we
do not *now the tr&th.?
Conservative( dates +a,* to the 1D
th
,ent&r' following the e7tremel' assimilation of the
%ews d&ring the .olo,a&st attempting to +e a middle gro&nd +' adopting some modern
+&t *eeping some traditional views. 1he .olo,a&st was a time in histor' in whi,h %ews
among others ra,es and nations were ro&nded &p( ,on,entrated in areas then either *illed
+' gas ,ham+er( shooting( +&rning( among other forms of m&rder( or sent to la+or ,amps
and *illed later( most &s&all' +' starvation / la,* of n&trition( or the gas ,ham+er when
the' no longer were a+le to prod&,e. 1his is a ma4or point in %ewish histor' as it not onl'
was a ver' diffi,&lt time +&t it also showed to the world the great residen,e of the %ewish
faith. 1here is no definite n&m+er to :&ote as to how man' %ews died d&ring this time(
+&t it has +een estimated to +e at least ! million( however some sa' there ,o&ld +e more(
and others less( all that is apparent is that it was sad time in +oth %ewish and non-%ewish
histor'( that 6)m s&re we all pra' will never happen again. Conservative %ews hold the
+elief that the 1orah was given to man +' 2od( +&t was interpreted +' man( and th&s has
a h&man element to it. 2od is viewed in a fle7i+le wa'( +&t not as m&,h as reform is( .e
is also viewed in a non-dogmati, view5 however 2od is viewed in a non-person( ineffa+le
point of view.
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Title: A spectators Guide to World religions: an introduction to the big five Author: !ohn "ic#son $ages %& ' 1(%
Eo after hearing their +eliefs( 'o& wo&ld ma'+e ,ome to the ,on,l&sion that if left to their own
devi,es the' sho&ld still +e a ver' :&aint and pea,ef&l ,o&ntr' right- >ell( not :&ite( the ,&rrent
state of 6srael is one of :&ite a +it of t&m&lt and povert' stri,*en( man' 'o&ng +o's have tro&+le
even finding wor*( the ,ost for +asi, goods ,ontin&es to rise and +arel' an' one ,an even afford
them from da' to da'. ;ot to mention that ,&rrentl' the' are at odds with Falestine( and it is
t&rning into an all-o&t =war? to a degree +etween the two nations.
http://www.ifameri,ans*new.org/,&r_sit/
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>ith all of that said( the :&estion ,omes &p( =so how sho&ld we a,t towards %ews-? from the
Christian ,omm&nit'. 6 will attempt at this point to answer this with the +est of m' a+ilit'( and
the +est of m' *nowledge. 6 personall' feel that how we sho&ld a,t towards %ews is the same
wa' we wo&ld( or sho&ld a,t towards ea,h other as Christians. No& sho&ld treat them no different
as 'o& wo&ld to 'o&r fellow Christian5 <1 Feter 3:1"-17 C&t san,tif' the 0ord 2od in 'o&r hearts:
and +e read' alwa's to give an answer to ever' man that as*eth 'o& a reason of the hope that is
in 'o& with mee*ness and fear: .aving a good ,ons,ien,e5 that( whereas the' spea* evil of 'o&(
as of evildoers( the' ma' +e ashamed that falsel' a,,&se 'o&r good ,onversation in Christ. 8or it
is +etter( if the will of 2od +e so( that 'e s&ffer for well doing( than for evil doing. @%AB the' are
all 2od)s people whether or not the' are on the =right? path. 1heir religio&s views are ver' ,lose
to o&rs( as well( the'( li*e we sho&ld also( have st&died the Ci+le ver' thoro&ghl'( and have most
li*el' grown &p with it +eing a part of their dail' lives. 6t will most li*el' a ver' deepl' rooted(
in their dail' lives( simpl' tr'ing to ,onvin,e them of wh' their religion is wrong( or wh' the'
have +een ta&ght a partial lie all of their lives will not wor*. 6f their +eliefs were that easil'
,hanged( the' wo&ld not have made it thro&gh the .olo,a&st. Onless 'o& provide an arg&ment
with a thoro&gh reinfor,ed with s,ript&re arg&ment to them( the' will not even +egin to listen to
'o& +e,a&se 4&st a so&r religion has +een pro+a+l' o&r onl' wa' of life( so has theirs( and 'o& are
literall' as*ing them to give that all awa' to go with something foreign that has no g&arantee of
=s&,,ess?. /nd d&ring this entire time( 'o& will +e needing to pra' a lot for 2od)s g&idan,e and
for .is help in helping this person to &nderstand what 'o& are sa'ing( not to mention lots of
patients for that person as the' are going thro&gh a ver' tho&gh time d&ring this( whi,h will +e
,a&sing a lot of :&estions and ,on,erns to +e ,oming to mind that 'o& will +e needed to give
answers to all of them >ith a heart f&ll of @indness <Pphesians :32 - /nd +e 'e *ind one to
another( tenderhearted( forgiving one another( even as 2od for ChristHs sa*e hath forgiven 'o&.
@%AB. /s hard as this ma' seem( it is o&r d&t'( and o&r privilege to do this <3ar* 1!:1" - /nd he
said &nto them( 2o 'e into all the world( and prea,h the gospel to ever' ,reat&re. @%AB( as we
need to tr' o&r hardest to +ring people to 2od)s word +efore it is too late to do so.
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