Hello JCPeacekeeper and welcome to CAF!
First of, do you know that in EVERY Mass we hear one OT reading, a psalm, a reading from a non-gospel NT book, and a reading from the Gospel? Do you know that there’s an indulgence for reading the Bible for 30 minutes? My point is that the Bible is important for Catholics and we believe that it is the inspired, inerrant word of God as well. You’re right that Jesus is the Word made flesh, but God’s word cannot replace God Himself. How did you come to know about Jesus–did you rely on your pastor or friends whom are falliable men as well?
Secondly, Catholics affirm and believe that salvation is a free gift from God, that it is once for all, paid in full. (We do not believe that we must “earn” our salvation.) However, this free gift can be rejected due to our God given free will.
Thirdly, it sounds like you believe that if Jews knew Jesus was the Messiah then He’d not been put to death. Did Jesus come to save the Jews and then when His plan failed He died for both Jews and Gentiles? If so, then this calls in question Jesus’ divinity due His lack of foreknowledge. The fact that Paul writes “once for all” suggests that Jesus did not come for only the Jews, but for all people. Also, not all Jews didn’t believe that Jesus wasn’t the Messiah. His Mother certainly did. The Apostles did. The martyrs and the confessors did.
For about the Church and Israel, read this article:
catholic.com/thisrock/1999/9902chap.asp