Yes, that’s exactly what I am saying. Jews have no such an obligation. Haven’t you ever heard about “two Jews, three opinions?” And this is no lack of a central head organization. Why? Because beliefs are not so important in Judaism as good deeds are. I mean, beliefs that lead to a bad deed as to harm the Jewish religion, yes. As for example, confession of loyalty to another religious organization is a bad deed.
**That’s where you are absolutely mistaken. When Paul paid a visit to James and the Elders in the Nazarene headquarters in Jerusalem, James, in his welcome, said to Paul, “You see brother how many thousands of Jews have come to believe, all of them staunch defenders of the Law. Opposite to the information we get here that you are teaching the Jews in the Diaspora to abandon Moses, to stop circumcising their children, and to renounce their Jewish customs.” (Acts 21:20,21) That’s hardly the same set of doctrines adhered to by both, Nazarenes and Christians. The opposite is true. **But then again, the teachings adhered by the so-called Nazarenes were the same set of doctrines accepted by the so-called Christians. The sweetness of the rose remains whether you call it by another name.
Why do you believe that Judaism is the true religion? I suppose you believe that Judaism is the true religion. If I am mistaken here, feel free to correct me. If not, feel free to answer my inquiry.
Acts 20
A classical example of misquotation and misrepresentation?
That first sentence makes no sense to me. Perhaps you could restate it. If you have documentation, I would like to see it. You don’t embarrass me. I do not know of any valid interpolation accept from what I have seen you write.
You believe in prayer, don’t you? Why don’t you pray to Jesus and ask him the same question? His Faith was Judaism. Ask him why didn’t he choose another religion instead of Judaism? Obviously, he will tell you that it’s because Judaism is the true religion.
There is absolutely no misquotation and misrepresentation here. Everything was so true that Paul accepted James’ advice to camouflage himself as an observer of the Law in the Temple to give the impression that he also observed the Law. He was not even under vow to do that. But being Paul what he was, he had no scrupples to go ahead with the mascarade. But since God is not to mock, some Jews from Asia identified him in the Temple and arrested him. As he was taken before the Sanhedrin and asked why he had been arrested, he came up with one of his customary lies: Because of his hope in the resurrection. Now, I ask you: Was this the reason why he had been arrested? No, it was not. But for a liar, one more lie won’t make much of a difference.Acts 20
A classical example of misquotation and misrepresentation?
Of course! How could you? Touch the Church and the Catholic goes blind to see. He will find an excuse even for the Crusades and the Inquisition. No, God forbid that the Church did any of theose things!
Why do you believe Judaism is the true religion?
Well, for a Jew like you, it is normal to subscribe to the lies perpetuated by the Jews.
Indeed it is well known fact that Jews lie and perpetuate lies
Indeed do not be swayed by those who would attempt to attack you for your reference to “the Jews” or those who would point out that a year or two has passed in time from the “incidents” on which you base your conclusion.Why don’t you accept the obvious? If I tell you my Jewish reasons why Judaism is the true religion you will bluf at my words. So, if Judaism was the Faith of Jesus, it is only obvious that it is the true religion.
**Do you see what I mean? You are perpetuating one of the lies of the NT. You know from the bottom of your heart the Jews are not that stupid to advise the soldiers to say that while they were sleeping the disciples came and stole the body of Jesus. How could they be believed if they were sleeping? The Hellenistic Gentile who wrote this was so anxious to lie that he made of himself a moron. He had no idea of the Jewish mind.
It is absolutely appropriate to question whether or not someone was lying. Whether that be Paul or anyone else. I think we need to be careful about tarring a whole group of people though. I think it is best to stick to the specific people…Paul or the authors of the gospels. While I do not believe they are lying, I believe that has to be evaluated. For example, my reason for rejecting the claims of other religions or sects that make extraordinary claims is directly related to whether or not I believe them.
With both yours and Stewart’s permission, I would like to tell you that this post of yours is very impressive. I see in it that you own a liberated mind. Shalom to you from Yerushalaim.
I was testing your statement that you don’t submit to competent authority. But it appears to me now, that in fact, you do.
Well, the Bible indicates the group of Jewish priests covered up the whole story about Christ’s resurrection.
**Oh yes! My competent authority are the Scriptures:
You just contradicted yourself.
You have said nothing as long as you speak from the tree. Come down and show me where I contradict myself.