One misunderstanding most Christians have about Messianics
Published on Jan 10, 2017
Through my personal experiences with fellow Christians, I have noticed a misunderstanding about Messianics. And I'm not so sure that this misunderstanding is innocently derived in most.
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I had a distaste for Broccoli until I ate broccoli.
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I don't know the reasons for the misunderstanding, but I do know that we like to be right. And nothing supports our "rightness" like being able to point our finger at "the wrong."
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I am defining Messianics as people who worship and live out a Hebraic expression of the faith in Jesus/Yeshua. I can further define in subsequent posts.
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What do you think of Messianics? What do you think of the word Jew?
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An exercise for operation splinter sweep. Think of a people group that you normally would not consider yourself as being a member. Black? Mexican? Muslim? Polish? Jew?
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Now simply say these words out loud. "I am a ______." Hear the words out loud and ask yourself how that felt.
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My point is that we often speak of other people groups with (at least) a slight bit of disdain.
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And when we do that, we tend to de-legitimize much about that culture. We often speak of their customs and even their beliefs as backward, "off," or unneeded.
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That's how many Christians have been conditioned to believe (and react) to the concept of a Messianic Jewish believer. Distaste, at least. Disdain, in some cases.
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I recently met a pastor who seemed a bit shocked by the fellowship that I keep.
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Most Christians I have spoken with believe that Messianics hold a doctrine wherein a man is saved by works and not by grace through faith.
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I have never met a Messianic Jew who believed that doctrine.
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Now, I'm past trying to convince others of my doctrine.
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Maybe Messianics are your broccoli.
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Would it shock you that all the disciples of Jesus and Paul were Messianic Jews? They believed in salvation by grace through faith.
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Would it shock you that not all people who claim to be Christians believe that we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus?
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Would it shock you that people like Moses, Abraham, David, and Mother Mary were saved by grace through faith in Jesus?
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This is just one myth or misunderstanding about Messianics. For more on this Hebraic expression of faith in the Messiah: First Fruits of Zion, Wild Branch Ministry, Shoreshim Ministries.
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