If Jesus is the promised Jewish Messiah then it is the most Jewish thing in the world to believe in Him.
So let’s deal with the question: "What makes a person Jewish?"
A Jewish man, we’ll call him David, meets a Jewish man, we’ll call him Jack, who believes Jesus is the Jewish Messiah. David says, “You can’t be Jewish and believe in Jesus!” “Let me ask you a question," says Jack, "were you Jewish when you were born?” “Of course I was," says David. Jack then asks, "What did you believe about Judaism when you were born?" David looks a little confused and then he says, “I didn’t believe anything, I was a baby.” “But you were Jewish, right?" questions Jack. "That’s right," replies David. "Well," Jack says, "you weren’t Jewish because of what you believed; you were Jewish because your parents were Jewish.” The Biblical definition of a Jew is that they are a descendant of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
The real issue is not "can I still be Jewish if I believe in Jesus?". It is: "Is Jesus the Jewish Messiah?" - that’s the issue. Let’s not forget that Jesus was Jewish. His Hebrew name is Yeshua. All of the first followers of Yeshua were Jewish. The article “What some famous Jewish men think of Jesus" indicates the high esteem Jesus has in their thinking.
Thousands of Jewish people have come to believe that Jesus is the promised Messiah. We have not stopped being Jewish. We have found the shalom/peace and atonement/forgiveness of sins that all people desire. We invite you to examine the issue and be a seeker for truth.
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