[Featured above: "Rev." John Hagee, who teaches that it's the wrong time to bring the Gospel to Jews. and that therefore Christians ought not to do it.]
The Hebrew Roots movement is not a monolithic set of beliefs, but it does have certain errors of doctrine in common within the movement. This movement is a Jewish-Christian hybrid that fails to do justice to either Judaism or Christianity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_Roots
I know church elder whose sister (non-Jewish, attended church all her life), now attends a Messianic fellowship. She believes it's improper to say "Jesus". She calls Him "Yeshua". Her fellowship worships God using words and phrases that I remember from my youth in synagogue which I attended with my parents as a Jew. Instead of "blessing", she says "b-racha". Instead of "Old Testament" she says "Tenach". Instead of "Christ" she says "Moshiach". Not really a problem so far, but what's really different is that though she believes Jesus is Savior and Lord, she thinks it's actually wrong to use traditional Christian terminology.
Another example: I know a minister (very conservative when it comes to theology) whose brother (not ethnically Jewish) is the same way as that sister of the church elder. He keeps kosher, and think that eating pork and shellfish is actually sinful for Jews who believe in Jesus. He attends "church" (He doesn't call it "church", though) on Saturdays and think that Sunday is the wrong day to celebrate the Sabbath. Their pastor wears a traditional Jewish "tallis" (prayer shawl), and he's called "Rabbi" by the congregation. Another minister I've known for years (born and raised nominally Jewish, but who hardly ever attended synagogue as a youth) now officiates in a Messianic synagogue that resembles the traditional synagogues I remember attending before I became a Christian. He teaches that it's obligatory to keep all the Jewish holidays, But he adds Jesus to this variation of Judaism, and his congregation looks forward to the rebuilding of the third stone temple in Jerusalem, the return of all Jews to Israel, the removal of the Arabs from an expanded "Holy Land" stretching from the River Euphrates to the border of Egypt. This would include all of Lebanon, all of Jordan, most of Syria, and half of Iraq, And why? Because this was the land promised to Abraham's descendants (Gen 15:18) And who are they according to him? The Jews. Not Christian gentiles, but Jews, regardless of their faith affiliation with Jesus of Nazareth. Their church contributes money to relocate Jews to Israel to help further things along so that Messiah Jesus will set up His kingdom in Jerusalem and the Jews will en masse, accept Jesus as their Messiah and then be seen by all the world to be the Chosen People once again, in a kind of "most-favored nation" status with God. This particular minister is concerned that God is angry with America because of its flagging support of the current state of Israel.
Now admittedly, Jewish-Christians (or Christian Jews or Messianic Jews, whatever they prefer to call themselves) do not all believe the same things. But there is a range of Judaistic beliefs prevalent among them. And while there are variations within this range, it's definitely a problematic spiritual movement, carrying with it various hybrid movements and mutations in its wake. Here are things that most of them have in common:
1) Insistence on Hebrew terms as being more spiritual/more correct than the historically-used Greek terms of the New Testament.
2) Insistence on keeping a kosher diet as being more spiritual than obeying the liberty to eat all foods, as allowed in Acts 10:15 3
3) Elevating the customs and ceremonies of the Jewish people as still mandatory for Jewish believers in Jesus.
4) Gaging one's support or opposition to the current State of Israel as a metric for genuine spirituality.
And if this movement ever wanted to have a "poster boy", it could easily be John Hagee, the founder and chairman of the Christian-Zionist organization called "Christians United for Israel".
Hagee is a Premillennial Dispensationalist, but he's one that even other "Dispy" groups have a problem with. In his controversial book In Defense of Israel, Hagee says:
. Christ did not come to earth to be the Messiah
. Christ by His words and deeds refused to be the Messiah
. Jews can't be blamed for rejecting Jesus, since He was never offered to them.
CUFI is well-funded, and is seeking a college campus presence to counter the growing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel sentiments at universities.
Bravo for that, at least. But just because a ministry says that it's "pro-Israel" doesn't mean it really is. There's nothing more "anti-Israel" than teaching Israelis that now is not the time to come to Christ as Lord and Messiah. This is what Hagee has taught in the past.
Even other "Dispy" groups have a problem with CUFI and its founder. Take the organization "One For Israel" as an example, which has an impressive social networking presence and often features Jews who came to gospel faith in the Messiah. Eitan Bar, an Israeli Messianic, recently wrote a public plea to John Hagee to stop teaching heresy. It's called "Let My People Know".
Here's the point: if you have relatives or friends involved in this, we can help. We've had a lot of experience. Put www.chaim.org into your browser, then go to "About Us", then page down through "FAQ" (Frequently Asked Questions). Or ... shoot me an e-mail with a question.
Hope this helps someone ...
Continue reading other blogs? Click http://www.scripturesdramatized.com/radio-blogs
The Hebrew Roots movement is not a monolithic set of beliefs, but it does have certain errors of doctrine in common within the movement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_Roots
I know church elder whose sister (non-Jewish, attended church all her life), now attends a Messianic fellowship. She believes it's improper to say "Jesus". She calls Him "Yeshua". Her fellowship worships God using words and phrases that I remember from my youth in synagogue which I attended with my parents as a Jew. Instead of "blessing", she says "b-racha". Instead of "Old Testament" she says "Tenach". Instead of "Christ" she says "Moshiach". Not really a problem so far, but what's really different is that though she believes Jesus is Savior and Lord, she thinks it's actually wrong to use traditional Christian terminology.
Another example: I know a minister (very conservative when it comes to theology) whose brother (not ethnically Jewish) is the same way as that sister of the church elder. He keeps kosher, and think that eating pork and shellfish is actually sinful for Jews who believe in Jesus. He attends "church" (He doesn't call it "church", though) on Saturdays and think that Sunday is the wrong day to celebrate the Sabbath. Their pastor wears a traditional Jewish "tallis" (prayer shawl), and he's called "Rabbi" by the congregation. Another minister I've known for years (born and raised nominally Jewish, but who hardly ever attended synagogue as a youth) now officiates in a Messianic synagogue that resembles the traditional synagogues I remember attending before I became a Christian. He teaches that it's obligatory to keep all the Jewish holidays, But he adds Jesus to this variation of Judaism, and his congregation looks forward to the rebuilding of the third stone temple in Jerusalem, the return of all Jews to Israel, the removal of the Arabs from an expanded "Holy Land" stretching from the River Euphrates to the border of Egypt. This would include all of Lebanon, all of Jordan, most of Syria, and half of Iraq, And why? Because this was the land promised to Abraham's descendants (Gen 15:18) And who are they according to him? The Jews. Not Christian gentiles, but Jews, regardless of their faith affiliation with Jesus of Nazareth. Their church contributes money to relocate Jews to Israel to help further things along so that Messiah Jesus will set up His kingdom in Jerusalem and the Jews will en masse, accept Jesus as their Messiah and then be seen by all the world to be the Chosen People once again, in a kind of "most-favored nation" status with God. This particular minister is concerned that God is angry with America because of its flagging support of the current state of Israel.
Now admittedly, Jewish-Christians (or Christian Jews or Messianic Jews, whatever they prefer to call themselves) do not all believe the same things. But there is a range of Judaistic beliefs prevalent among them. And while there are variations within this range, it's definitely a problematic spiritual movement, carrying with it various hybrid movements and mutations in its wake. Here are things that most of them have in common:
1) Insistence on Hebrew terms as being more spiritual/more correct than the historically-used Greek terms of the New Testament.
2) Insistence on keeping a kosher diet as being more spiritual than obeying the liberty to eat all foods, as allowed in Acts 10:15 3
3) Elevating the customs and ceremonies of the Jewish people as still mandatory for Jewish believers in Jesus.
4) Gaging one's support or opposition to the current State of Israel as a metric for genuine spirituality.
And if this movement ever wanted to have a "poster boy", it could easily be John Hagee, the founder and chairman of the Christian-Zionist organization called "Christians United for Israel".
Hagee is a Premillennial Dispensationalist, but he's one that even other "Dispy" groups have a problem with. In his controversial book In Defense of Israel, Hagee says:
. Christ did not come to earth to be the Messiah
. Christ by His words and deeds refused to be the Messiah
. Jews can't be blamed for rejecting Jesus, since He was never offered to them.
CUFI is well-funded, and is seeking a college campus presence to counter the growing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel sentiments at universities.
Bravo for that, at least. But just because a ministry says that it's "pro-Israel" doesn't mean it really is. There's nothing more "anti-Israel" than teaching Israelis that now is not the time to come to Christ as Lord and Messiah. This is what Hagee has taught in the past.
Even other "Dispy" groups have a problem with CUFI and its founder. Take the organization "One For Israel" as an example, which has an impressive social networking presence and often features Jews who came to gospel faith in the Messiah. Eitan Bar, an Israeli Messianic, recently wrote a public plea to John Hagee to stop teaching heresy. It's called "Let My People Know".
Here's the point: if you have relatives or friends involved in this, we can help. We've had a lot of experience. Put www.chaim.org into your browser, then go to "About Us", then page down through "FAQ" (Frequently Asked Questions). Or ... shoot me an e-mail with a question.
Hope this helps someone ...
Continue reading other blogs? Click http://www.scripturesdramatized.com/radio-blogs
The Hebrew Roots movement is not a monolithic set of beliefs, but it does have certain errors of doctrine in common within the movement. This movement is a Jewish-Christian hybrid that fails to do justice to either Judaism or Christianity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_Roots
I know church elder whose sister (non-Jewish, attended church all her life), now attends a Messianic fellowship. She believes it's improper to say "Jesus". She calls Him "Yeshua". Her fellowship worships God using words and phrases that I remember from my youth in synagogue which I attended with my parents as a Jew. Instead of "blessing", she says "b-racha". Instead of "Old Testament" she says "Tenach". Instead of "Christ" she says "Moshiach". Not really a problem so far, but what's really different is that though she believes Jesus is Savior and Lord, she thinks it's actually wrong to use traditional Christian terminology.
Another example: I know a minister (very conservative when it comes to theology) whose brother (not ethnically Jewish) is the same way as that sister of the church elder. He keeps kosher, and think that eating pork and shellfish is actually sinful for Jews who believe in Jesus. He attends "church" (He doesn't call it "church", though) on Saturdays and think that Sunday is the wrong day to celebrate the Sabbath. Their pastor wears a traditional Jewish "tallis" (prayer shawl), and he's called "Rabbi" by the congregation. Another minister I've known for years (born and raised nominally Jewish, but who hardly ever attended synagogue as a youth) now officiates in a Messianic synagogue that resembles the traditional synagogues I remember attending before I became a Christian. He teaches that it's obligatory to keep all the Jewish holidays, But he adds Jesus to this variation of Judaism, and his congregation looks forward to the rebuilding of the third stone temple in Jerusalem, the return of all Jews to Israel, the removal of the Arabs from an expanded "Holy Land" stretching from the River Euphrates to the border of Egypt. This would include all of Lebanon, all of Jordan, most of Syria, and half of Iraq, And why? Because this was the land promised to Abraham's descendants (Gen 15:18) And who are they according to him? The Jews. Not Christian gentiles, but Jews, regardless of their faith affiliation with Jesus of Nazareth. Their church contributes money to relocate Jews to Israel to help further things along so that Messiah Jesus will set up His kingdom in Jerusalem and the Jews will en masse, accept Jesus as their Messiah and then be seen by all the world to be the Chosen People once again, in a kind of "most-favored nation" status with God. This particular minister is concerned that God is angry with America because of its flagging support of the current state of Israel.
Now admittedly, Jewish-Christians (or Christian Jews or Messianic Jews, whatever they prefer to call themselves) do not all believe the same things. But there is a range of Judaistic beliefs prevalent among them. And while there are variations within this range, it's definitely a problematic spiritual movement, carrying with it various hybrid movements and mutations in its wake. Here are things that most of them have in common:
1) Insistence on Hebrew terms as being more spiritual/more correct than the historically-used Greek terms of the New Testament.
2) Insistence on keeping a kosher diet as being more spiritual than obeying the liberty to eat all foods, as allowed in Acts 10:15 3
3) Elevating the customs and ceremonies of the Jewish people as still mandatory for Jewish believers in Jesus.
4) Gaging one's support or opposition to the current State of Israel as a metric for genuine spirituality.
And if this movement ever wanted to have a "poster boy", it could easily be John Hagee, the founder and chairman of the Christian-Zionist organization called "Christians United for Israel".
Hagee is a Premillennial Dispensationalist, but he's one that even other "Dispy" groups have a problem with. In his controversial book In Defense of Israel, Hagee says:
. Christ did not come to earth to be the Messiah
. Christ by His words and deeds refused to be the Messiah
. Jews can't be blamed for rejecting Jesus, since He was never offered to them.
CUFI is well-funded, and is seeking a college campus presence to counter the growing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel sentiments at universities.
Bravo for that, at least. But just because a ministry says that it's "pro-Israel" doesn't mean it really is. There's nothing more "anti-Israel" than teaching Israelis that now is not the time to come to Christ as Lord and Messiah. This is what Hagee has taught in the past.
Even other "Dispy" groups have a problem with CUFI and its founder. Take the organization "One For Israel" as an example, which has an impressive social networking presence and often features Jews who came to gospel faith in the Messiah. Eitan Bar, an Israeli Messianic, recently wrote a public plea to John Hagee to stop teaching heresy. It's called "Let My People Know".
Here's the point: if you have relatives or friends involved in this, we can help. We've had a lot of experience. Put www.chaim.org into your browser, then go to "About Us", then page down through "FAQ" (Frequently Asked Questions). Or ... shoot me an e-mail with a question.
Hope this helps someone ...
Continue reading other blogs? Click http://www.scripturesdramatized.com/radio-blogs
The Hebrew Roots movement is not a monolithic set of beliefs, but it does have certain errors of doctrine in common within the movement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_Roots
I know church elder whose sister (non-Jewish, attended church all her life), now attends a Messianic fellowship. She believes it's improper to say "Jesus". She calls Him "Yeshua". Her fellowship worships God using words and phrases that I remember from my youth in synagogue which I attended with my parents as a Jew. Instead of "blessing", she says "b-racha". Instead of "Old Testament" she says "Tenach". Instead of "Christ" she says "Moshiach". Not really a problem so far, but what's really different is that though she believes Jesus is Savior and Lord, she thinks it's actually wrong to use traditional Christian terminology.
Another example: I know a minister (very conservative when it comes to theology) whose brother (not ethnically Jewish) is the same way as that sister of the church elder. He keeps kosher, and think that eating pork and shellfish is actually sinful for Jews who believe in Jesus. He attends "church" (He doesn't call it "church", though) on Saturdays and think that Sunday is the wrong day to celebrate the Sabbath. Their pastor wears a traditional Jewish "tallis" (prayer shawl), and he's called "Rabbi" by the congregation. Another minister I've known for years (born and raised nominally Jewish, but who hardly ever attended synagogue as a youth) now officiates in a Messianic synagogue that resembles the traditional synagogues I remember attending before I became a Christian. He teaches that it's obligatory to keep all the Jewish holidays, But he adds Jesus to this variation of Judaism, and his congregation looks forward to the rebuilding of the third stone temple in Jerusalem, the return of all Jews to Israel, the removal of the Arabs from an expanded "Holy Land" stretching from the River Euphrates to the border of Egypt. This would include all of Lebanon, all of Jordan, most of Syria, and half of Iraq, And why? Because this was the land promised to Abraham's descendants (Gen 15:18) And who are they according to him? The Jews. Not Christian gentiles, but Jews, regardless of their faith affiliation with Jesus of Nazareth. Their church contributes money to relocate Jews to Israel to help further things along so that Messiah Jesus will set up His kingdom in Jerusalem and the Jews will en masse, accept Jesus as their Messiah and then be seen by all the world to be the Chosen People once again, in a kind of "most-favored nation" status with God. This particular minister is concerned that God is angry with America because of its flagging support of the current state of Israel.
Now admittedly, Jewish-Christians (or Christian Jews or Messianic Jews, whatever they prefer to call themselves) do not all believe the same things. But there is a range of Judaistic beliefs prevalent among them. And while there are variations within this range, it's definitely a problematic spiritual movement, carrying with it various hybrid movements and mutations in its wake. Here are things that most of them have in common:
1) Insistence on Hebrew terms as being more spiritual/more correct than the historically-used Greek terms of the New Testament.
2) Insistence on keeping a kosher diet as being more spiritual than obeying the liberty to eat all foods, as allowed in Acts 10:15 3
3) Elevating the customs and ceremonies of the Jewish people as still mandatory for Jewish believers in Jesus.
4) Gaging one's support or opposition to the current State of Israel as a metric for genuine spirituality.
And if this movement ever wanted to have a "poster boy", it could easily be John Hagee, the founder and chairman of the Christian-Zionist organization called "Christians United for Israel".
Hagee is a Premillennial Dispensationalist, but he's one that even other "Dispy" groups have a problem with. In his controversial book In Defense of Israel, Hagee says:
. Christ did not come to earth to be the Messiah
. Christ by His words and deeds refused to be the Messiah
. Jews can't be blamed for rejecting Jesus, since He was never offered to them.
CUFI is well-funded, and is seeking a college campus presence to counter the growing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel sentiments at universities.
Bravo for that, at least. But just because a ministry says that it's "pro-Israel" doesn't mean it really is. There's nothing more "anti-Israel" than teaching Israelis that now is not the time to come to Christ as Lord and Messiah. This is what Hagee has taught in the past.
Even other "Dispy" groups have a problem with CUFI and its founder. Take the organization "One For Israel" as an example, which has an impressive social networking presence and often features Jews who came to gospel faith in the Messiah. Eitan Bar, an Israeli Messianic, recently wrote a public plea to John Hagee to stop teaching heresy. It's called "Let My People Know".
Here's the point: if you have relatives or friends involved in this, we can help. We've had a lot of experience. Put www.chaim.org into your browser, then go to "About Us", then page down through "FAQ" (Frequently Asked Questions). Or ... shoot me an e-mail with a question.
Hope this helps someone ...
Continue reading other blogs? Click http://www.scripturesdramatized.com/radio-blogs
