Attending a Synagog

[Matthitjah]

Hey fella's, Take your running argument to another thread please.

I'll re-open this one later. For now, let's be sure to recognize why this Ministry exists.

[Matthitjah]

Re-opened.

[~candice~]

My friend is crystal clear on where I stand . He knows I view Christ as the Messiah, and I know he doesn't. But I would still love to experience a service. As I said earlier, to go through Yom Kippur this year would be great.

[~candice~]

Re-opened.

[nebula]

I have a friend at work I have known for some time who is a (somewhat) observant Jew. He attends temple each Friday and his parents are quite devout. However, they certainly are not Messianic Jews.

Would it be offensive / unwise to attend with him?

What about a local messianic jewish temple?

I'd really like to experience Yom Kippur this year, but I have no idea how I could even begin to do this in my church or with the people that I know around me.

Ideas?

I'd say go for it. Perhaps you might learn enough to teach your church or a Bible study or something? (If that's possible and you are comfortable with it.)

There is a Jewish Union at my college, and I go to their events when I can. I have indeed learned some interesting htings.

After all, the OT are their Scriptures. They have some interesting perspectives and insights.

Plus, when you read about Yom Kippur in the Bible, you'll be better able to understand itl

[Smalcald]

No they do NOT worship the same God we do.

They worship YHVH, the same God that created the universe. That they do not yet acknowledge Christ does not mean they are not worshipping the same God.

So they pray to Christ as part of the Godhead?

All religions that are theistic say they worship the one God who created the Universe, Muslims say that also.

I am not saying that we do not have a special connection to modern Judaism we do or that this has anything to do with replacement theology or the Church replacing Israel or that whole argument. This has to do with how we as believers worship and pray.

We can never deny Christ, and taking active part in any worship among people who do deny Christ makes us complicit in that; it is a slippery slope to go down this road. Modern Judaism denies Christ as Lord and Savior, maybe someday through the grace of God they will believe, but we today hold the Truth of Christ and our God is a Jealous God, we cannot go backward we cannot be part of anything that is the of anti-Christ, which all religions which deny Christ are part of, and that includes Modern Judaism.

When Paul went to the synagogue he went to proclaim the truth of Christ as Lord, if I was invited to do that at a synagogue I would, however to go and worship and pray and be part of a religious system that denies Christ without speaking up; makes me complicit in that belief.

[nebula]

Smalcald -

Hey fella's, Take your running argument to another thread please.

Please honor the admonition.

[Smalcald]

I have a friend at work I have known for some time who is a (somewhat) observant Jew. He attends temple each Friday and his parents are quite devout. However, they certainly are not Messianic Jews.

Would it be offensive / unwise to attend with him?

What about a local messianic jewish temple?

I'd really like to experience Yom Kippur this year, but I have no idea how I could even begin to do this in my church or with the people that I know around me.

Ideas?

I'd say go for it. Perhaps you might learn enough to teach your church or a Bible study or something? (If that's possible and you are comfortable with it.)

There is a Jewish Union at my college, and I go to their events when I can. I have indeed learned some interesting htings.

After all, the OT are their Scriptures. They have some interesting perspectives and insights.

Plus, when you read about Yom Kippur in the Bible, you'll be better able to understand itl

We should be teaching them about Christ that is our role.

Understanding Yom Kippur will do NOTHING for your soul and is a false dead end trail of religous observance.

I though nobody liked "religion" that "religion" is bad? I guess that is only true for Christian religion.

[Matthitjah]

Grace to you,

Zec

[Matthitjah]

Grace to you,

Understanding Yom Kippur will do NOTHING for your soul and is a false dead end trail of religous observance.

Ridiculous!

Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, it speaks of Christ. With the Right perspective, we can only gain more of Him in understanding this observance and it's shadow of the obvious to the Christian.

Peace,

Dave