Why do many Christians have a strong disdain for Jewish people?

[Anne2]

6 minutes ago, Marston said:

Well I'm new at this and it sounds like I'm doing it wrong. I appreciate your feedback. I'll refrain from sharing the news of Jesus with others going forward. Thank you. 

I never said you were doing it wrong! To my knowledge you have not said Gentiles are not in the new covenant?

Edited February 16 by Anne2

[kwikphilly]

22 minutes ago, Marston said:

Well I'm new at this and it sounds like I'm doing it wrong. I appreciate your feedback. I'll refrain from sharing the news of Jesus with others going forward. Thank you. 

You're not doing anything wrong

Look,I was " new at this" too once & guess what? I wanted to shout the Good News from every rooftop and tell everyone and everyone all about Jesus- I hadn't a clue what my Calling was but my heart was surely in the right place ( my mouth wasnt,lol or my head)and that's okay- we should be Excited

Share,share,share but " listen" to God's Still Small Voice, seek Him with all your heart,sou I & mind and you'll see,He Will lead you & Guide you to the purpose of your Calling as well....you don't have to anything except let go& let God

In His Love,Kwik

[ayin jade]

2 hours ago, Marston said:

Well I'm new at this and it sounds like I'm doing it wrong. I appreciate your feedback. I'll refrain from sharing the news of Jesus with others going forward. Thank you. 

Share where the Holy Spirit leads you to. If you feel led to witness to everyone, do so. Everyone needs Jesus. Pray for their salvation as well, and for the Lord to give you words when you witness. 

Romans 10:11 For the Scripture says, "Everyone believing on Him shall not be put to shame."
12 For there is no difference both of Jew and of Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call on Him.
13 For everyone, "whoever shall call on the name of the Lord will be saved."
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without preaching?
15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good things!"

[The_Patriot21]

6 hours ago, Marston said:

I'm quite active on social media and internet message boards. It's my experience that there are "many" (subjective term) people who identify as Christians that apparently have a strong disdain for Israel and its Jews. Perhaps you don't encounter such people in your daily encounters, which is probably a good thing. 

I would question a lot of whether they are actually Christian or not. There are a lot of people in this nation who claim Christianity but have zero idea of what it means to be Christian. Many think just because they were born a Christian, or they believe in "a" God and they push some biblical values they are "Christian"

None of the above make one a Christian.

My pastor is not a huge supporter of Israel. But he still loves the people there. Like a good Christian should. A good Christian will love others even if they disagree with them.

Most of the people spewing hate, calling Israel child killers, genocidal maniacs, etc etc fall into the former category, and not actual Christians.

So the reality is for this question to be accurate, one needs to define the definition of "Christian" one is using.

[nebula]

8 hours ago, Marston said:

Maybe it's God's plan that they remain "lost" from him until Jesus comes in glory and saves them - or not. :) 

What about "The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9 - emphasis mine)

[Marston]

1 hour ago, nebula said:

What about "The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9 - emphasis mine)

I'm no Bible scholar.  It's been explained to me that God doesn't get what God wants. God might want everyone to live forever in his Kingdom but, unfortunately, God won't get his way. I'm told that God won't violate anybody's free will to reject him and so those that do reject Jesus will then be tortured by God 24/7/365 because God is also fair and so the fair thing to do to one that rejects Jesus is to hideously torture them forever and ever and ever.  That's what countless Christians preachers, pastors, & Christians have told me so it must be true.

Is that also your belief?

 

 

[Marston]

3 hours ago, The_Patriot21 said:

None of the above make one a Christian.

Matthew 7:21-23 is indeed a fair warning to people who claim to follow Jesus. I see plenty of people who claim to be Christian who don't struggle with sin but rather revel in it!  It's for Jesus to judge them but I can discern that their lifestyles demonstrate that they are rejecting Jesus rather than following him. 

[nebula]

4 minutes ago, Marston said:

I'm no Bible scholar.  It's been explained to me that God doesn't get what God wants. God might want everyone to live forever in his Kingdom but, unfortunately, God won't get his way. I'm told that God won't violate anybody's free will to reject him and so those that do reject Jesus will then be tortured by God 24/7/365 because God is also fair and so the fair thing to do to one that rejects Jesus is to hideously torture them forever and ever and ever.  That's what countless Christians preachers, pastors, & Christians have told me so it must be true.

Is that also your belief?

I was addressing your statement:

"Maybe it's God's plan that they remain "lost" from him until Jesus comes in glory and saves them - or not. :) "

So, does God "not want anyone to perish," or does He want Jews to "remain "lost" form him?" in your belief

[Marston]

2 minutes ago, nebula said:

I was addressing your statement:

I wouldn't call it a "statement". I guess I was pondering aloud. 

I would like to believe that Jesus cares enough and is competent enough to persuade ALL into freely following him. But it's been explained to me by many learned Christian scholars that Jesus doesn't care about the "lost" and that, even if he did care, that he is incapable and too incompetent to persuade the lost to change their views and choose to follow him. Thereafter (I'm told), Jesus gives up on those that he was trying to persuade to follow him and then proceeds to torture them day and night in some sort of forever concentration camp called "Hell" that makes Auschwitz look like a girl scout camp. 

Speaking of which, can you imagine an Auschwitz Jew being gassed, cremated, and then being sent to Hell for their lack of belief wherein they are then tortured by Jesus even worse than Heinrich Himmler did to them? 

To me that seems contrary to God's nature, but what do I know?

[Luther]

On 2/13/2025 at 9:09 PM, Debp said:

I was taught God blesses those that bless Israel and curses those that curse Israel.

I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”. Genesis 12:3.

 

You said: " I was taught God blesses those that bless Israel and curses those that curse Israel."

The actual verse reads:

Genesis 12:2-3 KJV

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

[3] And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

The difference is critical. It's through Abraham's ( spiritual) seed that a great nation ( of Christians) is made.