[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

Conference lgp30::christian-perspective

Title:Discussions from a Christian Perspective
Notice:Prostitutes and tax collectors welcome!
Moderator:CSC32::J_CHRISTIE
Created:Mon Sep 17 1990
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1362
Total number of notes:61362

859.0. "Jesus as Jewish Reformer" by CSC32::J_CHRISTIE (I'm 2 sexy 4 my chair) Wed Feb 16 1994 18:35

Note 857.5

>	Seventhly: (???) I just cannot see Jesus as anyone other than
>	a very pious Jew who wanted nothing more than to bring his fellow
>	Jews back onto the paths of righteousness: in a strictly jewish
>	sense. I cannot understand that this devalues Jesus, God or
>	Christianity.

I, too, believe Jesus was a reformer.  I don't believe it was Jesus' intent
to initiate a brand new faith, a religion separate from Judaism.  But there
seems to be a trend.  George Fox never wanted to initiate Quakerism.  John
Wesley never wanted to initiate Methodism.  It happens.

Shalom,
Richard

T.RTitleUserPersonal
Name
DateLines
859.1 I believe in a catholic (small c) churchCVG::THOMPSONAn other snowy day in paradiseThu Feb 17 1994 10:1911
    
>I, too, believe Jesus was a reformer.  I don't believe it was Jesus' intent
>to initiate a brand new faith, a religion separate from Judaism.  
    
    I know that most Jews would disagree with me but I do not believe that
    Jesus did initiate a brand new faith seperate from Judaism. I also
    don't see Methodism as a different faith then most other Christian
    denominations. Rather I see differences of style and over minor points.
    Not enough for me at least to classify these as different religions.
    
    			Alfred
859.2PACKED::COLLIS::JACKSONDCU fees? NO!!!Fri Feb 18 1994 16:487
In Jesus' eyes, he didn't initiate a new faith.

However, he loosed so many of the bonds of the old
faith (as well as correcting many misconceptions/teachings)
that it sure was different than what many called Judiasm.

Collis