Todays Biblical Terminology ... :D Define Jew: a member of the people and cultural community whose traditional religion is Judaism and who trace their origins through the ancient Hebrew people of Israel to Abraham. Define Judaism: the monotheistic religion of the Jews. the religion developed among the ancient Hebrews that stresses belief in God and faithfulness to the laws of the Torah : the religion of the Jewish people. a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions. conformity to Jewish rites, ceremonies, and practices. Define Messianic Jew: Messianic Judaism is a syncretic religious movement that arose in the 1960s and 70s. It blends evangelical Christian theology with elements of religious Jewish practice and terminology. ... Messianic Judaism generally holds that Jesus is both the Jewish Messiah and God the Son (one person of the Trinity), though some within the movement do not hold to Trinitarian beliefs. With few exceptions, both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament are believed to be authoritative and divinely inspired scripture. Salvation in most forms of Messianic Judaism is achieved only through acceptance of Jesus as ones savior. It is believed that all sin has been atoned for by Jesus death and resurrection. Any Jewish laws or customs that are followed are cultural and do not contribute to salvation. Belief in the messiahship and divinity of Jesus, which Messianic Judaism generally shares, is viewed by many Christian denominations and Jewish religious movements as a defining distinction between Christianity and Judaism. Mainstream Christian groups usually accept Messianic Judaism as a form of Christianity. Define Messianic: of or relating to the Messiah. inspired by hope or belief in a messiah. ---> i.e Christ follower, believer, Christian Define Gentile: not Jewish. i.e --> Christianity spread from Jewish into Gentile cultures. a person who is not Jewish. the term gentiles is in the context for the base term peoples or nations referred to non-Israelite peoples or nations in English translations of the Bible. Define Gentile Again: Gentile (ˈdʒɛntaɪl) 1. (Judaism) a person who is not a Jew 2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a Christian, as contrasted with a Jew 3. (Protestantism) a person who is not a member of ones own church: used esp by Mormons 4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a heathen or pagan I.E ----> Gentile; Christian Gentile, or Secular Gentile. Define Christian: of, relating to, or professing Christianity or its teachings. a person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Jesus Christ and his teachings. Define Christianity: the faith based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. Faith stemming from the teachings of Jesus in the 1st century AD. Its sacred scripture is the Bible, particularly the New Testament. Its principal tenets are that Jesus is the Son of God (the second person of the Holy Trinity), that Gods love for the world is the essential component of his being, and that Jesus died to redeem humankind. Christianity was originally a movement of Jews who accepted Jesus as the messiah, but the movement quickly became predominantly Gentile.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:12:31 +0000
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