"Hear O Israel, G d is our L rd, G-d is One.' [Deut. 6:4], The Shema teaches us that G-d is One and that He is everywhere." This verse of the Old Testament is teaching from the Shema that is prayers of the Torah, that there is one God. In Judaism and Christianity, they are monotheistic with their beliefs. The five beliefs of the Jewish Beliefs are: "Monotheism: There is only one God, Covenant: God and humanity's mutual agreement, Torah: Life is to be lived by the law, Land: God's promises of a land for all time, and Survival: The need for God's people to survive," shares Robinson.
These five beliefs are a lifestyle for the Jewish people rather than a religious deed that had to be followed, and this becomes a practice. Robinson continues, …show more content…
Christian Zionism is a modern thinking about the state of Israel from mainly a western philosophy. There is and was a difference of thinking regarding the Messiah coming from within the Jewish culture and one not rising up from within. "First, Christianity and Judaism have a long history of conflict. This was the case from the beginning when Christianity was considered a heretical sect within Judaism in the earliest years of Christian experience," cite South University lecture. Christian Zionism and the interactions with the Jewish nation shows opposite views because one showing support for an Israel state and the other seeing Judaism as the killers of Christ. The balance is that to support the Jewish nation, they should understand and accept the Messiah of Jesus Christ. "…while the support of Christian Zionists is cautiously welcomed, not without misgivings that its support may be a cover for, or a prelude to, proselytization," writes …show more content…
This is not a statement of fact that is accepted by Judaism. "Christians claimed that a Jew from Galilee who radically reinterpreted the Torah while claiming divine authority and who was sentenced to death and crucified by Rome as a rebel was, in fact, Israel's long-awaited Messiah," cites South University lecture. Jesus, during His teachings to His own people, stated that He is not honored among His own in Matthew 13:53-57. "But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house." (Matthew 13:57 New King James Version). To assist with bridging the gap of Christianity, and Judaism, the acceptance of this Jewish carpenter as the Messiah is
These five beliefs are a lifestyle for the Jewish people rather than a religious deed that had to be followed, and this becomes a practice. Robinson continues, …show more content…
Christian Zionism is a modern thinking about the state of Israel from mainly a western philosophy. There is and was a difference of thinking regarding the Messiah coming from within the Jewish culture and one not rising up from within. "First, Christianity and Judaism have a long history of conflict. This was the case from the beginning when Christianity was considered a heretical sect within Judaism in the earliest years of Christian experience," cite South University lecture. Christian Zionism and the interactions with the Jewish nation shows opposite views because one showing support for an Israel state and the other seeing Judaism as the killers of Christ. The balance is that to support the Jewish nation, they should understand and accept the Messiah of Jesus Christ. "…while the support of Christian Zionists is cautiously welcomed, not without misgivings that its support may be a cover for, or a prelude to, proselytization," writes …show more content…
This is not a statement of fact that is accepted by Judaism. "Christians claimed that a Jew from Galilee who radically reinterpreted the Torah while claiming divine authority and who was sentenced to death and crucified by Rome as a rebel was, in fact, Israel's long-awaited Messiah," cites South University lecture. Jesus, during His teachings to His own people, stated that He is not honored among His own in Matthew 13:53-57. "But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house." (Matthew 13:57 New King James Version). To assist with bridging the gap of Christianity, and Judaism, the acceptance of this Jewish carpenter as the Messiah is