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Yeah, believe it or not, but a long time ago I was going to become a hassid. One of the things that made me change my mind was when they were talking about how evil the pictures of Yeshua were, and then had a poster of this old man with candles burning underneath. I asked "who is this man?" and they said "it is our moshiach, Menachim Mendell Schneerson," and I was like "wtf," (to myself of course.) Now come to find out, mainly Chabad orthodox Jews theorize that he is Moshiach, but a lot of others believe he is holy! To me, this notion is completely dangerous. This man was absolutely nothing more then a man, and he was definitely NOT the Moshiach. He definitely did not fulfill nearly as many prophecies as Yeshua.
This made me wonder, if they could accept Menachim Mendell Schneerson as Moshiach, then surly they would see that Yeshua is that much greater, and would then see He is the true Moshiach! What I found was aggravating. So many misunderstandings of teachings found in the New Testament (which is called the Brit Hakodesh in hebrew,) and bogus practices from the church had led Jews to accept all sorts of falsities about "Christianity," which are far from the truth. #1 Christians lie to convert a Jew, so arguments christians make can be brushed off in the end as being twisted truths, and brainwashing mechanisms. They teach to watch out for Christian friends, and they will try to convert you, which is the only reason for their "friendship." #2 No pictures, paintings, or sculptures of heavenly things are allowed in a holy place, for this purpose a Jew is allowed to enter a Mosque (which is bare,) but not a christian church, as many contain pictures of angels, or Yeshua. #3 Christians pray to dead saints, and to Mary, which makes them pagans. #4 Christians worship three gods, but try to rationalize it as all equating to one monotheistic ruler. #5 God does not need to make himself in human form, or make an example in human form because he is omnipotent; it is not unnecessary. #6 A Jew cannot be a Christian, and a Christian cannot be a Jew, because being a Christian causes the Jew to break laws of God. (Obviously, these are only a few of the reasons why orthodox reject "Christianity.")
Alot of these beliefs they have are unfounded, but many of their arguments come from discrepancies found in the church itself, which never fixed the problem, or never acknowledged it to begin with. This has created a scenario in which the Jew can rightfully call out some of the questionable aspects of the Christian church (graven images, paintings and statues.) I mean, how often is it that we see Catholics praying and kneeling in front of a statue, burning candles and incense, with tears running down their eyes! To someone who does not understand "Christianity," this obviously looks like something "Christians" would do, because those claiming Christ are the ones engaging in this type of atrocity!!!
Christians need to understand that christianity is in fact Judaism. Christianity = Judaism with the returned Moshiach. When in the bible does it ever say that the religion changes once the Moshiac comes? I do not even think of Christianity or Judaism as religions! There is only truth. Religion is a worldly thing. Truth is a righteous thing. Judaism is truth, and Yeshua the Moshiach has come.
_________________ The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. -Thomas Jefferson
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