There is a movement within Judaism, (and this is NOT even counting the Messianic Jews, who now number over two million, just in the US, and regard Jesus as both their Messiah and God's son) to 'reclaim' Jesus, and some will go further and say we are at least willing to look at the possibility of His being the Messiah.
There is a movement within traditional Judaism that is willing to call Jesus a sage, but they stop short of calling Him a prophet:
If you really want some fun, Rabbi Pinchas Lapidae will give you some with his book, The Resurrection of Jesus, A Jewish Perspective He believes the God of Israel caused Jesus to rise from the dead, but Jesus can't be called Messiah until He fulfills more of the Messianic prophecies -- And yes, the Rabbinical school never kicked him out for this.
True, but one could say that of other people groups as well. The scum tends to rise to the top regardless of the nation or people group, you can just look to the latest American regime under Biden / Harris to see what it could be like in America without some real checks and balances. Here's evidence, if you like.
Neither are the Catholics that I admire among the ones that run the RCC, nor do many exceptional Baptists run megachurches, nor control the purse at the SBC, etc. This always struck me as a good scene that’s representative of something that actually happens: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3_fhfRODOmc
It’s just the human situation. A big part of this movement, by the end, I think, is going to be dealing with the psychopaths that have been able to walk freely among us, such that they won’t be able to walk down the street (and to remove the faithless from commanding the congregations of God).
In the meantime, we’re gonna have some challenging conversations. 😄
https://www.opendoorsus.org/en-US/stories/10-most-dangerous-places-Christians/
Israel doesn't even show up in the top fifty:
https://www.opendoorsus.org/en-US/persecution/countries/
There is a movement within traditional Judaism that is willing to call Jesus a sage, but they stop short of calling Him a prophet:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/thepassion/articles/jesus_the_jew.shtml
If you really want some fun, Rabbi Pinchas Lapidae will give you some with his book, The Resurrection of Jesus, A Jewish Perspective He believes the God of Israel caused Jesus to rise from the dead, but Jesus can't be called Messiah until He fulfills more of the Messianic prophecies -- And yes, the Rabbinical school never kicked him out for this.
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/the-resurrection-of-jesus/
Messianic Jews (Or Hebrew Christians, Or Jewish Believers In Jesus)
https://www.cmj-usa.org/there-are-more-jewish-believers-in-jesus-than-you-think
Unfortunately they aren't the Jews in power in Israel and the US.
True, but one could say that of other people groups as well. The scum tends to rise to the top regardless of the nation or people group, you can just look to the latest American regime under Biden / Harris to see what it could be like in America without some real checks and balances. Here's evidence, if you like.
https://greatawakening.win/p/1ASZMT8VXf/traitor-joe-bidens-regime-hated-/c/
Neither are the Catholics that I admire among the ones that run the RCC, nor do many exceptional Baptists run megachurches, nor control the purse at the SBC, etc. This always struck me as a good scene that’s representative of something that actually happens: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3_fhfRODOmc
It’s just the human situation. A big part of this movement, by the end, I think, is going to be dealing with the psychopaths that have been able to walk freely among us, such that they won’t be able to walk down the street (and to remove the faithless from commanding the congregations of God).
In the meantime, we’re gonna have some challenging conversations. 😄