Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site wanginst.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!decvax!wanginst!mckeeman From: mckeeman@wanginst.UUCP (William McKeeman) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Re: Christian Jews Message-ID: <133@wanginst.UUCP> Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 17:08:55 EST Article-I.D.: wanginst.133 Posted: Mon Jan 21 17:08:55 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 23-Jan-85 07:10:59 EST References: <77@unc.UUCP> Organization: Wang Institute, Tyngsboro, Ma. 01879 Lines: 36 > > The significance of being "chosen" is that Jews have the added > responsibility to obey the laws revealed to Moses, due to the > covenant (contract or promise) between God and Abraham. > Jews believe that it is easier for a gentile to please God, > because less is expected of them. Thus, there is a Jewish proverb > that says something like, "In the day of judgement, > the rightous gentiles shall share in the highest honors." > > This is why Jews feel no need to proselytyze. Their mission > is to lead the gentiles into rightousness by providing a good example. > Of course, a Jew who neglects his duty (or even worse, > renounces it) is doubly punished (a Jew should know better). > And a gentile who voluntarily takes up this burden and becomes a Jew > is doubly blessed (Christians will disagree, of course). > > Frank Silbermann > > THERE IS NOTHING THE WORLD HATES MORE THAN A GOOD EXAMPLE -- Mark Twain In my opinion Christians accept that they cannot please God by what they do here on earth. The law is just too hard for mortal man to obey. But, even in failure, Christians are assured of God's love and forgiveness. In awe and gratitude a Christian tries to do God's will as much as possible, not because it might earn a reward, but just because He asks us to. More, it is the spiritual love behind doing God's will, not the results, that a Christian seeks. God has inscribed the law on our hearts and it is our hearts we must follow. In terms of humanism (motivated by the "good of man on earth"), a Christian is often judged harshly, even martyred. For those who do not read their own heart perfectly, the bible, and churches, and books, and the clergy are a great help. But they are not the Christian law. The law is to love God and your neighbor as yourself. One's actions are simply derivative. /s/ Bill McKeeman ...decvax!wanginst!mckeeman