Softball Bat wrote:Christians think they are worshipping the same God as the Jews.
Jews think not.
Jews do not think Jesus is the Christ, hence Jesus is not God, hence the Christians are worshipping a false God.
I disagree. What Jews do not believe is that Jesus was the Messiah, but it is generally accepted that the God of the Pentateuch is the God of the New Testament as worshipped by Christians. It is understood that Yahweh is comprised of the Father, the Spirit, and the Suffering Servant, as written about by Isaiah, who is the descendant of King David.
However, an argument could be made that western Jews like Reformed Jews have given up all hope and thought of the Messiah and have traded their faith for secular acceptance. But that is a discussion for a different thread.
All of this points to what I think is Dinsdale and me talking over each other’s head. We’re using the same terms, but they have different meanings, thus leading him to think that I don’t understand theology.