Why Don't Jews Believe in Jesus?

Jews for Jesus and other Jewish messianic movements claim people can believe in core Christian tenets and still be Jewish. Their followers use this assertion to lure Jews to Christianity. However, the Christian theological concepts promoted by such movements, like belief in Jesus as God, the son of God, and the Messiah, Man as created in Sin, the Christian conception of Hell, and the New Testament as divinely inspired, categorically run counter to Jewish beliefs.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:35 Roman occupation of Judea
01:32 Miracle workers and would-be messiahs
02:32 Early Christianity
02:45 Christianity vs. Judaism
02:55 19th century Jewish converts to Christianity
03:10 Messianic Judaism
03:36 Origins of Jews for Jesus
04:50 Luring Jews to Christianity
05:20 Theology of Jews for Jesus
07:02 Downplaying Christian theology
07:54 Christian missionary work & Christian-Jewish relations
08:10 Jewish resources combatting Jews for Jesus

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[marialumbreras]

I have a question, how come a Jew can be an atheist and still be a Jew, or how can a Jew be a Buddhist and still be a Jew, but if he is a Christian he is no longer a Jew?

[AdinBenYosef]

I believe Jews who believe in Jesus are still ethnically Jewish, but religiously are Christian.

[emmanuelwood]

The romans did not crucify jesus because he had political power. That is a blatant lie . Anyone who asks a christian will know that the jewish high priests accused jesus of declaring himself king of the jews and demanded he be crucified. Jesus had no political power and was not a threat to rome . If you dont believe this, find a bible read for yourself or talk to any devout christian. You are being lied to here.

[twintailsanimations]

Jews are a people not just a religion. If a Jew is an atheist or converts to another belief they are still Jewish according to halacha. You can't be "Un-Jewed".

[RuslanKD]

I love this channel but something to consider. If Judaism is both a ethno identity and faith it sucks Jews who become Christian aren’t allowed to be Jewish ethnically any more.

[freeandpoor]

“The Roman’s crucified him for political purposes” give me a break

[minniek]

The question here is whether being Jewish is a religious identity or being of Jewish person-hood.. If the latter, then being a Christian Jew is no different from being an atheist Jew, or a Buddhist Jew. It is unfair to only categorize Jews for Jesus as non-Jews. As an extension of your rationale, , the non-Jew concept applies to all people of Jewish origin who follow other religions.

[kaleabdemissie]

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
— Romans 1:16 (KJV)

[bobquen]

If your “Jewishness” is based on your belief in Judaism or the Jewish religion, then you are saying that all Jews who are atheist, agnostic, islamic, Buddhist are not Jews, irregardless of their ancestory and cultural roots.

[asivorosicosiga]

We christians do not claim to be fulfilled jews...we are just happy that god accepts us gentiles through jesus christ

[sjappiyah]

Interesting video, question however.
At 0:07 You identify Sigmond Freud as a Jew, yet he was a self-professed Atheist.
If you would exclude Jews for Jesus for not holding beliefs that most Jews do as stated at 5:37 would you not by that logic also have to exclude atheist Jews as well?
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It seems like there’s a double standard where one can be an Atheist, Bhuddist, Taoist of Jewish ancestry yet still be Jewish, yet if they profess Jesus then their Jewish identity is discounted….
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Perhaps I’m missing something but it definitely seems inconsistent.

[christietang]

Messianic Jews Jesus Christ is the Messiah, he died on the cross, conquered the grave and rose from the dead. He comes from the line of David, he fulfilled scruptures may their eyes be opened. Amen.

[secondexodus]

The early Christians had their roots in Judaism or a Jewish ethnicity while believing in Jesus as the messiah. The first followers of Christianity were largely Jewish, and Jesus himself was a Jew. Over time, as the movement spread and evolved in Anatolia/the Western world, it became distinct from Judaism.

The first form of Christianity brought to Africa by Jews living in Egypt and Ethiopia made no difference in culture until the Muslims/Moors suppressed African Christianity with Islam

[elusive]

Isaiah 53:1 Who has believed what we have heard?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a young plant
and like a root out of dry ground.
He didn’t have an impressive form
or majesty that we should look at him,
no appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of suffering who knew what sickness was.
He was like someone people turned away from;
he was despised, and we didn’t value him.

4 Yet he himself bore our sicknesses,
and he carried our pains;
but we in turn regarded him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced because of our rebellion,
crushed because of our iniquities;
punishment for our peace was on him,
and we are healed by his wounds.
6 We all went astray like sheep;
we all have turned to our own way;
and the Lord has punished him
for the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth.
Like a lamb led to the slaughter
and like a sheep silent before her shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
8 He was taken away because of oppression and judgment,
and who considered his fate?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
he was struck because of my people’s rebellion.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
but he was with a rich man at his death,
because he had done no violence
and had not spoken deceitfully.

10 Yet the Lord was pleased to crush him severely.
When you make him a guilt offering,
he will see his seed, he will prolong his days,
and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished.
11 After his anguish,
he will see light and be satisfied.
By his knowledge,
my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will carry their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him the many as a portion,
and he will receive the mighty as spoil,
because he willingly submitted to death,
and was counted among the rebels;
yet he bore the sin of many
and interceded for the rebels.

[stanley.george.joseph]

Please allow me to counter your points to the 5 mentioned tenets in this video @5:26:

1. Does not The Tanakh say that The Messiah will be put to death (Isaiah 53, Hosea 6:1-2 and a lot more prophecies)? The Tanakh is Truth, and Jesus was put to death on the cross (The Sacrificed Lamb for the redemption of mankind). He will return to take us Home, to The New Jerusalem (symbolic for Heaven) where David is King (symbolic for Jesus since Jesus is from David's genealogy).

2. Did not David say he was sinful from the time his mother conceived him in Psalms 51:5? Moreover, is there any man/woman who hasn't sinned at all? Death is the consequence of sin, but The LORD can't bear to see us die, therefore He laid the punishment of all mankind on Himself since His Word/Law pronounced death for sin, and His Own Blood redeemed us.

3. The 3rd mentioned tenet only applies to you if you know Jesus's Works and Nature. To truly understand this, one would have to know Jesus more personally. In short, if you believe Jesus Is Lord, you believe that God's great forgiveness and justification of sin is True, and you'll be forgiven, made Holy and perfect, just like Him. Here's an example, if it's only your actions that save you, then David should be in Hell for rape and murder. But he humbled himself and begged for mercy from The Lord.

4. We can't see God in all His Glory, else we would die. But The LORD manifests Himself in ways that are perceivable. For example, In Genesis 32 Jacob wrestles with God for an entire night, and doesn't give up until God blesses him. We know he wrestled with God because he says in verse 30 "I saw Elohim (God) face to face and my life was spared". Moreover, Isaiah 9:6 calls The Messiah "Mighty God" (we also see this in a lot of The Tanakh's Messianic prophecies). Therefore we know that The Messiah is God Himself in flesh.

5. Under what basis is the claim "The New Testament is not divinely inspired" being made? Is it not unfair to judge The New Testament without even reading it? It's just like any other book in The Tanakh. However, If you're afraid to read it, I'm begging you to please put your trust in The LORD and go for it. Take heart brothers and sisters and have Faith! If you're not ready, at least read the story of Paul the Apostle, who used to be a Pharisee during the time of Jesus.


I've denied that Jesus is LORD twice since I started walking with God, and He taught me that I can never attain His Spirit unless I confess He is LORD. If you truly search for God whole-heartedly (Jeremiah 29:13) and walk with Him, He will reveal Himself to you. You will then know that Jesus Is The Way, The Truth and The Life and His Spirit will help you keep His Perfect Law (The Torah). Without Jesus's Great Mercy, I wouldn't be here commenting on this video (I probably wouldn't even be alive). Please check out the YouTube channel 'So be it' for videos with more clarity on why Jesus Is The Messiah. 

May The LORD bless and keep you all, Amen.

[nithyasreesathyanarayanan]

The things Jesus Christ did in the new testament was literally a game changer bro. Because only in the new testament did the Lord truly show himself as the ever merciful and loving father who seriously wanted to save us despite us being ungrateful and undeserving. And that was through Jesus Christ for his fate was to give his life up in the cross to save all the sins of the world. We have been forgiven for the sins done since Adam and Eve and if you read it, you will feel so much relief and will be so glad. We will always be forgiven for our sins except for the unforgivable sin which is blasphemy and wilful rejection of the trinity (meaning someone rejects the trinity even after knowing what it truly means). The 10 commandments of the old testament have also been modified because you are not forgiven because you follwed the commandments or you did some sacrificial ritual, you are forgiven because you truly repent and have huge faith and love for the trinity.

And no, there's supposed to be no idol worship even in christianity since it was never advocated. Also, christianity is not polytheistic because the trinity are different forms of one God who influences the world in different ways.

Christians make mistakes, some of them being the worst and arrogant. But Jesus Christ and his teachings were never wrong. I belive this even if I'm not christian.

[boejiden]

I have to say I respectfully disagree with the opinion presented in this video. Being Christian, atheist, agnostic, secular, Hindu, Muslim, etc… doesn’t subtract one from his cultural roots. Treat everybody with love brother, even those you disagree with. ☮️

[thelionspaw]

Still didn’t explain the issue of atonement… Jews no longer practice the requirements for atonement in the Torah…. So how are you cleansing yourselves from sins you’ve committed if not by faith or belief? God doesn’t change but yet you changed the rules of the law?

[lostsoul]

btw fun fact, israel is funded heavily by the same evangelical christians they denounce them as their own. such an irony

[shenron]

So, you can not believe in God, the prophets, the divinity of the Tanakh, not keep Shabbat, Kosher, Passover, Yom Kippur and still be considered a Jew? But if you're born a Jew, keep all these practices, but believe in Jesus then you're not a Jew? Someone please make it make sense...