RVN: Why is a Jewish Jesus the reason to be Christian? โ Easter and Fulfillment ๐
A very common question, especially around Easter:
โChristians claim Jesus was a Jew. If he was a Jew, then why are you a Christian?โ
At first glance, it seems like a simple question. But the answer touches the very heart of what Easter really means.
Narratief:
Jesus was Jewish, so Christianity is basically an apostate, anti-Jewish religion.
Realiteit:
Jesus was Jewish โ through and through.
He was born into a Jewish family, circumcised according to the Torah, lived according to the Jewish Law, preached in synagogues, celebrated Passover, and constantly quoted the Tanakh (Old Testament). His first followers were almost all Jews.
But Jesus did not come to start a completely new religion. He came to fulfill what the Jewish Scriptures had been announcing for centuries.
He said it Himself:
โDo not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.โ
โ Matthew 5:17
Jesus positioned Himself as:
The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29)
The ultimate sacrifice that made all temple sacrifices obsolete
The Mediator of a New Covenant that had already been announced by the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:31-34)
From ethnicity to faith
The Judaism of the Tanakh was strongly tied to people, land, and external actions (circumcision, sacrifices, temple).
Jesus opened a new covenant that no longer rested primarily on bloodline or external rituals, but on grace, forgiveness, and an inner relationship with God.
The apostle Paul (himself a Jewish Pharisee) explains it this way:
โFor not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspringโฆโ
โ Romans 9:6-7
And:
โThere is neither Jew nor Gentileโฆ for you are all one in Christ Jesus.โ
โ Galatians 3:28
This does not mean Jewish identity is erased. It means the door to God is now open to all nations โ without first having to become Jewish.
Easter as the climax
Easter is the ultimate proof of this fulfillment.
During Passover, Jews sacrificed a lamb for their sins.
Jesus, the Jewish Messiah, allowed Himself to be sacrificed at exactly the same moment as the Passover lamb โ not for one people, but for the sins of the entire world.
His resurrection on the third day was the ultimate seal: death has been defeated, the old covenant has been fulfilled, and a new covenant of grace has begun.
That is why it is no contradiction to have Jewish roots and to be a Christian.
It is actually the logical continuation of the Jewish story: from the promise to Abraham, through Moses and the prophets, to the Messiah who has come.
The question reversed
The real question is therefore not:
โIf Jesus was a Jew, why are you a Christian?โ
But rather:
โIf Jesus is the fulfillment of the Jewish Scriptures, why would you not follow Him?โ
Easter is not an anti-Jewish holiday.
Easter is the Jewish Messiah who gave His life โ not only for the Jews, but for the whole world.
That is why many people with Jewish roots have become Christians without denying their heritage. They saw in Jesus not the rejection of their heritage, but its deepest fulfillment.
What do you think?
Is Christianity a break with Judaism,
or is it the radical fulfillment of what the prophets had been announcing for centuries?
Read for yourself. Check for yourself. Feel for yourself.
#RVN #Easter #JesusTheJewishMessiah #Fulfillment #NewCovenant #OpenInternetManifest
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**RVN: Why is a Jewish Jesus the reason to be Christian? โ Easter and Fulfillment** ๐
A very common question, especially around Easter:
โChristians claim Jesus was a Jew. If he was a Jew, then why are you a Christian?โ
At first glance, it seems like a simple question. But the answer touches the very heart of what Easter really means.
**Narratief:**
Jesus was Jewish, so Christianity is basically an apostate, anti-Jewish religion.
**Realiteit:**
Jesus was Jewish โ through and through.
He was born into a Jewish family, circumcised according to the Torah, lived according to the Jewish Law, preached in synagogues, celebrated Passover, and constantly quoted the Tanakh (Old Testament). His first followers were almost all Jews.
But Jesus did not come to start a completely new religion. He came to **fulfill** what the Jewish Scriptures had been announcing for centuries.
He said it Himself:
> โDo not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.โ
> โ Matthew 5:17
Jesus positioned Himself as:
- The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29)
- The ultimate sacrifice that made all temple sacrifices obsolete
- The Mediator of a New Covenant that had already been announced by the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:31-34)
**From ethnicity to faith**
The Judaism of the Tanakh was strongly tied to people, land, and external actions (circumcision, sacrifices, temple).
Jesus opened a new covenant that no longer rested primarily on bloodline or external rituals, but on **grace, forgiveness, and an inner relationship with God**.
The apostle Paul (himself a Jewish Pharisee) explains it this way:
> โFor not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspringโฆโ
> โ Romans 9:6-7
And:
> โThere is neither Jew nor Gentileโฆ for you are all one in Christ Jesus.โ
> โ Galatians 3:28
This does not mean Jewish identity is erased. It means the door to God is now open to all nations โ without first having to become Jewish.
**Easter as the climax**
Easter is the ultimate proof of this fulfillment.
During Passover, Jews sacrificed a lamb for their sins.
Jesus, the Jewish Messiah, allowed Himself to be sacrificed at exactly the same moment as the Passover lamb โ not for one people, but for the sins of the entire world.
His resurrection on the third day was the ultimate seal: death has been defeated, the old covenant has been fulfilled, and a new covenant of grace has begun.
That is why it is no contradiction to have Jewish roots and to be a Christian.
It is actually the logical continuation of the Jewish story: from the promise to Abraham, through Moses and the prophets, to the Messiah who has come.
**The question reversed**
The real question is therefore not:
โIf Jesus was a Jew, why are you a Christian?โ
But rather:
โIf Jesus is the fulfillment of the Jewish Scriptures, why would you not follow Him?โ
Easter is not an anti-Jewish holiday.
Easter is the Jewish Messiah who gave His life โ not only for the Jews, but for the whole world.
That is why many people with Jewish roots have become Christians without denying their heritage. They saw in Jesus not the rejection of their heritage, but its deepest fulfillment.
What do you think?
Is Christianity a break with Judaism,
or is it the radical fulfillment of what the prophets had been announcing for centuries?
Read for yourself. Check for yourself. Feel for yourself.
#RVN #Easter #JesusTheJewishMessiah #Fulfillment #NewCovenant #OpenInternetManifest
https://openinternetmanifest.org
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