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    The happy thread

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    Jesus was not a Jew?

    Put me down for mildly.
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    Jesus was not a Jew?

    “The meek shall inherit the earth.” - Jesus the Jew What Jewish heritage? This thread is for the purpose of allowing those who don’t believe Jesus was a Jew to present their case for the consideration of those who believe Jesus was a Jew.
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    Jesus was not a Jew?

    Same. Would you be really surprised if he and those who share his understanding change their minds after the dust settles?
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    Stealing hubcaps is no way to earn a living.

    Stealing hubcaps is no way to earn a living.
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    I remember you from other discussion forums I’ve been on. Our beliefs differ but I’ve always...

    I remember you from other discussion forums I’ve been on. Our beliefs differ but I’ve always enjoyed reading your posts and would hate to see you leave.
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    There are many members who don’t affirm the Board’s Statement of Faith. They are extended and...

    There are many members who don’t affirm the Board’s Statement of Faith. They are extended and enjoy the privilege of posting in all forums on the Board. I don’t know why you would be an exception.
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    Have you asked a staff member for technical assistance? It may not be palatable to you but...

    Have you asked a staff member for technical assistance? It may not be palatable to you but, since you don’t affirm the official Board Statement of Faith, perhaps you should consider changing your registration from “Christian” to “Other Faith”. That would allow you to post in forums on the Board...
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    Jesus was not a Jew?

    It’s my understanding from speaking with @GEN2REV that his arguments will be from the Bible. I don’t get the impression from him that he will be using many, if any, extra-biblical sources to make his case. I don’t have any insight on what others who share his point of view will do to present...
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    Jesus was not a Jew?

    That’s why I started this thread - so we can learn how (and why) those who assert belief in the Bible - which @GEN2REV and some other members of the Board sincerely do - make the argument. (There may also be some non-Christian members of the Board who believe that Jesus wasn’t a Jew. They are...
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    Are you here to convert people?

    Who cares what pre-Nicene scholars believed? If you approached the average man in the pew and asked him to name the Ante-Nicene scholars what would happen? Would Joe Average Trinitarian (JAT) rattle off an impressive list of names? Would JAT be licking his chops at the mere suggestion of...
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    Are you here to convert people?

    If we discuss Church history, are we trying to convert people? I don’t think so, but maybe some do. Speaking from personal experience, I’ve not met a lot of people (inside or outside of the Church) who were interested in Church history. It would be difficult to forge an effective evangelism...
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    Are you here to convert people?

    Does a knowledge of Church history contribute to people being converted? It did in my case; it probably doesn’t in most cases.
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    Are you here to convert people?

    Tertullian didn’t believe that the Son had always existed. And Ante-Nicene writers up until Origen in the 3rd century were subordinationists. It was his contribution concerning the eternal generation of the Son that was a major step toward Nicene Christianity in the next century. Even as late...
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    Jesus was not a Jew?

    “... the vast majority of Jews did not belong to a party …” https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jesus/The-Jewish-religion-in-the-1st-century
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    Jesus was not a Jew?

    Surely you know about the Essene sect and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The average Jew in the first century wasn’t a Sadducee, a Pharisee or a scribe. The Bible speaks about the Jews in the Diaspora - the Hellenized Jews. The Bible speaks about the sect headed by John the Baptist. He wasn’t a...
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    Jesus was not a Jew?

    Much later than the first century? Jesus was speaking about Jews who rejected him as the promised Messiah. Not all Jews did. Some Jews believed he is the promised Messiah. There were many other Jewish sects besides the three you named operating in the 1st century. Right?
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    Are you here to convert people?

    I made no mention of it in my first post. I think you’re reading more into it than what I had in mind. Let’s do discuss it in the other thread. I really would like to hear how you see confessing Jesus was a Jew relates to being here to convert people. (As you indicated in the new thread that the...
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    Jesus was not a Jew?

    Is it your belief that all Jews in the 1st century fit into one of those three sects?
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    Are you here to convert people?

    Can you tell me how you see this fitting in with trying to convert people? I started the new thread so that the issue of Jesus is or isn’t a Jew could be discussed separately. However, if it has relevance to converting people then I would like to hear what you think that relevance is.
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