I must say that in this new age of the new testament and the koran and who knows what other things including confucianism and all the like, who knows whats authentic and whats a gimmick? I must say that even I have a koran that I purchased personally for an education more than a search for Gods messages, but I even read the new testament once. I thought once that maybe the Christians had a true doctrine.
Clearly today, being a true orthodox leaning Jew, I have cleaned up my suspicions, silliness, foolishness and dare I say, near heresy like expressions of interest. I am not a bad guy.
But that said, those I meet in public will tell me what they like to read. The "new" testament!!! The Koran!!!
Its all "Gods" Word, they say!!!!! Be SAVED!!!!!! God will HEAL YOU if you read the books of PAUL!!!!!!
I'm sorry if I may rain on any persons memorial day parade, but I must say that God's true faith is fundamentally described only in the JEWISH SCRIPTURES called the TANAKH.
This is simple. Even the non jewish people do in fact consider these writings useful to study, though the ones with a "new" testament refuse to agree that there was any utility in the ""old"" testament. That is a fools memorial day parade, I personally believe. True Jesus is a description of a seemingly "perfect" human being. And they even sometimes go so far to say that he is indeed the "Creator".. No such luck children.
Jesus whether he existed or not is a contentious issue that no one will ever agree upon. My personal thoughts is that he is God's invention, a false memory implanted in the Christian writings and considered throughout the ages. An aim to keep the non jewish mind in a state of bliss and to keep the Jewish mind in a state of personal development with trust in God as a guideline for advancement. That's fine. God has his plan. I personally believe myself that the "new" testament was an invention that was by the hand of my Creator written by man and devised in such a way that there are many missing links that are clear, especially if you read the book I have previously endorsed, 26 reasons why Jews do not believe in Jesus. (http://www.26reasons.com/). This was painstakingly written by a lawyer, again I believe with the help of God and clearly makes simple arguments that any person can indeed find to be baffling when considering the forced notion that a perfect man has come along from a virgin birth and changed the truth of the universe. Not so in my mind.
I believe that the story of Jesus is compelling and that many are just looking for something in which to believe. God can not be seen physically and can be heard audibly though his touch and creation is everywhere on earth.
So that said, I will say this. It is not against my religious beliefs that you be not allowed to read your choice of religious materials. Enjoy. But do not demand that my beliefs are false and that yours are the real "truth". By the trust I have that humanity will endure. I believe that God is going to guide all of our lives and even those who may make errors or be without learning or instruction, your lives will serve a true purpose in this creation and God is indeed in my eyes in control of EVERYTHING.
As for the devil or a satan figure and also for a messiah. I will say this. You who are my fellow jewish family will not like my next statement, and maybe not those of you who are not, but I have indeed seen in the Jewish writings that a satan is mentioned (art scroll siddur- one single reference in a prayer to keep satan from changing your life) and clearly a principle of faith in the belief that the messiah will one day come. There are differences of ideas and conjecture on what a real messiah will do for the world. But that said, I believe that my Creator gave us these concepts to make sure that we really did not live in a completely simple world of creation and perceived disorder. I believe that this is a word and concept rather than a reality. Is there to be a messiah of men I must say wait and see. Perhaps God wants us to desperately want a true redemption and a golden age and God willing we are in a golden age every day we make neural connections of positive value in our own heads. But that's said, we do hope for a 3rd and final temple for true Jewish sacrificial worship and ceremony. Only God alone can sanction such an endeavor, but be warned and be glad that God is in control. Perhaps all event are even preordained and preplanned. Creation did have a plan and I can not accept that the world is spinning uncontrollably into the future.
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