You won’t thank me for writing this, but, you must understand, it’s really important to me that you read it. For you it’ll be 5 minutes of your life, for me it’s more important than life itself. You doubt my motives, but you’re mistaken. You call me deceived, indoctrinated, even brainwashed, but you’re doubly mistaken. You say that I’ve betrayed my heritage, forfeited my right to call myself Jewish, but you’re wrong, very wrong. This is my last throw of the dice. Out of respect for what we once had together, just indulge me one last time, then I\u2019ll go away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, where do I start? How do I convince you and try to break through 2,000 years of history and tradition? The simple answer is that I can\u2019t – what I\u2019ll say will either warm your heart (or at least give you a nudge), or it will pass you by. I\u2019ve got to be honest and realistic, not everyone will be affected by my words, or the words of other Christian writers far more clever than me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus. JESUS. There, I\u2019ve said it. I\u2019m not beating around the bush, or pretending to be what I\u2019m not, to \u2018trick\u2019 you into becoming a Christian (if that were possible!). I\u2019m not even going to be clever by using the name Yeshua or Y\u2019shua (his real Hebrew name – the one his mum used). Actually I use these names rather than the name \u2018Jesus\u2019 and I certainly wouldn\u2019t use the word \u2018Christ\u2019, because I too am offended by this word. How often have we all been called \u2018Christ-killers\u2019 by so-called \u2018Christians\u2019? It hurts me too! More so, in a way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus – I\u2019ve said it again. It\u2019s only a name – you\u2019ve used it as a swear word often enough so why should you be offended now? Well I don\u2019t use the word in the same way. It\u2019s a name that, for me, promises life and meaning. And it\u2019s nothing at all to do with religion, or cathedrals, or dog-collars, or dodgy vicars, or the Pope (or any person you can think of).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go to Israel as a Jew. Take up yoga, read your star charts, follow the guru of your choice, call yourself a witch, a shamen, a mystic. You\u2019ll barely raise an eyebrow. But mention the name \u2018Jesus\u2019 and they\u2019ll spit at you. Why? A Jew can do what he likes, Israeli society is pretty liberal. But call yourself a \u2018Christian\u2019 or a \u2018Messianic Jew\u2019 and you will raise blood pressures all around. Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now just hear me out while I state the obvious. Jesus is banned in Israel because the religious authorities are scared of him. They always have been. Rightly so in the past 1500 years, what with the anti-semitism and all that. But they were even scared of him when he was alive and living in Israel 2000 years ago! So I repeat, why do we allow the name \u2018Jesus\u2019 to have such a hold on us. Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The easy and obvious answer can be found in the pogroms, ghettos and even in the Holocaust. These horrendous crimes were committed by \u2018Christian\u2019 Europe in the name of this \u2018Jesus Christ\u2019. But you can\u2019t blame him for that. Instead blame the evil heart of man – you can read the history books for that. Jesus never, never spoke against the Jews, his people – you can read the New Testament for that – if you dare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hard answer is fear. These days it\u2019s fear of \u2018assimilation\u2019, they call it. \u2018We\u2019ll be accomplishing what Hitler failed to do\u2019, they\u2019ll say. \u2018If every Jew married out then our whole way of life will die out\u2019. False. I \u2018married out\u2019 and even \u2018became a Christian\u2019 (marrying out doesn\u2019t make you a Christian any more than \u2018christening\u2019 does) but I am STILL Jewish. Where does it ever say that you can stop being Jewish? Abraham, in the Bible, became one through circumcision (into the covenant). They can try to sew back my foreskin, if they can find it, but even then I\u2019ll still be Jewish inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I ask again, Why am I an enemy to the Jewish people? Have I suddenly become anti-semitic? No. I don\u2019t want to abuse you, hurt you, kill you. I want to do the one thing that the Church has failed to do in 2000 years (and will one day have to answer for). I want to share the truth with you. And the biggest barrier to you receiving this truth is the name that it goes by, Jesus. Jesus is the truth, he always has been and there\u2019s no time here to explain exactly what I mean by this – but please bear with me. And the Church, through it\u2019s actions, has not only blinded you to this truth but poisoned you against it! The Crusades, the Inquisition, none of these had anything to do with Jesus, but people, especially Jews, were killed in his name. No wonder there is such a resistance to his message today from our people. I understand the problem but I refuse to be shackled by history, otherwise those evil people have won twice; they not only succeeded in destroying the bodies of my ancestors but they also seek to destroy the souls of those of us living today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re prepared to admit the possibility of aliens, curious little green things that we apparently share the universe with. Yet isn\u2019t it more natural (and more Jewish) to believe in God, who created the whole damn universe! It may sound like the plot of a \u2018B\u2019 movie but there is a mighty fight for your soul going on. It\u2019s an invisible fight and most are totally unaware of it. But it\u2019s a real fight and you are in the centre of it. Don\u2019t give up before you\u2019ve even started. There\u2019s more at stake than you\u2019ll ever realise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s more to life than 70 or so years of struggle. There\u2019s more, there\u2019s much more. Every day can be an adventure. And if I\u2019m brainwashed, who\u2019s benefiting? I live a moral life (inasmuch as I\u2019m conscious of my shortcomings and try to do something about it), I live in freedom (not bound to the many \u2018trappings\u2019 of life – drugs, alcohol, gambling, extramarital sex – that do nothing else but control you) and I have the complete assurance that my life counts and has purpose and that, when it\u2019s over, there\u2019ll be more – and then some! What I have, anyone can have, it\u2019s free, whatever your age and circumstances!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Be brave and buck the trend, as I did. Fight against 2000 years of conditioning, do the one thing you\u2019re told not to do. As an infant you\u2019re told to keep away from flames, but you still burn your fingers. As a teenager you\u2019re warned against cigarettes, alcohol and drugs, but most still succumb to varying degrees. As an adult the rabbis told you to stay clear of \u2018that\u2019 book – the New Testament. Why can\u2019t you follow your instincts and exercise some freedom here? It won\u2019t harm you like fire or drugs. You\u2019ll find something there that may be unexpected, but you won\u2019t regret it. Start with the Book of Matthew (the first book in the New Testament).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember, you\u2019re not getting any younger. Act now before it\u2019s too late, you\u2019ve got nothing to lose but so much to gain. You don\u2019t have to tell anyone, not even me. At the very worst you will have wasted an hour or so of your life. But at the very best, who knows …. ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In love, Isaac<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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