<<How could I have grown up in one of the largest Jewish areas in the United States, gone to both public and Hebrew Schools for many years, and neither any of my friends nor myself have ever encountered any of the teachings you that you claim are a fundamental and basic part of the Jewish religion? >>
Mark, weren't you taught that if a Jew converts to Christianity then that person is considered dead by most, if not all of their relatives? Sometimes a funeral is even held, what mockery is made of that persons new found faith in Jesus Christ. Is God supposed to be pleased?
Take a moment to look at the contrast. A sinner receives Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior over his life and is born again. The angels, which constantly behold the face of God are so enraptured over this persons salvation that they simple explode with joy. They literally have a party in heaven because another soul is saved. Another lost sheep has been found and is being brought to the fold of God. The angels see God's pleasure and reflect it with manifestations of joy, another son/daughter of Adam has been delivered from destruction.
Now back to earth. The saved person's relatives are dressed in black, the air is dismal, clammy, cold and grey. A few, out of sympathy to the family come to mourn around an unseen funeral casket. who those two hooded ones in the background are nobody knows, it's assumed they must be distant relations. " All hope is lost, "My Jewish son/daughter is no longer a part of our heritage, he/she has disassociated themself with the faith of our fathers and has become a Christian. All our hopes dreams, and cherished memories are forever vanished."
Are the people that do this the "apple of God's eye?" Absolutely not, and unless they repent God is going to "rend them in pieces". Believe this or not, many Jewish people are willing to give up their own flesh and blood over a heritage that they don't fully understand. As a matter of fact many of these people had never even read the scriptures in their life. I have never heard of such a vicious hatred in all of my life. This is hatred in the worst degree and yet I never see you speaking out against it. Why not? Didn't you ever question this behavior from people who consider themselves holier than the rest of mankind? When you went to school were you just to scared to mention this to the Rabbis, lest you be ostracized? What, you didn't know these things took place? Well if you had known and decided to take a stand against it then rest assured that your Rabbis would have been in your face "firmly instructing you of the basic and fundamental parts of Jewish religion".
Personally I'm of the opinion that you and your friends, like most children never even discussed religion and if you did it was at a very limited level.
-Chris
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