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שו”תCategory: faithTheology
asked 1 year ago

Hello Rabbi
 
 
Does the rabbi think that the Christian faith, in the Word of God incarnate in the flesh, is idolatry?
It seems that Jesus’ appearance on the stage of history actually fits the prophecies of the Bible:
Hear, all you peoples, the Lord God is among you for a witness, the Lord from his holy temple. 3 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Alongside the Messiah’s specific role in salvation, the Bible attributes salvation to God alone: ​​”I, even I, am the LORD, and there is no savior besides me.” (Isaiah 44:11). “For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.” (Isaiah 44:3). “And I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; and you have not known my God, and my Savior is unknown to me.” (Hosea 13:4)
“For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our king, he will save us.” (Isaiah 33:22) If the Lord comes to save the world from within the world, is it not likely that he will reveal himself as the Messiah?
The Sages believed in two Messiahs, one a victorious king who brings peace, and the other a poor, suffering, and dying man. Christianity believes that this is the same Messiah who will simply appear twice.
Of course, there is the issue of abolishing the commandments, but Jesus himself says that he did not come to abolish anything from the Torah.
What does the rabbi think?

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מיכי Staff answered 1 year ago

There are a lot of things that fit the prophecies in the Bible. It doesn’t mean anything. Your interpretations are great proof of that. You decided that God is the savior without means. But that’s just an arbitrary decision. To the extent that He can save through someone.
As for the incarnation and other theological statements, none of these mean anything to me. They are just words. Therefore, there is no point in discussing whether this is heresy or not.

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