Common Objection #2

Objection: How in the world could Jesus be our Messiah? Just look at what His followers have done persecuting and killing Jewish people down through the centuries.

Answer:You must show your Jewish friend the difference between a true Christian and one in name only. It is possible to wear the label "Christian" and not be one. Bring out the fact that many people follow an historical religion, but do not know God personally. Show them that Yeshua dealt with this exact problem in His day by quoting Matthew 7:22-23, "Many will say to Me on that day (the day of judgment), 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.'" Yeshua will condemn phony "Christians."

It would be instructive to point out the parallel between what Yeshua said and what Jeremiah said in Jeremiah 23:14. "Also among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: The committing of adultery and walking in falsehood; and they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one has turned back form his wickedness. All of them have become to Me like Sodom, and her inhabitants like Gomorrah." Jewish people can follow an historical religion and not have a personal relationship with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God will, likewise, condemn hypocritical Jews.

Now you have the opportunity to tell them that a true Christian is a "Follower of the Messiah" (that is the meaning of the word Christian). In order to be a genuine "Follower of the Messiah" one must have a spiritual birth from the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Then take them to John 3:1-21 where Yeshua discusses all of this with a leading Jewish Rabbi. The result of being "born again" is that a genuine Christian will support the Jewish people because his Savior is Jewish. Finally, the very job description of the Messiah lies in the fact that He loves and supports the Jewish people. He does not persecute them.

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