Going to Church for the first time? Christian forums?

lostinrates

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

The 10 commandments are Old Testament - if they are your fave thang, Judaism might be the way to go.

Christianity does claim to be based on the OT, but that's more in theory than in practice. After all, most Christians happily munch away on pork chops, bacon, crab and other shell fish, mix linen and wool in their clothes, and other offences carrying the death penalty in Leviticus.

Tbf, so do quite a few Jews. And I don't just mean cultural ones, dh's first cousins are practising Jews who do not keep to the dietary observances most of the time. (Well, one does, but his mother doesn't!)

neverdespairgirl

The laws about the Sabbath, and food laws, etc, are still very much part of Judaism, although of course, some people honour them more in the breach than the observance.

lostinrates

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

The laws about the Sabbath, and food laws, etc, are still very much part of Judaism, although of course, some people honour them more in the breach than the observance.

I don't dispute that they are still part of Judaism, just that they are not all observed by all practicing Jews, and as in all religions, interpreted and observed differently in different groups.... Just as not all Christians always observe all Christ's teachings cohesively and harmoniously!

The confessional in the Catholic Churches I have gone to never seems short of 'business' for example, so some of Christ's teachings as interpreted by the Christians in the church into which I was baptised are not being observed either. Whereas some Catholics still observe the dietary laws now deemed unnecessary (like no meat on Fridays) and other denominations of Christian lay different weight to the OT. A person who reveres the Ten Commandments and OT yet believes in Jesus might feel like a messaniac Jew for sure, whether that's MORE Jewish than Christian I am not sure. I know its certainly not considered by Messaniacs as other than Jewish, but had assumed it was also considered Christian in that is is' well, 'messaniac'!

Anybody know?

meritaten

that's strange! I describe myself as a 'Spiritualist' but apparently I am 'New Age'! that tickles me! Do I have to go off to a cabin or trailer in the woods, spin my own yarn and weave my own clothes? no thanks - I do like my comforts!