This is in no way a berating of those Jews who became in a lesser or greater sense Gentile Christians or Hebrew Christians. After all, it is not a sin to be a Gentile! And until June, 1967, it was still the times of the Gentiles, when believing Jews generally had to find their spiritual direction from born-again Gentiles.

It was wonderful that Ruth the Moabitess became a Jewess when she accepted the God of Israel during the times of the Jews. But later, when the times of the Gentiles arrived, Paul discouraged the Gentiles from becoming Jews.

It is interesting to note that only after June, 1967, did I meet Jews who accepted Yeshua the Messiah without declaring themselves Christians. Other Jews who have known the Lord for longer periods find themselves moving back into identity with their people and their ancient faith.

Until the last few years, almost all Jews (with some outstanding exceptions) who became Hebrew Christians were peripheral Jews--Jews who had only loose ties with their heritage and their religion. I am looking for the day when traditional rabbis will stand up in their synagogues and proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom--just as happened in the days of the early apostles.

To be blunt, a Jew does not want to be a good member of the Assemblies of God, a good Baptist or a good Anglican. He wants to know how to be a good Jew--a believing Jew.

Religions that are based on organizations must fade into the background. The truth is, there is only one true faith. In the strictest sense, it is the Jewish faith (as opposed to religion), the faith given to the house of Israel through Abraham. The faith that brought with it the promise of the Messiah and redemption of the world. The Jew must return to this faith, which will bring him all the salvation God has promised him. He does not need to convert to a new religion or set of traditions. No religion--neither his nor anyone else's--can save. The Jew has plenty of traditions, some difficult, some beautiful. It is certainly not necessary to throw one's traditions completely overboard. Does an American stop celebrating Thanksgiving or the Fourth of July because he becomes born-again? But neither can traditions save. Only Yeshua can save.

...For there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12).

And that includes names of churches, synagogues, organizations, phraseology and slogans.

There is only one name that a Jew must accept: Yeshua.

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