Question:
Do you think adherents of Judaism will attain salvation?
My response:
I hold the view that God demonstrates special loyalty to his chosen Jewish people, Israel, in various ways. However, those who persist in rejecting Jesus as their Messiah are no better off than non-Jews who do the same. In this case they will be judged by God as unbelievers too.
There exist numerous Messianic Jews, comprising a significant portion of Judaism's followers, who adhere to Jewish laws while also acknowledging Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God. These individuals are considered as heretics and cult followers because Christians are free from implementation of the Jewish laws (for example circumcision is forbidden for them and food dietary laws too).
Galatians 5: "Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace".
These groups of the messianic heretics are fallen away from grace snd they are not believers anymore!
As for others who do not share Christians beliefs and who do not live holy, based on Scripture, they will not gain entry into heaven. So, while we cannot fully grasp the extent of God's mercy, there is no guarantee that those Jews who reject Jesus will be accepted.
The natural follow-up question pertains to individuals who lived before Jesus, such as Abraham and David. I believe, and Scripture supports, that they are in a state of blessedness in paradise. Ultimately, it is our faith in God's promises, whether regarding future events like the Messiah's arrival (as was the case for Old Testament believers) or reflecting on past events like the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, that renders us acceptable to Him.
God accepts only holy Christians! 1 Cor. 15:2 and Col. 1:22,23 declare the true Gospel of grace and reveals that it has a conditional security for the believer attached to it! That was the original message, as taught by the Lord Himself and His Apostles.
IF YOU are not LIVING HOLY now, then YOU are not a Christian now, though you may have been one in the past. There are NO Christian liars, NO Christian drunks, NO Christian adulterers, NO Christian thieves (1 Cor. 6:9-11; Eph. 5:5-7; Rev. 21:8). NOW is the time to DEEPLY REPENT. God wants the backsliders back, but you must repent to return to salvation or to become a Christian.
Do you think adherents of Judaism will attain salvation?
My response:
I hold the view that God demonstrates special loyalty to his chosen Jewish people, Israel, in various ways. However, those who persist in rejecting Jesus as their Messiah are no better off than non-Jews who do the same. In this case they will be judged by God as unbelievers too.
There exist numerous Messianic Jews, comprising a significant portion of Judaism's followers, who adhere to Jewish laws while also acknowledging Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God. These individuals are considered as heretics and cult followers because Christians are free from implementation of the Jewish laws (for example circumcision is forbidden for them and food dietary laws too).
Galatians 5: "Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace".
These groups of the messianic heretics are fallen away from grace snd they are not believers anymore!
As for others who do not share Christians beliefs and who do not live holy, based on Scripture, they will not gain entry into heaven. So, while we cannot fully grasp the extent of God's mercy, there is no guarantee that those Jews who reject Jesus will be accepted.
The natural follow-up question pertains to individuals who lived before Jesus, such as Abraham and David. I believe, and Scripture supports, that they are in a state of blessedness in paradise. Ultimately, it is our faith in God's promises, whether regarding future events like the Messiah's arrival (as was the case for Old Testament believers) or reflecting on past events like the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, that renders us acceptable to Him.
God accepts only holy Christians! 1 Cor. 15:2 and Col. 1:22,23 declare the true Gospel of grace and reveals that it has a conditional security for the believer attached to it! That was the original message, as taught by the Lord Himself and His Apostles.
IF YOU are not LIVING HOLY now, then YOU are not a Christian now, though you may have been one in the past. There are NO Christian liars, NO Christian drunks, NO Christian adulterers, NO Christian thieves (1 Cor. 6:9-11; Eph. 5:5-7; Rev. 21:8). NOW is the time to DEEPLY REPENT. God wants the backsliders back, but you must repent to return to salvation or to become a Christian.