Sunday, March 11, 2012

Jews Are Jews and Christians Are Christians

I snapped this photo of the yard of the Baptist Congregation on Narkiss Street last Friday:


You'll notice that the boy is wearing tzitzit (fringes) and one man a kippah:


Let's keep Christians Christians and Jews Jews and not mix-up religions.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Coming from a Christian/biblical perspective, there isn't suppose to be a separation between Jew and repentant Gentile according to the law, prophets and the apostles.


Exodus 12:49, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 24:22, Numbers 15:29, Isaiah 14:1; Ezekiel 47:22; Micah 4:2; Zechariah 8:23; Romans 9:6, Romans 11:25; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 2:11-13


The command to wear tzitzits is in Numbers 15:37-41.

As for headcoverings, I don't understand why a Christian would do so. Paul said it was dishonorable for men to cover their heads when praying or prophesying
(1 Corinthians 11:4). Nothing in the Tanakh nor B'rit Hadashah, as we Gentiles hold in our hands, instructs our men to cover their heads. Though the commands to wear tzitzits are found in scripture like I quoted above in Numbers 15:37-41.

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Unknown said...

I agree with the Anonymous, response above.
I have been a believer for 30 years. I have read the command to wear TZITTZITS at least 5 times and it never dawned on me that it was applicable today. I may not understand everything or carry out all of God's word, but as Yeshua said, "If you love me, keep my commandments" and I try. For me, some commandments are easier than others, I'm sure most would agree, this is a snap. And let's all be reminded, Keeping God's commandments is not to earn salvation, we would all fail that test, it is because we are saved that we strive to keep His commandments.