Jews for Jesus, Cult or Heretics ?

As a Christian, i find it perplexing that among Religious
Judaism the concept of being a follower of Y'Shua, is an
anathema. It is more palatable for a Jew, to happen to,
convert to some other Religion.

If i am not mistaken Y'Shua himself was a Jewish Rabbi.
Time and time again, the term the Pharisees refered to
Y'shua was Rabbi (Teacher).

It was Y'Shua who said

34“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets 
and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to
gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks 
beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me. 35And now, 
look, your house is abandoned. And you will never see me
again until you say,
‘Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’
b” ~ Luke 13:34

My belated Uncle was a Jewish Believer in Jesus.  A
Jewish remnant hiding among Muslims. There are no
Synagogue's in Malaysia nor could he have gone to a
local Rabbi to maintain his ties. There are simply no
Rabbi's in Malaysia. So, why did he choose Y'Shua ?
He had been really ill for sometime towards the end of
his life. He believed in his last breath that Y'shua his
Messiah was going to take him home.

 

 

Is my View of Islam Distorted ?

I would like to highlight a posting (Regime Change) on Dr. Mahathir's
website chedet made by Amin Tan per my ignorance on Islam, and
Amin's reply. I am perplexed by his answer. The reason is, his answer
does not reflect what the actual reality is, per attached picture. Therein
lies the conundrum. The answers, i get from different Muslims are
Non-Sequitor.

Dear Tun,
Please allow me to quote Mr dtan as below,
[tan
September 30, 2013 at 11:24 PM | Permalink

Tun,

Per Amin Tan and Sentinel3

I’ve been to a Synagogue. I’ve heard Rabbi’s preach not by
special invitation.

Why can’t a normal person visit a Mosque on a normal day, to
listen to a normal sermon. Why does it have to be a special
invitation? None of my Muslim friends have ever given me an
open invitation to a Mosque. I’ve seen advertising’s on special
invitations to non-muslims, only for special occasions. What do
they talk about during the other times. Whereas, i’ve given my
friends (Muslims, Buddhists, etc) an open invitation to come
anytime they please during regularly scheduled Church services.
It is similar with the local Synagogues in the city i live in.
I’ve read the Quran including several commentaries by Karen
Armstrong and Ali Akhbar pro-islamic writers. I’ve conversed with
a Sunni (Lebanese Engineer) in depth to compare and contrast the
Bible and Quran. Also, close conversations with a Shiite
(Design Engineer). Hung around Malay friends asked questions on
Islam in Malaysia. I don’t claim to be an Expert on Islam but i
certainly can claim i’ve been around Muslims most of my life and
know how they behave and what they believe. What is your
experience on Christianity? The reason why i like Muslim Apologist
Shabir Ali is because he understands Christianity on a personal
level i.e. has read the Bible, commentaries on both sides of the
fence and has openly debated Christian Apologists from a wide
spectrum.

I don’t make the blanket statement that Christianity is a Religion
of Peace but certainly Yeshua (Jesus) never murdered, killed or
ordered, implied, suggested the killing of non-believers in
self-defence or whatever (~ Love your Enemy. Matthew 5:44). It is
Islam that is making the blanket statement that it is a
Religion of Peace.
 
Shalom in Yeshua’s name

Dear Mr. dtan,
 
Now you sound a bit conciliatory and not so as arrogant as in the earlier 
comment.
 
1. Invitation to a mosque. Anybody can go into a mosque as long as you 
observe certain dress code and etiquette. There are tourists and visitors 
almost daily visiting Masjid Negara and Masjid Putrajaya.
 
2. For a muslim masjid is a holy place for prayer, normally the 5 times daily 
solat. When a muslim enters a masjid for prayer, he must cover his aurat and 
have ablution or wuduk meaning wash himself properly. Before he sits down 
it is conventional that he performs tahyatul masjid 2 rakaat. Muslims don’t sit 
on a chair, unless medically need to, to pray. Everybody sits on the floor row 
after row. Masjid is not a place to chit chat or talking out loud as to disturb 
others’ concentration in prayer. During Friday sermon(kutbah), the imam must 
follow set procedure and has to stick to verses from the Quran. Of course, some 
imams stray into politically sensitive domain of Hudud. On the whole Friday 
sermon is a session to urge Muslims to do good and be charitable and do not do 
evils(amal maarof nahi mungkar) with the rewards and retribution in the hereafter.

3. salam, islam means peace in arabic. If there is a civil war in Syria which happens
 to be a Muslim majority country, it is a distortion or manipulation of the worst kind 
to say islam promote killing and murders among their own kind.

4. All these while, you have wrong impression and perception of islam and the Malays.
 45 years ago, in 1969, after my HSC, I went to a state government scholarship interview
 with a Malay classmate in Kota Bharu Kelantan which was under PAS government. I 
was given rm500 bursary and the Malay classmate did not get anything although we 
both got about similar results and admitted into University Malaya, the only university 
 in the country then, because his family was wealthier than mine, even though I was a 
non Muslim Chinese then. Tak kenal maka tak cinta. Wallahu alam.
 
amin tan

 There are, Closed Sessions, for Muslim Believers at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur

and i can certainly understand why an Imam's sermon maybe for Muslims only. 
At least, until the Christian (Nasara) or Jew (Yahudi) convert has been properly 
distilled into Islamic Jurisprudence .

As a roaring lion

Yeshua describes Heaven in a Parable as a King's Banquet of invited guests. Many
ignore the invitation. Some, even seize and murder his messengers. Interestingly,
i've never paid attention to this specific verse in this paragraph.

11 “But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing
the proper clothes for a wedding. 12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without
wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply. 13 Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his
hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.’
14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”  ~ Matthew 22:1-14 NLT

Why is it? This man is not properly adorned for this wedding. The penalty, hence, this
person is cast out from Heaven.


John the Revelator mentions about the Believer who overcomes, and thus is clothed
in white and not erased from the Book of Life (Revelation 3:5)

5 All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the
Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.
~ Revelation 3:5

The passage, to me, is a little vague. Does it mean, if one does not overcome, one's
name is Blothed Out or is the emphasis on ' I will never erase their names from the
Book of Life'.

Matthew's passage, however, mentions two conditions involved in attending his Banquet.
Firstly, to Accept the Masters Invitation. Secondly, to be Properly Dressed. It is the Second
condition that threw me off.

Two passages that sticks out in my mind is 1 Peter 5 and Ephesians 6


8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion,
 looking for someone to devour. ~ 1 Peter 5:8


10 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on all of God’s armour
 so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 12 For we[c] are not 
fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen 
world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armour so you will be able to resist the enemy in the
 time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. 14 Stand your ground, putting
 on the belt of truth and the body armour of God’s righteousness. 15 For shoes, put on the 
peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.[d] 16 In addition to 
all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.[e] 17 Put on 
salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 
~ Ephesians 6:13-17


Put on the Armour of God. It is impossible, without it, to be properly prepared to overcome
the Second Death. This Devouring is not a Physical but a Spiritual One !!!

Addendum:

I had a dream last night. I think this message is for Sentinel3 a blogger on Tun Dr. Mahathir's
Blog Chedet. In my dream, i saw a man who lived in a trailer park in squalid conditions. He
was a miserable and a neglecting father to his son. He went around breaking into cars and
stealing items around the trailer park. What was more insidious, was that he broke into his
own vehicle in order to convince his neighbours that he was also a victim. There is a second
part to this dream which i think was meant for me. Suffice to say, the Lord allows evil for a
season. He also allows lies and deception to go seemingly unnoticed. After that, comes the Judgement.