Right now, you are probably
searching to find out more about
Jewish beliefs in Jesus.
Perhaps, you are questioning your
faith, and are looking at different
options. The organization, Jews for
Jesus, claims to be a Jewish group
that believes in Jesus. In fact,
it is a Christian ministry founded by
a Baptist Minister! There is
nothing Jewish about Jews for Jesus-it
is a member of a number of Christian
organizations and is funded by
Christians!
I will demonstrate that Jews for
Jesus is a Christian group using
nothing but information from the Jews
for Jesus' own website and information
from other Christian groups. -I
will post weblinks each time so the
evidence can be easily viewed.
I think that it is important that
all of the information be from their
site and other Christian sites, so
that no one can claim that any of the
information is "made up" by
a Jewish group. .
The information is grouped into
topics. The topics are:
1. The Leaders
2. Christian Workers
3. Jews for Jesus' Beliefs
4. Jews for Jesus and Christian
Organizations
5. Jews for Jesus and Christian
Advice
6. Christian Dollars at Work
7. Christian Membership
8. Conference Call
9. Can I Get a Witness
10. Why Jews Don't Believe in Jesus
11. Countering the Counter Claims
12. Great Sites, Priceless
Information (a list of useful links)
I also think it is important to
note that all of the information that
I will present from Jews for Jesus'
site is on their "Believers"
or "Friends" page. Their
"Seekers" page, where they
try to find people to convert, doesn't
have this material. This is likely
because they do not want potential
converts to see their "true
colors", namely that they are a
Christian ministry! It is also vital
to realize that Jews for Jesus
missionaries will call themselves
different names, such as Messianic
Jews, Hebrew Christians, Jewish
Believers in Yeshua and Completed
Jews. In the end, none of these names
change the fact that they are
Christian missionaries attempting to
convert Jews.
Material on this site is constantly
being updated, so feel free to check
in again to find out about the new
additions to the site! Further, feel
free to e-mail me about any questions
you may have. The link to the e-mail
address is at the end of the page.
1. The Leaders
Mort "Moishe" Rosen
Mort "Moishe" Rosen, the
founder of Jews for Jesus, is a
minister, who has led Christian
congregations. These are quotes
directly from his biography on the
Jews for Jesus website.
"Diploma, Northeastern
Bible College, 1957; DD, Western
Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1986.
Ordained to ministry Baptist Church,
1957."
As you can see, it is clear that he
became an ORDAINED BAPTIST MINISTER
IN 1957 and he is also a graduate
of two Christian colleges; Northeast
Bible College and the Western
Conservative Baptist Seminary!
Here is more information on him
directly from their website:
"Trustee Western
Conservative Baptist Seminary,
Portland, Oreg., 1979-85, 86-91,
International Council on Biblical
Inerrancy, Oakland, Calif., 1979-89;
board of directors, Christian
Advocates Serving Evangelism, 1987-91.
Received Hero of the Faith Award from
the Conservative Baptist Assoc. of
America on July 7, 1997."
Clearly, this is not the resume of
a Jew, but of a Christian minister!
Here is the proof link so you can see
all of this on THE JEWS FOR JESUS
WEBSITE! Click
Here
However, there is even more
evidence that Rosen is a Christian.
According to Reverend Rosen's resume
on the Carlsbad Community Church
website, Reverend Rosen is a member of
two churches, the First Baptist
Church in San Francisco and Lake
Avenue Congregational Church in
Pasadena (under "Home
Churches"). Here is the proof: Click
Here . You can even find Reverend
Rosen and his wife's birthdays on the
April 2003 First Baptist Church
Newsletter. Again, here is the proof
(on Page 5, April 12th for Reverend
Rosen and April 8th for his
wife-please note that your computer
must be able to read PDF files to view
this link):
Click Here . A real Jew would
never have his birthday in a church
newsletter!
But Reverend Rosen has talked more
about his ministry experiences. This
is a direct quote from the Jews for
Jesus website.
"So What's a Pastor Good
For Anyway? By Moishe Rosen, Founder
While training to become a minister, I
worked part-time at Sears and Roebuck.
One of my co-workers made a
not-so-funny joke when he said,
"I wouldn't mind being a preacher
myself. All you have to do is preach
two or three sermons a week, and you
can spend the rest of the time playing
golf." I'm sure he knew that a
minister puts in more time than just
the stated hours of the church
service, but in all seriousness I
doubt if most people have that
understanding. The church needs
instruction in this area from an
objective source."
Here is the link where he admits
this. The above quote is from the
first two paragraphs of the link Click
Here
To get an idea of Reverend Rosen's
thinking, I believe it helps to see
where he has studied. Please read the
mission section of the Western
Conservative Baptist Seminary-this is
a school trying to produce CHURCH
leaders. Obviously, it is not a Jewish
educational institution Click
Here
It seems pretty obvious that a
real Jewish group would not be founded
by a Church minister!
Further, Reverend Rosen loves
church. Here are some quotes from
Reverend Rosen on his church
I love my church! I find it sad
when I meet other Christians who do
not seem to love theirs. Maybe they
don't know they are supposed to love
their churches
I feel great loyalty to my own
church in downtown San Francisco. When
I am not out of town preaching, you
can find me there in the pew. I like
the pastor and the preaching, but I
also find other elements of equal
importance. Though our congregation is
somewhat small, we carry on an
extensive missionary program. We
sponsor a Christian school. We have a
Sunday morning bus ministry.
When I joined that church, I asked
God to help me love the people and the
pastor, and I do. I would never say
that my church is perfect or that it
is in any way better than the churches
others belong to and ought to love.
Nevertheless, because it is my church,
I have made a commitment to love it
and to be loyal to it.
I love my church? Great loyalty to
his church in San Francisco? Clearly
this is a Christian, not a Jew
speaking. Here is the proof. The
quotes come from the 1st, 11th and
12th paragraphs Click
Here
David Brickner
David Brickner is the Executive
Director of Jews for Jesus, and like
Rosen, a Christian Minister. This
quote is directly from their site
"Meet Our New Executive Director
by Moishe Rosen, Founder*
It is with joy, a bit of apprehension,
but mostly delight that I introduce
David Brickner as the new Executive
Director of Jews for Jesus! ...David
has pursued an education in Jewish
studies since 1978 when he enrolled at
Moody Bible Institute in Chicago
(note: this is a Christian School-your
editor), ....Most recently he
graduated from the Fuller School of
World Mission in Pasadena, California
(note: this is another Christian
School), with a master's degree in
missiology with concentration in
Jewish evangelism/Judaic
studies.....During his time in San
Francisco, David was ordained through
the Baptist General Conference. "
Would a Jewish group be led by
someone who studied "missionology"
at a Christian School? Would a Jewish
group be led by an ordained Baptist
minister like Reverend Brickner?
Of course not! Here is the proof
link-scroll to the 6th and 8th
paragraphs for the Christian
information Click
Here
I think it helps to also look in
depth at some of the places Reverend
Brickner studied. Please read the
mission and vision sections of the
Moody Bible Institute-this is clearly
NOT a Jewish group Click
Here
Moreover, the Community Bible
Church of Vallejo, California list
Reverend Brickner and his wife Patti
as missionaries from their church! Here
is the proof link (listed under David
& Patti Brickner). The connection
will bring you to the main page, then
you need to click "Our
Missionaries" at the top of the
page to reach the proof (Editor's
Note-my apologies that I could not
find a direct connection to the page) Click
Here
Not suprisingly, Reverend Brickner
was a guest speaker on March 25, 2003
at the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary Click
Here
No Jewish leader would ever be a
guest speaker at that Seminary-It
is committed to the conversion of all
Jews to Christianity!
Further, David Brickner was the
guest speaker on March 26, 2003 at the
Trinity International University,
another Christian missionary school.
Here is the proof (it is listed in the
Chapel section, about half-way down
the page) Click
Here
As you may have guessed, Reverend
Brickner's speaking tour is not the
tour that a real Jewish leader would
be making.
Further, David Brickner is on the
Board of Reference for the a Christian
ministry called Becoming What God
Intended, whose is goal is to convert
all people to Christian beliefs. This
organization is highly tied to the
Christian evangelical group, Campus
Crusade for Christ.
Roger Horwood
Roger Horwood is the leader of the
Jews for Jesus in South Africa. As you
can see in this brief article about
one of his converts (which clearly is
a Christian conversion), he is listed
in the byline as both the "Chairman
of the Board for Jews for Jesus South
Africa and pastor of Camps Bay United
Church". Would a Jew really
be a pastor of a church? Clearly, this
man is not Jewish. Here is the proof Click
Here
David Laube
David Laube was the founder of the
board of directors of Jews for Jesus.
Here is a quote on his activity in
Jews for Jesus and other Christian
organizations:
Dave has an extensive background
in Christian ministries. He is
presently a member of the board of
directors of Greater Europe Mission
and VisionQuest Alliance. He also
served as a founding board of
directors member of Hineni Ministries
(Jews for Jesus), 1973-1982, and was a
founder of the Christian radio
network, K-LOVE. He has served as
director of music in churches in
California, Washington and Colorado.
From 1987-present he is director of
handbell choirs at Southern Gables
Evangelical Free church in Littleton,
CO. He was chairman of three capital
campaigns for Southern Gables church
which enabled the church to acquire
land, build a new facility and move
its location.
It is quite obvious from the quote
that Jews for Jesus is a Christian
ministry and that David Laube is a
Christian leader. Nothing Jewish about
him. Here is the link, the information
is in the last paragraph (not counting
the one-line paragraph at the end) Click
Here
Byron Spaldin
Jews for Jesus has a musical
performing group called the
"Liberated Wailing Wall. Its
first musical director was Reverend
Byron Spaldin, the founder of Artists
in Christian Testimony. Here are some
selected quotes from their webpage.
"Fall, 1972 saw Byron
Spradlin stumble (under God’s
direction) into becoming the first
musical coach of the Liberated Wailing
Wall--the mobile music evangelism team
of the ministry we now know as Jews
for Jesus. Since his clear commitment
to Christ in 1968 while in Asia with
the Continental Singers he'd been
singing, doing creative worship and
evangelism; and, was one of the first
solo recording artists on Light
Records (1971) when what we now know
as contemporary Christian music was
just beginning. By 1972 God had
clearly communicated His assignment
for Byron--discipling Christians out
of a music and arts background, and
seeing them worked into the fabric of
local church and missionary endeavor.
So when Moishe Rosen (soon to become
the founder of Jews for Jesus) asked
Byron, "Why don't you put
together a creative evangelism
ministry for yourself and The
Liberated Wailing Wall?" Byron
said, "OK!"
Discipling Christians? One of the
first contemporary Christian
musicians? Forming an organization for
"Christian Testimony"? It is
pretty clear that this is another
Christian trying to convert Jews. Here
is the proof link, the quote is from
the first two paragraphs of the
webpage. Click
Here
Susan Perlman
Susan Perlman is the Communications
Director of Jews for Jesus. She is
also on the Board of Directors of the
Dallas Theological Seminary, a
Christian seminary. Jews for Jesus has
a letter from the PRESIDENT of the
Dallas Theological Seminary that
proves this. Would a real Jewish group
have one of its leaders help run an
evangelical Christian theological
seminary that trains Christians to
convert non-Christians? Of course not!
Here is the proof link: Click
Here
To get a full feeling for Perlman's
affiliation, here is the link to the
Dallas Theological Seminary's
Doctrinal Statement. As you can see,
it is definitely a Christian school. Click
Here
Similarly, in 2000 Perlman was the
President of the Christian missionary
body, the Interdenominational Foreign
Mission Association! Would a real
Jewish group have one of its members
as the President of a Christian
missionary organization? Here is the
link to the proof. Perlman is listed
about half-way down the page on the
right-hand side, in the pink box
listing the officers of IFMA: Click
Here
Perlman has even given official
recognition to the Christian
organization, Musalaha. You will note
that Musalaha lists her as a
Christian, not a Jewish leader. Here
is the proof: (She is the seventh
inidividual listed on the page)
Click Here
Perlman was also guest speaker at
the 2003 Lausanne Consultation on
Jewish Evangelism conference. This is
one of the most active organizations
of Christian groups who are committed
to converting the Jews to
Christianity. Here is the proof (under
"The Lausanne Consultation on
Jewish Evangelism meets in
Dallas", it is the 7th paragraph
in under this subheading): Click
Here
Richard A. Robinson
Richard Robinson is the Webmaster
for Jews for Jesus. According to the
Interdenominational Foreign Mission
Association, a major Christian
missionary group, he is also a
graduate of two Christian seminaries,
the Trinity Evangelical Diviniy School
and the Westminster Theological
Seminary. Again, this is clearly not
the resume of a Jew, but of a
Christian missionary. Here is the
proof link (under "Technology:
1,111,101,001 Ways Your Mission Agency
Can Use the Internet"): Click
Here
Reverend Robinson and Susan Perlman
were also attendees of a Billy Graham
Center Institute of Strategic
Evangelism conference. For those who
are unaware, Reverend Billy Graham is
one of the most famous American
Christian evangelists ever. His goal
is to convert the world to
Christianity. This is clearly not a
conference that a real Jewish group
would ever attend. Here is the link to
the proof (Robinson and Perlman are
listed under Jews for Jesus,
approximately one-quarter down the
page on the right side): Click
Here
Mark Greene
Mark Greene is the former Chairman
of the Jews for Jesus in Europe.
According to the Mission Scotland
National School of Evangelism, he is
also the Executive Director of the
London Institute of Contemporary
Christianity and has worked with many
other Christian organizations. Again,
this is clearly not the resume of a
Jew! Here is the link to the proof
(Greene is under "Speaker
Biographies", about two-thirds
down on the webpage): Click
Here
Steven and Deborah Pacht
The Pacht's are Jews for Jesus
missionaries who work in Paris. They
are "partners" with France
Mission, a Christian missionary group.
Would a real Jewish group partner with
a Christian missionary group? The
obvious answer is NO! Here is the link
to the proof:
Click Here
Also, here is the link to the
France Mission's self-biography. As
you can see, this is clearly a
Christian group that is proud of its
"Church planting"! Click
Here
Harold W. Hoehner
Reverend Hoehner is an ordained
minister who is on the faculty of the
Dallas Theological Seminary, in their
Department of New Testament (Editor's
note: New Testament is the Christian
term for the Christian bible) Studies.
As demonstrated earlier, the Dallas
Theological Seminary is a major
Christian training ground. According
to his biography at DTS, he is on the
board of Jews for Jesus. Would a real
Jewish group have an ordained minister
teaching at a major Christian
institution on its board? Never! Here
is the link to the proof:
Click Here
2. Christian Workers
There are a number of Christian
missionaries who admit to working for
Jews for Jesus. This is not so odd, as
Jews for Jesus has directly requested
help from Christians to help in their
evangelical efforts, or, as they put
it
partner with us in order to help
bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to
every city in the world with a Jewish
population of 25,000 or more
What type of Jewish group would
look for Christians to help them make
Jews believe in Jesus? The answer is
simple: none. Here is the proof, the
quote is from the last paragraph Click
Here
They have even advertised for
missionaries with the Christian
college organization, Invervarsity
Christian Fellowship, and on the
Internet for Christians newsletter
(under "Headlines: Jews for Jesus
Ministry Opportunities and Job
Openings". Here is the proof:
Click
Here
And
Click Here
Moreover, they also state in their
general employments advertisements
that they are looking for Christians
to work for them. Here is a quote from
their employment advertisement
Jews For Jesus is always seeking
Christians with a heart to serve the
Lord in full-time ministry and with
skills necessary to handle the
responsibilities listed.
It is pretty obvious that they are
directly recruiting Christians to work
for them, and referring to it as a
ministry, a term that Evangelical
Christians, not Jews use! Here is the
proof: Click
Here
They also advertise for Christian
student interns on their web-site.
What type of a Jewish group would ever
ask specifically for Christian
interns? Here is the link to the
proof:
Click Here
Here is an advertisement at another
Christian site for a "Personal
Assistant to the Founder". A real
Jewish group would not specifically
advertise at a Christian site for a
personal assistant! Here is the proof
(The list is not alphabetical-the Jews
for Jesus advertisement is about
half-way down the page): Click
Here
Here are just a few of the
Christian evangelists who admit that
they worked with Jews for Jesus to
convert Jews:
Joseph Moyer
Here is a story from the Southern
Baptist Convention of Joseph Moyer,a
pastor who worked for Jews for Jesus.
You will see in the first paragraph
that not only is he a Christian
minister, but his father is also a
Christian minister-obviously, this man
has never been Jewish. However, he has
helped lead Jews for Jesus. Here is a
quote from the story:
"He began working at Jews
for Jesus' international headquarters
in San Francisco while finishing a
master's degree in Christian studies
in its department of mobile
evangelism, serving for two separate
stints totaling four years."
Finishing a master's in Christian
studies? Not the educational path of a
Jew. Here is the proof link, which
also states that the man's father is
also a Christian minister. The
information on Jews for Jesus is
primarily in the second paragraph. Click
Here
Nancy O'Leary
Nancy O'Leary is an evangelist from
Truro Episcopal Church of Fairfax,
Virginia. Here is a quote on her
activities from the Christian
evangelical group, Church Army USA
Since then, Nancy has
participated in a number of ministries
and has taken a variety of training
courses. She has worked on the streets
with Jews for Jesus, has taken various
training courses through her parish,
has taken Church Army’s Basic
Training intensive, and has led two
Short Term Missions to Church Army
Bases.
Church Army? Clearly, Nancy is not
Jewish. Her church membership is in
the second paragraph, and the quote
comes from the fourth paragraph. Here
is the proof: Click
Here
Tony Delevan
Tony Delevan is a Christian
musician, who has performed with Jews
for Jesus and another Messianic Jewish
group (Editor's note: Messianic Jewish
is basically identical to Jews for
Jesus-same theology, same philosophy,
same behavior). The title of the
article says it all
'Gabriel'(Editor's note: This is
his stage name, as is explained in the
article) Trades Horn For Guitar,
Brings Contemporary Music To Church
Further, the article states:
In Tucson he started his own
ministry, called Son Light Ministries,
and worked on the campus of the
University of Arizona where he had a
coffee house. He also served as
chaplain of the Pima County Jail and
was a promoter for contemporary
Christian concerts. While in
Hollywood, California he worked with
"Youth With a Mission’s Centrum
of Hollywood, and was asked by its
board of directors to direct a
Hollywood Boulevard facility for music
and acting. Presently he is a member
of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic
Church in the Hill District, where he
sings with the only Catholic Black
Gospel Choir in Pittsburgh.
Clearly, this is not a Jew, but a
Christian evanglist. Here is the
proof. The information on his
participation in Jews for Jesus is in
the second paragraph. Click
Here
Mary Jenning
Mary Jennings is the Registrar of
the Golden Gate Baptist Theological
Seminary. She is an active church
member and the Seminary clearly states
that she previously worked for Jews
for Jesus. Here is her bio from this
Baptist seminary:
Mary Jennings, administrative
assistant to the dean of academic
affairs at Golden Gate since 1998, has
been named registrar. In addition to
her support staff role, she has also
served the seminary as academic
affairs grant director and managing
editor of the academic catalog. Prior
to her service at Golden Gate,
Jennings served on the staff of Jews
for Jesus in San Francisco. She earned
a bachelor of arts in public relations
and a master of arts in public
communication from California State
University at Chico. She is a member
of Abiding Way Church in San Anselmo,
Calif.
Abiding Way Church? Holding many
high ranking positions at a Baptist
seminary? Again, this is a Christian
who worked for Jews for Jesus, not a
Jew. Here is the proof: Click
Here
Norma Grosenbach Nill
Norma is a graduate of Seattle
Pacific Univeristy, a Christian
college. She also was recently
appointed as a "co-laborer in
Messiah" by Jews for Jesus. Its
pretty clear that Norma is a
Christian. Here is the proof (under
"1969"): Click
Here
Now, you may be wondering what is a
"co-laborer in Messiah"?
According to a Tennessee chapter of
the co-laborers in Messiah they are:
We are trained volunteer
missionary coordinators that represent
Jews for Jesus. We are not "full
time" missionaries in the
traditional sense of the word, but we
are full time Christians.
As you can see, the
"co-laborers" are Christian
missionaries trained to work for Jews
for Jesus! Here is the link to the
proof: Click
Here
Walter Brockhaus
Walter Brockhaus is the former
accountant of Jews for Jesus. He
currently works for Luis Palau
Evangelistic Association. You will
note that at no point does he claim
that he was ever a Jew in his profile.
On the other hand, it is clear that he
attended Fuller Theological Seminary
and became an ordained minister. Not
exactly the Jewish career path. Click
Here
3. Jews for Jesus' beliefs
How about we dig a little deeper.
Let's look at the Jews for Jesus
statement of faith. You will notice
that there is absolutely NO difference
between it and any major Christian
theology. It has all of the Christian
aspects, e.g. belief in the Holy
Trinity, the Immaculate Conception ,
the Second Coming, etc. None of
these concepts actually exist in
Judaism. They only exist in
Christianity. As a comparison
point, the first link is to Jews for
Jesus's beliefs. The second link will
be to Temple Baptist Seminary, a
Christian school that trains Baptist
ministers. The third link is to the
Canadian Convention of Southern
Baptists. Note that the beliefs of
Jews for Jesus are virtually identical
to both of these Baptist groups.
Jews for Jesus: Click
Here
Temple Baptist Seminary Click
Here
Canadian Convention of Southern
Baptists Click
Here
4. Jews for Jesus' and
Christian Organizations
Jews for Jesus is actively seeking
Christian groups to help them, and
have a section titled "For
Pastors" , directed to Christian
leaders to help them recruit. Would a
real Jewish group ask Christian
leaders for help? Of course not!
Again, here is the link Click
Here
In fact, they have a position for a
"Church Relations Agent"
whose job is to
"In this position you will
introduce the Jews for Jesus ministry
to churches and establish
relationships with senior pastors,
music ministers and other key church
personnel. You will schedule church
presentations for our missionaries and
music and drama teams."
This is definitely not a job
listing of a Jewish group. Here is the
link to the proof, the quote is from
the last paragraph: Click
Here
Here is a letter from their
web-site in which Jews for Jesus gives
advice to a Christian on being an
evangelist to Jews. Would a real
Jewish group give tips to a Christian
trying to convert Jews? The obvious
answer is no. Again, here is the link
to the proof. Click
Here
Jews for Jesus also has a new
web-page for their
"friends". On it, they have
letters complimenting their
evangelical work from major Christian
leaders. These leaders are from major
Christian groups whose goal is to
convert Jews to Christianity. Would a
real Jewish group put up letters from
Christians leaders, complimenting
their work in trying to convert Jews?
Of course they wouldn't. Here is the
link to the proof Click
Here
Here are two letters from the same
Jews for Jesus page, in which
Christian pastors talked about being
on the Jew for Jesus BOARD OF
DIRECTORS! A real Jewish group would
not have a Christian pastor on their
board of directors!
Click
Here
And
Click Here
Here is an article written by
Reverend Lon Solomon, the senior
Pastor of the McLean Bible Church, for
the Jew for Jesus newletter. In it, he
tries to to encourage Jews for Jesus
to convert Jews, based on Christian
scripture. You will note that it
prominently states at the top of the
letter that he is a "longtime
member of the Jews for Jesus Board of
Directors" Again, no real
Jewish group would have a senior
Christian minister on its board of
directors. Here is the proof Click
Here
Here is a letter from Pastor Lev
Leigh, a Baptist minister, who used to
work for Jews for Jesus. The first
line of her letter is
"I served with Jews for
Jesus for six years, from 1995 to
2000. During my time with the mission,
I found Jews for Jesus to be a
Christian ministry..."
It seems pretty clear from Pastor
Leigh that Jews for Jesus is a
Christian group. Here is the link to
the proof Click
Here
5. Jews for Jesus and
Christian Advice
This is one of my favorite links.
Jews for Jesus gives advice to a
Christian father to try to prevent his
daughter from marrying a Jew because
the Jew is an "unbeliever"
(with plenty of quotes from the
Christian bible tossed in). Here is a
quote from the page
"Nevertheless, her
inclination in this matter of marriage
to an unbeliever should raise some
questions as to the nature and
strength of her commitment. It is your
duty as Christian parents to counsel
her regarding what Scripture teaches
on this subject. Let her know that you
cannot condone such a marriage."
It doesn't take much to figure out
that it is one Christian giving advice
to another Christian, not a Jew giving
advice. Here is the link Click
Here
My second favorite section is
Reverend Rosen, the founder of Jews
for Jesus, giving advice as to how
church members should take care of
their pastor! Not quite what a real
Jew would be talking about! Here is
the link to the proof. Click
Here
Ok, here is another of my
favorites. The Catholic Church
basically stated that it was no longer
going to prosetlyze Jews-and Jews for
Jesus is upset at them! All of the
real Jewish groups were HAPPY when the
Catholics said this. On a secondary
note, look at the 3rd paragraph where
Reverend David Brickner says
"This is an attack on Jews for
Jesus and other Christian
groups". Using the term
"other Christian groups"
demonstrates that Reverend David
Brickner is categorizing Jews for
Jesus as a Christian group! Click
Here
6. Christian Dollars at Work
Jews for Jesus receives money from
many Christian groups to support its
attempts to convert Jews. In fact,
they are quite clear that they are
funded by Christians. Here is a quote
from them:
We trust God for the funding of
Jews for Jesus, and He has provided
through caring Christians.
Here is the link-you will note that
79% of their money is used for
"Evangelism and other program
activities" Click
Here
Here are a few links to churches
that admit to funding Jews for Jesus
(Editor's Note: This is just a few of
the organizations that sponsor Jew for
Jesus. If you would like a more
extensive list, just e-mail me). In
many cases they list the specific
missionaries that they are sponsoring
Lord of Life Lutheran Church (under
"Your Mission Dollars at Work:
2001 Mission Partnership") Click
Here
Christ Church Clifton (Click on
"Mission" and it is under
"Stephen & Deborah Pacht")
Click
Here
Scenic Park Baptist Church (under
"Robyn Wilk") Click
Here
Inverness Presbyterian Church
(under "Smith, Garrett") Click
Here
Grace Fellowship Church (under
"Stamm, Larry and Lori") Click
Here
Dallas Bible Church (under
"Larry and Debby Dubin") Click
Here
North Hartford Baptist Church
(under "Local
Missions/Missionaries") Click
Here
Lincroft Bible Church
("Domestic") Click
Here
Westerly Road Church (under
"Australia") Click
Here
Bethel Evangelical Church Click
Here
First Assembly of God in Silver
Spring, Maryland (under
"Miscellaneous Missions") Click
Here
Covenant Life Presbyterian Church
(under "National Missions and
Missionaries") Click
Here
Vaca Valley Christian Life Center
(under "Ministry Friends of CLC:
Cyril and Rhonda Gordon") Click
Here
Warrenton Independent Baptist
Church Click
Here
Community Bible Church Click
Here
Calvary Chapel Missions (under
"Judea") Click
Here
Suffern Presbyterian Church (under
"Special Offerings") Click
Here
Alamo City Christian Fellowship
(under "Bob Mendleson") Click
Here
Waterbury Bible Church (under
"North American Missions") Click
Here
7. Christian Membership
Jews for Jesus admits that it has
membership/association with several
Christian organizations on its own
website. It admits to
membership/association with:
the World Evangelical Alliance
Evangelical Alliance of South
Africa
Canadian Council for Christian
Charities
Interdenominational Foreign Mission
Association
Evangelical Alliance of Great
Britain
Evangelical Council on Financial
Accountability
Lausanne Consultation on Jewish
Evangelism. All of these groups are
committed to the conversion of Jews to
Christianity. Here is the proof link: Click
Here
In fact in 2000, Jews for Jesus
held the PRESIDENCY of the
Interdenominational Foreign Mission
Assoication. A real Jewish group would
never head an organization designed to
convert Jews. Here is the proof (under
IFMA Offical Board-halfway down the
page on the right side): Click
Here
Here are some other Christian
groups that Jews for Jesus is a member
of. Each link will bring you to the
website where they are listed as
members
National Association of
Evangelicals Click
Here
The Internet Evangelism Coalition Click
Here
The Evangelical Fellowship of
Canada (under The EFC affiliated
ministry organizations) Click
Here
The Evangelical Missionary
Alliance, NSW (Australian Christian
missionary organization) Click
Here
World Evangelical Fellowship Click
Here
Jews for Jesus operates a camp
called Camp Gilgal. Camp Gilgal is a
member of the Association of Christian
Camps and Conferences. Here is a link
to an invitation to join the camp.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page
where you will see that Jews for Jesus
states their membership and has the
official seal of this Christian
organization-this is not exactly the
membership that a real Jewish camp
would have. Here is the proof: Click
Here
8. Conference Call
Jews for Jesus regularly attends
and presents at Christian conferences.
They will have an exhibit at the
North American Christian Convention
2003. It is inconceivable to imagine a
real Jewish group attending the
"Christian Convention"! Here
is the proof: Click
Here
Jews for Jesus also did a guest
presentation at the
Interdenominational Foreign Mission
Association leadership conference.
This is a major Christian missionary
organization, not a Jewish
organization (under "Technology:
1,111,101,001 Ways Your Mission Agency
Can Use the Internet") Click
Here
Jews for Jesus is also
participating in Mission Fest
Montreal, a conference of evangelical
churches and organizations. Not only
was Jews for Jesus at the 2002
conference, but they are already
registered for 2003, with groups like
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and
Canadian Baptist Ministries. Here is
the link to the proof: Click
Here
Susan Perlman, the Communications
Director of Jews for Jesus, was a
guest speaker at the 2003 Lausanne
Consultation on Jewish Evangelism
conference. Again, this is a
well-known organization of Christian
groups who are committed to converting
the Jews to Christianity. Here is the
proof (under "The Lausanne
Consultation on Jewish Evangelism
meets in Dallas", it is the 7th
paragraph in under this subheading): Click
Here
Reverend David Brickner is a guest
speaker at the Tulsa Prophecy
Conference, a conference dedicated to
presenting on Christian beliefs about
the "Rapture" (a concept
that doesn't even exist in
Judaism). Here is the proof (David
Brickner is listed under "Who's
Speaking?"): Click
Here
9. Can I Get a Witness?
It is telling that you can find
Jews for Jesus in lists of Christian
organizations. Here are a few
Christian organizations and churches
that provide a link to Jews for Jesus
(Editor's Note: This is just a
sampling of Christian groups. If you
would like a more extensive list, just
e-mail me).
The Mission Station: Your Gateway
to Conservative Christian Missions
(please note the quote at the Jews for
Jesus entry that Jews for Jesus is an
"international, evangelical
Christian mission agency") Click
Here
In Touch Ministries (under
"Christian Ministries") Click
Here
St. Bonaventure University Click
Here
Kansas State University
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
(under "Missions, Ministries,
Organizations") Click
Here
The Internet Christian Library
(under "organizations")
Click Here
Christian Assembly of God (if you
pull down toward the bottom it has its
own section after "Helping
Homosexuals") Click
Here
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
(listed under "Special
Interest") Click
Here
Faith Walk Fellowship (under
"Ministries") Click
Here
Waterloo Christian Fellowship
(under "Ministries, Organizaion,
Social Activism") Click
Here
Korean Bible Gateway Click
Here
Nehemiah Center (listed under
"Evangelism") Click
Here
Association of Gospel Rescue
Missions Click
Here
NorthWest Christian Ministry
Resources Click
Here
Deo Gloria Trust in England Click
Here
Forward Baptist Church in Toronto Click
Here
Valley Hi First Baptist Church (in
the "Christian super sites"
section) Click
Here
New Life Community Church(in the
"Important Links" section) Click
Here
First Baptist Church of Minden, LA
(in the links section) Click
Here
Mt. Airy Baptist Church (listed
under "missions") Click
Here
Calvary Baptist Church (in
"Other Christian Links") Click
Here
The Chapel in Marlboro (in
"Other Organziations ") Click
Here
Gospel for Belarus (under
"Christian Organizations in
Belarus and CIS
Countries"-Editor's Note: Belarus
is part of the former Soviet Union
& CIS refers to other parts of the
former Soviet Union) Click
Here
Active-ss: A Christian organization
search engine Click
Here
Mt. View Baptist Church (in
"Other Christian Links") And
Click Here
10. Why Jews Don't Believe in
Jesus
There are many reasons why Jews do
not accept Jesus, and the links below
are some of the better explanations on
this topic. Of course, if you have
questions that are not covered on the
links, you can always e-mail me with
your questions.
An Answer from Rabbi Stuart Federow
Click
Here
An Answer from Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Click
Here
Ask the Rabbi from Ohr Somayach Click
Here
Rabbi Tovia Singer Click
Here
It is important when evaluating
Christian claims to keep in mind that
most Christian groups use the King
James Version (KJV) of the Bible, or
some derivative of the King James
(e.g. The American Standard Version or
the Illuminated Bible). The King James
Version and its derivatives are
plagued with obvious errors. This is
likely because it is not a direct
translation from the Hebrew. It is a
translation (English) from a
translation (Latin) from another
translation (Greek) from the original
Hebrew. I would advise anyone who is
serious about studying the Bible to
use a better translation than the King
James or its derivatives. Here is a
link to the Jewish Publication Society
translation of the Bible (JPS), one of
the best translations ever. It is a
direct translation from the Hebrew (as
opposed to the King James Version).
This link also provides the original
Hebrew so you can evaluate the Bible
in its original language Click
Here .
I would also advise that you scroll
down to my "Great Sites,
Priceless Information" section
and use those sites to evaluate
Christian missionary claims. It is
very common that missionaries take
lines out of context or try to change
the meanings of verses when they are
trying to convert a Jew.
11. Countering the Counter
Claims
Jews for Jesus attempts to answer
back some of its critics, but these
counter claims are easily proven
false. The following is a list of
claims by the UK Director of Jews for
Jesus, Jonathan Bernd, in an article
to the Christian Medical Fellowship,
to help them convert Jews (again,
something no real Jew would actually
do). I will list his claims in italics
and my answers will be in normal font
Claim 1:
'Jesus did not fulfil the
necessary messianic prophecies - in
particular to bring peace to the
world.' The picture of Messiah in
rabbinic Judaism today, has been
systematically redefined over the
centuries to exclude the possibility
of Jesus being the Messiah. One way to
discuss this issue is to ask where the
Bible states Messiah must bring world
peace. A second way is to point out
that peace can only start in the heart
when there is peace with God.
The answer:
Actually, there are numerous parts
in the Bible that state that there
will be world peace at the time of the
Messiah. Perhaps the most famous is
from Isaiah 2:4, which states that at
the time of the Messiah: " Nation
shall not lift up sword against
nation, neither shall they learn war
anymore". Clearly, there was no
world peace at the time of Jesus, nor
has there been world peace since then.
This is one of many Messianic
prophecies that were not fullfilled by
Jesus. The "second way"
given by Bernd is an attempt to ignore
facts and make it appear as if Jews
are somehow lacking peace in our
hearts unless Jews convert to
Christianity. Not only is this
categorically incorrect, but it is
also insulting.
Claim 2:
Claim 2:'If Jesus is the Jewish
Messiah, then why don't the rabbis
believe in him?' You can point out
that some rabbis have become believers
in Jesus,(eg Solomon Alexander - the
first Anglican bishop of Jerusalem),
but the cost to a rabbi nowadays is so
great that it is very hard for him to
be objective and open.
As he points out, there are few
Rabbis who have ever converted to
Christianity. However, it is not
because of any "cost". It is
because any Rabbi can go and easily
state why Jesus did not live up to
being the Messiah. Interestingly, they
cite one Rabbi who converted. The
leave out the fact that he converted
in 1841, over 160 years ago! It is a
poweful statement when their best
example occurred more than a century
and a half ago, despite all of the
efforts of Christianity to convert the
Rabbis! On the other hand, there are a
number of modern examples of Christian
ministers who converted to Judaism,
yet there are no missionaries in
Judaism. Here are a few links to books
written by Christian ministers who
converted to Judaism. You will note
that none of the books are from prior
to 1990.
Click
Here
And
Click Here
And
Click Here
And
Click Here
Claim 3:
'Christians believe in three
gods.' Deuteronomy 6:4 is known by
most Jewish people. 'Hear, O Israel:
The Lord our God, the Lord is one'.
You can point out that there are two
words for 'one' in Hebrew - Echad and
Yachid. The second means a
singularity, but the first, echad,
means a unity. Adam and Eve became
basar echad - one flesh. You can also
use messianic prophecies such as
Proverbs 30:4; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6,7;
Daniel 7:13,14; Micah 5:2; Zechariah
2:10,11 etc, to show that Messiah had
to be divine whether or not he was
Jesus.
This is one of the most common
claims by Jews for Jesus. This is also
a classic example of outright lying.
The word "echad" is the
Hebrew equivalent to the English word
"one". It in no way implies
a unity any more than the word
"one" implies a unity in
English. For example, if I say that I
have one apple, I say "tapuach
(apple) echad". If I say that I
have one fish, I say "dag (fish)
echad". Is there any unity in a
fish or an apple? Of course not! There
are many examples of the use of "echad"
without unity in the Bible. For
instance, when G-d explains the
various sacrifices in Numbers 28:11,
we read that one of the sacrifices is
"v'ayil echad", which means
"and one ram". Is there a
unity in a ram? Obviously not! I could
give many more examples just like
this. In fact, Numbers 28 is filled
with them. Further, in the example he
gives, "echad" does not
imply a unity of flesh. It merely
answers the question, how many flesh
were there? The answer: one. Clearly,
Jews for Jesus has completely changed
the meaning of the word. As for "yachid",
it means unique or singular. It is not
a counting word. For example, you
would never go to the movies and say
"Can I have a ticket for
singular?" As for the other
Messianic prophecies he attempts to
point to, if you scroll down to my
"Great Sites, Priceless
Information" section, a number of
those sites demonstrate how Jews for
Jesus is clearly wrong in their use of
those Biblical verses. Jews for
Judaism (in its Reference: Proof Text
section) and Messiah Truth (under
"Know Your Orchard" section
at the top of the page) are probably
the most thorough in their review on
these topics.
Claim 4:
'Look at how the Christians have
treated us.' There is no option but to
agree that in history the official
church has often been the instigator
of terrible anti-Semitism.
Nevertheless, we need to point out
that this course of action is
fundamentally opposed to the teaching
of Jesus. Challenge your friend to
read the New Testament to see what
Jesus teaches.
To claim that Jews do not accept
Jesus as the Messiah due to
anti-Semitism is absurd. If that is
so, why is it that in the United
States, where there is generally
little anti-Semitism, that
knowledgeable religious Jews still do
not convert? In reality, Christianity
spends millions of dollars to convert
them, yet fail miserably. Jews do not
accept Jesus as the Messiah because he
clearly did not live up to Messianic
prophecy (the world peace issue is
just one of many examples that
I can give).
Claim 5:
'How can you believe in God
after the Holocaust?' Jewish people
are still traumatised by the
Holocaust. This is a heart question
more than a theological question.
There are survivors who have come to
faith. Theologically, the Holocaust
really proves that man is fallen, that
evil exists and that we need a Saviour.
Christians have a large number of
jumping off points to witness, and can
also point out the intrinsic
Jewishness of the gospel. God has put
you in your Jewish friend's life and
your witness can be truly effective.
This is another claim that borders
on the insulting. After the Holocaust,
some Jews did lose faith, but many
Jews also gained in faith. However,
the Holocaust has absolutely nothing
to do with why Jews do not accept
Jesus. Jews do not accept him because
he did not live up to Messianic
prophecy. As for the
"Savior", the Jewish people
have always had a savior that we talk
about in our prayers. The real Savior
is G-d, not any person, past or
present.
The Jews for Jesus claims come from
the end of the article in the
"Answering Questions"
section. As for the article itself,
there are numerous false claims made
against Judaism in the article, so it
is generally not an impressive
article. I chose it because it put all
of its counter claims in a reasonably
short section. Here is the proof link:
Click
Here
12. Great Sites, Priceless
Information
Here are a number of great sites
that counter missionaries and explain
the differences in belief between
Judaism and Christianity, including
addressing the Biblical verses that
missionaries try to use against the
Jews and explaining why the
missionaries are incorrect.
Messiah
Page
Messiah
Truth
Jews
for Judaism
Outreach
Judaism
Counter
Missionary Reference
Torah
Atlanta
Messianic
Verses in Tanach
