It's Jewish
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By Uriah Smith (circa mid to late 1800's)
[Some words have been changed without changing the context or meaning.]
When we present G-d's holy law,
And arguments from scripture draw,
Objectors say, to pick a flaw,
'It's Jewish.'
Though at the first Most High blessed
And sanctified His day of rest,
The same belief is still expressed,
'It's Jewish.'
Though with the world this rest began,
And thence through all Scriptures ran,
And Yeshua said "'twas made for man"--
'It's Jewish.'
Though not with Jewish rites,
which passed,
But with the moral law 'twas classed,
Which must exist while time shall last,
'It's Jewish.'
If from the Bible we present
The Sabbath's meaning and intent,
This answers every argument--
'It's Jewish.'
Though the disciples, Luke and Paul,
Continue still this rest to call
The 'Sabbath day', this answers all:
'It's Jewish.'
The good news teacher's plain expression,
That " Sin is of the law's transgression,"
Seems not to make the least impression--
'It's Jewish.'
They love the rest of man's invention,
But if the L-RD's day we mention,
This puts an end to all contention:
'It's Jewish.'
O ye who thus G-D's day abuse,
Simply because 'twas kept by Jews,
The Saviour, too, you must refuse,
He's Jewish.
The Scriptures, then, we may expect
For the same reason you'll reject;
For if you will but recollect,
They're Jewish.
Thus the apostles, too, must fall;
For Andrew, Peter, James, and Paul,
Thomas, Matthew, John, and all
Were Jewish.
So to your helpless state resign
Yourself in wretchedness to pine;
Salvation, surely you'll decline,
It's Jewish. -
It's Rabbi.
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I dun like Rabbits....
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its delicious when cooked with gas.Originally posted by laoda99:I dun like Rabbits.... 
prepared to be sued. -
I take everything with chilli, i am singaporeanOriginally posted by Ito_^:its delicious when cooked with gas. prepared to be sued.
Chilli Rabbits!!! -
Woah, that's a pretty true poem!
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Originally posted by Ito_^:its delicious when cooked with gas. prepared to be sued.
receipe for cooking rabbits???? a bit Off Topic right???? -
then you must not like easter... lots of rabbits...Originally posted by laoda99:I dun like Rabbits.... -
but i like easter eggsOriginally posted by breytonhartge:then you must not like easter... lots of rabbits... -
no.. i was making an anti-semitism comment.Originally posted by vince69: receipe for cooking rabbits???? a bit Off Topic right????
guess everyone here too holy le. -
I saw u in BAR!!! ORRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOriginally posted by Ito_^:no.. i was making an anti-semitism comment. guess everyone here too holy le. -
which kinds?Originally posted by laoda99:but i like easter eggs
the empty painted chicken egg ones or the chocolate/candy ones?? -
Originally posted by laoda99:I saw u in BAR!!! ORRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH nothing to say.
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What was anyone doing in Bar anyway? Unless it was relevant to us?
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laoda's comment:
came across this article in wikipedia. It is abt early church father Chrysostom homilies against judaizers...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chrysostom
Think the judaizers/christians disputes already very long time ago...haizzz
...and it is still happening in EH...old ghosts die hard....
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The Homilies against the Judaizers
Chrysostom wrote of the Jews and of Judaizers in eight homilies Adversus Judaeos (against the Judaizers) [1].
The second discourse is only about a third of the length of the others. Researchers long suspected that the single manuscript in which it was preserved was incomplete. In 1999 Wendy Pradels discovered on the island of Lesbos a manuscript with the complete text.
The following quotes are translations found by Paul Halsall online at anti-Jewish sites, presumably from the original Greek; other researchers give slightly different translations. The accuracy of the citations is therefore uncertain.
At the time he delivered these sermons, Chrysostom was a tonsured reader, and had not yet been ordained a priest or bishop.
"The festivals of the pitiful and miserable Jews are soon to march upon us one after the other and in quick succession: the feast of Trumpets, the feast of Tabernacles, the fasts. There are many in our ranks who say they think as we do. Yet some of these are going to watch the festivals and others will join the Jews in keeping their feasts and observing their fasts. I wish to drive this perverse custom from the Church right now." (Homily I, I, 5)
"Shall I tell you of their plundering, their covetousness, their abandonment of the poor, their thefts, their cheating in trade? the whole day long will not be enough to give you an account of these things. But do their festivals have something solemn and great about them? They have shown that these, too, are impure." (Homily I, VII, 1)
"But before I draw up my battle line against the Jews, I will be glad to talk to those who are members of our own body, those who seem to belong to our ranks although they observe the Jewish rites and make every effort to defend them. Because they do this, as I see it, they deserve a stronger condemnation than any Jew." (Homily IV, II, 4)
"Are you Jews still disputing the question? Do you not see that you are condemned by the testimony of what Christ and the prophets predicted and which the facts have proved? But why should this surprise me? That is the kind of people you are. From the beginning you have been shameless and obstinate, ready to fight at all times against obvious facts." (Homily V, XII, 1)
Many researchers believe that the purpose of these attacks was to prevent Christians from joining with Jewish customs, and thus prevent the erosion of Chrysostom's flock. A recent thesis is that he instead tried to persuade Jewish Christians (who for centuries had kept connections with Jews and Judaism) to choose between Judaism and Christianity (Source: Rodney Stark, The Rise of Christianity. How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries, Princeton University Press 1997, 66-67 ) -
Interesting read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaizers
The Messianic Movement as a whole can be seen as a mixed-continuum, with some Messianic organizations drawing more heavily from Jewish tradition, and others from Christian sources, in varying degrees. -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messianic_Religious_Practices
Oral Torah not binding
Messianics do not consider the Oral Torah divinely inspired or binding.
Christian holidays
Although individual Messianics who have Christian relatives may celebrate Christmas, Easter, etc., to preserve family harmony, holidays added by the gentile Church are not officially recognized by Messianic Judaism. -
Originally posted by laoda99:
1st impression after reading this post and the assosiated link, personally feel that the writer is bias against the Jews as a people.
[b]laoda's comment:
came across this article in wikipedia. It is abt early church father Chrysostom homilies against judaizers...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chrysostom
Think the judaizers/christians disputes already very long time ago...haizzz
...and it is still happening in EH...old ghosts die hard....
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The Homilies against the Judaizers
Chrysostom wrote of the Jews and of Judaizers in eight homilies Adversus Judaeos (against the Judaizers) [1].
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upon further reading, the article says some of his works were unfortunately used for anti-semitism by the nazis.Originally posted by vince69:1st impression after reading this post and the assosiated link, personally feel that the writer is bias against the Jews as a people. -
A lot of early Christians were known to be anti-jew...
What about Martin Luther?
It's greatly unfortunate though...