Messianic Judaism is a branch of Christianity, which is trying to bring Christianity back to its Hebraic roots. Some Messianic groups were formed to evangelize Jews. Most were formed by people just trying to worship and serve God in way they believe is more pleasing to Him. Here are some differences between most Christian churches and most Messianic churches:
1. Some Messianics refer to their church building as a synagogue.
2. Some Messianics refer to their pastors as rabbis.
3. Messianics adopt much Hebrew and Jewish terminology, sometimes pronounced badly, but almost always with good intentions.
4. Most Messianics try to use Hebrew pronounciations for Biblical names.
5. Most Messianics are anti-dispensationalist and pro-Torah.
6. Messianics congregate for worship on the seventh day of the week instead of the first.
7. Some gentile Messianics refer to themselves as Messianic Jews. Some do not.
8. Some Messianics believe that gentiles who come to faith in God, and who keep his laws are grafted into Israel just like the “mixed multitude” who came out of Egypt with Israel and Moses.
People frequently ask if Messianics make blood sacrifices, since they believe in keeping the written Torah. Messianics do not make blood sacrifices for one of two reasons, depending on whom you ask: 1) Yeshua’s sacrifice has fulfilled all requirements for blood sacrifice; 2) The Torah requies all sacrifices to be made on the altar in the Temple in Jerusalem, and the Temple is not standing at present.
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