Discernment Question #490
Gentiles do not become Jews when they become followers of Jesus or start worshipping in a Jewish style?
For a time these were called Messianic Gentiles. But then they felt like second class citizens. My response to those claiming “no one knows what happened to all those Jews in the diaspora since the 10 tribes and I feel like one”’ is this: That is heretical Supersessionism/replacement theology.
We have to ask a hard question:
Do we have to cater to people whose feelings are hurt, and who have identity issues?
No. That would not be healthy and it would not be love.
They need ministry around identity.
One New Man is a unity of equality of Jews and Non-Jews (Gentiles) in Jesus who KNOW AND ARE SECURE IN THEIR IDENTITIES IN MESSIAH. Catering to a group who is insecure in their identity is called being co-dependent. This may sound harsh, but it is still true: calling evil good in the name of love and mercy is still codependent. Those demanding acceptance under their own unequal terms are/is immaturity and bullying.
Something the leftists get right is this: