Date: 2026-08-03 (updated)

People think that Christians are connected to the Jews. And that we are for the Jews all the time. Both assumptions are absolutely wrong. 

The first point is that God choose the Jews as the first of all people that would come to know Himself. That started out a long time ago with what is written in the Old Testament when Moses appeared. Nobody was a Christian then. When the Jews were led out of Egypt the Law came and Israel was commanded to uphold the Law and not to mix with other people. God saw that if there were mixed marriages the Law would be violated. Because the gentiles would bring their own (sinful) religion which is more of the flesh and not of the Spirit. Also known as the doctrine of demons. 

In the old testament there were only Jews, and the rest of all the people of the world, are the gentiles. So, if you are a Christian and not a Jew, you have nothing in common with the Jewish people, unless you are a Christian and a Jew. But there are not too many of those. One choosen people by God who would honor the real God of the universe (and all the heavens).

But the history of Israel was not very consistent with following the Law or God's commands. Many times the Jewish people would go astray and then God would send them judges, kings and prophets to rule Israel but also to warn Israel because God sets His limits. 

The build up in the old testament points to the coming of the Messiah. But strangly enough the Jewish people at the time and even today deny that Jesus Christ is their Messiah. While everything Jesus did is fulfillment what the prophets said about Him in the old testament. It was even prophisied that the Jewish people would be blinded to see the Truth in their own scriptures and this because they denied Jesus Christ who was there to save them. Instead, as we know, they accused Him and wanted Him to be crusified like a criminal. 

The Bible speaks of a veil that is put over the Jewish people because God said these people dont see with their eyes and do not hear with their ears. And that veil is even on today on many of the Jews. We can show Isaiah 53 and tell them that that points to Jesus and all other references. But still you see that they do not want to affirm it, they just dismiss it. It is even surprising that they do not read their own prophets anymore. They only read commentaries on commentaries - and like a wisper of a message relayed through dozens of people the original message gets lost. 

But not all Jews are like that fortunately. Some Jews indeed see the connection to Christ and then the eyes are opened, the veil is lifted. 

For a Christian it is not important who you are, Jew, Russian, Persian or Chinese .... the only thing that matters is that you should be saved. God did not come to earth to make peace. No, on the contrary, as God said Himself that He is the opposite of the world (the people of the world) - following Him means to be in war with yourself, and because you need to change, to the dislike of others, you'll find opposition even in your own household. 

Christ said it like this: Whomever wants to follow me denies himself (because God is of the Spirit, and we are of the flesh). 

In reaction to the first assumption. Christians are only in such a way connected to Jews because Jews and Christians deal with the One and Only True Living God. The big difference with Judaism and Christianity is Christ Himself. He is the Messiah and God. Christians recognize Him as the Messiah, Judiasm does not. Then, the Holy trinity, where also the Holy Spirit of God is also a member of the the Trinity is not recognized by Judaism. Those difference are huge. But it gets worse. In Judiasm the Jews still expect the Messiah to come while He already came to save the world nearly 2000 years ago. But the messiah that comes in the very near future is not the real messiah - because this one will be full of Satan's deception as he wants to kill all Jews. 

So, what can a Christian say of a Jewish person (or anyone else)? Anyone that does not confess Christ as the Savior (as God, as the first born of the dead), is not my brother or sister, but my neighbor. The love of a Christian to a neighbor is expressed by proclaiming the Gospel as this the only way to everlasting life - even when we are ridiculed for it, or even slain for it. Yes and we know also that no-one who is of this world really wants to hear the message of Jesus Christ. Yet it is the only way to save you.

Israel in the end-time will at some point stand alone. A lot will be changed and it is soon to come. Satan wants to destroy Israel, and he does that with many of his allies in this world and we know which people in particular wants genocide of the Jews - Hitler all over again - but worse. Christians feel deep sympathy for the Jewish people because of the curse that is on them. I do believe that any other people would not do any better than the Jews themselves as a choosen people - so really, let not anyone think he is better than a Jew. But there is also a redemption plan for His people (Israel) in motion, God made that very clear. As Christians we hope that many Jews will see that Jesus is the Messiah and the way to everlasting life.

What was made clear to us Christians in the New Testament, the Jews are the root of the tree. And we Christians are just grafted on that tree for those who are saved. We all should bless Israel as they are the root, and the root will suffer greatly in the end-times.

This does not mean that Christians approve what Jews do in general like in politics. That is a great misconception because we Christians have the Law and Gods commands too. And it says that we should love our neighboor as ourselves (equal to the greatest command). And our neighboor is anyone: non-Christians, Christians and Jews.

The first Chistians were the Apostles (all Jews), and the Gospel was then told to Jews and Gentiles. Again the Jews are the root of tree, also for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They told the world!

Amen.