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1. What advantage then hath the Jew?
or what profit is there of circumcision?
2. Much every way: chiefly, because
that unto them were committed the
oracles of God.
Romans 3:1-2
Old Testament scriptures
 Closest to Christianity
 Forerunner of Christianity
 Old Testament Religion - people of Abraham
 The Oldest World Religion
 Smallest in number
Judaism is the "religion, philosophy,
and way of life" of the Jewish people.
“He came unto his own, and
his own received him not.”
John 1:11
Abraham - Gen. 12:1-3
 Abram to Abraham
 Isaac
 Jacob and Esau
 Jacob to Israel - 12 sons
 Israelites - the nation
Israelites - Received a law and a land
 Land of Egypt - slaves
 Moses deliverer
 Law at Mt. Sinai
 40 years of wandering
 Entered the promised land
Promised Land
Mt. Sinai
Israelites - In the land of promise
 Judges to rule
 Kings - 120 years - Saul, David, Solomon
 Divided Kingdom - Israel & Judah
 Judah - Babylonian captivity - 70 years
 Returned to homeland - rebuilt the Temple
Ancient Historical events
 Alexander the Great
 Antiochus Epiphanes IV
 Independent until Pompey
 Jews rebelled against Rome A.D. 66
 Many fled to other countries
Modern Historical events
 Many returned in 1917 at Balfour Declaration
 After WW II - Jews sought a homeland
 War between Jews and Arabs
 1947 - UN allowed partition of Palestine
 1948 - Modern Israel established as a nation
Their Beliefs
No official creed
“this world”
Two Goals
Stamp out Christianity
Jews chosen people
Three Major Divisions
1.Orthodox Jews
2. Reform Jews
3. Conservative
Discredit the Bible
Torah
First 5 books - Pentateuch
Talmud
Mishnah
Gemara
 Cosmos
 Deity
 Man
 Man’s Plight
 Salvation
 Conduct
 Destiny
 Cosmos
World Created by God - Gen. 1 & 2
 Deity
One God - Yahweh
 Man
Created by Yahweh
One life to obey or disobey
 Man’s Plight - sin is cause of trouble
 Salvation
Linked to obedience
 Conduct
Ethical conduct - to please Yahweh
 Destiny
God will restore their nation
Still looking for the Messiah
Ignore the Prophecies
Acts 3:21-24 - quote from Deut. 18:15-19
Rom.10:4 “Christ is the end of the law…”
Col. 2:14 Law taken away when Christ died
Do not pray through Jesus
Pray directly to God
1 Tim.2:5 “for there is one God, and one
mediator between God and men, the man
Christ Jesus.”
Col. 3:17 - giving thanks to God by him
Deny inspiration of the N.T.
Joel 2:28 - Acts 2:16-17
Zech. 12:10 - Acts 2:36-38
Isa. 2:2-3 - Acts 2 on Pentecost
God promised Abraham and his family
Joshua 21:43 “So the LORD gave to Israel
all the land of which He had sworn to give to
their fathers, and they took possession of it
and dwelt in it.”
A religion and foundation of nation of Israel
America supports Modern nation of Israel
Premillennialism - the idea that Christ will
some day return to Jerusalem and rule the
world from David’s throne
And Christianity are mutually exclusive !!!
If Judaism is true:
 The Messiah has not come
 The New Testament is a lie
 Jesus was an imposter
 Christianity is a fraud
 Jesus blood was shed for nothing
 Our sins are unforgiven
 We are without Hope and without God
And Christianity are mutually exclusive !!!
If Christianity is true:
 The Bible makes perfect sense
 Prophecy has been fulfilled
 Old Covenant replaced by New
 Non-Jewish people do have hope
 Our sins can be forgiven
 We have hope of a home in heaven
Is the way of Salvation !
All other religions are false.
Is the way of Salvation !
All other religions are false.
“Jesus said to him, "I am the
way, the truth, and the life. No
one comes to the Father
except through Me.” John 14:6
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]
www.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Evening
May 15, 2011