The Guide

(A Jewish Encounter with a Missionary)

The conversation was unsettling. Your friend has just revealed to you that he or she now believes in Jesus, or Yeshua as he or she prefers to call him. No, your friend insists, this is not a conversion to Christianity. Jesus is the “Jewish” Messiah, and I am fulfilling my destiny as a Jew by putting my faith in him.

The thoughts and emotions rush through your inner being. Jews don’t believe in Jesus! So many Jews sacrificed so much in order to avoid the step your friend has just taken. You and your friend have always identified yourselves as Jews in a Christian world. That was something that you felt good about. It was not always comfortable, but you felt part of something holy, timeless and true. Now that is gone. Or is it? Your friend claims that his or her…