How does the Baptist faith differ from Judaism?

Answer 1

One view The Baptists believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah of the Old Testament and that the prophecies of the Old Testament point to Jesus Christ. They believe that the Messiah has already come and that the Messiah was Jesus Christ, whereas the Jews do not.

1 John 5:20 (KJV) And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Jewish Answer

The Baptist religion is a denomination of Christianity and Christianity was based on the rejection of Judaism. Examples of Baptist tenets and concepts that go against the teachings of Judaism and the Tanach (Jewish Bible) are:

- The trinity

- Original sin

- The Christian concept of sin

- The idea of eternal damnation (G-d is eternally forgiving)

- The virgin birth (This is the result of a mistranslation from Greek to Latin)

- That G-d can be man or son of man

- The need to pray to G-d through intermediaries, such as a messiah.

- The Christian concept of salvation and grace

The word 'messiah' is the Anglicization of the Hebrew 'moshiach'. The word moshiach translates to 'anointed'. The title of moshiach was given to any person who was appropriately anointed with oil as part of their initiation to their service of HaShem. Jews have had many moshiachim (pl) in the form of kings, priests, prophets, and judges and that there is absolutely nothing supernatural about a moshiach. There is a prophecy about a future moshiach, however, he'll be a mortal man who will lead the country of Israel.

These are just some examples of how the teachings of the Baptist Church differ from those of Judaism. In all actuality, the only real similarity is that the Christian Old Testament was based on the Tanach, however, the OT was altered to support the teachings of Christianity.

Answer 2

Baptist Churches are a type of Christian Church.