The Debate About Religion Topic

[Esiar]

JWeinCom said:

Esiar said:

It'd seem like that. From a secular stand-point, Christianity came from Judaism, and Islam is like a mash-up.

But what I believe is that Judaism (Non Messianic) came from the rejection of the Messiah, Christianity is following the Messiah, and Islam is a mash-up of sorts.

Well, that would be wrong.  Judaism existed before Christianity.  It didn't arise once they rejected Jesus' claims of being the Messiah. 

From a Christian perspective: If someone who says they believe Judaism really believes it, they will accept Jesus as Christ, because Jesus said that if you truly believe Moses, you would believe him, because Moses wrote of him. So, the people who reject/ed Jesus don't truly believe in Judaism, because they are rejecting the prophecies of the prophets sent by God. So, non-messianic Judaism, from a Christian stand-point, is an offshoot of the real Judaism. Jesus completed the law and the prophets, so Christianity would be the complete Judaism.