Whence Came Christianity?
by 
Mickey
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Posted: Friday, June 23, 2017 Word Count: 107 Summary: I have always found myself in the perplexing position of having complete faith in something I don’t believe in. Jesus was born a Jew, lived as a fully Torah-observant Jew, and died a Jew, and yet as Christians, we believe in an idea that he would have found the ultimate blasphemy! |
From whence came Christianity –
this god who ‘died for you and me’?
Worship Christ for Heavens’ sake
but do not make the big mistake
of thinking Jesus had a hand
in what the Christian understands.
The gentile message sent by Paul
would not be understood at all
by this poor Jew from Palestine
who they revere in bread and wine.
His preachings were just meant to be
for fellow Jews in Galilee.
And he would surely be surprised
non-Jews and the uncircumcised,
ignorant of ancient scriptures
who don’t observe Mosaic strictures,
fall to their knees and clasp their hands
and call him 'God' in foreign lands.
this god who ‘died for you and me’?
Worship Christ for Heavens’ sake
but do not make the big mistake
of thinking Jesus had a hand
in what the Christian understands.
The gentile message sent by Paul
would not be understood at all
by this poor Jew from Palestine
who they revere in bread and wine.
His preachings were just meant to be
for fellow Jews in Galilee.
And he would surely be surprised
non-Jews and the uncircumcised,
ignorant of ancient scriptures
who don’t observe Mosaic strictures,
fall to their knees and clasp their hands
and call him 'God' in foreign lands.