Identity Theft (29 page)

   Take a look at history and discover how the Jewish identity of the New Covenant was stolen.

And the third was to:

   Share the history of the miraculous return of the Jewish wing, if you will, of the Body of Messiah;

   Reveal how believers can have an impact in bringing revival to the Jewish people and the world and show God’s plan for Israel in the future.

Why Jews Are Simply Not Interested

Apart from the issue of sin itself, there are two primary reasons why Jewish people reject the Gospel:

1.  The horrible witness of the historic Church toward the Jewish people, which includes the murderous Crusades, forced baptisms, and expulsions from one’s country, all which made the Holocaust plausible.

2.  The Gospel message presented today has been cleansed of its Jewish roots, so that it appears to the Jew to be altogether foreign to and distinct from Judaism, when in fact it is a Jewish story.

As Messianic Jews, we are often accused of dressing up Christianity in Jewish garb, when in fact just the opposite is true. Messianic Judaism, the faith of the first century Jewish believers, was stripped of its Jewishness in favor of priestly robes of Rome. I wrote
Identity Theft
in the hope that Yeshua, in His truest form, would be presented to the Jewish people.

Enjoy the journey on which you are about to embark.

R
ON
C
ANTOR

May 9, 2012

Notes

1
.   Michael L. Brown,
The Real Kosher Jesus
(Lake Mary, FL: Frontline, 2012), xv.

2
.   Ibid., xvi.

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Identity Theft
. I would love to discuss with you, online, the content or any issues it raised for you.

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Identity Theft
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Thank you again for reading
Identity Theft
. Part 2 is coming.

R
ON
C
ANTOR

Ron leads a ministry in Tel Aviv called Messiah’s Mandate, the focus of which is:

   Raising up young Israeli Messianic Jews into leadership.

   Organizing outreach trips to revival hot spots in Third World countries (e.g., Nigeria and Uganda) through the Isaiah 2 Initiative. (
www.MessiahsMandate.org/Isaiah2
) During their last trip to Nigeria, their team of Israeli believers saw 67,000 people make professions of faith. Now, they are planning an outreach to Uganda in 2013.

   Opening the eyes of believers around the world to the Jewish roots of the faith.

Ron is also part of the leadership team of Tiferet Yeshua, a Hebrew-speaking congregation in the heart of Tel Aviv. In addition, he serves Maoz Israel, led by Ari and Shira Sorko-Ram, by writing a regular blog and producing influential and informative videos. Check out
www.roncan.net/MAVugT
and
www.roncan.net/MavMv2
.

Ron blogs four to five times a week at
RonCantor.com
focusing on a number of different areas:

   History of Israel/Palestinian conflict

   Life as a Messianic Jewish immigrant in Israel

   The Jewish roots of the New Covenant

   Teaching to build up your faith