Is the Bible written by men who were inspired by the Holy Spirit?
the most rational answer is inspired by spiritual mentors.

Did those men attest that Jesus rose from the dead?
transgression of natural laws.

Do you think the Bible is the truth, or only certain parts of the Bible contain the truth?
use common sense and test of reason at all.

Shush, adults are attempting to have a conversation.



Do the Jews believe that when the messiah arrives that God is done with Israel?

Reading up on these mysteries now, but just wanted to get this question out while it was fresh in my mind. I don't know nearly as much about the OT (and by extension, Judaism) as I do about the NT, especially with regards to the prophecies.

According to my understanding, the Jews expect a flame-sword wielding political ruler as the OT prophecies say. However, the NT has interesting way of connecting the "suffering servant" type of persona to the Jewish messiah, while relating the flame wielding king in the OT to the second coming of Christ, in end times in Revelations.

So, if you are a Jew that denies the first coming, you would believe the second coming. And the second coming is when the world ends, so in a roundabout way, yes. God is done with Israel when that messiah arrives.

This post was edited by CoheedAndCambria on Apr 4 2014 10:48pm

...no . The Messiah is to rule as King over an Israel still subservient to God .

...also , as you are now discovering the mystery of salvation by grace through faith was withheld from the Jews as Paul explains and it was done for a reason .

This post was edited by WidowMaKer_MK on Apr 5 2014 08:36am