If Jesus was Jewish shouldn't you convert to Judaism since this must be the correct religion?

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The question contains some premises.

It begins with "If...", and so there is no need to affirm or deny whether Jesus was Jewish. It's as if the question began, "Suppose Jesus were Jewish..." His being Jewish is part of the basis for the question. The question ends with "...since...", indicating that "this [i.e. Judaism] must be the correct religion" is another basis or premise for the question. It contains a further, unstated premise: "there is one and only one correct religion."

These premises would make marvellous separate questions: the answers to date are mostly answers to them. (Out of respect for there authors, I leave them below, however; I'm only a beginner at this.)

But the question itself supposes that the premises are all true--and really, only the premise "Judaism is the only correct religion" would be needed. Given that, the answer has to be "Yes." But *are* the premises true? Fascinating questions, each one of them.

JESUS WAS JUDEAN AND NOT JEWISH

1. THE WORD JUDAISM COMES FROM JUDEA. It means "the practices of Judea".
2. Jew comes from Judea, just like Hindu comes from Hindustan(India).
3. Jewish is (or atleast should be) a religious term for "The followers of Judaism".so "the followers of the practices of judea". If Jesus did not follow those practices, he should no longer be recognised as Jewish but Judean.
4. By following Jesus (Esau), you are going against Judaism that was followed in those days.
5. Anybody that claims to be "of the Jewish race" is not Jewish but Judean. Having a racist religion is forbidden in Judaism (the proper one, the kind accepted by Jesus Christ and Christians).
6. Judaism went away from "the religion of Abraham", that is what Jews, Christians and Muslims are suppose to follow. Not thier own versions. So whichever religion is most like the

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I think a virtually perfect explanation is citing Jesus's statement in Matthew 5:17 . In Jesus's frequent quarrels with the Pharisees , he seemed to consider the religious practice of the day to be hypocritical , anachronistic , and impossibly ritualistic . Consider the statement ' To strain out a gnat and swallow a camel." Jesus' new message was one of simplicity and accessibility for all , including Gentiles . Judaism being an integral part of the modern Bible , it is also an integral part of Christianity and therefore could be said to be a correct religion considering the many branches and other permutations it has undergone throughout it's history .

It depends;

if you follow Jesus; Matt 5:17, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." & Matthew 10:5, "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:"

or if you will follow Paul;

Galatians 3:21-25, "3:21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
3:22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
3:25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

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