Do I have to like the Jews?

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Not the converts from Judaism to Christianity or Christians who adopt Jewish customs (nothing wrong with that), but religious Jews. Do I have to love (as in "your neighbor as yourself") that group of non-Christians anymore than any other non-Christian demographic?

[I'm not questioning whether I should support Israel. God made a promise to Abraham and never reneged it]
 
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"Yes." Who did Jesus tell us we were to love? He died for them, He loved them that much. Why do you want to restrict, limit, or qualify your love?
 
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Our neighbor. But do I have to have any special love for the Jews?
 
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Rochanan

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Do I have to single out the Jews for any special treatment more than any other group of people who are not Christians?
 
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Rochanan said:
Do I have to single out the Jews for any special treatment more than any other group of people who are not Christians?
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Is there a reason you choose to classify them as a "group", rather than as individuals? Do you choose to type Negros that way?
 
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Rochanan

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They have a significant standing in the Bible as God's chosen people. I'm asking if that means anything in relation to me.
 
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Stranger36147

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If you don't, there's going to come that time when you're standing before Jesus and he'll say "Hey, you know I'm Jewish, right?"
 
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Yes, but He's a Christian, too.
 
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Rochanan said:
They have a significant standing in the Bible as God's chosen people. I'm asking if that means anything in relation to me.
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Obviously, it doesn't. So, how are you going to fake it?
 
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You going to start talking straight, or are a bunch of us going to hit the "troll" button on you?
 
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Rochanan

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I don't know what you meant when you said "fake it."
 
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Rochanan

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I don't go out of my way to be unkind to the Jews, or to be boastful. I don't envy the Jews, I do not rejoice when bad things happen to them, and I do rejoice when I hear of Jews becoming Christians.
 
trofimus

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No, you dont have to like Jews more than any other nationality.
 
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kind of odd question really, love does not discriminate or choose to love one person more than the other if you have ask if you should love them more or less than everyone else then I would say you don't understand what love is.

But as for should you like them that is a different story, we were not commanded to like people only to love them I do not like trump or Hillary but I would die for them just as I would die for anyone on earth. I love them enough to give my life for them but I can't honestly say I like them like and love are not the same thing
 
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are you knitting a safety net here? LOL!

God is not Christian nor is He Jewish...He IS ...that is all

He chose the Jews...basically, He made them...and called them His own

If you treat everyone with the same kindness you would expect, then you don't need any bargaining chips...right?
 
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LaurenTM said:
are you knitting a safety net here? LOL!

God is not Christian nor is He Jewish...He IS ...that is all

He chose the Jews...basically, He made them...and called them His own

If you treat everyone with the same kindness you would expect, then you don't need any bargaining chips...right?
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I am pretty sure God prefers the Christian religion. Christianity leads to heaven, Jewish religion to hell.
 
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Just remove all the "I"s and "me"s and do God's will, and see where that takes you... often times we let our own feelings get in the way of God's commandments.
 
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