I'm wondering why a Christian would self identify as an Messianic Jew rather than a Christian.
I don't really need a lesson in the etymology (OR entomology) of the term, but it almost seems to imply "I'm better than a Christian" or "special knowledge" or some level of "I'm not like the rest of you".
My experience in the past with Twebbers who identify as Messianic Jews has been that they "know things" the rest of us do not know, or in some way are superior to the rest of us. They also have seemed to be a bit more combative than "Christians".
I'm sure there's a much better explanation, and my experience is simply myopic and/or based on anecdotes.
So, why would somebody identify themselves as "Messianic Jew" rather than "Christian"?
I don't really need a lesson in the etymology (OR entomology) of the term, but it almost seems to imply "I'm better than a Christian" or "special knowledge" or some level of "I'm not like the rest of you".
My experience in the past with Twebbers who identify as Messianic Jews has been that they "know things" the rest of us do not know, or in some way are superior to the rest of us. They also have seemed to be a bit more combative than "Christians".
I'm sure there's a much better explanation, and my experience is simply myopic and/or based on anecdotes.
So, why would somebody identify themselves as "Messianic Jew" rather than "Christian"?
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