What's the difference?

linzarrow · 08-01-2006, 04:11 PM

Hey everyone,
What is the difference between Gentiles, Jews, Catholics, and Protestants. Also, who are God's chosen people?
Thanks,
Lindsay

Queen Esther · 08-01-2006, 04:24 PM

Gentiles are everyone but Jews, so technically if you're not jewish you're a gentile.

Jews believe that the Messiah is coming, Protestants are non-catholics (in it's basic form) like Baptists, Methodists, Church of God, the term Protestant wasn't really formed until Martin Luther's Reformation from the Catholic Church. I'll let you borrow a book of mine that is called "So What's the Difference?" It takes the top 20 world religions (Catholicism, Orthodox, Mormonism, etc...) and compares them to Christianity. Great book.

I hope that i have answered some of what you were asking! :D

p.s. Israel has always been God's Chosen people.

linzarrow · 08-01-2006, 04:37 PM

Ok, but what is Isreal?

Queen Esther · 08-01-2006, 04:50 PM

The country of the person?? Israel is another name for Jacob in the Old Testament, one of the fathers of Jews. Israel the country is the promised land that was promised to Abraham (I believe it was Abraham).

linzarrow · 08-01-2006, 06:09 PM

Then what does it mean to be one of God's chosen people.

Queen Esther · 08-01-2006, 06:51 PM

Do you mean in the sense that God Choses Christians? Or in the sense that to be one of God's chosen people you must be a jew?

PureOxygen · 08-01-2006, 07:58 PM

God says this of the Israelites: "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the LORD has chosen you to be his treasured possession." --Deut. 14:2 (NIV)
Here, I do believe that 'chosen' means something close to 'holy', -->set apart for the glory of the Lord.

(Jews would most likely agree)
Gentiles pretty much means... everyone whos not an Israelite. An Israelite is a person descended from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob... all three of those must be part of it.
Abraham is actually an ancestor of lots of nations, as God told him he would be.
Isaac and Ishmael were two sons of Abraham, Ishmael being the ancestor of the Arabic peoples.
Jacob and Esau were the sons of Isaac, and Jacob was later renamed by God to the name of Israel. In the Bible, we see the Israelites (descendents of Jacob) pass thru the land of the descendants of Esau. So all three of those ancestral fathers (Abraham, Isaac, AND Jacob/Israel) are important in defining the chosen people

The differences between Catholic and Protestant. Ah, there are many. But many things in common too. Both affirm: the Trinity, the Deity of Christ, the Virgin birth, the crucifixion, burial, and bodily resurrection of Christ, the future visible return of Christ, the divine inspiration of the Bible, among other things.
Protestants (generally speaking) hold to the rule of faith called "sola Scriptura", or "Scripture Alone". Catholics hold to the rule of faith sometimes referred to as "Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and Sacred Magisterium".

Is there a specific area you are wondering about? Cuz this is a pretty broad topic... PM me if ya like, I'll be happy to help

linzarrow · 08-02-2006, 10:24 PM

I wonder if Jew/Isrealites or Christians are any different in God's eyes. If so, what does that mean in the long run?
Lindsay

PureOxygen · 08-03-2006, 08:33 PM

Ok: just as an interesting little tidbit, the word "Jew" isn't the same as the word "Israelite". The word "Jew" was originally a slang term used to describe anyone belonging to the tribe of Judah (one of the tribes of Israel). So, you could be an Israelite and not be a Jew, technically. Today, we use the words interchangably.

As for how God sees us today, I just heard a talk about that last night

The pastor talked about how in the days that Jesus was here, there was the Israeli land, and then there was the "other side" of the Sea of Galilee... the Decapolis. The Decapolis was the land where the Canaanites (the people whos land God gave to the Israelites) settled after being moved out of the Holy Land. During Jesus' ministry, he didn't just stay on the Jewish side of the Sea of Galilee. He went to the other side too, and ministered to them and healed the man with the demons and stuff

So we are ALL meant to be saved ---> "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." --Galatians 3:28 (NIV)

We are all one in the Body. We are all saved by the same Person, and we are loved equally.

w.e.g. · 08-04-2006, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by PureOxygen

Catholics hold to the rule of faith sometimes referred to as "Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and Sacred Magisterium".

the magisterium is the teachings of the Catholic church handed down by apostolic succession, and consists of the Sacred Scriptures and Traditions. Catholics are Christians, who hold to the pre-reformation principles that have existed for 2 thousand years./

08-01-2006, 04:11 PM	#1
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Queen Esther Queen Esther cannot wait to visit her BFF!!! Edit Administrator	Gentiles are everyone but Jews, so technically if you're not jewish you're a gentile. Jews believe that the Messiah is coming, Protestants are non-catholics (in it's basic form) like Baptists, Methodists, Church of God, the term Protestant wasn't really formed until Martin Luther's Reformation from the Catholic Church. I'll let you borrow a book of mine that is called "So What's the Difference?" It takes the top 20 world religions (Catholicism, Orthodox, Mormonism, etc...) and compares them to Christianity. Great book. I hope that i have answered some of what you were asking! :D p.s. Israel has always been God's Chosen people. __________________ "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the *content of their character." - Martin Luther King*
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linzarrow linzarrow Edit AY! Newbie	Ok, but what is Isreal?
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Queen Esther Queen Esther cannot wait to visit her BFF!!! Edit Administrator	The country of the person?? Israel is another name for Jacob in the Old Testament, one of the fathers of Jews. Israel the country is the promised land that was promised to Abraham (I believe it was Abraham). __________________ "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the *content of their character." - Martin Luther King*
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linzarrow linzarrow Edit AY! Newbie	Then what does it mean to be one of God's chosen people.
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08-01-2006, 06:51 PM	#6
Queen Esther Queen Esther cannot wait to visit her BFF!!! Edit Administrator	Do you mean in the sense that God Choses Christians? Or in the sense that to be one of God's chosen people you must be a jew? __________________ "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the *content of their character." - Martin Luther King*
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08-01-2006, 07:58 PM	#7
PureOxygen PureOxygen Edit Super Moderator	God says this of the Israelites: "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the LORD has chosen you to be his treasured possession." --Deut. 14:2 (NIV) Here, I do believe that 'chosen' means something close to 'holy', -->set apart for the glory of the Lord. (Jews would most likely agree) Gentiles pretty much means... everyone whos not an Israelite. An Israelite is a person descended from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob... all three of those must be part of it. Abraham is actually an ancestor of lots of nations, as God told him he would be. Isaac and Ishmael were two sons of Abraham, Ishmael being the ancestor of the Arabic peoples. Jacob and Esau were the sons of Isaac, and Jacob was later renamed by God to the name of Israel. In the Bible, we see the Israelites (descendents of Jacob) pass thru the land of the descendants of Esau. So all three of those ancestral fathers (Abraham, Isaac, AND Jacob/Israel) are important in defining the chosen people The differences between Catholic and Protestant. Ah, there are many. But many things in common too. Both affirm: the Trinity, the Deity of Christ, the Virgin birth, the crucifixion, burial, and bodily resurrection of Christ, the future visible return of Christ, the divine inspiration of the Bible, among other things. Protestants (generally speaking) hold to the rule of faith called "sola Scriptura", or "Scripture Alone". Catholics hold to the rule of faith sometimes referred to as "Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and Sacred Magisterium". Is there a specific area you are wondering about? Cuz this is a pretty broad topic... PM me if ya like, I'll be happy to help __________________ "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." -1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)
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linzarrow linzarrow Edit AY! Newbie	I wonder if Jew/Isrealites or Christians are any different in God's eyes. If so, what does that mean in the long run? Lindsay
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08-03-2006, 08:33 PM	#9
PureOxygen PureOxygen Edit Super Moderator	Ok: just as an interesting little tidbit, the word "Jew" isn't the same as the word "Israelite". The word "Jew" was originally a slang term used to describe anyone belonging to the tribe of Judah (one of the tribes of Israel). So, you could be an Israelite and not be a Jew, technically. Today, we use the words interchangably. As for how God sees us today, I just heard a talk about that last night The pastor talked about how in the days that Jesus was here, there was the Israeli land, and then there was the "other side" of the Sea of Galilee... the Decapolis. The Decapolis was the land where the Canaanites (the people whos land God gave to the Israelites) settled after being moved out of the Holy Land. During Jesus' ministry, he didn't just stay on the Jewish side of the Sea of Galilee. He went to the other side too, and ministered to them and healed the man with the demons and stuff So we are ALL meant to be saved ---> "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." --Galatians 3:28 (NIV) We are all one in the Body. We are all saved by the same Person, and we are loved equally. __________________ "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." -1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)
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