Re: [TruthTalk] Jewish baptism

[Knpraise]

In a message dated 8/4/2004 8:51:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Hi John:
 
Why would a Jew believe he was born a "child of God"?  God is a Spirit and noone was born of God until the Church was birthed at Pentecost.  The Jews were connected to God because of the covenant with Abraham but this would not the same as a spiritual birth. 

judyt

"Child of God" in the sense that they were the people of God, the chosen ones.  Are you saying that the first centruy Jew (non-disciple of Christ) was not a child of God by birth, a people of God by birth, in their own mind.   You have got me a little off guard.   I have never been "corrected" on this point before  --  and for an old guy, that is saying something. 


Splain please.

John