tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836835.post6750799994107576468..comments2023-08-16T07:20:09.921-05:00Comments on Kineti L'Tziyon קנאתי לציון: Weekly Bracha 42Judah Gabriel Himangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10277699587853707632noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836835.post-46743789394655142962010-10-25T15:34:07.371-05:002010-10-25T15:34:07.371-05:00I've already read Yahnatan's and Derek'...I've already read Yahnatan's and Derek's original blog posts and just read the "reactionary" reply on your blog. It's always a pleasure to see what Yahnatan has written, and while Derek's original article refreshingly even handed, I found it interesting he should say, <i>Why should non-Jews keep a Jewish day that is not required of them and has little meaning for most of them?</i> Of course, he was quoting from other sources, but the comment still tries to restrict an event which I believe has a more universal application. Besides, if someone loves the Sabbath, why keep it only if it's required? Why not volunteer?<br /><br />No one, not even Derek, is born with a Jewish appreciation for the Sabbath (I say that somewhat tongue-in-cheek since I know Derek was born just as much a Gentile as I was, though he later converted within the Messianic Jewish framework). Perhaps if you are raised in an observant Jewish home, you learn early the sacredness of the Shabbat, but as I mention in my own <a href="http://searchingforthelightonthepath.blogspot.com/2010/10/what-did-jesus-teach-about-sabbath.html" rel="nofollow">commentary on the matter</a>, the Sabbath isn't meant just for the Jewish people, although it does have uniquely Jewish applications. I believe that anyone can learn the lessons of God later in life and I believe anyone can learn at least some of the lessons of God, even if he is not Jewish. You don't have to be born to it or have a specific bloodline. No one is born loving God.<br /><br />My latest blog post is a <a href="http://searchingforthelightonthepath.blogspot.com/2010/10/who-makes-disciples-of-all-nations.html" rel="nofollow">lament</a> regarding the possibility that many Gentile and Jewish believers will ever attain any form of unity as long as something a simple as a Shabbat's rest is isolated and reserved for only a tiny fraction of those who have faith in God.<br /><br />I had high hopes. Now if only the Messiah would come.<br /><br /><b>EDIT:</b> I deleted a previous version of this comment due to an unfortunate spelling error. All fixed (I hope).Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593266343873200105noreply@blogger.com