Learnings, sojourner, wandererer

I've been reading Chaim Potok's book "Wanderings: History of the Jews" for weeks. Its quite a hefty book and requires intense reading, study. It leaves me with more questions and when I'm done, I will probably go back to the public library and check out material on the Christian Crusades and other histories.

Jesus, or Joshua, as in Hebrew terminology, was born of Mary and of God. Jesus was the stepson of Joseph. If (since) God can and did create Adam and Eve, why is it not conceivable He can create Jesus? Why is one reasonable and the other not?

The first five books of the Old Testament, Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Leviticus and Numbers is known as the Torah in Jewish life. If the Torah is law, why isn't Passover celebrated today as it is stipulated to be by God? Why do the Jews not believe the prophecies foretold in the Old Testament of Jesus being the Messiah?

Jesus always spoke of peace. Not war, not fighting, although much of that was the way of life throughout history. How it is is not saying it is right.

The Mishnah - a hugh collection of oral law and tradition collected over many centuries. You study the Law/Torah/Old Testament, you review what it says, you add your interpretation.

We all have that, called different things, we all have our opinions. Again, what we say, what we feel, what we think, that's not saying it is right.

Jesus is all about peace. He came to die. To bring unity to all, through His shed blood, He died for ALL of our sins. Every last one of us. Not just a few, not just one group. Jesus is the Messiah. He came, He was among us. He died. And He rose again. That's it in a nutshell. If Jesus had never risen again after death, there would be no Christianity. For Christianity is all about Jesus Christ. It is not about rules and regulations, forced conversions, praying to statutes. It's all about Jesus, the son of God and of man, and the Holy Spirit, who lives within us when we accept and believe that He died for each of us.

There has been much bloodshed for many thousands of years, centuries. Each fighting for what they perceived as the way it is, their truth. But what is truth?

Truth is God created the world. God created everything in the world. God created You. God created Me. God created Adam and Eve. God created Jesus. Jesus was born to bring unity to mankind. There are so so many who have yet to see that.

Many die for the cause of Christ. Many have died for that cause and for other causes. The history of any people still goes back to God, who created us all.