Why christianity is avodah zarah

[guno]

When a Christian prays toward a cross or a crucifix, Jews should be cautious as this conduct is avodah zarah (idolatry)

In Jewish law, the idea of the Trinity falls under the catchall term of "shittuf"

(Shituf (Hebrew: שִׁתּוּף‎; ) is a term used in Jewish sources for the worship of the God of Israel in a manner which Judaism does not deem to be monotheistic. The term connotes a theology that is not outright polytheistic, but also should not be seen as purely monotheistic. The term is primarily used in reference to the Christian Trinity by Jewish legal authorities who wish to distinguish Christianity from full-blown polytheism.)

This helps explain it further


Tractate Avodah Zara | Jewish Virtual Library

May a Jew enter a non-Jewish house of worship?


May a Jew enter a non-Jewish house of worship?

 

[BreezeWood]

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what's the difference between waiting for a messiah or believing one has already come, pea's in the same pod ...

it makes no difference in the end when one group triumphs over the other and the winning group passes judgement everyone will live happily Everafter or otherwise everyone will perish - together.

the jews, christians and islamist are the problem obscuring the desert religion.

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[HaShev]

Shituf? Explains why the church calls Jesus the scarab (dung beetle).
And the warning of them building their house out of Dung.

Breezewood I've answered that question many times in stating it's about recognizing the path and coming back to one's inheritence. The very first lesson in the ACTUAL oral story of Lilith not the mistaken mythology.
Lilith was the Night Spector.
We know Adam and Eve aren't literal first inhabitants, they are symbols in a story representing something.
Lilith was created with man as the FIRST bride of Adam (meaning man). The Temple of Shalem (the Night)was the Hebrews worship(devotion) but was not given equality
so they sent the bride of man away and took to the secpnd bride created out of man- Eve (devoted to the sun-Baal) aka the Church.
The church took the false prophets promise of eternity and ate his forbidden fruit and Adam man was convinced the the church to buy into the deception and humanity has died ever since.
In the end Adam welcomes back Lilith (the Temple in YeruShalem -return of the inheritance finally given equality with all others who have worship centers.
Zohar has something similar to the story of Lilith:
The lesser light is the hosts which reflect G-d’s light and the moon itself is the eternal Davidic Kingdom which in the Talmud is represented by the moon and as a woman=Israel.
Notice the Zohar uses the same bases of the Lilith story .
God then said "Go thy way forth in the footsteps of the flock." Thereupon she diminished herself so as to be head of the lower ranks. From that time she has had no light of her own, but derives her light from the sun. At first they were on an equality, but afterwards she diminished herself among all those grades of hers, although she is still head of them; for a woman enjoys no honour save in conjunction with her husband.
The Holy One, removed her from them and made her go below. When He created Adam
(meaning man)and gave him a partner, as soon as she saw Eve (adam-mans second bride)clinging to his side and was reminded by his form of the supernal beauty, she flew up from thence and tried as before to attach herself to the "little faces". The supernal guardians of the gates, however, did not permit her. The Holy One, cast her into the depths of the sea (Rome), where she abode until the time that Adam and his wife sinned. Then the Holy One, brought her out from the depth of the sea (Rome) and gave her power over all those children.

 

[Meriweather]

When a Christian prays toward a cross or a crucifix, Jews should be cautious as this conduct is avodah zarah (idolatry)

In Jewish law, the idea of the Trinity falls under the catchall term of "shittuf"

(Shituf (Hebrew: שִׁתּוּף‎; ) is a term used in Jewish sources for the worship of the God of Israel in a manner which Judaism does not deem to be monotheistic. The term connotes a theology that is not outright polytheistic, but also should not be seen as purely monotheistic. The term is primarily used in reference to the Christian Trinity by Jewish legal authorities who wish to distinguish Christianity from full-blown polytheism.)

The sun sends forth light, heat, and radiation. Does this prompt Judaism to insist people must be talking about three suns? God sends forth His Word, His love, and His Spirit. How is this understood as not "purely" monotheistic? Do Jews believe no spirit, no word, nor love comes forth from God?

 

[BreezeWood]

Do Jews believe no spirit, no word, nor love comes forth from God?

neither they nor you would know, the desert religion is not about the Almighty rather it is the prescription necessary for humanities Remission to the Everlasting.

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[Meriweather]

neither they nor you would know, the desert religion is not about the Almighty rather it is the prescription necessary for humanities Remission to the Everlasting.

We are on two different trains of thought. Mine is that we should be able to make a true attempt to understand what another faith teaches--not make up a situation that does not exist, announce that is what that "other" faith "really" believes--and denounce it. For example, Christianity (outside of the LDS faith) teaches Trinity as One. That is possible for Jews to understand and accept.

Where the difference lies is that Jews believe that God would never become man. Because God would not become man, to worship a man claiming to be God, is idolatry. Christians should be able to understand why Jews cannot accept Christ as God.

In the same way, I should not tell you what "Remission to the Everlasting" "really" means....

 

[BreezeWood]

We are on two different trains of thought.

the underlying verbal desert religion from antiquity relates directly as a sensual understanding of the visual universe to provide a Spiritual transition from a transitory to a permanent existence ... islam, judaism, christianity etc. are the "different trains of thought" I would agree with you and have all failed in their mission and are anathemas to the Almighty's intent.

Where the difference lies ...

nothing less than the products of errant written scriptures.

In the same way, I should not tell you what "Remission to the Everlasting" "really" means

why not, it might be of interest ?

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