If I believe in Yeshua, won't that mean I'm no longer Jewish?
Not at all!
One's Jewishness is
determined by birth (i.e., whether or not one's parents are
Jewish), not by one's religious beliefs. Even if one did not
want to be Jewish anymore, he could not do anything to change
it. In addition, Yeshua was born of a Jewish mother (see the
following New Testament reference: Galatians 4:4) and lived
a Jewish lifestyle. He consistently followed the Jewish
traditions and taught others to do so (see Matthew 5:17-19; 23:3).
The early followers of Yeshua (called
disciples) worshipped daily in the Jerusalem Temple (see Acts 2:46; 3:1).
Also, the B'rit Chadashah (New Testament) was written
by Jewish authors (except possibly Luke) to explain Jewish
teachings to a Jewish audience. The Jewishness of the New
Testament is clearly reflected in a recent translation entitled
"The Jewish New Testament".
Believing in Yeshua, the Jewish
Messiah, is a very Jewish thing to do.
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