Talk:Jews for Jesus

In my sporadic contexts with this Christian sect, I have found their street missionaries fairly convincing as having been Jewish (at least before their conversions to Christianity). --Ed Poor

Significantly less than half are. Danny

Socially vulnerable group like the childern of the survivors of the holocast away from their families. University students are as a group vulnerable. If this is not obvious call the admissions office, pretent to be a parent and ask about services for students: express a concern that your special child is sensitive doesn't make freinds easily and sometime lacks self confidence. See how extensive the services that are provided. Let's stop putting in words like 'allegedly' where the statement is clearly factual. Like many Christian groups, Jews for Jesus, in their haste to evangelicize miss out on the 'good neighbour lesson' provided by the parable of the good samaritan.

What do cult awareness and monitering groups have to say about JFJ?

Original research

I've removed these two recently inserted paragraphs as original research:

This thinking is very similar to the Two House Theology recently adopted by the Roman Catholic Church, which states that those who are born Jewish have their eternal fate determined by different criteria than those who are not. Conservative and Evangelical Christians object that the New Testament clearly teaches that only those who believe in Jesus will go to heaven, regardless of genealogy.

Supporters of Jews for Jesus, and evangelization of Jews in general often argue that, in the framework of traditional Christian theology, which requires belief in Jesus for salvation, singling out Jews as a group exempt from evangelization would actually amount to a form of anti-semitism, as it would systematically consign the Jewish people to hell.

These kinds of claims need to be backed up with specific references, and quotes would be even better. Also, please remember that this is a page about the Jews for Jesus organization, not a place for theological debates. Jayjg | (Talk)</sup> 19:50, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I haven't found a source for the remark about two-house theology, but the second paragraph turned out to be very similar to a remark in the FAQ on the Jews for Jesus web-site. I'm inserting the quote in its place, with an appropriate link. --kpearce 20:47, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Purported cult

This material is from the article List of purported cults, which we are paring down to a pure list. Editors here can best evaluate its statements and decide how to integrate it into this article. Thanks, -Willmcw 11:00, Mar 14, 2005 (UTC)

Jews for Jesus

Some Jewish critics have called Jews for Jesus a cult or claim it uses cultlike tactics to seek converts. They claim that it often deceives people in saying who they are and exploits people's religious insecurities. Many of the critics sharply disagree with the organization's claim that it is possible to become a Christian yet remain Jewish.

The organization says in a letter to a member on its Web site that those concerned about Jews for Jesus being a cult have "been influenced by propaganda promulgated by those who would detract from the credibility of your witness and ours. Some Jewish community leaders spread this kind of misinformation in order to counteract Jewish evangelism, which they erroneously consider a threat to Jewish survival. ... If your friend finds Jesus as her Savior, she will measure our doctrine and our conduct in the light of the Scriptures. Then she will know that Jews for Jesus is not a cult." However, former members of Jews for Jesus have stated that the leadership of Jews for Jesus have used deception in finding converts and have used threats and intimdation to control their staff members.

References:

• http://www.jewsforjudaism.org/j4j-2000/html/FAQ/ (Jews for Judaism FAQ)
• http://www.exjewsforjesus.org (a group of former Jews for Jesus members)
• http://members.aol.com/JewishCo1/tshuvim/kamentsky.htm (an excerpt from Hawking G-d, a book by former Jews for Jesus member, Ellen Kamentsky)
• http://www.jfjonline.org/ (Jews for Jesus official site)
• http://exjewsforjesus.blogspot.com/ (Dozens of Former Jews for Jesus staff post their stories)