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Discussion 1: Christianity is considered a sectarian movement that comes from Judaism. What are some elements that distinguish Christianity from its Jewish roots?

• Christianity and Judaism are closely related; in fact, Christianity has evolved from Judaism. As Christians, we share the same foundation in Genesis as the Jews do and draw from the patriarchal roots up to the Old Testament's final prophets. We both believe in one God, hold to marriage as defined by God in the Garden of Eden, and have a basis for logic, knowledge, and the truth since we are made in the image of a logical, truthful God. We both understand that we live in a sin-cursed and broken world, require a Messiah and an everlasting covenant.
• Although both Judaism and Christianity have the same Old Testament, Christians use different names for it, and Judaism has additional writings. The essential difference is that Christians accept Jesus as the Messiah and their personal Saviour while Jews do not. Christians believe this because we believe God established a new covenant through Jesus. This new covenant unfolds in the New Testament, which we believe is God's Word, and is the consummation of the covenant expressed in the Old Testament. Christians believe Jesus fulfilled the prophecies and types of the Messiah in the Old Testament. Judaism rejects all of this and is still watching for the Messiah.
• Furthermore, Christianity and Judaism are monotheistic religions; they believe in one God and further that God is the universe's creator. However, there is also a difference in belief between both religions in this respect: Judaism believes in strictly one God only. In contrast, a central tenet of Christianity is the belief in the doctrine of the Trinity, which sees God as three persons in one substance. According to Patridge (2018), God's Christian concept had to recognize a fundamental 'three-ness' or 'Trinity' in the nature of God as one being who exists in three persons, known as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (Part VII, 36). Conversely, the concept of Trinity is rejected by Judaism, as it is incompatible with Jewish theology.