North of circular reasoning
Bless my lips Jehovah Adonai that my mouth may speak healing to the dying and give life to those already dead.
A simple disciple of Christ asked three of his teachers the following question, “how does a Jew get to Heaven?” The first teacher responded, “why that is simple. Christ died for all and if a Jew accepts him then the Jew can enter Heaven”. “But the Jews have never accepted our Lord” was the students reply. The Jews of Christ’s day martyred James the founder and persecuted the Christians at Jerusalem so that they had to flee to Asia and Europe. Israel is Jewish to this very day yet we are taught to favor them especially over Palestinians and Muslims”.
So how does a Jew get to Heaven? The second teacher responded, “the Jews are a separate and unique group of people. The Jew gets to Heaven by keeping God’s law. They are of a different dispensation and God has promised that he will deal with the Jew in the last days once again. Remember that God told Abraham, ‘I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you’.” The student perplexed responded, “but they as a people have never been able to keep the law. Every book in the Old Testament testifies to it and, as far as individual Jews go, I personally know of a Jew who followed God but could not keep his law. He lied, he committed adultery and murder but I know that he loved God even when he did it and I know he is in Heaven!”
“You are very mistaken my child for even thinking that” said the second teacher. “The apostle Paul says, no liars, adulterers or murderers can enter the kingdom of God.” But this one did teacher! His name is King David who lay with Bathsheba and killed Uriah her husband and lied about it! So if a Jew doesn’t accept Jesus and he cannnot keep the law, then how does a Jew get to Heaven?”
The third teacher looked the student through the eyes and said, “you are not only a danger to yourself but you are a danger to those around you. We know the scriptures and if you must know then I will tell you. The Jew gets to Heaven because God says so in his scriptures! Who do you think you are to question God almighty on why he does what he does and on who he allows to enter his courts? If God has a special people then he does. If God gives the Heaven to the elect then he does! If God gives hell to the damned then He does!”
The student looked back at the third teacher and quietly responded, “how ironic, you sound exactly like a Muslim cleric. ‘Allah the merciful will have mercy on whomever he pleases’.”
Upon leaving his teachers the student understood that no man has the answers. He looked up to Heaven and asked the wind, how does a Jew get to Heaven? The answer was soft and reassuring.
Come and See.
