There he or she would be thoroughly de-Judaized and be the token Jewish member of the congregation. Warned against his or her past Jewish customs and lifestyle, they close their eyes and ears to their past and end up with a Gentile picture of the Jewish Messiah. Some of these believers end up in leadership positions or even may go on to become pastors or spiritual leaders of Christian churches and only refer to their Jewish background, customs, feast days, and past lifestyles to build that particular denomination or sect, or for personal gain or position. Many have innocently labored in this manner having been taught erroneous doctrine handed down from days of pagan worship among the nations. It takes a real call from Heaven to renounce the religious errors around us and stand for the truth.
Historians are sometimes more unbiased and truthful than religious leaders.
On the other hand, there is an element of Judaism that has dedicated its efforts to disproving Yeshua as the Messiah. We write this article with the full knowledge of the great persecution suffered by the Jewish people during the last nineteen-hundred years. But this Jewish Rabbi Yeshua should not be blamed for these deeds done by the Gentile Christian community. The sad problem is those who labor so hard to keep their Jewish children from recognizing Yeshua as their Messiah, are losing them to Hari Chrishna, Moonies, and other eastern cult religions. If the same effort had been given to objectively and honestly examining the prophesies about Yeshua being Messiah, Messianic Judaism would have flourished years ago.