Exploring Lion of Judah
Many people are looking into Messianic Judaism. Are you? Lion of Judah is a messianic congregation in New Hampshire, looking to bring people to Messianic Judaism. Unfortunately, there is one major catch..Lion of Judah is not a Jewish group. It is an organization created by one of the largest Christian movements in the US. There is nothing Jewish about it. I will prove this, using information from their web-site and other Christian sites. Each time, links to the evidence will be provided, so that you may see the evidence for yourself.
The Pentecostal Mother Lion of Judah presents itself as a Jewish organization. In truth, it is a full-fledged member of the Assemblies of God movement, which is better known as the Pentecostals. The Pentecostal movement is an evangelical Christian movement, which is always looking for new converts. Here is a link to the official Assemblies of God website, where you can see that Lion of Judah is a member of their church, and that the Lion of Judah leader, Dan Gruber, is listed as "Senior Pastor:
Click Here Would a real Jewish group be part of the Pentecostal movement and be led by a pastor? Of course not! Only a Christian group would do that. Similarly, Daniel Gruber has written a number of books published by the General Council of the Assemblies of God, Intercultural Ministries. Here is the link two of his book listings on Amazon.com; the publisher is listed under "Product Details":
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And Click Here Christian Conference Dan Gruber, the leader of Lion of Judah ministries, presented at the 2002 Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism. Here is the link to the proof, he is the 7th bulleted paper, titled "Whatever Happened to the Kingdom of God?", following the 4th paragraph. Here is the link to the proof:
Click Here So what is the main problem? Well, the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism is part of the Lausanne Committee on World Evangelism. Here is a quote from their web-site on the Lausanne founding and purpose:
"The whole Church taking the whole Gospel to the whole world." Global Movement
For more than 30 years, the Lausanne Movement has served to unite the global body of Christ in the call to world evangelization.
Lausanne grew out of the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne I) of some 2700 Christian leaders from 150 countries, brought together by a committee headed by Rev. Billy Graham to focus on intentional global evangelization. TIME magazine described Lausanne I as “possibly the widest-ranging meeting of Christians ever held.”
Leaders at Lausanne I produced the Lausanne Covenant which is considered one of the most influential documents in recent church history. The Lausanne Covenant, the chief architect of which was Rev. Dr. John R. W. Stott, has been used more widely across the globe than any document in modern times to unite evangelicals. Hundreds of organizations use the Lausanne Covenant as their Statement of Faith and the basis for collaborative ministry.
In 1989, 3600 leaders from 190 nations attended Lausanne II in Manila, Philippines. The resulting Manila Manifesto reaffirmed and expanded on the Lausanne Covenant and the call to “Proclaim Christ Until He Comes.”
Subsequent Lausanne gatherings have continued to help unite Christian leaders worldwide by providing a place for theological and practical discussions on the salient issues impacting the urgent task of reaching lost people with the love and grace of Jesus Christ.
It is pretty obvious that this is a Christian evangelical group designed to convert the world to Christiniaty. Reverend Gruber presented at the conference of one branch of that movement, namely, the branch to convert Jews. A real Jewish leader would never attend their conference nor be part of the Lausanne movement. It is a purely Christian movement. Here is the link to the proof quote:
Click Here Why Jews Don't Believe in Jesus There are many reasons why Jews do not accept Jesus, and the links below are some of the better explanations on this topic. Of course, if you have questions that are not covered on the links, you can always e-mail me with your questions. An Answer from Rabbi Stuart Federow Click Here
An Answer from Rabbi Shraga Simmons Click Here Ask the Rabbi from Ohr Somayach Click Here An Answer from Rabbi Tovia Singer Click Here Countermissionary Counseling
There are a number of groups that provide Countermissionary Counseling. Here are links to a few of them:
Jews for Judaism Alternatively, you can call them at 1-800-4PROOF1 with general questions about missionary claims.
Torah Atlanta
Outreach Judaism
Torah Life and Living Great Sites, Priceless Information
Here are a number of great sites that counter missionaries and explain the differences in belief between Judaism and Christianity, including addressing the Biblical verses that missionaries try to use against the Jews and explaining why the missionaries are incorrect. For the most in-depth analysis of verse by verse questions, go to Messiah Truth (sections on Counter-Missionary: Multi-media training [this can be read without being "multi-media"], Knowing Your Orchard and Judaism's Answer), Jews for Judaism (in their Reference Section (please note that the Isaiah topics tend to be under "Suffering Servant" part of the "Proof Text" section) and the Q & A section of Outreach Judaism. Messiah Page Messiah Truth Jews for Judaism Outreach Judaism Counter Missionary Reference Torah Atlanta Messianic Verses in Tanach Kosher Judaism Escape From Counterfeit Judaism Talking to Kids About Missionaries
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