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Salvation by hope in a future Messiah?



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Reformed Samaritanism General Overview

Salvation by hope in a future Messiah? 
The noble Christian religion claims that, prior to Jesus (peace be upon him) arrival, Hebrew believers 
achieved “salvation” by means of their hope in the future coming of a supreme Messiah. In other words, 
Christian theology states that, each Jewish generation had awaited the coming of a Messiah who would bring 
them complete and everlasting deliverance. 
In fact, the gospel depicts the Pharisees (the Jewish religious leaders of their time) sending priests and 
Levites to John the Baptist. Why? In order to ask this new prophet whether he was the long awaited Messiah 
(John 1:19-25). But, if this Christian claim is in fact correct, how come we never find the Hebrew Scripture 
showing former generations leaders asking any of the great prophets (Moses, Joshua, Samuel, David, Elijah, 
Micah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, etc) whether they were the expected Messiah? 
Is it true that Yeshua (Jesus of Nazareth, peace be upon him) was God’s pascal lamb? 
The holy gospels claim that salvation is through faith in Yeshua (Jesus of Nazareth, peace and blessings be 
upon him). As it is written: “And they said, BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND THOU 
SHALT BE SAVED, and thy house”- Acts 16:13 (King James Bible). And also elsewhere: “Knowing that A 
MAN IS NOT JUSTIFIED BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW, BUT BY THE FAITH OF JESUS Christ”- 
Galatians 2:16 (King James Bible). 
And how does the gospel justifies salvation by faith in Yeshua? It does so by claiming Yeshua was God’s 
pascal lamb; the one who would die in our place [so we could be saved from death]. As it is written: “Clean 
out the old leaven so that you may be a new unleavened batch, as indeed you are. FOR CHRIST OUR 
PASSOVER LAMB HAS BEEN SACRIFICED”- 1 Corinthians 5:7. 
At first glance, this sort of “theological extrapolation” seems to make perfect sense. In fact, it even seems to 
be inspiring, and uplifting. The problem is that, upon further examination, we find it to be little more than 
“wishful thinking”. Why? Simply because the pascal lamb wasn’t intended to save all Jews from death (in 
fact, it could only save the family’s firstborn!). In addition, the firstborn child didn’t even have to understand 
(let alone believe in) the sacrifice being performed. 
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In other words, as long as the father would perform the sacrifice commanded by the Law, the firstborn was 
safe. So, the effectiveness of the Passover sacrifice didn’t depend on the recipient’s faith, but rather on his 
parents obedience to what the Law had commanded; something dismissed by the Christians, whom argue that
salvation isn’t the product of doing what the Law commands. As it is written: “… FOR IF 
RIGHTEOUSNESS COMES THROUGH [OBEDIENCE TO] THE LAW, THEN CHRIST DIED FOR 
NOTHING”- Galatians 2:21 
In short, the Hebrew Scripture lends no support to the Christian claim that salvation of the Hebrew people 
can only be obtained thru faith in Yeshua’s [alleged] atoning sacrifice. Still, the Nazarene religion is a valid 
means for the non Hebrew people to worship the Creator, and perform the works of righteousness that please 
Him. 

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