re: #70 engineer cat

in judaism, the point is that god charges you to be a just, charitable, and righteous person

in other words, judaism is all about good works

if some forms of christianity preach ‘salvation’ only through faith, or even more radically, salvation only through ‘grace’ - that is, in the special christian meaning of ‘grace’ as unearned relief granted only by god’s mercy and having nothing to do with merit, faith, or works

well, from the jewish point of view this turns the whole thing on its head and makes a mockery of a righteous man’s struggle to act well in his life and please god by just, charitable, kind, and righteous actions

there, i said it

Why were/are they waiting for a saviour?