Anonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
Less in God's eyes
TW I'm sad, feeling less loved and special in God's eyes because I'm not Jewish. I hear people say all the time that somehow God loves me too, but I don't feel any better.
1Anonymous11Anonymous1
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
“This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:22-24❤️
r.m.1r.m.1
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- 2y
There are many scriptures about how much God loves us all regardless of our culture/race…why do you think you need to be Jewish to be seen as precious by God?
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
Those scriptures you are referring to, I don't feel as comfortted by them as most people do. For example: "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." - Galatians 3:28. I read this as that we are all one body, not necessarily seen as equal individually, if that makes sense. And I'm not saying that God doesn't see me as precious, just not quite as precious. Like Jesus says in His conversation with the woman about the children's bread, He referres to the Gentiles as dogs. Sure, loved, pet dogs, but still dogs rather than children. And He said He was sent only to the Jews in the same passage. Also, the verses that say "first to the Jew, then to the Gentile", which I interpret to mean primarily, since that makes most sense in some of the verses that say that. And of course there's the fact that, with God's temple, the Jewish men could actually enter the temple, then the Jewish woman could be in the inner courtyard, and the non-Jews were allowed in the outer courtyard. I'm sorry, I know this is a lot
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 2y
@Anonymous Plus many other things
Ricky01Ricky01
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- 2y
While I don’t know your exact feeling, I know feelings of inadequacy are hard. One important thing to note is that Jesus at first did focus on the Jews. At that time they were Gods chosen people and it was natural they’d be given the first opportunity to accept the Messiah. However all the scriptures after that clearly indicate that people of all the nations were to be accepted and loved just as any other Jew. Jesus died not just for Jews but for everyone
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
Thank you. I'm just sad that it was primarily for the Jewish people. Like God is secondarily concerned for me and my lineage -- and although He cares for everyone, He cares for the Jew first. As the passage where Jesus talks about the children's food and the dogs goes, and with the parable of the wedding banquet, it seems Gentiles get the leftovers. After all, they are the wild branches, and don't belong. I'm sorry if I seem too depressing
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 2y
@Anonymous Plus, I believe it was Jesus's love for the Jews -- as well as His mission for them -- that put Him on the cross, not necessarily for the rest of the world, at least not as much so. And I'm sad that He wasn't thinking about me as much as He was thinking of others when He was saving the world.
Erin PErin P
- Date posted
- 2y
If you are spending a lot of time and energy ruminating about this, consider using ERP therapy: https://www.shalanicely.com/aha-moments/erp-scripting-for-ocd/ With I may or may not be less loved
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
Thanks. I am already using ERP for this with my therapist here at NOCD. I guess I still have a ways to go. And sometimes I am too emotional to do ERP effectively
r.m.1r.m.1
- Date posted
- 2y
I would look up Mark Dejesus. He has a lot of podcasts and videos about religious OCD
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
Thanks. I have seen a few of his videos. I don't think he has any on this subject exactly.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
Also, I'm concerned that I will become jealous of the people in my life who are Jewish to any degree. I have some family members who are slightly Jewish
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