Historically, Jews only accept converts rather than actively seeking them. David Novak acceptactivelyconvert Change image and share on social
Although most Christian churches advocate some sort of mission to non-Christians, no Jewish group advocates a mission to non-Jews. Proselytization seems to be foreign to Judaism. David Novak advocatechristianchurch Change image and share on social
God chose us to live both in body and in soul, but the body functions for the sake of the soul more than the soul functions for the body. David Novak bodychoosefunction Change image and share on social
Even when God chose Israel, he did not create the people of Israel as he created its human members, as natural beings. Instead, God formed the people of Israel from individual human beings already living in the natural world, calling them into a new historical identity. David Novak beingcallchoose share on social
A religious commitment coupled with theological awareness gives Jews a much better way to answer the claims made upon us by missionaries representing other religions than do the rather weak political and cultural arguments of the secularists. David Novak answerargumentawareness share on social
The shortcoming of purely political discourse between Christians and Jews arises from the fact that it is largely built upon the perception of a common enemy. David Novak arisebuildchristian Change image and share on social
We Jews who willingly and happily confirm our covenantal status and its attendant rights and duties must take the question of mission seriously: either to accept it or reject it knowingly and with conviction. David Novak acceptattendantconfirm share on social
The community in which one hears the voice of God structures how one hears that voice and interprets what it says. David Novak communitygodhear Change image and share on social
Cultural synthesis is how a compromise between various opinions is worked out. But truth does not change, and truth is not arrived at by some sort of compromise. David Novak arrivechangecompromise Change image and share on social
Theology always has moral implications, and morality is always undergirded by theology. David Novak implicationmoralmorality Change image and share on social
