They Thought for Themselves: Ten Amazing Jews

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When asked where he got the mailing list of presumably Jewish homes in the St. Louis area, Roth answered: I purchased a mailing list with 2 million households. Who is funding this? When told that some recipients here have thrown his book into a recycling bin, he replied: If they want to read it, there are facts in it. Roth likes to say that he has been researching the supernatural and God for more than 30 years.

The guests he has on his TV show often confirm the type of supernatural events that Roth offers as proof of his beliefs. One program featured a discussion in which the messiah in Islamic tradition was called the anti-Christ in Christian tradition. On the last page of his book, Roth writes: His concern, he said, is that messianic Jews can be quite persuasive with a Jewish person who is confused, depressed and uncertain about his or her faith. Since he is confident in his faith, he said he is not troubled personally about the effort of a Sid Roth or others in the messianic Jewish movement.

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Jews in the News: Of the known and not known. A lesson in mourning. A New Year of Challenge and Hope. Sid Roth made no real points, and his stories were all insignificant, boring, and stupid. It was basically a book full of close-minded Christian garble. My favorite excerpt from the book: I knew that even something as simple as a wristwatch could never have been constructed through random acts of chance.

How could all those tiny pieces of metal have assembled themselves together over millions of years? Only a fool would believe that. View all 4 comments. Author Sent to Me. I am not a Jewish person.

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I am not much of anything. I know that I believe in God, but I am still working up to reading the bible.

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I wondered why the author used ordinary people to tell their stories and not famous people to make the book more appealing to readers. I realized that if the stories come from regular people like you and me, it would hit harder to home. This book shows Jewish people that not only is it okay t I am not a Jewish person.

This book shows Jewish people that not only is it okay to believe in Jesus, but explains why and how they found out. Each chapter in this book is written by the individual who came to the realization. Then at the end of the story, Sid makes comments to coincide with the chapter. As you get further into the book, more is revealed and the last chapter contains the most information. Not only did I learned a lot about Judaism observant, not observant and messianic but, for lack of better words, this book did not allow me to put on any rose-colored glasses.

There is some shocking information revealed in this book!

Until next time, live life one page at a time! Jul 23, Laina SpareTime rated it did not like it Shelves: I got this in the mail today! Not the book blogger me. My mother, who is not online. So how the HELL did you get my house address? Second, we don't believe in religion so, hey, nice job wasting, what, eight bucks? I liked this, you have to take into account these are only testimonials. The author is not trying to convert you or make you a Messianic Jew.

This book tells the stories of 10 Jews from very diverse backgrounds and how they came to accept that Jesus or Yeshua to use the Hebrew form of the name is the Messiah. I was interested to see the path that each person took and the ways they came to the place of acknowledging Jesus is Lord. The stories are interesting and quite well written.

It's about Messianic Jews. Those who dared to read to read the bible New Testament to discover that Jesus was the Messiah. Yeshua, as the Jews call him, fulfils all the prophecies about the Messiah in the old testament. Messianic Jews dared to think for themselves instead of letting the Rabbis think for them.

Jan 23, Roberto Fernando rated it really liked it Shelves: I've read the reviews and amazed that the bad rating given were because they receive it unsolicited, not of how they thought was it. I did too received unsolicited, but read it- surprisingly, was an interesting book. Nov 23, M. Haven't made a conclusion yet. Aug 24, Dev Goswami rated it did not like it Shelves: If you want to read pure propaganda and bull this is the perfect example by Sid Roth.

This book's main purpose was trying to convert Jews into Christian. One specific example was a guy named Barry Mikow who contributed fraud like Ponzi Schemes, was originally Jewish and later Christian to repent for his sins Funny thing was after this book was published, in , he was involved and charged in committing f If you want to read pure propaganda and bull this is the perfect example by Sid Roth. Funny thing was after this book was published, in , he was involved and charged in committing fraud against his Christian church.

Doesn't matter what religion he was, the man was a complete fraud. I don't want to talk down on religious beliefs but propaganda like this is sickening, how can Christians considers Jews their brothers and sisters, than write this shit to convert them. The first story advocated miracle healing by praying to Jesus, nothing against it as mind over body is a medical term but this was used for propaganda This book was also supposedly sent out and targeted to many Jews across the US.

I don't know where I got this, I read parts of it for a learning experience and now, I am going to throw it in the garbage where it belong to recycle back resources to this planet, I would also use the pages to wipe my ass if left with no other option, might use it as a teaching tool. This book reminds me why education is so crucial to help people live better and more fulfilling lives Jun 11, Maureen Weiner rated it did not like it Shelves: But, not withstanding the offensive tone, the story is just plain dull. David was raised as an atheist Jew.

He and his wife raised their children on a moshav in Israel. He was mad, then sad, then accepting. One day he watched The Club and felt bad about enjoying it. David felt bad about watching The Club. But, he did it anyway. Eventually, he accepted Jesus into his heart. Then he was healed of his paralysis and walked again.

His moshav wanted to kick him out for being a Christian, but David threatened them with some Jesus-style bad PR. So they backed down Just when everything was looking bleak, Jesus came to the rescue again with some plane tickets. And, they lived happily ever after. I don't think I'll be reading the other nine stories in this book: Mar 31, Paige Smith rated it really liked it. I loved these stories - a great companion to studying the old testament for me. I am a believer and not from Jewish descent but I find the Jewish faith fascinating.

I see some other reviews that this book was sent to them unsolicited which is why I probably found it at a used book store really cheap. If you are a practicing Jew or agnostic or atheist and you were sent this book I can see why that might be creepy to you However, there are some interesting stories about the journe I loved these stories - a great companion to studying the old testament for me. However, there are some interesting stories about the journeys of these ordinary people that led them to discover the Messiah.

I found it inspiring. Dec 24, Karen Maeby rated it did not like it. I picked up this book thinking I was going to learn a little bit about some important Jews and take a lesson away since I'm learning Judaism. Congrats to the 10 who found themselves in a different religion and happy, but I don't really appreciate the title and what was written was deceiving. And double yuck to everyone with a Jewish last name being sent this book for free to seek out converts Jan 22, Grace rated it did not like it.

My mom got this unsolicited in the mail, presumably because her last name sounds Jewish. Seems like an odd method of proselytizing given the amount they must have spent on printing and shipping to random people. Going in the trash Apr 23, Daniel rated it did not like it. Sid Roth must be desperate for more converts to Christianity, as he has apparently been mailing his book to Jews for free for 5 years.

I Googled his name, thought for myself, skimmed the book, thought for myself again, and tossed it in the recycle bin. Jan 02, Jonathan Esterman rated it really liked it.

They Thought For Themselves

I had not heard of Sid Roth nor the book, and had no idea what to expect. So, it sat on my shelf for a few months until one Shabbat, when my wife and I decided to read it together to see what it was. The book was ten true tales of Jewish acceptance of the Messiah. I thought I was a minority in being a believer, but soon discovered that there were entire groups devoted to this branch of ministry. We read with anticipation and excitement, and finished the book encouraged in our pursuit and faith. The book is well-written, each chapter by the author of the chapter, with a commentary by Sid Roth to close each chapter.

Nonetheless, the book was an enjoyable read and I would recommend it to others. After learning more about Sid and his group, I have concluded that this book is a missionary tool. Sid himself practices Christianity, not Messianic Judaism, which concerned me.

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I wish more had been addressed on this to support living a Jewish identity, but alas, there was not. I would give this book 3. Overall, the book appears to be a TBN swag gift, which lowers its face value considerably. Additionally, Sid does not have the most glowing reputation, which harms its reach as well. Oct 01, Mitchell Weiner rated it it was ok.

I received this book in the mail sometime in August unsolicited. I was tempted to pass on this book, recycle it, re-gift it. Whatever you want to call it. Instead I decided to read it realizing it was promotional literature for the author's website. It contains testimonials from 10 Jewish-born converts to Christianity who have come to believe in the Messiah after a series of life-changing events.

While,as a practicing Jew, I admit I could have been offended by the book's content, I do know there I received this book in the mail sometime in August unsolicited. While,as a practicing Jew, I admit I could have been offended by the book's content, I do know there are Jewish converts to Christianity who now believe in " Yeshua ", the Hebrew word for " Messiah ".

While this book is not for everyone, including me, I can say after reading it that I was neither offended by its content nor swayed to convert. And, though I can't recommend it, I do acknowledge that I know there will be people curious enough to want to at least borrow the book somehow if not outright buy it! This book was sent to my sister. She gave it to me as a joke birthday gift, but I think she suspected I wouldn't be able to resist the challenge. The book is trying to get get Jewish people to realize that Jesus is the savior.

Of course we aren't Jewish so they should do their homework better. The book also claims over a million in print. That is because they give them away; that doesn't mean a millions sold.

Anyhow, the book was educational as it gave me some insight into how die-hard Jews view This book was sent to my sister. Anyhow, the book was educational as it gave me some insight into how die-hard Jews view christianity and their own religion. While the authors have come to realize that Jesus is the Messiah, they still have a very poor notion of what that means. A lot of reformed theology surfaces in their stories. The book also gave me the impression that they are still focusing on the fact that they are Jewish first, and followers of Jesus second, which just might make them miss the boat.

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