Recently I came across a YouTube channel called "travelingisrael" that has a wide audience:
"I'm a Jewish tour guide who mostly sticks to Christian audiences, but how do I put it all together. This question bothered me when I was doing the guide course and I asked my teachers about it.
"One said that she talks about the historical Jesus that she believes existed, and the other one said, 'When I talk about it I believe it.' At the time I didn't understand what she meant, but now as a guide, I get it.
"Once you are telling the story you're in the story. Another point to make is, our job as guides is not to be critics. We're not religious leaders, but we make it our jobs to connect the traveler to the places and events that took place in our given location. It makes perfect sense for a Jew to talk about Jesus and his environments that were Jewish . . .
"This video can be seen about what Jews think about the most renown Jew in the world and its followers. I am a believer in Jewish-Christian values. This is a major part of Western society. And today the relations between Jews and Christians has come a very long way. It is in a good place and hopefully will only get better . . .
"We've all heard about Messianic Jews. On YouTube you can find really big channels for and about Messianic Jews and 'Jews For Jesus' but guys, most Israelis have never heard about them. They're a tiny group in Israel and they try to keep a low profile.
"For most Israelis, Messianic Jews sounds like an oxymoron, as if someone were to come to you and say, 'I'm a Muslim Christian.' You believe in Jesus, then you're a Christian and not Jewish. This is the opinion of the average Israeli on the street, but is it right?"
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Acts 1: [2] Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
[3] To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
"I don't know how many more proofs you would need if somebody's standing in front of you," says Richard Jordan. "Someone you knew, someone you're aware of. I John says, 'We've handled Him, we lived with Him, we've touched Him, we've known Him, we've communed with Him; He was dead and now He's there in front of us alive.'
"That's what we call an 'infallible truth.' But it says 'many' of them. More than just that one, but that would be enough if you were there. You have to understand that Christianity is based on the issue, finally, of the resurrection of Christ. You don't park your brain at the door when you come into the church.
"Christianity is not primarily based on how you feel; it's based on facts. Facts that can be analyzed, collected together. The facts bring you to a conclusion. That's why he says 'by many infallible truths.' There's a logical demonstration of things that you can see that lead you to a conclusion of something that is factually true. It requires you to think. That's what we do and that's what Christianity is based on."
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