was born in a Christian home that doesn’t make him a Christian. It is only when someone completely identifies himself with the Messiah Jesus that he becomes Messianic, or Christian. In a similar way, someone may be born Jewish, but that does not make that person a practicing or religious Jew. A person becomes practicing or religious by choosing to live a certain lifestyle. That’s how it is—although in a more profound way—with following Jesus the Messiah (i.e., Christ) and becoming Messianic (i.e.,