Why I Left the Messianic Movement

I believe the problems within the movement are significant enough to leave, which I did as I learned more about the faith. Those problems include its common feminism, the influence of the Charismatic doctrines, an overly Jewish influence which at times swings people towards traditional Judaism, and an inherent imbalance in its liturgy which does not glorify Jesus enough.
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[@jenna2431]

So it didn't suit your interpretation of the bible. Welcome to a HUGE club. As a pro editor, my job is to refine communications to a specific audience. Any written material is aimed at an audience. The bible was written to Jews, all of it. Paul wrote to Jews in the Diaspora. Jesus said "I come ONLY for the lost sheep of the House of Israel." The additional problem with the bible then is that people bring their culture, their background, education, and experience to ANY piece of written work. And without a Judaistic setting, the bible is then open to any number of interpretations, leading to 45,000 flavors of Christianity. It's like making scripture out of the old newspaper horoscopes and about as valid.

[@holinessofthebride1935]

The Bible is not open to endless interpretations. It communicates God’s truth to us, and it does so in ways nearly any reader can understand. There might be individual questions that require much digging into, but its teachings are not a mystery. We know truth through Scripture, and the fact that some people refuse to accept what it teaches, and the fact it leaves certain areas open for our own applications, does not change that. God’s Word is truth.
The Bible was not only written to Jews. Some of it was. Some of it was not. Many of the New Testament books are written to a mixed audience, and some of the Epistles were written to a heavily Gentile audience. There is no sign that Job was written uniquely to Jews either. Some of the prophets, while having a mission to Israel, also prophesied to the pagan nations.
Jesus only said He came for the lost sheep of Israel during the travellings of His ministry. He also taught other things. At His resurrection, He taught to go and make disciples of “all nations.” He prophesied, just as Isaiah did, of the light given to Israel also going out to the Gentiles. The Holy Spirit, who is sent by Jesus, and who according to Jesus does not speak a word apart from Him, also taught in Scripture messages for the Gentile churches. In fact, now even books written specifically for Israel are applied to both Jew and Gentile in Messiah, with specific teachings, or at least general principles, being relevant for the church. Paul, speaking broadly of the history of Israel, told the church that these things happened for our admonition, and as examples for us. That is natural, both because there are universals there, and because the spiritual purpose of Israel is continuing in the Church.
The fact that there is a cultural setting is not a problem in the Bible. It simply is how God communicated with people. There may be unique applications of that day, and uniquely for that people, but there are also universal moral norms, and continued application of the basic principles. The Judaic setting, and ancient near eastern setting does not change that. We understand Scripture despite any unique cultural details. God can communicate truth that man can apprehend, and He can do so through situations which are not uniquely our own.
There are not “45,000 flavors” of Christianity. When we look at the Bible we can discern true and false, and we can recognize many of those flavors are not from Scripture at all. We actually see unity on a great number of doctrines among churches which respect Holy Scripture as the word of the living God, and our only inerrant authority in all things. There are also areas in which God leaves us to decide smaller matters, and there is nothing wrong with that. The same is true when you adhere to any other lesser source of truth. Matters of liturgy which are dogmatic are very few. Much of worship in the New Covenant is not set in stone. It simply needs to contain a few elements which God teaches. There are similarly matters of application of ethics which Scripture never attempts to list, since it does not comprehensively describe all the situations we may find in life. In those instances, we do our best to apply those ethics with what we DO know, with the ethical laws or general principles already there. We simply use our best discernment.
Scripture teaches in no uncertain terms our fallen nature, and our need for faith in Christ to have peace with God. It warns of earthly suffering and hellfire for those who are unbelieving, or who continue in sin. It gives us forms of unity with Christ, through our worship, Communion, Baptism, and other experiences. It gives us a consistent and universal set of moral norms which are good for us and for society. No amount of failure or confusion by man changes that. God is true. You can trust in His Word.
If you have not already, you must come to know peace with God in Christ. He will forgive you and bring you into His family if you humble yourself and come to Him in repentance.