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What We Believe

The Scriptures

We believe the Scriptures (Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim, and Brit Chadashah) are inspired by G-d and are inerrant in the original manuscripts.  The Scriptures are our full and final authority concerning all issues of life and faith.  The inerrancy of Scripture was accomplished not by dictation, but by G-d superintending the human authors, using their individual personalities and backgrounds, to compose and record without error,  G-d’s intended revelation to mankind.

G-d

The Father

We believe G-d the Father is sovereign ruler over all creation, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations. (Ex. 34:6-7)

The Messiah

We believe G-d the Son became flesh in the person of Yeshua, who was and is the promised Messiah of Israel.  He was conceived by the Spirit of G-d and born to the Jewish “almah” (virgin) whose name was Miriam.  He is both fully G-d and fully man, forever.

Messiah Yeshua died as the substitutionary atoning sacrifice for mankind’s sin.  Yeshua’s death purchased our redemption from the judgment and the condemnation of sin.

After His death, Yeshua rose from the dead bodily and ascended into the heavens.  He is seated at the right hand of the Father, and will one day return to rule the world from the throne of David in Jerusalem.  Presently He is our “Cohen HaGadol” (High Priest) after the order of the priesthood of Melki-Tzedek (the King of Righteousness).  As such He is our intercessor and advocate before the Father.

The Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit)

The Ruach HaKodesh possesses all the distinctive attributes of deity and is Himself one with the Father and the Son.  He does not call attention to Himself, but rather seeks to glorify and testify of the Messiah Yeshua.

He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment.  He regenerates, seals and sets the believer apart to a holy life.  He teaches the truth and enables believers in prayer, worship, and service.  At the moment of salvation, each believer is immersed by the Spirit of G-d into the Body of Messiah, and is permanently indwelt by the Spirit of  G-d.  As a result, every believer is complete in Messiah and is the possessor of every spiritual blessing.  However, it is the privilege and responsibility of every believer to be continuously filled by the Spirit of G-d.

Man

We believe that man was created in the image of G-d but through Adam fell into sin and is therefore separated from G-d.  Only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life through Messiah Yeshua be obtained.

The salvation of mankind is wholly the work of G-d’s grace through faith in the redemptive work of Messiah Yeshua.  By His sacrificial death He became our substitute, making full atonement for our sins.  Salvation is not connected in any way with human efforts or mitzvot (good deeds).  It can only be appropriated by personal faith in Yeshua’s death and atonement.  Through this substitutionary work His righteousness is imparted to us.

Salvation cannot be forfeited because of sin or anything else that we do or say.  It is wholly dependent upon G-d’s grace.  Therefore, G-d gives assurance in His word and through His Spirit that what He began He will continue to perform until the day of its completion.

Sanctification

All believers, though forgiven, still have the capacity to sin.  In spite of this fact, G-d has made full provision for believers to live in obedience to Him through identification with Messiah Yeshua, and reliance upon the Ruach HaKodesh’s power and our knowledge of the scriptures.  Our relationship with G-d, established by faith in Messiah Yeshua alone, is an irreversible bond in which all believers are eternally secure.

The Body of Messiah

The universal Body of Messiah is made up of all people, both Jews and Gentiles, who have been saved through faith in Yeshua, and who have been regenerated by the Spirit of G-d.  Membership in the universal Body is not based on membership or affiliation with any earthly organization.

At Salvation the Spirit of G-d sovereignly imparts at least one spiritual gift to every believer for the purpose of edifying and equipping the Body of Messiah.  While these gifts are important they are not the focus of our life or faith.  Rather we are to seek to become spiritually mature men and women in order to serve G-d properly.  The Body of Messiah recognizes two ordinances; Immersion (Baptism) and Yiskor (Communion).

Israel

G-d called a people to Himself who are the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  This special people, Israel, was chosen by G-d to be a holy nation and a kingdom of priests.  The election of Israel is irrevocable despite the rejection of Yeshua the Messiah by her national and religious leaders.  G-d will purge Israel of it’s unbelief during the “great tribulation,” which is also called “the time of Jacob’s trouble.”  This will ultimately result in her national acceptance of Yeshua as her true Messiah.  We further believe that the land of Israel has been given by G-d to the physical descendants of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob forever.

G-d has made unconditional covenants with Israel, including that of the New Covenant.  This covenant was given first to the nation of Israel (Jeremiah 31), and then it went to the uttermost parts of the world.  As a result, we believe that it is the believer’s duty and privilege to communicate the Good News of Yeshua the Messiah, to the Jewish people, in a bold yet sensitive manner.

Torah

We believe that G-d gave the Torah (the five books of Moses) for moral instruction and as a body of cultural/national practices which would act as a tutor looking forward to Messiah’s work.  The Torah is valid as a reflection of G-d’s righteous standard and as a means of preserving a distinct national Israel.

The Last Things

We believe in the personal, premillenial and imminent return of Messiah Yeshua, and that this “blessed hope” has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.