What We Believe
GOD
I. We believe that the Shema Prayer,
“Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one” (Deut. 6:4)
teaches that God is Echad=ONE.
Declared the one and only God, an intensive plurality,
eternally existent in plural oneness
"Elohim"-Genesis 1:1
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II. We believe Elohim exists forever in three forms:
Father, Son, and Spirit, as mentioned in the
Brit Chadasha.
"Immersing in the name of the Father, Son, and Ruach HaKodesh."
Romans 8:14-17
Matthew 28:18-20
III. We believe Adam & Eve were created to be as one flesh (basar echad) Genesis 2:24
He is a personal God who created us
“Let us make man in our image.”Genesis 1:26
THE BIBLE
We believe that the BIBLE, consisting of the Tenach (Old Covenant/Testament) and the later writings commonly known as the B’rit Hadasha (New Testament/Covenant),
is the only infallible and authoritative word of God.
We recognize its divine inspiration and
accept its teachings as our final authority in all matters of faith and practice.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Proverbs 3:1-6;
Psalm 119:89, 105; Isaiah 48:12-16;
Romans 8:14-17; II Timothy 2:15, 3:16-17
THE FATHER, SON, &
THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Father (Abba)
John 6:27b; I Cor 1:3; Gal. 1:1; Rev. 3:5, 21; Jer. 3:4, 19; 31:9; Mal. 1:6;
Matt. 6:9, 32; Luke 10:21-22; John 1:14; 4:23; 5:17-26; 6:28-46;
Rom. 8:14-15.
The Son (HaBen)
God does have a Son [Ps. 2; Prov. 30:4-6 (cf. Heb. 1); Luke 12:35-37; John 1:29-34, 49; 3:14-18]. The Son, called Yeshua (Jesus), meaning salvation, came to this world born of a virgin [Isa. 7:14 (cf. Luke 1:30-35)]. The Son is God (Deity), and is worshipped as God, having existed eternally [Ps. 110:1 (cf. Heb. 1:13); Isa. 9:6-7; Matt. 28:18-20; Phil. 2:5-11; Col. 1:15-19; Rev. 3:21 (Heb. 1 – worshiped by angels); Rev. 4:8, 5:5-14]. This One is the promised Mashiach (Messiah) of Israel
[ Is. 9:6-7; 11:1; Dan. 9 (esp. verses 20-26); Isa. 53; John 1:17, 40-41, 45, 49; Mark 8:29]. He is the root and offspring of David, the bright and morning star
(Num. 24:17; Rev. 22:16).
He is our Passover, the Lamb of God (I Cor. 5:7; Rev. 5; John 1:29).
The Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh)
Introduced in Gen. 1:2b. In the Tenach, the Spirit of God came upon individuals during the times of our forefathers, like Moses, David (see II Sam. 23:1-3), and the Prophets, for the specific purposes.In the New Testament, the Messiah, Yeshua, promised His disciples that “the Comforter” would come to them after He was gone, described as the Spirit of Truth (John 14:17, 26), who was with them and would be in them. Yeshua further declared that the Spirit of Truth, would guide us into all truth and would glorify Him – the Messiah – not Himself (John 16:13-15). He empowers us (Acts 1:8). He seals us [Eph. 1:13; 4:30 (see Jewish New Testatment version)]. If we have not the Spirit, we are not His (Rom. 8:9). He leads us and teaches us (Rom. 8:14-17). His indwelling enables us to live a godly life. Acts 2:38 says, “Repent, be immersed, and receive the Holy Spirit.”
RESURRECTION & JUDGEMENT
We believe in the resurrection of both the redeemed and the lost: the former to everlasting life and the latter to eternal separation from God, a state of everlasting punishment. Job 14:14; 19:25-27;
Dan. 12:2-3; John 3:36; 11:25-26;
Rev. 20:5-6, 10-15; 21:7-8
MAN
Created in the image of God (Gen. 1:26-27), but:
Through disobedience, man fell from his first state and became separated from God (Gen. 2:17; 3:22-24). Therefore, according to the Scriptures, all men are born with a sinful nature
(Ps. 14:1-3; 49:7; Isa. 64:6; Rom. 3:9-12, 23; 5:12).
Man’s only hope for redemption (salvation) is through the atonement made by the Messiah (Lev. 17:11; Isa. 53; Dan. 9:24-26; I Cor. 15:22; Heb. 9:11-14, 28; John 1:12, 3:36), resulting in regeneration by the Holy Spirit (Tit. 3:5), which is the new birth (John 3:3-8). For by grace we are saved through faith, it is a gift of God (Eph. 2:8-9).
ISRAEL IN PROPHECY
We believe in God’s end-time plan for the nation of Israel and for the world. A central part of Messianic Judaism is the belief in the physical and spiritual restoration of Israel, as taught in the Scriptures. The greatest miracle of our day has been the re-establishment or rebirth of the State of Israel according to prophecy (Ezek. 34:11-31; 36-39; Hos. 3; Amos 9:11-15; Zech. 12-14; Isa. 11; 43; 54; 60-62; 66; Rom. 11:1-34) (see also Scriptures under THE MESSIAH–THE REDEEMER).
THE MESSIAH~ THE REDEEMER
The Scriptures promised two “comings” of the Messiah:
First Coming – Promised in Dan. 9:24-26. Its purpose was to make an atonement for sin.
Dan. 9:24-26; Isa. 53;
Rom. 3:21-31; Heb. 9-10; John 3:16-17
Second Coming – Promised coming in the air to receive the believers to Himself.
I Thess. 4:13-18; John 14:1-6; I Cor. 15:51-57
The Messiah’s return to the earth: The Redeemer shall come to Zion (Isa. 59:20-21; Zech. 14:4). Israel’s spiritual redemption (Zech. 12:8-13; Rom. 11:25-27; Heb. 9:28; Jer. 31:31-40; the New Covenant). Israel’s national restoration is to recover the remnant of His people Israel from the four corners of the earth and restore the Davidic Kingdom (Isa. 11 – to re-establish the throne and kingdom of David, which will last forever) [Isa. 9:6-7 (cf. Luke 1:30-33); Jer. 23:3-8].