We Believe:

God

“The Lord God, the LORD is one.” The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the only God and Creator; there is none beside Him, and all the attributes of God are His alone. His complex unity consists of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, each eternally and fully God (John 1:1, Genesis 1:2). The Son, our Messiah, having taken on sinless flesh when born to the virgin Miriam, is also fully human and divine. The Holy Spirit was sent out by the Father to comfort and empower believers & convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgement.

Man and Sin

God created man in His image and likeness to be in loving and obedient fellowship with Him forever. Adam and Eve sinned by disobeying God’s command and, because of this deed, all men have a sin nature and commit their own personal sins they stand guilty of. Sin is the transgression of God’s instruction. Sin is punished by separation from God (death); this penalty has fallen upon every member of the human race.

Scripture

The Bible, consisting of the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament (Genesis to Revelation), is the believer’s sole authority in all matters of faith and practice. It is inspired and preserved by God and without error in the original manuscripts.

Atonement and Salvation

God has always provided man with a means of atonement. Prefigured by animal sacrifices, the only satisfaction of God’s wrath is provided by Messiah’s death on the cross. This death is the full and only atonement for sin. God accepted this atonement as proved by Jesus’ (Yeshua in Hebrew) resurrection. Any person who repents of his sin and trusts in Yeshua is saved by God’s grace. This grace leads men to loving and obedient fellowship with God forever. The Holy Spirit has a necessary role in man’s recognizing God’s holiness, man’s need for a Savior, and the salvation provided in Messiah. His work is further necessary in man’s repentance and faith, and in the ensuing process through which they are sanctified.

People are not saved by their own works, but by faith in Yeshua. He came to die for us, and sent His Holy Spirit for us, because we are unable to save ourselves or walk in perfect holiness ourselves.

However, faith without works is dead. The works of people will change after a true encounter with Yeshua, because He convicts & empowers them to change their sinful ways. Therefore, our growth over time into good works is evidence of our salvation. Good works are not the root of our salvation, but the fruit thereof. If we stumble and repent as believers, God is quick to forgive us, no matter where we’ve been or what we’ve done.

The people of God

The people of Israel are God’s chosen people whom He loves with an everlasting love. God continues to fulfill all of the promises and covenants given to the fathers. The body of the Messiah consists of both Jews and Non-Jews who trust in the One God and in His Messiah for the forgiveness of sin. Non-Jewish believers in the Messiah are grafted into (become part of) Israel through Yeshua. Both Jews and Non-Jews share in the spiritual promises, which God made to Israel, and are equal before God.

The Holy Spirit plays an important role in this age preceding the Second Coming of Christ. The Holy Spirit empowers believers to overcome sin and walk in the love & power Yeshua gave His 12 disciples and all who would later become disciples. One purpose of this is the great commission: To spread the Gospel (good news/truth) of what the Messiah had done to the whole world. Each believer has a responsibility to partake in this mission in their own callings.

A believer’s responsibility towards the Holy Spirit includes walking in the fruits of the Holy Spirit, and earnestly desiring the spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit. This includes walking in their God-given spiritual gift in truth and order, and never quenching the Holy Spirit in fellowships by forbidding any spiritual gifts. The ‘spiritual gifts’ refers to all listed in 1 Cor 12:7 – wisdom, knowledge, faith, miracles, prophecy, healing, discerning between spirits, speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues.

Eschatology

Yeshua the Messiah will return to establish God’s manifest kingdom, to resurrect the dead and determine the eternal destiny of all men, blessing the believers with eternal life and bringing eternal death upon the wicked.