1. We believe the Scriptures, both Old and New
Covenants (Tanach and Brit Chadasha), to be the
inspired Word of God. It is without error in the
original writings, the complete revelation of His will
for the salvation of men, and the divine and final
authority for all Messianic faith and practice. (Proverbs
3; Jeremiah 31:31; Matthew 5:17-18; II Timothy
3:16-17)
2. We confess faith in one God, Creator of all
things, perfect, unique multiplicity (echad) and eternally
existing in three persons, Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit. (Isaiah 48:16; Matthew 28:19-20)
3. We believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the promised
Messiah of Israel. As such, He is fully God and
fully man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary (Miriam), who was of
Davidic descent.
4. Jesus (Yeshua) died on the cross as a sacrifice for
our sins according to the Scriptures (Psalm 22;
Isaiah 53; I Peter 2:24). Further, He arose bodily
from the dead after three days (Psalm 16:10-11;
Matthew 12:39-40), ascended into heaven, where
seated at the right of the Father, He is now our
High Priest and Advocate. (Acts 1:9-11; Hebrews
1:3; I John 2:1)
5. We believe that for the salvation of lost and
sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely
essential. Sinners experience salvation by God's
grace, through faith in Yeshua.
6. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy
Spirit, who indwells all believers and enables them
to live in obedience to God.
7. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved
and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection
of life, and they that are lost unto eternal
separation from God.
8. We believe that the universal body of believers is
composed of all Jews and Gentiles who, through
faith in the Messiah Jesus (Yeshua), have been
regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united in the
Body of Yeshua, of which He Himself is the Head.
9. We proclaim the personal and imminent coming
of our Lord Jesus (Yeshua), the Messiah, and that
this blessed hope has a vital bearing on the personal
life and service of the believer. (Matthew 24:30-31;
I Thessalonians 4:13-18)
10. We believe in God's everlasting covenant with
Israel, and that in the end times all of Israel will
turn to God and accept Yeshua as its Messiah.
(Romans 11:26)
11. We believe that the Torah (Law of Moses) was
not given as a means of salvation, but as a revelation
of God's moral principles. Therefore, we need
to study it, along with the rest of Scripture, to
determine how to live a godly life. (II Timothy 3:16)
12. We stand against anti-Semitism and racism in
all of its forms, and view withholding the Gospel
from the Jewish people to be the worst form of anti-
Semitism.
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