Statements of Faith

I. YHWH / Yahweh (Our Heavenly Father)
We believe that YHWH is Echad (one). We believe in "Ein Sof," the Incomprehensible One, Eternal, Almighty, All Gracious, and All Wise Yahweh: Abba Father. That the Father is the sole Master Designer of all creation, which was carried out through His Son at the beginning of His creation, Proverbs 8:22, 31; Revelation 3:14; Colossians 1:15-17. The Heavenly Father's name as given in the original inspired Scripture is Yahweh, Psalm 68:4; Isaiah42:8; Jeremiah 16:21; and Yahweh is His name forever, Exodus 3:14-15; Isaiah 63:12; 66:5. His majestic name has been revealed to the entire family of Yahweh, Psalm 22:22; John 17:11; Ephesians 3:14-15. He is the source of all power and authority, and all thanks and reverence is to be directed to Him, Matthew 4:10; 6:9; Colossians 1:12; James 1:17; 1Peter 2:5. Yahweh is spirit, John 4:24; and all worship centers on Him through His Son YahShua the Messiah, John 14:6, Ephesians 5:20. We believe that He is the giver of life and He alone is Most High. He is worthy of exclusive devotion. Our allegiance is to Him and His Law, His will.

II. YAHSHUA / the Only Begotten Son / the Express Image of Yahweh / Messiah
We believe in Messiah YahShua (that the world knows as Jesus), his virgin birth; sinless life; miracles; substitutionary, atoning death; bodily resurrection & ascension; present, effectual High Priesthood; personal, pre-millennial return; eternal reign as King. That YahShua is the Torah manifested, the Living Word of Yahweh, David's promised Messianic heir; our personal Lord & Savior, through whom the Father created, redeemed, sustains, and renews His Universe. That YahShua is the Adam Kadmon, the express image of the Father, the Only Begotten of the Father, the Messiah.

YahShua is the correct name of the Savior, a contraction of the combination of "Yahweh" and "HoSHUA," the same as given to Joshua the son of Nun by Moses, Numbers 13:16. YahShua means "Yahweh is Salvation," for He is the salvation that Yahweh has provided for mankind, Acts 4:12. We joyfully accept the names revealed by our glorious Heavenly Father Yahweh and His wonderful Son, our Savior YahShua the Messiah.

YahShua is the Spokesman, Torah belPey, Logos or Living Word (Hebrew Davar) Who eminated from and was with Yahweh the Father, Genesis 1:26;John 1:1-3; 8:58; 13:3; 1Corinthians 10:4; Colossians He emptied Himself of His celestial glory, making Himself of no reputation and took upon Himself the form of a human, a servant, John 17:5; Philippians 2:5-7; Hebrews 2:6-14; was born of a virgin by the power of Yahweh, Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:18, 23; Luke 1:26-38; came in His Father's Name, YAH-shua, John 5:43. He lived a sinless life; Isaiah 53:9; 1Peter 2:22, and was resurrected from the dead by the Father

after three days and three nights according to the Scriptures, Matthew 12:40; Acts 3:15; 1Corinthians 15:3-4; and has ascended into heaven is sitting on the right hand of Yahweh our Father, Luke 24:51; Hebrews 1:13.

He is now our Advocate, our Mediator and High Priest, Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 4:14; through Him only can we approach the Heavenly Father, John 14:6. That He lived in total submission to His Fathers will. He, therefore was without sin and not deserving of the payment of death. Death on a tree was the ultimate insult for a Yahudim (Jew). He paid the full price of ransom for man. He lives and those walking in His footsteps will also live through resurrection into everlasting life. That YahShua's perfect sacrifice has made it possible for us to be healed of our illnesses, Isaiah 53:5; James 5:13-20. Through the anointing of the sick by the Elders of the assembly, the healing of our afflictions is possible by turning to Yahweh first in prayer, relying on Him and His guidance, in the authority of YahShua.

That Messiah did not start a new religion. Since YahShua is the expression of Yahweh, who gave all things holy unto Israel Romans 3, He did not come to reject Israel or to take back the Everlasting Covenants, but to fulfill what was promised. He came to make Israel a better Israel, a more inclusive nation, called his "Miqra," which means His "called out ones," the Commonwealth of Israel Jeremiah 31:31. The "called out" of the Gentiles who trust in him as Messiah of Israel are to be grafted into the Commonwealth of Israel by way of the New Covenant. YahShua, our Messiah came to bear witness to the truth and promised that those who are of the truth would hear His voice. Believers must praise, pray, and remain faithful with an open heart to his voice.


III. RUACH HAKADESH / Holy Spirit / Spirit of Truth
We believe in the present work of the Ruah HaKadesh, Holy or Set-Apart Spirit, to effectual call and adopt the elect (those that have the election of grace) unconditionally into the King Messiah's own family by faith; to invite all the non-elect to seek Yahweh (so they will be without excuse); to teach, motivate, and empower every Believer for fruitful and gifted ministry and service characterized by growing love, faith, and hope; and to form all the "saved" into one holy, glorious, harmonious Body, the perfect Bride the Son deserves. That the Roah HoKadesh is the invisible dynamic Person, the force, the power emanating from the Father and shared by the Son, Luke 24:49; John 3:8; 14:17; 15:26; 1Corinthians 2:10-16. This invisible essence or power, of the Father, is placed within the believer through the Son, Acts 2:33,Titus 3:6. Through the power of the Roah HaKadesh's being placed within us, we demonstrate our love for YahShua and the Father by joyfully keeping the Law, John 14:15;14:21-24; Acts 1:8; 1John 2:5. The Person of Roah HaKadesh is likened to the wind, John 3:8; Acts 10:45, a dynamic, invisible force. We believe in the nine gifts of the Spirit and that they should be manifested in the Body today, and that all Spirit-filled Believers should earnestly covet the best gifts for the edification of the Saints who compose Yahweh's House 1 Corinthians 8:11, 14:1. We believe in the Ecstasy (Immersion of the Spirit which initial evidence is "speaking with other tongues") Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; I Corinthians 12:1-31; Acts 8:12-17; 10:44-46; 11:14-16; 15:7-9; Acts 2:4; 10:44-47; 19:1-6; I Corinthians 12:4-10,28, fruit, and administration (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, & teachers, and Ephesians 4:11-16) of the Spirit and that they sustain the Commonwealth of Israel.

IV. SACRED NAME
“Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son's name, If you know?" Proverbs 30:4 We believe that the personal name of our Heavenly Father, is Yahweh as revealed by His holy prophet Moshe Rabbinue (Moses) in Exodus 3:15. “…Elohim said to Moshe, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: "YAHWEH, the Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.'”

We believe that the name of His “only begotten son” is YahShua as revealed in Matthew 1:21. “…you shall call His name YahShua, for He will save His people from their sins." The name YahShua means, “Yahweh is salvation” so the revelation of that name is efficacious and important to our personal salvation.

"Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation." Psalms 91:14-16


V. SACRED SCRIPTURES
We believe the law of YHWH as revealed in the Scriptures is the good, right, and perfect system of eternal directives and principles that reflects YHWH'S character and serves as a means of expressing His love toward man. YHWH'S law teaches man how to properly worship YHWH, how to love his fellowman, how to live life abundantly, and, at the same time, how to prepare for an eternal spiritual life in the family of YHWH. The law of YHWH is represented in both the Old and the New Testaments, and is expressed by both physical actions and spiritual motivations. John 14:15, 21; Romans 7:12; 1 John 5:2-3 We believe that the Scripture is the very Word of Yahweh and is our written absolute authority for all matters of faith and practice for life and godliness. That the Scripture is breathed of Yahweh and reveals knowledge man could not learn by himself. We are to live by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh, Matthew 4:4. "All Scripture is given by the breath of Yahweh and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness," 2 Timothy 3:14-16. The Scripture is His truth and is of no private interpretation, 2 Peter 1:21. We must neither add to nor take away from Scripture, Deuteronomy 4:2; 12:32; Rev. 22:18. We believe in the seven principles of the doctrines of Messiah Hebrews 6:1,2 with all their connection throughout the renewed Covenant as revealed by the Roah HaKodesh from time to time. We believe to “rightly divide the Word of Truth” (2 Tim. 2:15) we must understand that all things hang on the Torah (Matt. 22:40). The Torah is the basis of the “Faith of Yahweh.” We Believe that the Sacred Scriptures, which includes both the Tanakh [Old Testament] and the Ketuvim Netzarim (New Testament) is the divinely inspired, infallible Word of Elohim in its original texts and manuscripts. We believe all Scripture must be filtered through the Torah, which proves the harmony of the Scriptures and allows for sound doctrine. “…holding fast the faithful word as … has been taught, that [we] may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those…" Titus 1:9 In the words of YahShua, as well as expressed by His representatives, the Apostles, we find repeated reference made to the Law, Prophets, and Psalms; which is in Hebrew, Torah, Naviim, and Katuvim; which forms the acronym, Tanach. The Tanach saw partial fulfillment in the accounts that are recorded in the "Books of Renewal, " while they will find complete fulfillment in the years that follow the Second Advent of our Savior. We believe that the Scripture is sound and free from error in its original Hebraic form. Translations can lead to much sorrow. Exclusions, inclusions, interpretations and even tone are made to follow policies set to defend pre-conceived belief structures. These theories, notions and grand visions distort the message and create a wound where the infection of false doctrine can fester. This is why we endeavor to understand Hebrew and its idioms. We recognize that when YahShua clarified the Law and the Prophets with the statement, 'Love YHWH with your whole heart and your neighbor as yourself', the love He spoke of was an active verb, not a passive one. In the case of our neighbor or ourselves, we also hold that He was speaking of tough love', not permissiveness. Permissiveness is irresponsible and leads to destruction.

VI. SALVATION
We believe that salvation is freely offered to all mankind through citizenship in the Commonwealth of Israel and its King - Messiah YahShua, Ephesians 2:11-22. Yahweh is the Creator of all nations and has made His house a house of prayer for all people, Isaiah 56:7; Acts 8:27-39; Galatians 3:28 and Colossians 3:11. The love of Yahweh manifested in the sacrifice of His Son YahShua the Messiah is available to all who will come, Revelation 3:20; 22:17. We show our love to Him by keeping all His Commandments, 1 John 2:5; 5:3; 2 John 6. We believe that through the death of Messiah, because of his blood covenant with us, we receive salvation by way of inheritance. This salvation comes by faith through grace alone and is not earned by legalistically applying Torah observance.

VII. COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL
We believe in the Congregation of YHWH, the spiritual body of the Messiah. We believe in His irrevocable choice of the Hebrew People as the Messianic Family; the Land of Israel as His special place; the City of Jerusalem as His royal capital; the family of David as His royal dynasty. We believe in the re-gathering of all Israel from everywhere that the Lord has scattered us, especially from the land of the north, both to the Land of Israel and to the King of Israel, never again to rebel against Him, but to rule with Him forever. We believe that YahShua Messiah is the foundation and cornerstone of His Body-the ekklesia, the Assembly-consisting of the "chosen" & the "called-out" Body of believers since Pentecost of Acts 2, who have accepted the sacrifice of our beloved Savior and changed their lives according to Yahweh's word, Matthew 12:50. Through this body of believers the training and preparation for the coming Kingdom is being carried out, 1 Peter 2:5 and 9-10; Revelation 1:6, 20:6. It is in the ekklesia that the spiritual gifts are exercised for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Messiah, Ephesians 4:7-13; 1 Corinthians 12:7-10; 28-30. The Assembly is where the spiritual fruits are manifested, Galatians 5:22-23, and our relationship to the members of the Body of Messiah is likened to that of YahShua Himself, Matthew 12:50; 25:40. In accordance with the established custom of the early assembly dating as far back as the Apostle Paul, the sisters of the Assembly are to wear a headcovering on their heads during worship. Paul cites his reasons for this custom in 1 Corinthians 11:1-16. Yahweh is the Head of everything, including YahShua. YahShua is now our High Priest and symbolically wears a miter of that office, Leviticus 21:10. On earth, man reflects Yahweh's glory and stands bareheaded before Him. Woman, on the other hand, is the glory of man and therefore is to have her head covered or veiled [katakaluptos]. (The King James Version is not a clear rendering of Paul's statements explaining Yahweh's arrangement.) We strive to be spiritual Israelites who are grafted into the promise given Israel of Old, Romans 9 and 11. We realize that entrance into New Jerusalem in the future Kingdom come to earth will be only through one of the 12 tribes of Israel, Revelation 21:12.

Therefore, our lives and worship must reflect the truths given to Israel of old and confirmed in the Apostolic Writings by those writers and teachers who continued the teachings of the ancient prophets, with added emphasis on our Savior's example of a righteous life. That we are to be good examples of the living faith that we profess. Our example is that of YahShua the Messiah Whom we strive to emulate in love, honesty, humility, faith, hope, patience and reverence, Leviticus19:17-18; Matthew 5, 6, 7; 22:39; 1 Corinthians 6:1-11; 1 Peter 2:21-23. That adultery/apostasy/idolatry, in any of its forms must be cast out and cut off from among us, His people. We must carefully put ourselves away from those who practice the breaking of Yahweh's Torah. We believe that being an offspring of Abraham is a matter of belief and faithfulness more than a matter of blood. We believe in non-violence and peaceableness towards men & women of all races, no matter their creed. We believe in and support strong families, strong marriages, and parents fulfilling their responsibilities toward their children as well as children to their parents. "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing" 1 Corinthians 13:1-3. "Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith, from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk, desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm. But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully," 1Timothy 1:5-8. "You shall love Yahweh your Elohim with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength." Deuteronomy 6:5. "You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am Yahweh," Leviticus 19:18. 
 

 

VIII. THE ONE FAITH
We believe that there is One Faith - the Faith of Yahweh - which was once and for all delivered to the Saints. We believe that the Faith, as expressed by the early followers of Messiah YahShua is the only complete expression of the one true Faith of Yahweh. We do not accept any other religion as a complete expression of the Faith of Yahweh. Jude 1:2-4; Ephesians 4:1-16 The Faith of Yahweh can be expressed by "Three Pillars" which are: keep the Sabbaths, love the name of Yahweh, and hold fast to the Covenant Isaiah 56:1-8.








 

 

 

 


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