Statement of Faith
We are a Messianic Congregation of both
Jewish and non-Jewish believers who earnestly
seek, both individually and collectively,
to magnify and glorify the Lord Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah,
and to share the Good News of the Gospel with others,
both Jews and Gentiles,
thus encouraging them to believe in Yeshua as their Lord and Messiah,
and to foster spiritual growth and maturity in all members.
We Believe…
1. We believe the Bible, composed of the Tanach (Hebrew Scriptures) and the New Testament, is the only infallible and authoritative Word of God and the source of our faith and practice (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21).
2. We believe that God is echad (one), as declared in the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4) and Mark 12:29-31. He eternally exists as a “tri-unity” (Isaiah 48:16 Luke 3:22) as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Proverbs 30:4).
3. We believe Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah) is the Son, and second member of the tri-unity of God. He is the promised “seed of a woman,” (Genesis 3:15). His virgin birth was a sign to Israel of His Messiahship (Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; John 1:1-14; Philippians 2:5-11).
4. We believe Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) is the third member of the tri-unity of God. His indwelling enables believers to live a godly life and demonstrate signs and wonders that glorify of God and the building His kingdom (Ezekiel 36:26-27, Joel 2:27-29, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 12-14, and Galatians 4:6)
5. We believe Messiah Yeshua lived without sin and performed miracles during His earthly ministry. His substitutionary death is our atonement (Isaiah 53:4-6, Romans 5:8). He resurrected, appeared in Jerusalem, and ascended to the Father. He will return to Jerusalem in glory (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17) and establish His kingdom on earth (Acts 2:23-33). He will restore Israel in fullness and accomplish the final Tikkun Olam, when Israel and the nations will be united under His rule forever. This restoration will bring everlasting joy for those who belong to Him. They will live forever in an order of mutual blessing and fellowship with God, in a creation perfected beyond description. (Isaiah 9:4-5/5-6; Romans 8:18-19; Revelation 20:11-15, 21:1-4)
6. We believe that all people have sinned and have fallen short of God’s glory (Ecclesiastes 7:20, Romans 3:23) and the penalty of sin is death (Ezekiel 18:4, 20 and Romans 6:23). The only means of being cleansed from sin is by grace through faith in Yeshua HaMashiach. In this we are restored to God (Isaiah 49:6) and shall be saved (Psalm 2, Romans 10:9-10, 1:16) All people will be resurrected. Those covered by the blood of Yeshua will receive everlasting life. The others will be eternally separated from God and face everlasting punishment (Daniel 12:2; Matthew 25:46; John 3:16-18).
7. We believe Scripture commands all believers to be immersed in faith in Yeshua. It is as an outward sign of an inward salvation experience, symbolizes the death, burial, and resurrection into newness of life (Romans 6:3-7; Matthew 3:16; 28:18-20).
8. We believe that God chose Israel, the Jewish people, and made an everlasting covenant with them. He did so that they might be the firstfruits of a renewed humanity, who would bring blessing and restoration to all the nations. In gracious love, God gave Israel the holy Torah as a covenantal way of life, and the holy land of Israel as an eternal inheritance and pledge of blessing of the World to Come (Genesis 12:1-3; Jeremiah 31:34-36/35-37; Romans 11:28-29). The Jewish people, according to the flesh (descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob), who place their faith in Israel’s Messiah, Yeshua, have not disowned or separated themselves from their race and Judaic heritage. Instead, they are now, as never before, true sons and daughters of Israel (Romans 2:28-29, 1- 16, Romans 11).
9. We believe that the worldwide body of Messiah includes the Jewish people and Gentiles, one new man (Ephesians 2:15), who have placed their faith in Yeshua. This family is directly called to propagate His Besorah (Good News) to all the world (Matthew 28:18-20). Every individual disciple of Yeshua should do so in commitment to, and service in, a local congregation.
10. We believe in the five-fold ministry (Ephesians 4:11) of the worldwide and local body of Messiah. God-appointed elders are placed in the community for shepherding, correction, discipline, and vision. (Hebrews 13:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13, 1 Timothy 5:17, Acts 20:28, and 1 Peter 5:2-3). Within this structure God commands us to make every effort to live at peace and resolve disputes with each other privately or within the community (Matthew 18:15-20; 1 Corinthians 6:1-8)