Statement of Faith

  1. We believe that the Bible [both the Tanakh (Old Testament) and the Brit Chadasha (New Covenant)] is the only inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God. (2 Tim 3:16-17)
  2. We believe in one God, as He has revealed Himself in the Scriptures. "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One." Deuteronomy 6:4 We believe that the intended meaning of this word "one" as found in Hebrew (echad), means a "composite unity" manifested in the persons of the Father, Son (Yeshua) and Ruach haKodesh (the Holy Spirit).
  3. We believe that Yeshua is the Son of God, the Messiah, the Eternal One in Whom all the fullness of deity dwells in bodily form, and who is the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us, and whose glory we beheld, the glory of the uniquely begotten Son of God, full of grace and truth. (Jn 1:1-14; Col 2:9)
  4. We believe that the Spirit of God comforts, teaches, leads, indwells and empowers all believers in Messiah Yeshua. (Jn 14-17)
  5. We believe that all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God. (Rom 3:23)
  6. We believe that Yeshua's death and resurrection accomplished the atonement for all who would place their faith in Him. Whoever trusts in God, in His work alone, is made a new creation in Messiah, indwelt by the Spirit of God, and is transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of His own Son. (Eph 2:8-9, Rom 5, 6)
  7. We believe salvation cannot be earned through human effort, but that it can be obtained only by God's grace through faith in Yeshua. (Eph 2:8-9)
  8. We believe in the spiritual unity and equality of all believers in Messiah Yeshua. (Gal 3:26-28)
  9. We believe in the continuity of God's covenants with the physical people of Israel according to Jeremiah 31:35-36 and parallel passages. Part of the fulfillment of these covenants is the physical return of the people of Israel to their Promised Land. (Deut 30, Eze 36)
  10. We believe that Jewish followers of Yeshua are called to maintain their Jewish biblical heritage, and remain a part of their people Israel and the universal body of believers. This is part of their identity and a witness to the faithfulness of God. (Jer 31:35-37, Acts 21:18-26, Rom 11:1-5, 1 Cor 7:18, 1 Cor 9:19-20, Rev 7:9)
  11. We believe in the resurrection of both the wicked and the righteous. Those who have trusted in Yeshua will be resurrected unto eternal life and those who died without having believed in Yeshua will experience the eternal wrath of God. (Rom 1:18; 1 Cor 15; Rev 20-21)

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