Do you all believe in Jesus? Yes,
except we know Him by His Hebrew name, Yeshua, which was the name He
heard while He walked on earth. To us, He is the Messiah of Israel and
Savior of the world.
Are you Christians or Jews? Both, with qualifications. We are Jews and non-Jews who follow and love Yeshua, but our faith is builton the foundation of the Hebrew holy Scriptures, not historical church traditions or Jewish rabbinical determinations.
Do you accept the Scriptures as inspired of G-d, including the New Testament? Yes.
Why sometimes do you put a dash (-) in the name of Deity? As
a sign of respect. For our purpose, it is to show that the use of these
words are a substitution for the Hebrew Holy Name, the One true One,
and that we are not speaking of an idol which uses the name "god."
Do you believe that G-d works the same today as in Bible times? Yes.
He works whatever He wills unhindered by time or space. If the Most
High did it or promised it in the Bible, then it can happen today and
at any time.
Do you believe in being "born again?" Yes.
Because of the sinful spiritual nature in all people that accompanies
physical birth, a new creation of the human spirit is needed to fully
relate to our holy G-d. The act of new creation of our spirit by G-d in
us is in effect being "born over again." Yeshua our Messiah offers this
to all who trust Him.
Do you believe the Law of Moses is valid today? Yes,
as a standard for righteousness. All Holy Scripture remains valid for
practice if the circumstances remain available. For instance, Temple
laws cannot be performed without a Temple in place. However, the
principles and shadows found in these remain useful. The Law is for
protection, not perfection.
Do you believe we should all keep the Seventh Day Sabbath? Yes.
We proclaim that from the time of creation the L-RD set aside sundown
Friday to sundown Saturday as a gift of physical rest to us. We should
accept the holy gift gladly.
Do you believe we should all eat only kosher? Yes,
according to what is the plain Scriptural instruction of what animals
may be consumed. We do not believe that it is required or even
necessarily helpful to be restricted to a rabbinically approved kosher
diet.
Do you believe in the Holy Spirit? Yes.
In Hebrew He is Ruach HaKodesh. G-d is spirit, which is breath in
Hebrew. Breath is life. G-d is life. The Holy Spirit is G-d continuing
daily to perform the miracles of bestowing holy life upon the hearts of
receptive people.
Do you believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, like healing? Yes. With G-d, nothing is impossible, ever.
Do you keep all the Feasts of Israel? Yes,
we celebrate the holy feasts as a "memorial throughout your generations
forever." But of course, without the practice of Temple commandments.
Do you keep the Christian holidays, like Christmas and Easter? No.
We only celebrate Scripturally commanded holy days. Neither Christmas
nor Easter are the actual days for the events they propose to
celebrate. Rather, we celebrate the actual days of the birth and
resurrection of Yeshua, which were already scheduled in the Feasts of
Israel.
Are you Israel? Yes,we wore adopted in to the Kingdom and
we are a part of ultimate Israel. We belong to Israel with all those
who keep covenant according to the instruction of the G-d of Israel.
