We Don't Believe...

We do NOT believe in any theology that denies that Jesus Christ is truly God and truly Man - this includes all variations of Unitarianism, Arianism , Docetism , Modalism , Eutychianism , Nestorianism , Tritheism , Pneumatomachianism , Monolatry , Gnosticism and any other theology that denies that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, denying His Humanity or Deity. We boldly reject any theology that denies the Deity or Humanity of Jesus Christ , rather, we believe that the perfect God became incarnate, being born of a virgin . Any theology that denies that YHWH is one God Who exists eternally in three persons : the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is heretical .

We do NOT believe in "works-based" salvation. We are not justified by our works apart from faith , but rather, we are saved by grace through faith in Messiah Yeshua .

We do NOT believe in Calvinistic Theology - which teaches that God has a select number of people that He chooses to save and the rest are damned to hell. It also teaches that you cannot resist His gift of grace, and that once you are saved you are always saved. The Bible makes it clear that one can lose his/her salvation if he/she turns their back on God and does not repent of their sins . Faith without works is dead, therefore faith requires an ongoing relationship with Jesus in obedience to His Word .

We do NOT believe in Sacred Name Theology - We categorically reject any notion that believes or promotes the idea that the name of Jesus, the English rendering from the Greek, should not be spoken. Sacred name theology believes that only the Hebrew name, Yeshua, can be used and Jesus is a corrupted version of that name. And while we LOVE the name of Yeshua and use that name in prayer, in praise, in song, and in teaching, we also recognize that in English He is called Jesus, and that English rendering is holy, just, and good, and is appropriate to use when calling upon Him for salvation, deliverance, and healing.

We do NOT believe in "Race-based" theology - such as British Israelism or Black Hebrew Israelitism, or any other theology that emphasizes DNA, skin color, genetics, ancestry, etcetera as a right to salvation. Whether we are Jew or Gentile, we believe that we are saved by grace through faith in Yeshua, not by genealogy or skin color .

We do NOT believe in Replacement Theology/Supercessionism - which teaches that the Gentile Christian Church has replaced Israel and the Jews are no longer God's chosen people. In the extreme, the Jews are portrayed as nothing more than Christ Killers therefore God has rejected the Jewish people in favor of the Gentile Christian Church. This is a very deceptive and unscriptural belief system that we categorically reject. The apostle Paul (who was a Jew) asks the question, "Has God cast away His people? Certainly not!"

We do NOT believe in Two-House Theology/British Israelism -the belief that virtually all non-Jewish believers in Yeshua are physical descendants of the Lost tribes of Israel. People who subscribe to this belief system are more concerned about highlighting their presumed physical lineage to Israel than they are about highlighting the grace of our Lord Jesus. This ideology is nothing more than a hybrid form of Replacement Theology, and no doubt is of great concern to our Jewish brethren (both believing and non-believing). One of the great tragedies of this belief system is that it completely overlooks the reality of all the prophecies contained in the Tanakh which talk about the miraculous work that God would do with the Gentiles in calling them into the faith. Thus, this Two-House Theology completely negates the blessed truth of Scripture. It is a very perverse, destructive, and deceptive theology to both the Jew and the Gentile.

We do NOT believe in Dual Covenant Theology - which teaches that there is one path of salvation for the Jew and another for the Gentile , that there is one law for the Jew and another for the Gentile. Rather, we believe that Gentiles are grafted into the Cultivated Olive Tree becoming citizens of the Spiritual Commonwealth of Israel, now being partakers of the covenants of promise , whose supporting Root is the Root of Jesse, the only begotten Son of the Father, in Whom there is equal salvific status between Jew and Gentile. .

We do NOT believe in Renewed Covenant Theology - which believes the New Covenant isn't new but rather a mere reboot of the Old. Although proponents of this ideology attempt to confirm the validity of the Torah, they do so at the expense of Scripture itself. Jeremiah 31 clearly tells us that God would implement a New Covenant NOT LIKE the Old Covenant which He made with their fathers at Mount Sinai. This would be something completely different which would be built upon better promises. God instituted a new priesthood, a new mediator, a new sacrificial system, and a new location for the law of God (the Holy Spirit inscribing God's Law upon our hearts). It is important to note that those who subscribe to a Renewed Covenant Theology typically believe that the Aaronic priesthood is still in effect and that the sin sacrifices will be required yet once again; both of which are NOT true. The Bible makes it clear, the priesthood has been changed (Jesus is our High Priest forever) and the sacrificial system has been changed (Jesus being the One sacrifice for sins forever. Never again will we need to offer sacrifices for sin). And we do have a new Mediator (Jesus, the Prophet like unto Moses).

We do NOT believe in Universalism - which teaches that everyone (generally including Satan) will be saved and reconciled to God; nor do we believe in Inclusivism - which teaches that everyone who has sincere faith in a deity (Allah, Ahura Mazda, Shiva, etc) are saved by the blood of Jesus. Rather, we believe that if we confess with our mouths the Lord Jesus and believe in our hearts that God has raised Him from the dead, we will be saved , but if we do not believe, then we are condemned already because we do not believe in the Name of the unique and only-begotten Son of God .

We do NOT believe in the Rapture Theory - which teaches that there will be an event distinct from and before the Second Coming where the living saints will be "caught up" together in the sky to go to heaven with God. While we do believe that there is a "catching away" of the saints, we believe that this "catching away" happens at the Second Coming and that many of the passages that are used as support for the rapture theory are actually referring to the Resurrection of the Righteous which occurs at His Second Coming .

We do NOT believe in Anti-Pauline Theology - the belief that the Apostle Paul is not a legitimate Apostle of Jesus (Yeshua) and his writings should be rejected as antinomian (against the law). We believe the writings of Paul are devinely inspired by the Holy Spirit and are profitable for doctrine, reproof, correctioin and instruction in righteousness .

We do NOT believe in KJV-Only Theology - which dictates the superiority of the King James Version of the Bible over all other versions, even over the original Hebrew and Greek texts. We primarily use NKJV for reading in English, but customarily use the NASB as a supplemental Bible (both are good translations). We also see the value of studying the Bible in its original languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek) .

We do NOT practice or participate in abortion - as it is considered murder in the Scriptures . Rather, we believe that the creation of life in the womb is at conception, as was the case with Christ Who became incarnate through conception in the womb of the virgin and also John the Baptist who rejoiced at the presence of Christ while both were yet in the womb .

We do NOT believe that Gentiles who come into the faith of Jesus must be circumcised in the flesh to be saved - There is a common teaching within the Torah Movement that suggests for one to observe the Torah and obey God they at some point are required to be circumcised in the flesh. The New Testament in affirmation of the Old Testament makes it quite clear that Gentiles coming into the faith are not required to be circumcised in the flesh because they are circumcised in the heart through faith in Jesus. The Jerusalem council settled this matter, and we reject any teaching that states Gentiles should get circumcised to be compliant with the Torah. That said, we do believe that sons who are born to parents who are in the Faith of Jesus should be circumcised on the eighth day.

We do NOT practice or participate in Polygamy .

We do NOT practice or participate in the abuse of the gift of Tongues - While we do believe that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are still being given today and that the gift of tongues is one of them, we do not believe having the gift of tongues is an issue of salvation, nor that every believer gets it, or that anyone can be taught how to speak in tongues. Rather we believe that the gift of tongues refers to the Holy Spirit giving people the supernatural ability to speak human languages .