The Jerusalem Council

I was once asked, “I am definitely interested in a truly halachic Messianic Judaism. However I am deeply inclined to believe that full Torah is not incumbent on Gentiles. Halacha teaches that all that is incumbent on Gentiles are the Sh’va Mitzvos. How do you reconcile this?” Read the rest of this entry »

Many ask us if we believe Yeshua is God. We respond:

• God is not a man. (Num 23:19)
• HaShem is a man. (Ex 15:3)
• Yehoshua is the name of HaShem (Ex 33:11-23)
• We have have no other King, Savior, or Redeemer than HaShem. (1 Saml 8:7, Ex 15:2, Ex 6:6)
• Yehoshua/Yeshua is the Messiah, and he is our King, Savior, and Redeemer. (Matt 1:16, Acts 13:23, Gal 3:14)

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A poster once asked:

“Show me where we are to limit anything to the Torah only?”

I didn’t say we are to limit anything. I said we can trust that the Latter Writings are inspired, because everything that they teach, and show, can be derived from the boundary of the Torah (and from the Prophets, which their teachings are also derived only from the Torah). Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, it’s part of keeping the Covenant.

It is a sign of the Covenant, in that it is a sign as to Who the Messiah is, in that he does not come by human effort, and that He is the “seed of the woman” prophesied in Genesis 3:15.
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Messianic Judaism is a sect of Judaism also known as HaDerech (The Way), whose adherents, called Messianic Jews, are disciples of Rabbi Yeshua ben Yosef shel Netzaret, and believe that he is the Moshiach (Messiah, Christ) of Israel, risen from the dead, and believe in his future return as the eternal King of Israel. Read the rest of this entry »