We believe that Yeshua HaMashiach of Natzeret (erroneously referred to by Gentile Christianity as “Jesus”) is the second “Person” of HaShem, eternally existing as HaBen (the Son), Who always has been and  always will be fully G-d, possessing all the attributes of absolute Deity, infinite, eternal, unchangeable, indivisible, omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, personal, and perfect in wisdom, power, holiness, righteousness, justice, goodness, truth, mercy, and love. We believe that He is just as much G-d as though He had never become man, and just as much man as though He had never been G-d. We believe that He created, upholds, and sustains the entire universe solely through the power of His sovereign will. We believe that as a man, he temporarily set aside some of the prerogatives, but none of the attributes, of His deity.

We believe that all visible manifestations of HaShem to man, whether in the Tanakh or in the Ketuvei HaShalichim (with the sole exceptions of the appearance of Ruach HaKodesh as a dove at Messiah's mikvah and as fire on Pentecost), are in the Person of HaBen. We are therefore convinced that is was HaShem the Son (HaBen) Who walked in the Garden with Adam and Eve, Who appeared to and made the covenants with the Patriarchs, Who went ahead of Israel in smoke and fire in the wilderness, Who wrote the Mitzvot in stone with His own finger atop Mount Sinai, and to Whom the prayers and adoration of His Chosen People have been unknowingly directed since He first appeared to Avraham over 4000 years ago.

He is the Messiah of Israel, the Savior of the world, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords. He is Adonai (HaShem) who appeared among mankind in the flesh, and now is glorified with all power in Heaven and in Earth, at the right hand of Abba. (John 1:1,2,14; Acts 7:55-56; Hebrews 10:12)

He is the ultimate and final sacrifice required for the removal of sins. He was born of a virgin, was sinless, performed miracles, died an atoning death by execution on a Roman cross (stagion)^[1], and rose from the dead three days afterward. Everyone who believes this message, repents of their sins, and trusts that Yeshua is the Messiah are forgiven their sins and come into a renewed covenant with Adonai through Him. Therefore they become full citizens of the Commonwealth of Israel, and co-inheritors of all the promises Adonai made with Avraham, Yitzhak, and Ya'akov. (John 1:29; Isaiah 7:14;9:6-7; Matthew 1; Hebrews 2:4; 4:15; Leviticus 17:11; Isaiah 53; Psalms 22; Romans 5:6-11; Ephesians 2:8; Matthew 27:50-28:20; Romans 10:9-12; 1 Corinthians 5-7)

We believe that without in any way ceasing to be fully G-d, He became also fully man, taking upon himself all of the human attributes except the sin nature. We believe that he was conceived of Ruach HaKodesh, born of the virgin Miriam, lived a perfect and sinless life, and accomplished our redemption through his death as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead. We believe in His literal and bodily resurrection and ascension, and that now glorified He sits at the right hand of Abba where He carries out His ministry as Kohen HaGadol (the Eternal High Priest) of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate on our behalf. We believe in His literal, bodily return to reign physically on the earth for a thousand years, and in His ultimate judgment over the living and the dead.

[1] Within Messianic Judaism there is considerable debate as to the form of the instrument upon which Yeshua was executed. We happen to believe that the instrument was in the form of the traditional Roman cross with a cross-beam, but as historians claim that the Romans used various forms of crosses, we view this as a matter or opinion rather than of doctrine. We find no fault with those who prefer the term “execution stake” as less offensive to Jewish persons. [Return]