What Next?

Decide whether you want to express your new faith in the Renewed-Covenant Jewish way that most first-century believers did (with a Messianic Jewish congregation) or in the Gentile (non-Jewish) way that evolved after the third century (with a Gentile Christian church).
 

Get yourself a really good study Bible and start reading it every day. We strongly recommend that you use the New American Standard Bible translation, as we feel that it is the most grammatically accurate English translation available. However, it’s shortcoming is that since it was translated by Gentile Believers, much of the Hebrew flavor of the original language has been lost, many of the Hebrew idioms and other figures of speech have been mistranslated and misinterpreted, and all of the original Hebrew and Greek names have been Anglicized.
 

If you are Jewish or have decided to express your faith in the traditional New Covenant Jewish way, you may also want to get a translation of the whole Bible (Tanakh and B'rit Hadashah), or at least the B'rit Hadashah (Renewed Covenant), that uses Jewish terms. (Remember that the so-called “New Testament” was written by Hebrew-speaking Jews, not Greek- or Latin-speaking Gentiles.) You can also use the HNV (Hebrew Names Version) right here on our website.
 

To get off on the right foot you will first want to read the Gospel According to Yochanan (John) (the fourth book in the Renewed Covenant, or “New Testament”) all the way through three or four times. Yochanan’s Gospel Account (Gospel means “good news”) explains who Yeshua is and what He has done for you. Then read Sha'ul’s Letter to the Romans (the sixth book in the Renewed Covenant) three or four times. The letter to the Romans explains every major doctrine (teaching) of the Yeshua’s Emissaries (Apostles).
 

Locate an appropriate group of believers who worship and study together near you. Before you randomly select a “church” you should know that most organizations which call themselves “Christian” really aren’t Christians the way the Bible defines Christianity, and most “churches” are really aren't “churches” the way the Bible defines the Church (or Miqra). You will want to select a body of believers who practices the style of worship (Jewish or Gentile, “traditional” or modern) that you are most comfortable with. You will also want to ask the leaders (preferably the Rabbi or Pastor) where the assembly stands on the most important teachings of the Bible. Click here to find listings of Messianic Jewish congregations.
 

Submit yourself to the Pastor or Rabbi for water baptism (or mikvah) as a public witness to the change that the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) has performed in you. 

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