Messianic Jews recognize that their existence is
entirely due to God's intervention on behalf of
His Jewish people. Messianic Judaism is part of
the fulfillment of God's many Scriptural
promises of eternal love and faithfulness to
Israel.
The "Messianic Jewish identity" is
wholly dependent on the person of Yeshua: God
Himself came to earth to reconcile the Jewish
people and all nations to Himself. (See our
Statement of Faith to find out more.)
"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way; and the LORD
has laid on him the iniquity of us all." -
Isaiah 53:6
The foundation of The Messianic Movement,
therefore, is each individual's personal
relationship with the God of Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob through Messiah Yeshua. In the Hebrew Law
God clearly demands a blood sacrifice for the
remittance of sins. Each Messianic Believer
(both Jew and Gentile) recognizes his or her
own sinfulness and has accepted that Yeshua
Himself provided this sacrifice.
Another important aspect of the Messianic
Movement is Jewish congregational worship. If
Yeshua really is the Jewish Messiah of whom all
the Jewish Law and Prophets spoke, then it is
the most Jewish thing in the world to follow Him
and worship "The Father" as He did!
Should Jews really attempt to assimilate into
churches and forego their Jewish identity when
they choose to put their faith in the Jewish
Messiah? The Messianic Movement answers, "No!"
In fact - The Bible tells us that Gentiles who
believe in the Jewish Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), as
Lord and Savior, are to assimilate into the
worship practices of the Messianic (believing)
Jews! Romans Chapter 11 says that the believing
Gentiles (a wild olive), have been grafted into
"believing Israel" (the rich root of the olive
tree) ...so that the two might become "One
New Man". Eph. 2:11-16
As Yeshua Himself embraced His Jewish roots,
Messianic Believers seek to embrace theirs, by
meeting in congregational communities with other
Jewish and Gentile believers and by maintaining a Biblically
Jewish expression of their faith. Every
congregation is different, but this expression
often means worshiping in Hebrew, following
Mosaic Law, dancing as King David did before the
Lord, and keeping Biblical holidays such as
Pesach, Sukkot, or Shavuot.
Also important is to The Messianic Movement
is ministry to both the Jewish community and the
Christian body of believers. Messianic Believers
are part of the larger Body of Messiah
throughout the world, and Messianic Worshippers hope to help all
believers in Yeshua to better understand the
Jewish roots of their faith. Finally, Yeshua
declared that no-one can come to the Father -
the God of Israel! - except through Him (John
14:6). Messianic Believers seek to share this way,
this truth, and this life with their Jewish and
Gentile brothers and sisters so the two groups
can become "One New Man"!