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OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
• We believe in the Bible, both the TaNaKh (Old Covenant) and the Brit Hadasha (Messianic Writings), which is the only
inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of YHWH (2 Tim 3:16-17).
• We insist in the Historical and Literal Interpretation of Scripture and follow the PaRDeS method to elucidate Scripture.
• We believe in one God, as He has revealed Himself in the Scriptures."Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord
is One" (Deut 6:4, John 10:30, Mark 12:29). We believe that the intended meaning of this word "one" as found in
Hebrew(echad), means a "composite unity."
• We believe that Y’shua is the Son of God, the Messiah, the Eternal One in Whom all the fullness of deity dwells
in bodily form, and who is the Word who became flesh and dwelt amongst us, and whose glory we beheld, the glory
of the uniquely begotten Son of God, full of grace and mercy (John 1:1-14, Col 2:9).
• We believe that the Ruach (Spirit) of God comforts, teaches, leads, indwells and empowers all whom He regenerates.
• We believe in the One True Faith (Eph 4:5, Jude 3) and one plan of salvation. This plan is portrait throughout the
TaNaCh in typology studies.
• We believe that all have sinned and have fallen short of the Glory of God (Rom 3:23).
• We believe that Y’shua’s death and resurrection accomplished the atonement for all who would place their faith in Him.
Whoever trusts in God, in His work alone, is made a new creation in Messiah, indwell by the Spirit of God, and is
transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of His own Son (Eph 2:8-9, Rom 5, 6).
• We believe salvation is by faith through the grace of God alone, and not by human efforts. One may not earn, merit, or
keep this eternal salvation by his own efforts. A new creation is the work of God alone (Eph 2:8-10; Rom 8:29-36).
• We believe in the spiritual unity and equality of all Believers in Messiah Y’shua (Eph 2:11-22).
• We believe in the continuity of God’s covenants with the physical people of Israel according to Jer 31:35-36
and parallel passages. Part of the fulfilment of these covenants is the physical return of the people of Israel to
their Promised Land(Deut chap. 30).
• We believe that all Believers who trust in Y’shua are grafted into Israel and are granted the privilege of following the
Torah (YHWH’s Instructions), having had it written upon their hearts as participants of the New Covenant
(Rom 11:11-24; Jer 31:33).
• We believe that all Scripture is true based on Torah and the foundation of all Scripture. The Prophets (Prophetic
Books)give the consequences on what will happen if you neglect the Torah. The Messianic Writings (by Y’shua
and the rest of the authors) are all Torah-based and explanations of Torah.
• We believe that the Torah (first five books of the Bible) is a revelation of the righteousness of YHWH and
the description(along with the rest of the Scripture) of the lifestyle of the redeemed community (Mat 5:17-19;
2 Tim 3:16-17), but the Torah can't give you salvation. (Please read our free booklets on the Christian
Foundational Teaching page).
• We believe in the restoration of all things (Acts 3:21) – Believers will return to our Jewish Messiah’s instructions and
teachings.
• We believe in the future of the one new man of Eph 2:15 where the House of Judah and the House of Israel
(Ezek 37:15-17) will be restored as one nation.
• We believe that the end is declared from the beginning according to Isaiah 46:10 and that all eschatology must be
explained from the Torah.
• We believe that Y’shua is the Spirit of prophesy (Rev 19:10).
• We believe in a literal, physical return of Messiah to rule and reign upon the throne of David in Jerusalem.
(Zech 14; Rev 19-20).
• We believe in the resurrection of both the wicked and the righteous. Those who have trusted in Y’shua will be
resurrected unto life and those who died without having believed in Y’shua will experience eternal wrath of YHWH
(Rom 1:18ff; 1 Cor 15; Rev 20-21).
• Re-unification of the 2-Houses of Israel without proselytizing: The publishers of this Website recognize the extensive
damage done to the Jewish people over the centuries by attempts to convert them to Christianity. We do not support
any of these missionary activities, either historically or currently. If you are Jewish, we do not wish to proselytize, to
persuade you to accept any of our beliefs, or to influence you to abandon your historic and correct faith. Rather, we
strive to influence non-Jews to return to the Hebraic Roots of the Original One True Faith, to Jewish Halachah, to
Rabbinic authority (Scriptural facts in this document), and to Torah.
• We are Associated Supporters of the
Kol HaTor Vision. We are associated with Kol HaTor only when it comes to Torah interpretation and not in any salvation issues at all. See it in this light, many universities are associated with certain institutions do to expert knowledge in a 'certain field' and therefore will use certain of their studies and text books, but do not necessarily accept all their teachings. This applies to the top Universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Oxford etc., we accept the same methodology. Rabbi Feld at Kol HaTor has expert knowledge in Torah and loves Christians and Messianic and we make use of his knowledge on Torah only. The fact that they are blinded for the Messiah Y’shua does not mean we must reject them, I will explain briefly by starting with two fundamental questions?
1. Who are Y’shua’s 'other sheep' in John 10:16: "And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."?
2. Who blinded the Jews 'specifically' so that the can NOT see Y’shua as Messiah?
Torah (Law): Deut 29:4: "Yet YHWH hath not given you a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day."
Nevi'im (Prophets): Isaiah 6:10: "Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed." Isaiah 29:10: "For YHWH hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered." Jer 5:21: "Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:"
Chetuviim (Writings): Psalm 69:23: "Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake."
Brit Chadasha (New Covenant): Rom 11:8, 10: "(According as it is written, YHWH hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day? Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway."
So YHWH blinded them, Kol HaTor included, according to the Word and He will open their eyes Himself at the appropriate time. We cannot go against YHWH’s plan and try to make His work undone. What we need to do is to pray for them: Psalm 122:6: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee" and bless them Gen 12:3 "I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
So God has 'other sheep' as well that 'He blinded' and He will open their eyes at the appropriate time to fulfil His plan, we cannot interfere with God’s plan. Therefore we respect their knowledge of the Old Testament studies, whilst we firmly stay grounded in the doctrine that there is salvation ONLY in Y’shua. HRTI do not force any doctrine or Rabbinical authority, each person decides what to believes. We stay with our fundamental motto: "We Inform, You Choose". HRTI, or any of the 41,000 Christian churches, movements and ministries are 'not allowed' at all to force a doctrine, as this is solely the work of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) to teach and convince us and not man’s privilege: "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you." (John 14:26), but sadly many churches insist their doctrine are the only correct one, therefore the division of 41,000.