If your life is not in jeopardy
for what you believe, you’re probably on the wrong side!
If you don’t believe Genesis 1-11,
how can you possibly believe John 3:16?
“Indeed, all who want to live a godly
life united with the Messiah Yeshua will be persecuted.” (2Tim 3:12)
It is what you actually believe that determines how you walk out your faith,
“but avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, quarrels and fights
about the Torah; because they are worthless and futile.” (Titus 3:9)
Please Note: Absolutely nothing on this website should be taken as anti-Church or anti-Rabbinic. I am not anti-anything or anti-anyone. I am only pro-Torah and pro-Truth (see “Philosophy”), but sometimes the Truth upsets our long-held beliefs. I know it certainly upset mine! For example, see “Why Isn’t My Theology Consistent Throughout the Website?”
Developing a
Systematic Messianic Theology
“The purpose of careful theological formulations is not to put barriers in the way of people who are seeking salvation, but to define clearly the truths upon which genuine [Biblical] faith rests, so that people will not be misled by false doctrines.” [Bowman]
“It must be clearly and unequivocally stated that theology cannot save you. Only faith in Messiah Yeshua can save you. Theology can only give you sound doctrine.” [RLS]
Unless otherwise specified, throughout the Theology section of my website I use the term “Torah” in the wider sense of including the entire body of inspired Scripture: both the Tanakh and the Apostolic Writings. I personally do not consder any other so-called “sacred writings” either inspired by God or authoritative for the Believer’s walk of faith. Thus, I do not consider the Mishnah (the “Oral Torah”) as part of Torah. You should make up your own mind.
[Explanations of rabbinic citations are HERE]
What the Torah Says About
Goyim
(Gentiles or Nations)
The entire collection of Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation, is all about God’s dealing with one man-- Abraham-- and, through him, His dealing with Abraham’s ancestors and descendants. The Hebrew word goy (plural goyim) is used to refer to the nation of Israel as a political entity or ethnic group, to nations other than Israel, and (most commonly) to individuals and people groups who are not the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The following pages are in this section.
- Messianic Goyim
- Technically, Messianic Believers who are not Jewish,
but who are part of Israel by faith, cannot be
“Gentiles,” for one cannot historically be “Gentile” and
a part of Israel at the same time.
- The Commonwealth of Israel
- What I am talking about when I refer to “the Commonwealth of Israel”
- Messianic Gerut (Conversion)
- A discussion of “conversion” within Messianic Judaism
- Arguments In Favor of Messianic Gerut
- Reasons Messianic Judaism should provide a path for Gentile
conversion to Judaism
- Arguments Against Messianic Gerut
- Reasons Messianic Judaism should not provide a path for
Gentile conversion to Judaism
- The Unbelieving Nations
- What the Scriptures teach about those who refuse to
believe
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