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What
Does The Kol Dodi Messianic Congregation Believe?
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We
believe that the Torah, the prophets and the Holy Writings
were given by God through ancient Jewish holy men who
wrote as God directed them. We believe that this collection
of inspired writings, the Tanach (Old Testament), is true
and inerrant. |
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We
believe that the New Covenant is the fulfillment of the
prophecies of the Tanach, especially of Jeremiah 31:31
(verse 30 in some editions) in which God promised to give
to Israel a New Covenant. We believe that the Tanach and
the New Covenant comprise the Divinely given, inerrant
Word of God, which is God's complete and final revelation. |
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We
believe that Yeshua, Who was born in Bethlehem and grew
up in Nazareth, is the Divine Son of God, the Son of David
of the Tribe of Judah, the true Messiah prophesied in
the Torah, the Prophets and the Holy Writings (Genesis
49: 10; Deuteronomy 18: 15 - 18; Isaiah 53; Jeremiah 23:5-
6; Micah 5:2 [1]; Psalm 2; Psalm 22; Proverbs 30:4; and
many more!) |
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We
believe that all people of the world are invited to be
a part of Israel's New Covenant by trusting in Israel's
Messiah, (Isaiah 42:6-7; 49:6; 60:3). |
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We
believe that forgiveness of sin comes only through a blood
atonement as stated in the Torah (Leviticus 17: 11) and
that the only atonement God accepts today is the atonement
made by Messiah Yeshua (Psalm 2: 12; Isaiah 53: 10-11;
John 14:6; Acts 4: 12). |
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We
believe that Messiah Yeshua was resurrected from the grave
to be the eternal Priest of the New Covenant (Psalm 16:
10). |
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We
believe that Messiah Yeshua is coming back to earth to
rule the earth in a Kingdom of Righteousness. We believe
that He came the first time as the Suffering Servant of
Isaiah 53 to make atonement for sin, And that He is returning
to set up God's Kingdom on earth (Isaiah 2; Isaiah 11;
Daniel 7; Matthew 19: 27-28). |
The
Kol Dodi Messianic Congregation is Committed to Certain Objectives:
1.
The worship of Yeshua Hamashiach (Jesus the Messiah) as Lord
and Savior.
2.
The evangelism of the world's Jewish population in the belief
that Yeshua IS THE Jewish Messiah as well as the Son of God
and Savior.
3.
To encourage Jewish believers that their ethnic and historical
heritage need NOT be lost upon their commitment to Yeshua.
4.
To encourage planting of Messianic Jewish congregations and
fellowships as worship homes for Jewish believers and their
families.
5.
To encourage the Church to partner with us in evangelizing
the Jewish people.
We
are ready to meet the people in churches to discuss and bring
the message of the need for this biblically mandated ministry
(Romans 1:16).
Ethical
Statement Relating to Jews and Gentiles:
Since
we believe that Yeshua is the true Jewish Messiah Who takes
away the sin of the world, and that we are Scripturally obligated
to present this "good news" to everyone, we resolve
that:
1.
We will try to present the message of redemption through the
atonement of Messiah Yeshua with love and compassion to Jews
and Gentiles throughout the world.
2.
We strongly condemn anti-Semitism and all derogatory statements
or actions against any ethnic, racial, or religious groups.
3.
We will abstain from the use of trickery or deception in presenting
the message of salvation through Messiah Yeshua. Also. it
is not our intent to forcibly present this message during
our attendance at traditional Jewish places of worship. religious
gatherings, or at public or private events which are organized
by the traditional Jewish community.
4.
Since it is commonly accepted in the Jewish community at large
that "it is not what you believe that makes you a Jew.
but who you are." those of us who are Jewish and believe
that Yeshua (Jesus) is the true Messiah of Israel will continue
to identify ourselves as Jews.
5.
Those of us who are Jewish believers in Messiah Yeshua and
follow the cultural ways of our ancestors will not claim to
represent Traditional Judaism.
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