信仰宣言 Statement of Faith
我們相信只有一位真神,祂是萬物的創造者和救贖者。祂過去、現在、將來都永在。祂的名是耶和華(YHWH)。祂是完全聖潔、公義、憐憫、慈愛和信實的永恆主。
(申 6:4-5,出埃及記 3:14,出埃及記 34:6-8,詩篇 18:30,馬太福音 28:19,希伯來書 13:8,約翰一書 1:5)
我們相信人類是照著神的形象(耶和華)造的,並與祂建立了個人的信仰和盟約關係;然而,我們故意拒絕這種關係,導致罪及其後果(死亡)進入世界。
(創 1:26-27,創 3:1-19,羅 3:23)
我們相信,我們的彌賽亞耶穌(Yeshua),全能上帝的獨生子,毫無斑點毫無瑕疵 神的羔羊,祂本身就是完全的神,由聖靈感孕,由童女馬利亞所生,並以完全的人的身份來到世上,為我們違背 神的盟約、祂的話語(妥拉)的罪死在十字架上。耶穌(Yeshua)承擔了我們罪的咒詛,並被差遣為完全甘願獻祭的羔羊,使我們與創造主和好重新立約。
(賽7:14,賽9:6-7,約3:16-19,羅5:6-11,羅9:15)
我們相信耶穌(Yeshua) 在死後三天後復活,在升天前四十天向門徒顯現並與他們擘餅,如今坐在神的右邊,作我們的大祭司,為我們代求。
(可16:19,羅8:31-35,來3:1;4:14-16;5:20-25)
我們相信救恩是出於恩典,並非靠行為賺取,而是透過聖靈在信徒生命中所結出的果子顯明出來。藉著耶穌在十字架上所作的救贖犧牲,我們得蒙救贖,脫離罪的捆綁,脫離仇敵的權勢。我們不再受罪的捆綁,如今可以按照神的教導生活。我們相信 神的道,即妥拉(Torah),意為“神的教導和訓誨和指示”,永不廢去,因為神的話是永恆不變的。祂的妥拉如今藉著住在我們裡面的聖靈銘刻在我們心中,呼召我們順服。
(耶利米書31:31-33,約翰福音14:6,羅馬書6:17-18,羅馬書10:9,加拉太書5:22-23,以弗所書2:8-10)
我們相信身體的洗禮,即藉著水,作為信心的明證,表明對耶穌的真正委身;隨後,我們又要接受聖靈的洗禮。我們相信聖靈的能力住在信徒裡面,是安慰者和引導者;我們也相信聖靈的恩賜在今天仍然運作。
(太28:18-20,可1:5-11,徒2:38-39,羅12:4-8)
我們相信,藉著耶穌,我們這些得救的人被收養,並被接枝到以色列家。因此,我們相信我們有責任去愛、祝福我們的猶太弟兄姊妹,並為他們的得救和復興禱告,因為他們是神的選民。神仍然對他們和以色列有美好的計劃。
(創12:3,詩105:8-15,羅11:17-21,羅15:27)
我們相信,作為耶穌的追隨者,我們蒙召要遵行主在福音書和律法書中親口所賜的第一條也是最重要的誡命:“你要盡心、盡性、盡意愛主你的神。”我們也相信,我們蒙召要“愛人如己”,透過禱告、教導和服事,支持並積極影響我們的社區和基督的肢體。
(申 6:5,太 22:37-40,太 25:34-45,徒 2:42-47,希伯來書 12:14)
我們相信,所有聖經經文都是神所默示的,是真實永恆的,並且永遠具有現實意義。
(民 23:19,約翰福音 1:1-14,提摩太後書 3:15-17)
我們相信耶穌的第二次降臨,凡信祂並悔改自己罪過的人,都將與我們的主和救主同享永生。
(但以理書 12:1-3,太 24:1-44,使徒行傳 1:9-11,哥林多前書 15:51-55,腓立比書 3:20-21)
We believe that there is only one true eternal God, who is the Creator and Redeemer of all. He was, He is, and He will be forever. His name is YHWH. He embodies perfect holiness, justice, mercy, and steadfast love and faithfulness.
(Deut.6:4-5, Ex.3:14, Ex. 34:6-8, Ps.18:30, Matt.28:19, Heb.13:8, 1 John 1:5)
We believe that mankind was made in the image of God (YHWH) and brought into a personal relationship of faith and covenant with Him, but our willful rejection of this relationship resulted in sin and its consequences (death) entering the world.
(Gen.1:26-27, Gen.3:1-19, Rom.3:23)
We believe that our Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), the only Son of Almighty God, blameless and Himself fully God, was conceived through the Spirit, born of a virgin named Mary, and came as fully human to die for our sins on the cross. When we could not ourselves satisfy the requirements of God's Law (Torah), Yeshua took the curse of our sin upon Himself and was sent as the perfect and willing sacrificial Lamb of God to restore us back into a renewed covenant with our Creator
(Isa.7:14, Isa.9:6-7, John 3:16-19, Rom.5:6-11, Rom.9:15)
We believe Yeshua rose again to life after three days, appeared to and broke bread with His disciples for forty days before ascending into Heaven, and now sits at the right hand of God, interceding for us as our High Priest.
(Mark 16:19, Rom.8:31-35, Heb. 3:1; 4:14-16; 5:20-25)
We believe in salvation by grace that cannot be earned through works but can be seen through the Fruit of the Spirit in a believer's life. It is through the redemptive sacrifice of Yeshua on the cross that we have salvation from sin and freedom from the power of the enemy. No longer bound by sin, we can now live according to God’s teachings. We believe that the word of His laws, known as Torah, which means “God’s teaching and instruction,” will never pass away because God’s word is eternal and unchanging, and His Torah is now etched into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which dwells within us and calls for our obedience.
(Jer.31:31-33, John 14:6, Rom.6:17-18, Rom.10:9, Gal.5:22-23, Eph.2:8-10)
We believe in physical baptism by water as a demonstration of faith and true commitment to Yeshua and that this is followed by a spiritual baptism with the Holy Spirit. We believe the power of the Holy Spirit dwells within believers as a Comforter and Guide, and we believe the gifts of the Spirit are still at work today.
(Matt.28:18-20, Mark 1:5-11, Acts 2:38-39, Rom.12:4-8)
We believe that, through Yeshua, we who are saved are adopted and grafted into the family of God. Therefore, we believe we have a clear responsibility to love, bless, and pray for the salvation and restoration of our Jewish brothers and sisters who are God's chosen people. God continues to have a plan for them and for Israel.
(Gen.12:3, Ps.105:8-15, Rom.11:17-21, Rom.15:27)
We believe that, as followers of Yeshua, it is our calling to follow the First and Greatest Commandment from the mouth of our Lord in the Gospels and in the Torah: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” We believe we are also called to “love our neighbors as ourselves” by supporting and positively influencing our communities and the greater body of Christ through prayer, teaching, and acts of service.
(Deut. 6:5, Matt. 22:37-40, Matt.25: 34-45, Acts 2:42-47, Heb.12:14)
We believe that all Biblical Scripture is God-breathed and God-inspired, true and eternal, and forever relevant.
(Num.23:19, John 1:1-14, 2 Tim.3:15-17)
We believe in the Second Coming of Yeshua, and that all who believe in Him and repent of their sins will have eternal life with our Lord and Savior.
(Dan.12:1-3, Matt.24:1-44, Acts 1:9-11, 1 Cor.15:51-55, Phil.3:20-21)