MESSIANIC
JUDAISM
WHAT IS MESSIANIC JUDAISM
?:
Messianic Judaism is a
biblically-based movement of Jewish and non-Jewish
people who worship together and share two common
beliefs:
1) That Yeshua (Jesus) is the
Messiah; and
2) That Israel is the chosen, covenant nation
of God forever
WHAT ARE MESSIANIC JEWS
?:
Messianic
Jews are simply people who are Jewish by birth,
and who believe in Yeshua (Jesus) as the Messiah.
It is a widely believed that Jews do not, and never
did believe in Yeshua, however, this is a false
notion. Originally, in the first century, the first
people to believe and follow Yeshua were all Jews living in
Israel. As the news of Messiah's coming
spread throughout the Roman Empire, they
were soon joined by many non-Jews, living in the
cities of the Roman Empire. They worshipped together,
Jew and Gentile as one people. This was before there was
any such thing as christianity or
"churches". The central headquarters of the
body of believers was not Rome but
Jerusalem. Later, in the 4th century, a Roman
Emperor organized and founded the world church that dominated
Europe, and came to be known as christianity. That
"church" had nothing to do with the original,
biblical faith. Jewish believers in Yeshua,
who practiced biblical rites, were not accepted, and soon
disappeared through persecution by Rome.
Today, Jewish people everywhere are returning to
faith in Messiah Yeshua, as it was in the first
century. Many gentile believers are leaving the
traditional churches and joining with Messianic Jews to
restore the original faith of the New
Testament. Our mutual faith in Messiah
Yeshua makes Jew and Gentile one. Our love for
Israel connects us in the same mission, to bring about the
salvation of Israel. Just as in the first century, when
many non-Jews walked together in faith with messianic
Jews throughout the Roman Empire, today, we see the rebirth of
this same kind of congregation in messianic
synagogues.
WHAT IS A MESSIANIC
SYNAGOGUE ?:
Temple New
Jerusalem (TNJ) is a messianic
synagogue. A messianic synagogue is a
congregation of Jews and Gentiles who believe that Yeshua
(Jesus) is the promised Messiah and Savior of the
world.
Today, you can find
messianic synagogues in practically every major city
of the world where Jews can be found. Before
about 1967, during about 1900 years, there
basically were no congregations where Jews could live out
their faith in Jesus. During those years, if a Jew
became a believer he had to join up with a local church,
quitting his own Jewish culture and heritage. A
messianic synagogue, like TNJ, provides a home for Jewish
people to follow Yeshua, without having to give up Jewish
culture. A messianic synagogue is also a home for
gentile believers who see their place with Israel in these
last days, and are at home with the lifestyle and culture
of the Jewish people.
A
messianic synagogue is one which takes to heart the
command: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, He will
prosper those who love her" (Ps.
122:6).
Whether you are Jewish or
non-Jewish, if you love Yeshua and Israel, you will
feel welcome at TNJ. We
invite you to come worship with
us.
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