A lot of people are asking, "What is Messianic Judaism?" Is it something old? Is it something new? Is it “Jews For Jesus”? Is it “Christianity”? What does Messianic Judaism teach?

Messianic Jews believe that the Scriptures - from Genesis through Revelation - the Torah, Tanach (Old Testament) and Brit Hadasha (New Testament) - are the word of God. The entirety of these writings is revealed both the history and future of mankind from creation to the second coming of Messiah.
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Messianic Judaism is the Jewish arm of the body of Messiah and we maintain our roots, heritage and lifestyle by worshipping Yeshua Ha Mashiach (Jesus the Messiah), in a Jewish context. We understand and acknowledge that not only was Yeshua born a Jew, but all of his first disciples and apostle were also Jewish. In fact, Messianic Judaism was a branch of the Jewish faith 2000 years ago. Not only is it not Christianity, but it existed before the formation of Christianity. It is bible-believing Christianity that actually has its roots in Messianic Judaism. As one Messianic Jewish writer once said, so who sold the business to the gentiles? But that is another story for another time.

Yeshua, the Messiah, is the stone on which this congregational family stands. Messianic Jews recognize that their existence is entirely due to God's intervention on behalf of His Jewish people. Messianic Judaism is part of the fulfillment of God's many Scriptural promises of eternal love and faithfulness to Israel.

The "Messianic Jewish identity" is wholly dependent on the person of Yeshua: God Himself come to earth to reconcile the Jewish people and all nations to Himself.

God speaks through the Jewish Prophet Isaiah, and says, All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. - Isaiah 53:6

The foundation of Messianic Judaism, therefore, is each individual's personal relationship with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob through Messiah Yeshua. In the Torah, God clearly demands a blood sacrifice for the remittance of sins. Each Messianic Jew recognizes his or her own sinfulness and has accepted that Yeshua Himself provided this sacrifice.

Another important aspect of the Messianic Jewish movement is Jewish congregational worship. If Yeshua really is the Jewish Messiah of whom all the Jewish Law and Prophets spoke, then it is the most Jewish thing in the world to follow Him!

Should Jews really attempt to assimilate into churches and forego their Jewish identity when they choose to put their faith in the Jewish Messiah? Messianic Judaism answers, "No!"

History tells us that Yeshua, the Disciples and Apostles embraced their Jewishness. Messianic Jews also should seek to embrace theirs, by meeting in congregational communities with other Jewish believers and by maintaining a Biblically Jewish expression of their faith.

Also important is Messianic Judaism's ministry to both the Jewish community and the Christian body of believers. Messianic Jews are part of the larger Body of Messiah throughout the world, and Messianic Jews hope to help all believers in Yeshua to better understand the Jewish roots of their faith. Finally, Yeshua declared that no-one can comes to the Father - the God of Israel! - except through Him (John 14:6). Messianic Jews seek to share this way, this truth, and this life with their Jewish brothers and sisters.