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Faith Statement
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these ministries the same! Basic doctrines of faith are based on the Word of God. They are essential for every Christian to know and believe without compromise! Salvation is only through faith in Yeshua, the Messiah (Jesus Christ), not through works, rituals, water baptism, communion or all kind of traditional efforts. (2 Timothy 3:15, 16, 17) Denominations may differentiate themselves through different levels of belief and different denominational visions, which we will respect and tolerate. Denominational distinctions are tolerable to the extent that they are based on Biblical principles, not blemishing the Word of God, or taking the Word out of context. We strive to avoid distortions for selfish motivations, or to manipulate people the Word of God. Millions trust themselves, some religion, a denomination, secret order, lodge, or program and despise all others who do not have the same faith or belong to the order!? A weak thing to rely upon! Thus they were growing in law, in organizations, putting in man-made "frameworks" etc. …but not in grace!? (Mark 10:24; Philippians 3:4; 1 Timothy 6:17) Basically, the Gospel is a Gospel of love. It expresses the very nature and being of God as holiness and love. If we know Yeshua or Jesus, and become like Him, we also become like the character of God. So by one's fruits* people will recognize from which tree one comes! (Matthew 12:30); He that is not with Me is against Me; and He that gathereth not with Me scattereth abroad.. (See also the fruits & characteristics* of the true people of God by in the description of the Person of the Holy Spirit.) This means that there is not neutral ground; one is either for God or against God! You can only serve one master! The one you love, the other you hate! There is no compromise possible! ...A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them! (Matthew 7:18, 19, 20)
We strive in all of our behavior to demonstrate a Christian lifestyle, acceptance, compassion, love, and forgiveness toward others, both the believers and the non-believers. It will include integrity of your personal life! (John 13:34, 35; Galatians 5:22-26) Any interpretation which is out of harmony with what is plainly written must be rejected as the theory of mankind. The Scriptures are in plain language, understandable by anyone who can read (or hear) and will take time to do it. The water-baptism
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer on a good conscience toward God) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 3:21) Some people still trust that water baptism, itself, saves the soul, but it is very clear the baptism does not save one from the filth or moral depravity of the flesh! Only the answer of a good and clear conscience toward God, one that has been made clean by faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. At the baptism itself, the person's conscience is already supposed to be converted, repented, good and clean. The baptism itself merely answers to it as the like figure of it. Because it is a demonstration of what the person's believes. See also verse (Romans 6:4) Conscience: joint knowledge of God and man; knowledge of our acts, state, or character as to right and wrong; the faculty, power, or principle which decides the lawfulness of our actions and affections, and approves or condemns them; the moral faculty or sense; consciousness of actions; the eye, judge, and guide of the inner man. God's purpose now, since man knew good and evil, was to guide him in the proper exercise of his conscience to do the right and refuse the wrong; to teach fallen man that only by obedience to God could he be restored to his original dominion and get rid of the curse; and to test man under freedom of conscience without restraint or compulsion to see if he would voluntarily choose right from wrong and serve God instead of satan! God (G-D) wanted man to know He was the only true friend and helper, and that only through Him was there a way out of sin and the curse, and an opportunity for restoration to original dominion also in the affairs of the Universe! It wasn't the floodwater in Noah's days that saved Noah and his family! It was the ark that saved them from drowning in the flood! The flood was the medium of judgment, not the means of deliverance! Also God is a God of love and compassion, and so we receive grace from Him, through Messiah Yeshua or Jesus Christ, not because of what we are, or what we did. It is His grace and love! (See more at site: "Person of the Holy Spirit")
Mikvah - An ancient Jewish tradition Mikvah is an ancient Jewish tradition to prepare themselves before going into the Temple!! Baptism is generally a purification ritual using water practiced in many of various religions including Christianity, Mandaeanism, and Sikhism. Christian baptism has its origins with the Jewish ritual of “Mikvah”. To some groups, baptism is a symbolic term meaning "identification with" (e.g. Jesus / Yeshua) having no connection with earthly ritual. Although the term baptism is not used to describe the Jewish rituals, the purification rites (or Mikvah - ritual immersion) in Jewish laws and tradition are where the ritual of baptism can find its origins. In the Tanakh, and other Jewish texts, immersion in water for ritual purification was established for specific circumstances – in order to be restored to a condition of 'ritual purity'.
For
example, Jews who become ritually 'defiled' by contact with a corpse (according
to the
Law - Torah
of Moses), had to use the “mikvah” before being allowed to
participate in the Holy Temple. Immersion is required for converts to Judaism as
part of their conversion. Through practices such as these, immersion in the
mikvah represents purification and restoration, and qualification for full
religious participation in the life of the community. The Holy Spirit – Baptism with Fire!
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. (Acts 2:2-4) Mikvah is an ancient Jewish tradition to prepare themselves before going into the Temple!
The Holy Spirit filled the house and moved upon the 120 flowing out of their innermost beings like “Rivers of Living water” (John 7:37-39) and "pour out" (Acts 2:17) which literally means to gush out, to spill out freely, or pour out abundantly like mighty Niagara’s of Living water and power from on High (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8). It was like a "rushing mighty wind" or the blast of a clap of thunder sweeping before it (1 Kings 19:11-12). Along with this mighty thunder or blast came visible forked tongues like Fire sitting upon each of the 120 disciples! (See more at site: "Person of the Holy Spirit")
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