What do Messianic Jews believe?
That Yeshua of Nazareth is the promised Messiah of Israel and the Saviour of the world, that the Tanakh and the New Covenant are God's Word, and that Jewish people who follow him remain Jewish.
Messianic Jews believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; that Yeshua is the Messiah promised in the Torah, Prophets and Writings; that he died as an atonement, rose from the dead, and will return to reign from Jerusalem.
Most keep some or much of Jewish life: Shabbat, the feasts, circumcision, Hebrew prayer. Congregations meet in Israel (in Hebrew, Russian, Amharic and more) and around the world.
They aren't a "denomination" that Jews join so much as Jews who believe Israel's Messiah has come.
Testimonies Jewish roots Ask about it
Sources
- Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations, statement of faith
- Messianic Jewish Alliance of America, doctrinal basis
