I think I believe. What's next?
There's no pressure and no script. Talk to God in your own words, honestly. Keep reading. When you're ready, talk with a Messianic Jewish believer and look for a congregation.
Faith starts with trust, not a formula. The prophets show people simply turning to God: "Return to me, and I will return to you" (Malachi 3:7). You can tell God, in your own words, what you believe and what you're unsure about.
Keep reading: Matthew, then John, then Romans. Come back to Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22.
When you're ready, talk privately with a vetted volunteer through "Ask a Messianic Jew". Messianic congregations meet in Israel and in many countries.
In the Scriptures
7לְמִימֵ֨י אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜ם סַרְתֶּ֤ם מֵֽחֻקַּי֙ וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַרְתֶּ֔ם שׁ֤וּבוּ אֵלַי֙ וְאָשׁ֣וּבָה אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּמֶּ֥ה נָשֽׁוּב׃
7From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from Mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, Saith the LORD of hosts. But ye say: ‘Wherein shall we return?’
Malachi 3:7 (Hebrew & JPS 1917)
Sources
- Malachi 3:7
