Light of Messiah Ministries Canada
WE BELIEVE THAT YESHUA IS THE MESSIAH
Objectives1. To keep and guard the Sabbath and the Seven Appointed Feasts as commanded in the Torah and to practice Biblical traditions. 2. To observe and obey all the commandments of the L-RD as stipulated in the Torah, repeated in the Tanakh and adhered in the Brit Chadasha. 3. To help the poor, the needy and sick especially those in the Body of Messiah through prayers, financial and moral support. 4. To support and help Israel and the Jewish people in every way we can. 5. To provide good teaching materials to help other believers grow in faith and knowledge of the L-RD. 6. To conduct outreach programs, preach the Gospel and to help others who are in need locally and internationally. 7. To unite with other Messianic congregations of the same beliefs and practices and establish relationship with the rest of the Body of Believers. |
Goals1. To bring glory, honour and praises and to serve the One True G-D Almighty and to His Son, Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ), the Anointed One. 2. To diligently search out and implement the Hebraic and Jewish Roots of our faith. 3. To understand and carry out the true Biblical Teachings, as stipulated in the Torah, affirmed in the Tanakh and explained in the Brit Chadasha 4. To restore and adopt the Teachings and Practices of Yeshua, which were practiced and implemented by the 12 apostles and their followers in the first century. 5. To practice and propagate through good example the commandments of the L-RD to other people. 6. To preach the Gospel of salvation to all people. 7. To establish more Messianic congregations in Toronto and other parts of the world as the L-RD enables us. |
Statement of Faith
We are a group of Messianic believers who adhere to both the older and newer covenants. We believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah and that He existed in the form of G-d (Phil 2:6), being the Word of G-d from the beginning, was with G-d from eternity past and all things came to being through Him (John 1:1-3). We believe that He is the image of the invisible G-d and by Him all things were created in the heavens and on earth and He is before all things and in Him all things hold together (Col. 1:15-17). We believe that Yeshua stepped out of eternity and became man in human flesh and dwelt among His people (John 1:14). We believe that He was born of a virgin (Luke 1:26-35) in the line of king David, his servant (Matt 1:1-16; Luke 3:23-38).
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We believe that Yeshua sent the Ruach Hakodesh (Holy Spirit) the Helper, the Councilor, from the Father (John 16:5-15; Acts 2:1-12). We believe that the Ruach Hakodesh is our seal and was given as a pledge of our inheritance and redemption (Eph 1:13-14) and that He (the Holy Spirit) will teach us all things and bring into remembrance all that Yeshua said (John 14:26).
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We believed that Yeshua kept the Law (Torah) and all G-d’s commandments and He is the embodiment of the whole Torah, the Living Word of G-d. We believe that He came not to destroy the Law but to fulfill (Matt 5:17-19). We believe that He is the promised Messiah, the Saviour of the world. We believe that He is the only way to the Father (John 14:6) and that salvation can only be attained through Him by faith alone (Eph 2:8-9) as there is no other name under heaven that we can be save except through Him (Acts 3:12). In Him was life and the life was the light of men (John 1:4).
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We believe that all Scriptures (the Bible) is inspired by G-d and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness that the man of G-d may be adequate, equipped for every good work (2 Tim 3:16-17; Rom 15:4). We believe that the word of G-d does not change and Torah (Law) was not done away with (Matt 5:17-19; Luke 16:17) and that we are to keep His commandments (1 John 2:3-7). We believe that there is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy (James 4:12; Acts 7:28; Mal 3:1) and we believe that Yeshua is the giver of the 10 commandments and the whole Torah to Moses. We believe that Yeshua is the same yesterday, today and forever (Heb 13:8; Rev 22:13). We believe that the believers should keep the commandments of G-d and hold to the testimony of Yeshua (Rev 12:17; 14:12) and if we truly love Yeshua (Jesus), we should keep His commandments (John 14:15; 15:10). We believe in the two greatest commandments that is to love our L-rd G-d with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and to love our neighbors as ourselves. These two commandments summarized the whole Law.
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We believe that Yeshua suffered and died in the cross for our sins (Matt 27:27-50) and He was buried (Matt 27:57-66) and was raised into life on the third day according the Scriptures (Matt 28:1-20; 1 Cor 15:1-4) and was seen by the apostles and over 500 witnesses (1 Cor 15:5-8). We believe that He ascended to Heaven after resurrection in the presence of many witnesses (Acts 1:9-10) and seated with the Father in glory (Acts 7:56; Heb 1:13) and that He will come back again in the same way He ascended to Heaven (Acts 1:11) at the time that only the Father knows (Acts 1:7) but when He comes back, He will judge the living and the dead (Matt 24:29-31; 25:31-46).
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We believe that we cannot be saved by good works but rather we were saved to do good works (Eph 2:10) and that we have to work our salvation with fear and trembling (Phil 2:12). We believe that believers can still sin and can be forgiven when we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us from our sins (1 John 1:9). We believe that salvation is permanent to those who are really saved (John 10:27-30; 1 John 5:13).
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We believe in the Great Commission and evangelism and the Gospel of truth has to be propagated to all people (Matt 28:18-20). We believe that the Jewish people are the chosen people and that salvation will come to them in G-d’s time (Rom 11:25-29; Zech 13:8-9).
We believe in the seven years tribulation as mentioned in Matthew 24 and the book of Revelation. We believe in the snatching away of believers (Matt 24: 40-41; 1 Cor 15:51-53; 1 Thes 4:16-17) and we also believe in the resurrection of the believers being the first resurrection (Rev 20:4-6). We believe that Yeshua will reign as King in the Millennial Kingdom (Rev 20:4; Ezek 40-48). |
We believe that angels are ministering spirits sent to render service for those who will inherit salvation (Heb 1:14). We believe that satan is the enemy of G-d and the devil is a roaring lion and is ready to steal, kill and destroy (1 Peter 5:8; John 10:10).
We believe that Sabbath is the day of worship, as it has been established from the beginning (Gen 2:3). Yeshua and His disiciples practiced them as mentioned in the 4 Gospels. Proper observance of Sabbath will be reinstituted in the Millennial kingdom (Ezek 40-48) and will be observed in the new heavens and new earth (Isa 66:22-23). |
We believe and adhere to the Appointed Times of G-d as stipulated in Leviticus 23 and keep the food commandments as identified in Leviticus 11. We, however, do not judge our fellow believers with regards to food or drink or Feasts, New Moon or Sabbath day for these are shadows of what is to come for the body of Christ (Col 2:16-17). We believe that these practices are not salvation issues and should not hinder the fellowship between brethren. We believe that love is supreme above all these things and we ought to love our neighbor fulfilling the royal law of Christ (James 2:8). We believe in the universal body of Messiah, among the brethren and we recognize that each believers and group of believers perform specific and unique tasks in building the kingdom of G-d.
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