- Apostolic Messianic
Apostolic Messianic is a restoration of the early Christian faith to its Jewish identity. It is also referred to as Apostolic Messianic Judaism.
Overview
The Apostolic Messianic movement originated with the unity of followers from several Oneness Pentecostal groups. These saw a connection of Oneness Pentecostalism with Messianic Judaism of the first century. This is verified by the term "Christ" which is Messiah or Messieh in Hebrew. The first Christians believed Jesus was the Jewish Messieh and upon this single identity the whole Christian faith rests. Noticing that most of modern theology rejects the Christian Church being Jewish in its birth, they desired to depart and form a Oneness group that was Messianic in faith, practice, conduct, and order.Holt, Michael "Origin of Apostolic Messianic Movement", Apostolic Theological Bible College, 2003, p18]
History
In its modern form it is a merging of
Oneness Pentecostalism and the ancientMessianic beliefs of the followers ofJesus . The group was formed from the various Oneness Pentecostal organizations and was founded in 1995 inTampa ,Florida by Oneness historian Dr. Gary Reckart, Sr..Holt, Michael "Origin of Apostolic Messianic Movement", Apostolic Theological Bible College, 2003, p14] . It stresses the Jewishness of the New Testament Church into which Gentiles are grafted (Romans 11:17 [Romans 11:17] ). The movement now has over 8,000 adherents worldwide.The Early Church
The
Christian Church was founded in Israel byJesus Christ . [Matthew 16:18] Its birth place wasJerusalem . The authority for this Jewish sect was presented by the Apostles in the Gospels and Epistles. All of the Apostles wereJewish . All of the first converts were Jewish. On the day ofPentecost only Jews were present in the upper room. [Acts 1:15] For the next ten years until Acts 10 only Jewish individuals were added to the Church. Then in this chapter the door to the Gentiles was opened. [Acts 15:7] From this moment on the Christian Church consisted of both Jews and Gentiles. Gentiles were expected to conform in faith and practice to the same teachings of Jesus and the Apostles that Jews had followed for ten years. MessianicJudaism had expanded beyond the borders of Israel with the conversion of the Apostle Paul and his missionary trips into Asia. The Church at no time in the first century was looked upon as a Gentile religion. The Gentile members were considered joint heirs and fellowcitizens of the same Kingdom of God the Jews enjoyed. Apostle Paul tells us the middle wall was torn down between Jew and Gentile and there was now one body [Eph. 2:14]Doctrine and Theology
Apostolic Messianics are Oneness. They follow Acts 2:38 as the plan of faith and grace salvation. They believe in holiness and separation from all things evil and sinful. They observe the Lord's Communion only on Passover according to the Jewish calendar. On the same night Jesus and the Apostles celebrated his memmorial Apostolic Messianics gather to remember the
Passover sacrifice of Jesus as the Lamb of God. They believe in the full Gospel which includes gifts of the Holy Spirit in the Church and miracles. They also believe in the ministry ofApostles , Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers. [Eph 4:11] They believe in the Post-tribulation coming of Christ as Jesus predicted in Matthew 24:29. [Matthew 24:29]External links
* [http://jesus-messiah.com] Portal of Apostolic Messianic groups
* [http://whyapostolic.com] Studies from Apostolic Messianic view-point
* [http://hechos238.com] Portal to Spanish Apostolic Messianic studies
* [http://jmfi.org] Missionary work of Apostolic Messianicsee also
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Jesus-Name doctrine
*Oneness vs Trinity
*Acts 2:38 salvation by grace through faith
*Jesus-Name baptism doctrine
*Sabellianism belief in one God, i.e. Modalism
*Oneness Doctrine, Jewish belief in one God, Jesus is GodReferences
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