THE WAY EVERLASTING — MISSION & STATEMENT OF FAITH

MISSION
To fulfill the Great Commission Yeshua of Nazareth gave His followers: to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything He commanded. (Matthew 28:19–20)

  1. SCRIPTURE
    We believe the Holy Scriptures (Old and New Covenant) are God’s eternal Word—verbally inspired, inerrant, infallible, and the final authority for faith and life. (Psalm 107:11; 119:160; Proverbs 30:5; Matthew 4:4; Mark 7:6–13; John 10:35; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; Hebrews 1:1–3; 2 Peter 1:20–21)

  2. GOD THE CREATOR
    God is sovereign and created all things out of nothing for His purpose and glory. (Genesis 1–2; Job 38–41; Psalm 19:1–4; Isaiah 37:16; Jeremiah 10:11–12; Romans 4:17; Hebrews 11:3)

  3. ONE GOD, THREE PERSONS (ELOHIM)
    There is one infinite, perfect, eternal God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—co-equal and co-eternal, each fully sharing the nature and perfections of Deity. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Leviticus 19:2; Deuteronomy 33:27; Isaiah 6:1–3; 40:28–31; Psalm 90:2; Acts 17:24; Genesis 1:26; Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 3:16–17; 28:19–20; Luke 1:35; John 1:1–3; 15:26; 16:12–15; Colossians 1:15–20; Hebrews 1:1–4; 3:7–11; 1 John 5:7[1])

  4. HUMANITY AND SIN
    Humans were created in God’s image, yet through Adam’s willful sin all incurred physical and spiritual death, becoming alienated from God and unable to remedy their condition by their own means. (Genesis 1:26–31; 3:1–7; Romans 3:10–18, 23; 5:12–21; Ephesians 2:1–3)

  5. ABRAHAMIC COVENANT & ISRAEL
    God made an everlasting, irrevocable covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—including the unconditional election of Israel as His chosen people, the gift of the land, and the promise of the Messiah who blesses all families of the earth. (Genesis 12:1–3; 15:9–21; 17:1–8; 2 Samuel 7:12–16; Jeremiah 31:23–40; Romans 9–11; Galatians 3:6–4:7)

  6. YESHUA THE MESSIAH (JESUS CHRIST)
    The eternal Word took on human nature, becoming Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah—fully God and fully man—virgin-conceived, sinless, and perfectly obedient. He is our Prophet, Priest, and King who offered Himself once for all as the only atoning, substitutionary sacrifice; He rose bodily, ascended, and intercedes for believers. He will return to reign on earth. (John 1:1–18; Isaiah 9:6–7; John 10:30; 20:28; Acts 2:14–36; Colossians 2:9; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18–25; Luke 1:34–35; Hebrews 2:14–18; 4:15; 7:26; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22; Isaiah 53:9; Deuteronomy 18:15; Acts 3:22–24; John 1:18; Hebrews 1:1–4; 4:14–5:10; 7:1–3; 9:6–10:18; 1 John 2:2; Revelation 1:5; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 9:24; 1 John 2:1–2; 2 Samuel 7:12–16; Matthew 2:1–11; Luke 1:32–33; Acts 2:30–36; Revelation 20:4)

  7. THE HOLY SPIRIT
    The Holy Spirit is a divine Person, bearing witness to Yeshua through the Word, convicting the world, regenerating and baptizing believers into the one Body, indwelling, filling, guiding, gifting, empowering, and producing fruit. Regeneration is essential to salvation; sanctification is by His indwelling power. (Matthew 28:19; Acts 5:3–4; Ephesians 4:30; John 14:25–27; 16:13; 16:7–11; 3:3–5; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 12:13; Titus 3:5; John 14:15–21; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Ephesians 1:13–14; 5:18; Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 12:1–31; Ephesians 4:11; Galatians 5:16–25)

  8. SALVATION
    Salvation for Jews and Gentiles is found only in Jesus and His finished work. We are saved by grace through faith in His death, burial, and resurrection—God’s gift, not human effort. In repentance and faith we are born again by the Spirit, forgiven, and granted eternal life and security in Christ. (John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Acts 2:21; 3:19; 1 John 1:9; John 3:16; 10:28–30; Acts 16:31; Romans 8:28–30; 10:9–10; Ephesians 2:8–9; Galatians 2:16; 3:8; Titus 3:5; Romans 3:21–4:25; Hebrews 9:22; 13:5; Ephesians 1:13–14)

  9. THE BLOOD OF MESSIAH
    The sinless blood of Yeshua is fully sufficient to cleanse from all sin; He bore our sins and their penalty so believers are freed from condemnation. (1 John 1:7; Revelation 1:5; 5:9; Colossians 1:20; Romans 3:10–12, 23; 5:9; John 1:29)

  10. DIVINE HEALING
    Christ’s redemptive work includes healing—graciously applied in the believer’s life through prayer and God’s sovereign will; healing accompanied Jesus’ ministry and appears among the Spirit’s gifts. (Isaiah 53:5; Matthew 8:16–17; 1 Peter 2:24; James 5:13–16; Psalm 103:2–3; Acts 8:6–7; 1 Corinthians 12:9, 28; Romans 11:29; Mark 16:17–18[2])

  11. THE CHURCH
    The Church is the universal, spiritual body of all believers from every nation, indwelt and empowered by the Spirit to fulfill the Great Commission. All who are born of the Spirit are members of Christ’s Body, called to unity. (Matthew 28:19–20; Mark 16:15[2]; Luke 24:46–48; Acts 1:8, 11; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Ephesians 1:20–23; 2:19–22; 1 Corinthians 12:12–14; Colossians 1:18–19; Revelation 5:9; Hebrews 12:23; John 17:11, 20–23)

  12. SANCTIFICATION & CHRISTIAN LIVING
    God grants all things needed for life and godliness. Sanctification is the ongoing work of the Spirit through the Word, forming Messiah’s character in us for holy living to God’s glory. (2 Peter 1:3–10; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 5:23; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 6:14–18; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Romans 8:29; 12:1–2; Hebrews 2:11)

  13. ORDINANCES / PRACTICES
    Baptism (by immersion): A post-conversion symbol and witness of new birth and union with Christ. (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16[2]; Acts 2:38; 8:12, 36–38; 10:47–48; Romans 6:3–4; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:20–22)

The Lord’s Supper: A remembrance and proclamation of Messiah’s sacrifice and our communion with Him and one another. (Matthew 26:26–29; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 10:16–17; 11:23–26)

Servanthood (washing of feet): Following our Master’s example in humble service. (John 13:1–17; Luke 22:24–27)

  1. BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT & SPIRITUAL GIFTS
    We affirm the Spirit’s empowering (often called “baptism in the Holy Spirit”) for bold witness and ministry, with gifts and fruit evident in the Church’s life. (Acts 1:5–8; 2:1–4, 17, 38–39; 8:14–17; 10:44–48; 11:15–17; 19:1–6; John 14:17; Ephesians 5:18; Joel 2:28–29; Mark 16:17[2]; Romans 8:26–27; Galatians 5:22–23; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 12:1–11)

Spiritual gifts are given for building up the Church; believers should eagerly desire and exercise them in harmony with Scripture. (Hebrews 2:4; Romans 1:11; 12:4–8; Ephesians 4:16; 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6–7; 1 Corinthians 12; 14; 1 Peter 4:10–11)

  1. LAST THINGS
    The Blessed Hope: The bodily resurrection of the redeemed and the catching up of believers to be with the Lord forever. (1 Corinthians 15:51–58; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18; Titus 2:13)

Second Coming & Millennial Reign: Jesus will return personally and bodily, rescue Israel after the Great Tribulation, and reign from Jerusalem; His redeemed will reign with Him. (2 Samuel 7:12–16; Daniel 2:44; Luke 1:30–33; Matthew 24:30; 26:64; Acts 1:9–11; 2 Thessalonians 1:7–10; Revelation 1:7; 20:1–6)

Final Judgment & Eternal State: The redeemed enter God’s presence; the unrepentant face judgment and eternal separation. (2 Corinthians 5:8; Luke 16:22–26; Psalm 9:17; Matthew 7:21–23; 25:31–46; John 3:36; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 14:9–11; 20:11–15; 21:8)

New Heavens & New Earth: We look for the Holy City, New Jerusalem, and the eternal dwelling of God with His people. (Revelation 21:1–2, 10)

FOOTNOTES
[1] 1 John 5:7 (“heavenly witnesses”) — textual variant: the longer Trinitarian formula appears in the KJV tradition but is not present in most modern critical Greek texts. For Trinitarian doctrine, rely on clear passages such as Matthew 28:19; John 1:1–3; 15:26; 16:13–15; Hebrews 1:1–4.

[2] Mark 16:9–20 (longer ending) — textual variant: many modern translations bracket these verses. Parallels for the Great Commission and empowerment include Matthew 28:18–20; Luke 24:46–49; Acts 1:8.