On the Messianic Jews

Loathing the replacement theology (Supersessionism), the Messianic Jews (Jews for Jesus, Chosen People's Ministry, etc.) differs from the Messianic Nazarene Yisrael. This article details their differences.

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PART 12 IN
THE SERIES ON THE RESTORATION OF ALL ISRAEL

A GENERAL
OVERVIEW OF THE MESSIANIC JEWISH AND

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
MOVEMENTS

By Rabbi/Brother Moshe Yoseph
Koniuchowsky

The
Church

Messianic Judaism
views the church as a separate and predominantly "gentile" entity,
apart from the people of Israel (i.e. the Jews). Both make up the body, yet
remain distinct and separate never actually fully coming together this side of
heaven. The best that can be hoped for is toleration and understanding, not full
unity such as joint services.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
does not recognize the church as a separate entity apart from the covenant
people of Israel. According to Messianic Nazarene Yisrael, there is no such thing as
"the church", rather the ekklesia of New Covenant Israel consists of
saved Jews, saved Israelites (remnant of the 10 tribes), along with
non-Israelites, all making up Yahshua’s ekklesia. The ekklesia is one both
now and forever.

Gentile
Believers

Messianic Judaism
views saved gentiles as non Israelites, who have no Israelite blood whatsoever,
having no legitimate claim to be physically descended from the patriarchs
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. They believe that any born again "gentile",
who claims physical descent from the patriarchs, either has a drop of Jewish
blood from an ancient grandparent, or are just Jewish wannabe’s, engaged in
delusion. Views the concept that any saved non-Jewish believer, could be a lost
non-Jewish Israelite, as utter nonsense.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
believes that most of the non-Jewish followers of Yahshua are Ephraimites, those
who were scattered amongst the gentile nations starting in 721 BCE. They were
the Lo Ami of Hosea one, who were not a people, but have now been restored as
individuals as promised by the prophets, through Israel’s Messiah. These
latter day "gentiles", are washed and then awakened to their Israelite
heritage by Messiah Yahshua, in fulfillment of many promises. Their recognition
of their identity as the seed of Ephraim and their union with Jewish Israel, is
a necessity for all Israel to be saved and for the Kingdom to be restored to
Israel.

Salvation

Messianic Judaism
views the re-gathering, identification and claim of non-Jewish believers as the
other House of Israel as heresy. Believe the concept of the two houses of a
single entity known as Israel, to be DNA salvation, or salvation by one’s
bloodline, instead of grace through faith. Falsely accuses two house proponents
of teaching that salvation is only for Israelites and not for non-Israelites.
View Yahshua’s blood as the means by which Yahshua saves any individual who
calls on Him, yet excludes the reality of scattered Israelites (10 tribe
Ephraimites), being saved. Salvation is to Jew and Gentile.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
views the gift of salvation as a free gift for whosoever will. Having said that
Messianic Nazarene Yisrael does in fact teach that Ephraim’s seed has fulfilled the
promise of physical multiplicity given to the patriarchs and views the
re-gathering of the latter day "gentiles", as consisting mostly of
lost Israelites. View Yahshua’s blood as the power of salvation for every
human being, including the 12 tribes scattered worldwide. Salvation is to Jew,
the lost Israelite individual and non-Israelite.

Commonwealth
of Israel

Messianic Judaism
views this commonwealth as the Messianic Jews plus "the church", as
being the Commonwealth. Within the Commonwealth of Israel, Messianic Judaism
separates Jews and non-Jews into separate entities, despite claims to the
contrary. They hold two different sets of standards for believers in the
"church" and in the Messianic Jewish movement. Torah is a privilege
and burden that only Messianic Jews can carry and participate in, but
"gentiles" cannot and should not practice Torah, outside of either the
limited Acts 15 Jerusalem Council requirements, or the manmade rabbinical
Noachide laws.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
believes that all in the Commonwealth of Israel purchased by Yahshua’s blood
are Israelites, with full privileges of citizenship. Believes that the believer’s
identity as Israel supercedes any identity as a Jew, a "gentile",
male, female, bond, free etc. All members of the body are Israelites, either
through physical birth (two houses) or engrafting (Gerim), thus producing one
holy covenant nation called New Covenant Israel, or the body of Yahshua. These
Israelites are at the same time both physical and spiritual Israelites, since
all disciples are physical beings that have received the Ruach Hakodesh. All
Israelites not only can carry the obligations of Torah, but are required to do
so, making no differential between a Jewish Israelite believer and a non Jewish
Israelite believer.

Spiritual
vs. Physical Israel

Messianic Judaism
believes that Jewish believers are physical Israel and that non-Jewish
"gentile" believers are spiritual Israel. These two entities are
supposedly both Israel, thus establishing two brides. Messianic Judaism’s main
concern is that this spiritual Israel "i.e. the church", does not
replace or nullify the promises made to physical Israel "i.e. the
Jews." While on one hand strongly dedicated to fighting replacement
theology, they perpetuate its very survival by recognizing non-Jewish believers
as some sort of a spiritual Israel. Thus Messianic Judaism propagates the war
between these two claimants of the title of Israel, where one or the other can
claim superiority or a more chosen status over and at the expense of the other.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
believes that there are not two brides of Messiah Yahshua, but in fact just one.
This bride is called Israel and is made up of those rescued from the nations
among all 12 tribes. Thus the House of Judah and the House of Israel along with
non-Israelites, are all Israel. Since all these believers regardless of
background are physical and since in order to be accepted and pleasing to the
Father all must be spiritually aware or regenerated by the Spirit, this single
nation is both and at the same time both physical and spiritual Israel. Since
this is the case, there is no need for a separate entity claiming to be
spiritual Israel i.e. "the church", thus eliminating the competition
and the 2000-year-old battle royal, over which entity really is the true Israel.

Racial
Distinctions

Messianic Judaism
while claiming that there are no racial distinctions in the body of Yahshua,
practice their faith quite differently. Jews and "gentiles" are not
only different people groups, but are identified as such. Terms like Jewish
believer or "gentile" believer are common terminology, thus
emphasizing the national and ethnic difference between brethren. Messianic
Judaism refuses to see returning Ephraimites as long lost brethren, who had been
mixed into the nations. This results in the establishment of Jewish synagogues
and "gentile churches."

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
believes that when the members of the body realize that they have all been made
citizens of the Commonwealth of the Israel of Yahuwah, that the racial origin of
the individual loses its importance. Messianic Nazarene Yisrael sees all believers as
redeemed Israelites, who have been rescued from the nations and does not focus
in on the lesser titles of Jew, gentile, male and female, bond, or free. As
Abraham’s seed, this nation is a royal priesthood and a peculiar nation as
Israel. Thus the focus becomes restoring the Kingdom to all Israel, rather than
breaching the gap between two separate entities known fallaciously as physical
and spiritual Israel. This concept of physical and spiritual Israel, is a work
of the flesh, a figment of the religious imagination, found nowhere in
scripture. All brethren are fellow Israelites, regardless of their family
descent!

Torah
Observance

Messianic Judaism
views this as totally optional for non-Jewish believers. Leaves Torah observance
to the individual conscience. Does not recognize the fact that the latter day
"gentiles", who are called the "melo hagoyim" or the
fullness of the nations, came from Ephraim’s physical seed. This rejection of
the "melo hagoyim" as legitimate Israelites has kept up a wall around
Torah that traditional Jews have erected many years ago. A wall around Torah has
been erected to keep non-Jews away and observant Jews inside protected from
straying away. Views Torah keeping amongst "gentile" believers, as
confusion and legalism.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
views most of the saved non-Jews as the promised seed of Ephraim, that in the
latter days would make up the fullness or the majority of non Jews in the world.
Therefore when Yahshua rescues a non-Jewish believer from the nations, he or she
not only has the privilege of Torah observance, but a divine mandate as well.
Since Messianic Nazarene Yisrael views all believers as New Covenant Israel (not replacing
first covenant Israel, but merely a renewed invigorated people of Israel), all
Israelites are encouraged to join Jewish brethren in keeping Torah, thus
removing the wall erected around it by traditional Judaism. Since Ephraimites
trace their ancestry to Jacob/Israel, through Joseph Jacob’s son, they rightly
believe that their forefathers were at the foot of Mt. Sinai receiving Torah,
just as much as the forefathers of Jewish Israel. Therefore all Israel’s
children enjoy the blessings of Torah obedience, making no distinction between
Torah observance for Jews and non-Jews.

The
Olive Tree

Messianic Judaism
believes that the olive tree of Romans 11 is the Jew and the
"gentile", or the natural and wild branches. Uses the Christian church’s
definition to define the olive tree.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
believes that the olive tree is the two houses of Israel, while the natural
OLIVE branches are Jewish and the wild OLIVE branches are non-Jewish Israelites
or Ephraimites. Uses Jeremiah the prophet’s definition to define the olive
tree of Israel.

The
Restoration of the Kingdom to Israel

Messianic Judaism
believes that this event is past and that it took place either in the time of
King Josiah, or at the time of the return of Jewish Israel from Babylon.
Believes that the two sticks of Ezekial came together as prophesied at that
time, therefore negating the need for a future restoration of both houses of
Israel. Believes that the reunion has already taken place and that those who
claim otherwise simply have missed the reunion.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
believes that the restorations has definitely not been fulfilled due to several
key issues. First the disciples asked Yahshua when the event would take place,
586 years after the reunion supposedly took place! Had the restoration been a
past event, the disciples would not have asked Messiah Yahshua the question in a
still future setting. Thus it is clear that the New Covenant disciples of
Yahshua, still looked forward to the reunification of both houses. Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
believes that according to Ezekial 37, the reunion will be highlighted by
a full return to the land of Israel, not a partial one referenced by Messianic
Judaism! Messianic Nazarene Yisrael believes that when this full return takes place, that
there will be sinless perfection with no idolatry found in either stick or
either house. Obviously, not only is the full nation not back in the land, both
houses have massive perversions in their belief systems, such as Ephraim’s
celebration of pagan holy days and Sunday Sabbath and Judah’s love of
Babylonian wisdom, writings and practices. According to the same Ezekial 37
passages, one King will rule over both houses. Unsaved Jewish Israel is still in
the majority and still is stiff-necked and still refuses to let Yahshua, Yahuwah’s
blessed Son rule over their affairs. Therefore Messianic Nazarene Yisrael believes that
the fullness of this scripturally promised reunion, has never fully come to
pass.

Replacement
Theology

Messianic Judaism
loathes it and does everything in its power, to rid this doctrine of demons from
theological circles. Yet tragically and ironically, it propagates it by their
misunderstanding of the church as a distinct and separate spiritual Israelite
entity.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
believes that the body of New Covenant Israel is both physical and spiritual,
thus eliminating the theological straw man built by religion called the church.
Once one of the two competing brides is recognized as a demonic manmade straw
man, then we are left with one bride known as the Commonwealth of Israel, where
there are no distinctions in race or nationality. Thus while loathing
replacement theology as well, Messianic Nazarene Yisrael has been given the correct
theological understanding and insight, to eliminate the theological straw man.

Shabbat
and Moadim

Messianic Judaism is
committed to 7^th day Shabbat keeping, Rosh Chodesh (New Moons), as
well as all the Feasts of Yahuwah.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael is
also committed to celebrate the 7^th day Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh (New
Moons), as well as the Feasts of Yahuwah. All those who do so are viewed as
Israelites, not as saved "gentiles."

The
Ten Tribes

Messianic Judaism
believes that the ten tribes ceased to be an identifiable nation and as
individuals were swallowed up by identifiable Jewish Israel. Messianic Judaism
believes therefore, that the Jewish people today are the reunited, reconstituted
visible nation of Israel, made up of a re-gathering of all 12 tribes. These 12
tribes today are known strictly and only as Jews, thus eliminating the need for
a future and further re-gathering of the House of Israel.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
believes that the nation of Israel remains blind and that blindness is found in
two separate houses, as Yahshua Himself found when both houses stumbled over His
Messiahship. Messianic Nazarene Yisrael believes that scripture is clear that Ephraim’s
(10 tribes) punishment, was for them to be swallowed up and become one flesh
with the pagan nations of the world, outside the land of Israel. Thus in order
to find them, Yahshua has been saving the gentile nations, looking for these
individual lost sheep, who make up the nation of the House of Israel. To locate
them you would have to preach the gospel to the whole wide world of non-Jewish
nations. Messianic Nazarene Yisrael does not believe that the scriptures ever promised that
the 10 tribes would be swallowed by Jewish/Israel, but rather would be scattered
and hidden in the gentile pagan nations, only to be rescued by Messiah, in the
last days of this age.

Tabernacle
of David

Messianic Judaism
believes that the Tabernacle of David is only the Jewish people. Therefore in
order to bring biblical reconciliation in these last days, efforts must be made
to reconcile the Jews and "the church", or to put it another way, to
bring "the church" back to her Jewish roots. Messianic Judaism is
actively engaged in restoring the broken relationship between these two separate
Israel’s, or the two separate brides of Yahuwah.

Messianic Nazarene
Yisrael believes that the Tabernacle Of David by historical and biblical
definition must resemble and be an exact replica of the people of Israel, over
which David ruled and over which David established his tabernacle. By definition
then, Messianic Nazarene Yisrael is actively engaged in restoring the broken
relationship between Israel’s two houses or two chosen families, that will lead
to the Kingdom being restored to Israel. Messianic Nazarene Yisrael believes
that restoration amongst brethren is biblical and believes that restoring New
Covenant Israel to "the church" is both unscriptural and fictional, especially
in light of the so-called "church’s" commitment to antinomianism.

Ordination
of Leaders

Messianic Judaism (MJAA-IAMCS),
will only ordain a rabbi who is thought to be Jewish, as a Messianic Rabbi. The
UMJC-AMB, will however recognize and ordain a non Jew as a Messianic rabbi.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
ordains and recognizes that a messianic rabbi can be produced from either House
of Israel. Therefore a non-Jewish man, can also be called to be a rabbi in a
messianic congregation, since he is most likely still a physical Israelite, from
the non-Jewish side of the Israelite family, or becomes an Israelite as a Ger.

Membership

Messianic Judaism (MJAA),
will only grant full membership with voting privileges to Messianic Jews. Non
Jewish or "gentile" believers are invited to become associate members.
Associate members are however allowed to tithe and to donate funds, just like
any full Jewish member. The MJAA denies this policy as racist, rather viewing it
as a protection of the Jewishness of the movement. The UMJC does allow all
believers into full membership.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
views it membership as open and full to anyone who is blood washed. Messianic
Nazarene Yisrael believes that associate memberships are discriminatory and heretical.
Messianic Nazarene Yisrael’s position is that if one is good enough for Yahshua’s
assembly, they ought to be good enough to be full members in any organization
claiming to represent Him.

Sacred
Name

Messianic Judaism
views the pronunciation of YHVH as Yahuwah or Yahveh, as inconclusive and beyond
finding out. Also believes that the common usage, or the mere pronunciation of
the Name, is a blatant violation of the commandment not to use it in vain. They
tend to interpret the phrase "in vain", as meaning common everyday
usage. Messianic Judaism is offended by those who do use it within it’s
circles and do everything possible to discourage the Sacred Name from being
used, preferring instead to use Hashem, which means "the Name".

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael’s
congregations and ministries, tend to be more open to its use. Though
pronunciations may vary from person to person, there is a general consensus that
since Yahuwah is restoring all things in and about Israel, that it must also be
His desire to restore His eternal redemptive, memorial covenant Name. Messianic
Nazarene Yisrael believes in most part, that any attempt to restore all things spoken of
by Israel’s prophets to Israel’s people, without restoring the Father’s
eternal memorial everlasting Name, would leave the movement short of its goals
and vision. Usage of the sacred Name is prevalent throughout Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
and those who do not use it, are not offended by those who do.

Charismatic
Sign Gifts

Messianic Judaism
has a mixture of those who do and those who do not believe in the sign gifts and
in their perpetuity. Attitudes and doctrines vary.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael has
a mixture of those who do and those who do not believe in the sign gifts and in
their perpetuity. Attitudes and doctrines vary.

Conversions

Messianic
Judaism believes that those who are not Jews in order to join Israel must
convert. This process takes on various means and modes. This practice at its
core is due to Messianic Judaism’s rejection of the historical reality of
non-Jewish Israelites being redeemed by Yahshua’s blood. They fallaciously
believe that the Jewish people today are all of the Israelites that exist today,
therefore one must become a Jew through conversion, to become an Israelite if
one was not born Jewish. There has been much debate and controversy as to what
conversion standards should be accepted, ranging from Messianic Beit Din, to the
opinion that traditional Orthodox Jewish standards are in order. This
understanding results from the misunderstanding regarding the survival and
preservation of the other House of Israel as and among the latter day
"gentiles."

Messianic
Nazarene Yisrael views all conversions with skepticism and disdain. To Messianic
Nazarene Yisraelites, all believers became physical-Spirit filled Israelites, regardless
of racial origin. Thus no conversion is necessary, since an Israelite need not
be adopted into the nation of Israel, that according to scripture, he or she
already belongs to either by birth or by grafting. Messianic Nazarene Yisrael believes
that Yahshua allowed us all to become Israel, so as to avoid the very manmade
decisions and rulings handed down by man made and man generated committees, as
to who is and who is not a Jew. Messianic Nazarene Yisrael views the entire conversion
process of Ephraimites and non-Israelites to Messianic Judaism as a sad
scenario, played out by those who do not realize that Israel has two chosen
families. As such no conversion is necessary, since a conversion merely
transfers a believer from one side of the family, to another, not from one faith
to another. Furthermore Messianic Nazarene Yisrael views conversions as a heretical
practice, designed to cheapen Yahuwah’s grace who accepts an individual as they
are, where they are and places them into Israel’s Commonwealth Himself.
Messianic Nazarene Yisrael therefore views conversions as dangerous and as a direct attack
against divine sovereignty.

Circumcision
or Brit Milah

Messianic Judaism
abides by differing versions of Acts 15 and the Jerusalem Council. By and large
non-Jews are taught that they need not be circumcised unless they convert to
Messianic Judaism through a man appointed Bet Din. "Gentiles" are
taught that they are in most cases already circumcised by the hospital and even
if they are not they need not be.

Messianic Judaism
permits those who are not circumcised in the flesh to participate in the
Passover Seder.  Torah teaches in Exodus 12:48 that the uncircumcised are
not permitted to participate in Passover.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
views all members of the Olive Tree as Born Again Israelites. Therefore, 
all believing parents should circumcise their sons on the 8th day following
birth, in accord with the covenant of Abraham as given in Genesis 17. Since
Torah commands the 8th day circumcision, it is up to the believing parents to
oversee a Biblical Brit Milah for an infant son.  The parents are
accountable to Yahuwah to properly perform this upon their son on the 8th day.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
does not accept hospital circumcision at birth as being a legitimate fulfillment
of the requirement for parents to perform the Brit Milah on Messianic Nazarene Yisraelite
sons.  All Messianic Nazarene Yisraelite families that produce a newborn son, should
have the Brit Milah performed on the 8th day in accord with the command of Torah
in Genesis 17.  However, we do recognize that circumcision among the non
Jewish nations, has become commonplace in the 20th century.  We feel this
has been the Guidance of Ruach Hakodesh in preparing the remnant from the
fullness of the nations (Ephraim), to recognize their position in Torah as
descendants of Israel.  This being the case, we give gospel grace to those
males who were already circumcised in the hospital and do not require a
recircumcision or a Hatafas Dahm (drawing of blood from the spot of past
hospital circumcision on adults) ceremony upon them.

As
for uncircumcised men who have come into a realization of their Israelite
heritage through the revelation of the Ruach Hakodesh, it would be Scriptural
for an adult male to have himself circumcised on the 8th day, following the
revelation of his heritage. This would apply to any believer who, though saved,
had not been cognizant of Israelite blood or their place in Israel's Two Houses.
We have the example of Timothy who was a descendant of the Tribe of Judah on his
mother's side who had himself circumcised later in life.  An entire
generation of Israel -- those born in the wilderness -- remained uncircumcised
until later in life.  But when it was time to enter into the Promised Land,
they all became circumcised (Joshua 5:2-8). The Messianic Nazarene Yisrael Movement is now
moving into our spiritual Promised Land, so it is now time for all our adult men
to be in proper circumcision, so as to partake of the Passover (Master's) Supper.
Messianic Nazarene Yisrael does
not believe that the act of circumcision has any effect upon the process of
salvation.  Circumcision is a requirement for those descended from Abraham,
but lack of circumcision does not keep one from being saved.  Messianic
Nazarene Yisrael views the warnings and forbidding of Rav Shaul (Paul) against
circumcision, not as the forbidding of the token of the Abrahamic Covenant, but
rather as a forbidding for Ephraimites and non-Israelites to become part of
"the circumcision", or to convert or become Jews. Thus the many verses
forbidding circumcision (Galatians), are a warning not to equate conversion to
Judaism (becoming Jewish or joining the circumcision), as having any bearing on
Salvation. All male offspring of believing parents must be circumcised as
Abraham's seed, and all male adults should seriously consider Brit Milah for the
8th day after their recognition of their true Israelite heritage.  

 Bar
& Bat Mitzvah

Messianic Judaism
views these practices as mitzvoth and holds them equal to the scriptural
commands. Views these observances as binding on all Jews and converts.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
views these practices as traditional additions to Judaism and as strictly
optional and not binding on Israelites in any way.

Halachah
(The Way to Walk)

Messianic Judaism
respects traditional rabbinical halachah and often times chooses to submit to
it. Obedience to traditional rabbinical halacha varies from congregation to
congregation. As a whole Messianic Judaism seeks to become the recognized and
established fourth major branch of Judaism after Orthodox, Conservative and
Reform. This can only be done by Messianic Jewish leadership’s acceptance, of
a large portion of traditional rabbinical halachic teachings and rulings.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
views traditional rabbinical halachah as dangerous in many instances and views
Yahshua alone as "The Way", therefore He alone is halachah. Messianic
Nazarene Yisrael views traditional rabbinical rulings with interest, to be used for wisdom
and insight but not for practical doctrine and living.

Kashrut-Kosher
Keeping

Messianic Judaism in
general follows all of biblical kashrut such as the avoidance of pig and
shellfish. Some segments follow the rabbinical halacha of the separation of milk
and dairy. This segment uses different pots and pans for meat and dairy
products, never mixing the two. This is a minority segment.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael in
general follows all of biblical kashrut such as the avoidance of pigs and
shellfish. Most segments do not follow the halachic laws of separation between
milk and dairy products and different pots and pans, though a few do.

Reverse
Replacement Theology

Messianic Judaism
believes that the "gentile" believer, is a type of the House of Israel
(10) tribes and not the redeemed physical remnant of the ten tribes itself.
Proliferates the fallacious and dangerous understanding of the so-called
"church", as the "Ephraim of the Spirit", or "spiritual
Ephraim", thus engaging in reverse replacement theology. Reverse
replacement theology, is substituting a man made spiritual entity called
"the church", for the re-gathered, rescued, redeemed remnant of the
physical House Of Israel (Ephraim). Thus while rightly loathing "the church’s"
replacement theological practices of trying to use the "church" to
replace the Jews as the "New Israel", most of Messianic Judaism seems
to have no problems with using the same "church", to replace the
physical House of Joseph. The House of Joseph is just as biologically Semitic,
as are the Jewish people and thus sadly and tragically Messianic Judaism in
great ignorance, often practices anti-Semitism through reverse replacement
theology.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
does not engage in any kind of replacement theology, including steering clear of
reverse replacement theology.  By proclaiming that two physical Houses of
Israel are being restored through the Messiah Yahshua, neither house is ignored,
or replaced by one another, nor by an outside manmade third party entity called
"the church". The "church", is not used to replace either
house in Yahuwah’s eternal plans and thus all three parties that make up New
Covenant Israel thrive, survive and dwell together as brethren in greater
Israel. Judah, Ephraim and Gerim (strangers), all live in unity as Spirit filled
physical beings, united by Yahshua’s cords of love, in a single entity known
as His body, the ekklesia, or the Commonwealth of Israel. All forms of
replacement theology are utterly rejected as anti-Semitic, including reverse
replacement theology, as is often practiced in other forms of Messianism.

Yahshua’s
Deity

Messianic Judaism
(the modern movement), was established upon a strong foundation, by men who held
fast to the absolute deity of Messiah Yahshua. The leadership was and remains
one hundred percent committed to teaching His deity. Yet recent years have found
widespread apostasy in it ranks, as literally scores of Messianic Jewish
adherents, as well as numerous rabbis, have become apostate by denying this
cardinal truth upon which all major Messianic Jewish organizations were
originally established. As one major leader recently put it "it (this
heresy) is destroying the movement."

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
requires that any congregation or Messianic Nazarene Yisraelite leader, must make a full
and compete confession of Yahshua’s deity, prior to acceptance and recognition
in Messianic Nazarene Yisrael. Several leaders and ministries have been refused
membership, due to their unscriptural position regarding Yahshua’s deity.
Yahshua’s deity is a main bedrock of the gospel, which Messianic Nazarene Yisrael cannot
compromise. Messianic Nazarene Yisrael seeks to weed out those holding this view, before
infiltration of this hideous doctrine into its ranks.

Women
In Ministry

Messianic Judaism
does not actively promote or encourage women to the five-fold ministry.

Messianic Nazarene Yisrael
does encourage and actively allow women to function as five fold ministers.