Brief Aspects of our Belief

The Seventh Day Sabbath

The Sabbath day was first instituted on the seventh day of creation (Genesis 2:1-3). It was a day in which God blessed, and rested on. God explicitly states that we should remember this day to keep it holy, and that we should not do any work on this day (Exodus 20:8-10). Some regard this day as something Jesus has done away with, but this is not true. God has established the Sabbath as a perpetual or everlasting covenant (Exodus 31:16). This means that the Sabbath Day is in existence forever. Besides, Jesus said himself that he did not come to destroy the law, but He came to fulfill it (St. Matthew 5:17). Therefore, as Paul states in Hebrews 4:9, "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."

The Feast Days

In Leviticus 23, God instructs His people of the Feast Days, or holidays we are to observe. The feast days are generally special Sabbaths, which are memorials of significant events. Each feast has its own season in which it falls, and should be celebrated with great joy. One of the more popular feast days is the Passover.

The Dietary Law

There are certain animals and creatures which God instructed His people to eat. God did this to make a difference between what is clean, and what is unclean (Leviticus 11:47). A detailed list of God's instruction on clean and unclean animals (clean animals being ones we can eat), is found in Leviticus 11. For example, we do not believe in consuming swine or the pig. This is because according to Leviticus 11:7, this animal is unclean. God's also warns his people of the grave consequence of consuming unclean food in Isaiah 66:17.

The Sacred Name

In addition to using terms such as Jesus and God, we also use the Hebrew or sacred names. These names would be Yahshua and Elohim respectively. Since Jesus was born in Israel, he was called by his Hebrew name, rather than the Latin term we currently use. The Hebrew term for Lord is Yahweh. Most people are familiar with 'Yah' or 'Jah', from the term 'Hallelujah'. A psalmist also admonished the people to extol Him by His name 'YAH' (Psalms 68:4).

Baptism & The Holy Ghost

Because of sin, we are unclean in God's eyesight. This is why Peter admonishes the people to repent, and to be baptized for the remission of sins, so we can receive the gift of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:38). It is this process of baptism, which pardons us from our sins. Once we are free from our sins, we can then begin to seek after the Holy Ghost. It is the power of the Holy Ghost that empowers us to be like Christ. It is also the power that will raise us from the dead upon Christ's return.