1 We believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures and, for the correct interpretation of those Scriptures, we must use the Old Testament as the foundation of our understanding of the New Testament.

2 We believe that YAHUSHA ha Machiach came in the flesh and is the Savior of mankind as revealed in the New Testament Scriptures, born of a virgin, that is, to clearly define this, consisting of Mary’s DNA substance as well as YHWH’s being, combined to form YAHUSHA the man. Some believe that Mary was just a “host” or surrogate womb, with none of her own DNA involved in YAHUSHA’s creation, which would invalidate His sacrifice. “Except that He was completely dead for three days and three nights in the tomb”, not down in hell three days and three nights preaching to spirits. We believe 1 Peter 3:18-20 refers to the time just before the Flood in Noah’s day, when YAHUSHA, as the Logos, explains to Satan that, because he caused man to defile himself so badly that YHWH must now destroy all life except the Covenant people represented in Noah and his family.

We affirm that YAHUSHA is the ever-living, self-existing, without the beginning of days or the end of life (Hebrews 1:3; 7:3). He first was the Word of YHWH, then the Son when born of a woman as Proverbs 8:22-31 details. He is the origin of all creation, not the first created. We will not accept the lie that states YAHUSHA was a created being. We are delighted to help bring people to the truth, but if your hearts are set on the notion that YAHUSHA was created, or is an angel, we cannot have continued fellowship with those whose hearts are hardened.

We believe he lived a sinless life as an example for us to follow. We believe that, through his death upon the tree of Calvary, we may obtain atonement for our sins and walk in harmony with YWHH our Heavenly Father.

3 We believe that it is necessary and essential to our salvation that we accept the Name of our Heavenly Father YHWH and the Name of His Son, YAHUSHA ha Mashiach.

4 We believe that to be obedient children and disciples of YAHUSHA it is necessary to keep His Commandments, statutes, and judgments (barring the ritual and animal sacrifice laws of the Torah) which our Heavenly Father gave to Israel to make them a set apart People. We believe that it is both possible and a joy to keep these commandments by faith for our salvation. We now keep a spiritual sacrifice rather than animal sacrifices, meal, and drink offerings.

5 We believe that Grace is not license to do as you please.

6 We believe that water immersion is a necessary act following repentance.

7 We believe that obedience to the commandments of Almighty YHWH includes the observance of and keeping of His Commandments of Leviticus 23 and Numbers 28-29.

8 We believe that the months of the set-apart year are determined by the visible new moons. The first day of each month must be marked by the appearance of the visible crescent. Abib is sighted after the spring equinox, the true equalizing of day and nighttime hours.

9 We believe that the Passover Last Supper in New Testament Scripture is the annual observance of YAHUSHA ha Mashiach’s death. The Passover is to be observed as a Memorial on the evening of the 14th day of the month of Abib, just after sundown, at the commencement of the day.

10 We believe the Passover observance includes the emblems that are to be partaken in these New Covenant times, and that the unleavened bread symbolizes the broken body of our Savior, YAHUSHA. We understand that the symbol of YAHUSHA’s spilled blood is depicted by the fruit of the vine.

11 We believe that the Feast of Unleavened Bread is a New Covenant observance, as well, observed from the 15th on through to the 21st of the month of Abib. During this period we eat unleavened bread as a major part of our meals, while symbolically cleansing ourselves of that part of our lives that is of the devil, including false doctrine and such pursuits as lead to sin.

12 We believe that the Feast of Firstfruits (Pentecost) is to be observed seven weeks following the Passover, starting our count with the day following the weekly Sabbath on Passover of during the Days of Unleavened Bread.

13 We believe that the fast of the Day of Atonement is to be observed as a memorial of our Savior’s atonement for us on the tree of Calvary. This day is a Sabbath and day of fasting.

14 We believe that the Feast of Booths is to be observed as a New Covenant observance, a foreshadowing of the Reign of YHWH for a thousand years. The First Day of the Feast of Booths is a set-apart day of convocation and the eighth day, referred to in Scripture as the Last Great Day, is to be observed as a set-apart convocation as well.

15 We believe that the Scriptures teach a life of total obedience to the Almighty YHWH and to His set-apart laws.

16 We believe that husbands should establish proper headship over their wives and families and to love their wives as their own bodies, to nourish and to cherish them as the Master does the Assembly.

17 We believe that wives should honor their husbands’ headship and authority over them, to honor their decisions concerning the family, of course taking into consideration the input and perspectives of their wives. The wife should approach her husband with entreaty and petition as she would interact with YAHUSHA Himself.

18 We believe that our daughters should be prepared from childhood to humbly accept the lifestyle ordained in the Scripture for her. The high calling of marriage and childbearing with the many abilities listed in Proverbs 31. Daughters should be taught they must live under their fathers’ headship for as long as they remain unmarried. Daughters must live with their parents until married (1 Corinthians 7:35-40). This is spiritual, headship must be maintained. For example, look what has happened with our society with women having the same social status as men in business, education, and government.

Where in Scripture does YHWH allow women to have authority over men? Look at the fruit born from women receiving the right to vote. Think about it.

19 We believe in the total renunciation of the worship of Baal and Asherim. For example, to avoid this type of idolatry, the men in our assemblies wear beards without cut edges. Neck ties are forbidden [ties are a phallic symbol]. Women do not bring scissors to their hair or any personal hygiene products that penetrate their bodies. Let me explain. In Luke 21:16-18, YAHUSHA admonishes us not to tamper with our hair, men and women’s, even though we would be persecuted for it. “Not a hair of your head shall be lost” [Luke 21:18]. What does he mean? He is stating that, if you women cut your hair, or men shave your hair off your faces, you’ve lost your blessing. He is telling you not to let the hairs of your head be lost.

We believe husbands and fathers should remind their wives and daughters that the Scriptures do say if the hair is cut they must be “shaved or shorn”, which puts this topic in perspective very quickly! Men, do not forget YHWH ordained you with this authority. You honor Him when you use it (I Corinthians 11:5-16; Genesis 3:16).

Concerning the wearing of neckties, it is as if you are raising up a high place or phallic symbol. Now think for a moment. What is on the top of that high place? Your head. It is blatant idolatry. It symbolizes that you have exalted yourself on high. Read the verses about Lucifer (Isaiah 14; Ezekiel 28).

20 We believe that the worship of Moleck is condemned. Please read the entire chapter of Leviticus 18 to understand this worship of Moleck. High places are raised up to Moleck. This is the careless release of reproductive seed, like promiscuous sex, masturbation, birth controls that trap or kill the seed of the child.

In Jeremiah, the term of “offering their children in the fire to Moleck”, is shown. There are two types of sin alluded to here. One, not raising your children to live by every word of the Scriptures. Two is the careless use of your reproductive seed, as depicted earlier.

21 We believe that the truth revealed in the New Testament epistles should be applied and obeyed. Example: 1 Corinthians 11. Men will wear short hair and the women do not cut their hair, wearing fabric head coverings for prayer, prophesying and hearing the leaders teach YHWH’s Word, as well as wearing modest clothing.

To honor the commandment of not bearing false witness, we recommend the women do not dye their hair or use unnecessary makeup.

22 We believe the contact and touching laws, along with the clean and unclean meat differentiation, are in force for us today (Leviticus 11:13-43). The first example is Leviticus 11:32-35. There is no eating in restaurants because of any unclean meats or breads or cheeses prepared on surfaces when your clean food order is being prepared. This contaminates the clean food because of the rennet or the enzymes that are pig based in most of our foods. This contaminates the clean food.

Even the ovens that have cooked unclean food are defiled if your clean food is cooked in that oven.

We obey the touching laws regarding all insects and rodents. If touched, you are unclean until even. If your pick up the bodies, wash clothes and be unclean until the even.

I would like to explain the “New Covenant uncleanness”. It is not being denied access to the Temple anymore. Being in the unclean state, you pollute yourself, showing our friend and our Master YAHUSHA that you are not concerned about staying close or intimate with him. By following the washing of body and or clothes, within the time commanded in the Torah, there is no infraction of the law. You honor YHWH and you please Him. If you ignore this procedure, it is simply the sin of idolatry [rebellion]. If our Father says to do it, we simply do it. For example, when making love to your spouse, where seed is released, you and your spouse are unclean. But YHWH commands us to be fruitful and multiply. He wants us, in marriage, to have a sexual union. So YHWH is teaching us that the act of becoming unclean is not the sin. But to not wash body or bedclothes or wherever the seed is spilled is sin [idolatry].

23 We believe that to honor the spirit of Leviticus 15:16-18 sexual union should be carried out before the sun sets, so that they may wash and be clean by sundown. Let me explain. If sexual relations happen during the nighttime hours, all the next day, wherever they sit or lie, their seating surfaces are contaminated. Whoever touches those surfaces will likewise be in the state of uncleanness on account of that couple. I see this as a contempt for YHWH’s Law which is idolatry. If YHWH says it, why don’t we do it.

24 We believe the cleanness laws must be observed for childbirth. Seven days for a male and fourteen days for a female child. They should have the same rules as a woman on her menses, including the weekly menstruation for women as well. Separate beds, separate seating surfaces, and, all important, first contact must be made by the woman to others in the household to keep the others clean (Levitcus 12:2, 5; 15:19-27).

25 We believe that the touching and contact laws for unclean animals should be thoroughly kept. We must consider the processing of our foods. We check the websites or the 800 numbers of the foods that we purchase. Ask them about content, such as “rennet” and “enzymes” which are code words for rendered pig. Check the content of the food dyes, too, which might contain insects. We are reminded that YHWH’s laws do include that the touching surfaces could contaminate the food. For example, ordering deli meats custom cut from the deli seems innocent enough. But if anytime that day unclean meat was processed on that cutter, whatever clean meat taken home that day would be considered unclean. And if a blessing is asked upon it that day, YHWH will not honor it, since it is unclean by touch.

Food brands that carry both clean and unclean varieties automatically must be assumed to be contaminated, for there would be no guarantee that the cutting surfaces were properly washed with water and left “unclean until even”.

26 We believe the visible sighting of every new moon [YHWH’s Fellowship in YAHUSHA goes by the Jerusalem moon] YHWH’s children do not engage in business or do laborious work on that day. We believe we should come before YHWH in prayer and study and gather with other believers (Isaiah 66:23; Colossians 2:16-19).

27 We believe in honoring the ten percent tithing law [we in our own businesses remember that it is the net and not the gross]. Every third year YHWH commands a tithe for the Levite which represents the assemblies, the widows, strangers and foreigners among us. We believe in the second ten percent every year to provide finances for the travels to the Feasts and the offerings at the Feasts.

28 We believe in strict observance of the Sabbatical year. The way we count the calendar, the next one will be 2013. The scripture commands resting our land, so that those who do grow crops or have gardens will take care that their land lies dormant from the Day of Atonement on 2012 to the Day of Atonement 2013.

The crops that grow of themselves, we may eat them all we want, but not sell them: such as fruits, asparagus, etc. As far as buying food at the stores, meat is fine, but for vegetables, stock up before hand or look at expiration dates. Most canned goods have five to six years of shelf life. Take care the can is of an earlier date than the beginning of the sabbatical year.

The whole point of this is to make sure food that has to be planted every year is not purchased during the sacred time period of the Sabbatical year.

29 We believe that we should strive to teach the Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb. This means that we learn and teach the spiritual reading of Scripture. If you have any knowledge of Hebrew, you will understand that the language is highly symbolic and full of wordplay. This is the Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb spoken of in Revelation. We put great emphasis during our teaching to unveil the metaphor, the double entendre, Hebrew idioms that flow through the Greek and the English, if your have eyes to see, and of course honoring the literal interpretation of Scripture.

30 We believe that the common misconception that remarriage is Scriptural is false! We know that no where in scripture remarriage is ever honored by YHWH. We believe that if one is divorced, he must stay divorced or be reconciled to his former spouse.

Did not YAHUSHA say that, once divorced, we must become spiritual eunuchs in Matthew 19:8-12? Why not do what He says? He meant that we would never marry again unless our spouse dies or we are reconciled to the divorced mate. Please study thoroughly Jeremiah chapters 3 and 4 for YHWH’s own Personal divorce proceedings! He did divorce the northern tribes of Israel and gave them a writ of divorce and, just a few verses later, He said, “Come back to me, I am married unto you.” Please take this very seriously. YHWH would not break His own law.

Next example is Deuteronomy 24:1-4. This passage teaches us two things. As Joseph and Mary in the Gospels proves that Joseph was going to put away Mary because she was pregnant during their engagement is the only allowance of the woman being put away in Deuteronomy 24. The second point that is inferred is that a woman normally who remarries commits whoredom and is stoned with stones. This passage negates the stoning of the remarried woman, so that’s why in three or four passages of the Torah that divorced women are mentioned. Because they are not stoned with stones and dead.

Let me make this clear. If the man puts his wife away, he did deal her an injustice. So YHWH is making it very clear that she not be served a death sentence because of the man’s injustice. But it still does not allow either of them to remarry.

Our policy in the assembly regarding brethren who are remarried is that, if they humbly keep an open mind, and will hear teachings of the Torah and Writings about this, we allow three years of fellowship before they are asked to leave if they continue in their adulterous marriage. Three symbolizes finality in Scripture.

31 We believe men should wear the tzitziyot, the tassels on the four corners of our garments. This symbolizes we constantly remember YHWH’s Commandments.

32 We believe that if we touch a dead body it enacts YHWH’s law pertaining to being unclean for seven days. To honor the Torah, we bathe or shower on the third day and the seventh day for this purpose. In prayer, we announce to YHWH the reason is for uncleanness in having had contact with a dead body. Don’t forget that when YAHUSHA sweat drops of blood on the mount, He then became the red heifer sacrifice for us. We access His Blood offering by prayer, asking to be forgiven (Numbers 19:11-22; Luke 22:44).

When a death occurs, any open vessel in the room is contaminated: plate of food, water bottle, cups. They must be disposed of, not kept in your possession.

33 We believe that if you walk on or over a grave, the same law applies, your unclean for seven days. This is the same law as in number 32 of "We Believe…." To remind you, washing on the third and the seventh day for that purpose. Ask for YAHUSHA's Blood sacrifice as it pertains to replacing the red heifer water of uncleanness sacrifice.

34 We believe that in fellowshipping with YHWH’s children our flock learn and adhere to our statements of beliefs, not for the esteem of men, but for the esteem of YHWH, as an act of love of our Savior YAHUSHA.

We of YHWH’s Fellowship in YAHUSHA strive as bondslaves of YHWH to live by the principle of Matthew 4:4, to “live by every Word” of YHWH. I would like to invite you to examine the sermons and Bible studies on this website with an open heart. In James 2:8-12, it is clear that if you pick and choose the laws that you want to obey, you become guilty of breaking the whole Torah (Law). In our assembly, we affirm that there is no righteousness granted by keeping the Torah (Law). We obey every Word of YHWH, as much as has been revealed to us, of course.

This is how we show YAHUSHA that we love Him enough to show this expression of our love. We should look at ourselves like the Bride just before her wedding day. Our minds should be filled with many ways to honor and respect and please our Bridegroom, YAHUSHA, let alone the great benefit of the doors of heaven being opened to us, because we have legally (Torahfully) received Abraham’s Covenant blessings! Reference Ephesians 2:12-22; Galatians 3:24-29).

We believe in obeying everything in Scripture. This is how we stay faithful and pure and chaste only for the eyes of our Husband YAHUSHA.

Please re-read Galatians 3:24. The Torah, by believing it, leads us to our Husband. By “doing away” with the Torah, you simply walk away from YAHUSHA. You are forbidding any friendship or intimacy. The “faith” talked about in Galatians 3 is the faith it takes to obey the scriptures [Law], because we love Him, not because we think we would be justified by obeying it.

By accepting His shed Blood, in payment for our sins, which are transgressing of the Torah or Law (1 John 3:4), isn’t it logical that, if sin is transgressing His Torah, shouldn’t we strive to apply all the Torah in our lives? Please read Galatians 2:16-21. Should we make our Savior and Husband a minister of our sin? I hope you are saying “may it never be!”

35 We believe that the women in our Assembly should make the choice to wear proper, modest clothing as stated in 1 Timothy 2:9. The Greek word of “covered” is Strong’s 3680, which means, “to fill up the hollows”, or “to plump up”. Our women make very sure by their clothing that these precepts are followed. I will explain. To fill up the hollows or to plump up means that the woman’s figure is completely obscured. No curvature gets exposed.

We have established that our women must wear the modest clothing, not only when attending Sabbath and High Sabbath meetings, but every day of their lives, to not be hypocritical when going out during the work day, dressing like women of the world. Revelation 18:4 says, “Come out of her My People, do not be partakers of her plagues.”

36 We believe that we live by Genesis 1:29. YHWH gave us every tree that yields seed. Our assemblies teach that we may eat “seedless” fruit, even bananas, those little black dots in the banana are seed remnants. As you know, 98% of “seedless” fruit has at least one seed in it! So it is acceptable to eat. The seedless modification is done by selectively choosing certain fruits with less seeds in them, planting those selections the next year. There is no mingled seed in seedless fruit.

37 We believe that we should strive to eat organically grown food. The plants that are grown with pesticides can be acceptable, because the chemicals do get broken down when it processes through the root system, although we must wash thoroughly the fruits and vegetables that are sprayed and dipped in pesticides. Also, meat injected with hormones should be rejected. Most beef cattle are injected with hormones. If you buy beef from a local source, take care to know whether hormones were used, and to have it butchered according to Leviticus 11. One more thing to consider is that most beef cattle are crossbred, which is something we have to let YHWH guide us on. Crossbreeding can infringe upon the Torah’s teachings. On a positive note, Federal laws have been passed that chickens cannot be injected with hormones or inoculations. Many chicken slaughter houses only process chickens, so by default they are in alignment with touching and contact laws of Leviticus 11.

38 We believe when the Scripture in Leviticus 19:19 says not to weave two kinds of thread together, we obey YHWH. He clearly states that wool (animal originated), linen (plant in origin), cannot be blended together. So we in the Fellowship do not wear clothing like wool blends. Please check all your labels whether they are wool or cotton, animal or plant, woven together. I ask you to dispose of them, not to give them away to others, causing more to sin.

39 We believe that when YHWH says not to boil a kid in its mother’s milk, we do not. Reference Exodus 23:19 and 34:26. Please do not run to Judaism to understand what YHWH means. The first meaning is that you do not cook an animal in the same DNA as its own family line, the mother and the kid. It is an abomination. The second meaning is that you do not eat the fetal offspring of a butchered pregnant animal as many nations have done. The third meaning is that you do not butcher the same family members of an animal in the same day (Leviticus 22:28). Line upon line, precept upon precept, it is a given.

40We believe when YHWH told us not to kindle a fire on the Sabbath day (Exodus 35:3), we respond with humble obedience. Again, this commandment has multiple meanings. The first one is obvious. You do not call the power company or gas company to come out and hook up the lines on a Sabbath day. The second one is that you do not ignite burners on your stove or oven, if gas or propane. The third is if you use a wood burning hearth or heater on the Sabbath, you must bring in near to the hearth or heater enough wood to burn throughout the Sabbath day. The word “kindle” in the Hebrew has a multiple meaning (Strong’s 1197). I want to inject that this is where we have all stumbled. The word means to be brutish, or senseless, as in anger or violence, to be stupid or foolish. Do you see the blessings if this law were applied in the assemblies?

41We believe that we should clear up the many misunderstandings within our Messianite family concerning this command (Leviticus 19:19, which states, “Do not sow your field with mixed seed.” First, this applies to grain bearing plants. Second, the Hebrew word kil’ayim (Strong’s 3610) means separation, inferring you do not plant two kinds of seed in the same hole or spot in the ground, or do not cut in half one seed and bind it together with another one to make the plant. Grafting the fruit trees and vine plants together is honored by YHWH. Look at Romans 11:16-25. John 15:1-8 tells us that if we can be grafted into YAHUSHA, why would not YHWH honor something in the Spirit to be brought into the physical. If you contend with this, you call YHWH a liar!

THOSE WHO HAVE YHWH'S QODOSH SPIRIT AND THOSE WHO DO NOT
First, I want to express the truth about how YHWH ordained the process of “The New Covenant”. We Messianites agree with YAHUSHA that the leading or the prompting of YHWH’s Qodosh Spirit is to guide us and to teach us to obey the complete sum of Scripture, except the Aaronic Lewitical Priesthood offerings. I am in no way saying that this assembly will force you to obey. Of course not! That chore is under the direction of the Qodosh Spirit of YHWH. The true liberty in ha Mashiach comes from doing everything that He says. We limit the time these unbelievers are allowed to fellowship. “A little leaven leavens the whole lump”. We try to be observant of others to see if they do yield to YHWH’s Qodosh Spirit by coming into alignment with YHWH’s Torah. It is just that simple. Those who love YAHUSHA keep his hundred or so commandments. Show me one verse in Scripture that we keep just Ten. Prove YHWH wrong! Please understand this. Even the small sundry commandments will keep you in or out of the Kingdom.

Look around on our Western culture. Is there anything in it that aligns with what the Torah lifestyle commands? Under the precious yoke of YAHUSHA, we honor Him by our example or witness to the world, “turning it upside down”. The heaviest curse on the U.K. and the U.S.A., South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand is the worship of Ashtaroth. That is why, in YAHUSHA’s assemblies, we keep a firm oversight on women’s behavior. The overbearing, outspoken, prideful women will be counseled by the other women in the assembly. Their husbands will be taught proper headship. I do not want this to sound dictatorial. I am stating that the shalom in the assembly is increased because we do not allow the whore Jezebel spirit to have legal spiritual grounds to broadcast into the hearts of the brothers and sisters, causing them to possibly stumble. The same rule holds true for women’s inappropriate clothing. Let me explain.

In 1 Corinthians 11, the Greek says we “cover the hollows”, meaning that every curve is disguised. If not, the body of a woman enacts spiritual powers to lure men into doing and thinking things they ought not. This is a spiritual warfare issue! It is especially dangerous for the younger men in the assembly. YHWH preconditioned man’s mind to be drawn to women visually. Look around at the cultures of the world. The Jews have sold out and allowed their women to do as they please. I know some of you might not like to hear this, but the only culture that I have seen who has truly honored the Spirit of the Torah are the sons of the Ishamelites. Notice their example. Except for the fact that their women wear a shroud over their faces, their attire is Torahful, as well as their standing in the family order. Remember that Sarah called Abraham, “Master” (1 Kepha 3:1-6).

Conclusion
I pray that this presentation will give you a foundation on YHWH’s Word to stop transgressing His Torah (Law). The government of YHWH is available now (Matthew 4). We the “firstfruits” now in this life are being tested by submission to YHWH’s Spirit and obedience to the Torah (Law), yielding our hearts to YHWH, “like this little child”.

If you have read through this Ignored Torah website, you are probably realizing that YHWH’s Torah way of life seems like foolishness to the carnal mind. The reward is so great that we are being honored enough to be offered the entrance to through the narrow gate, meaning the entrance into the family of Elohim. For those who don’t know, “elohim” is plural, “mighty ones”.

The firstfruits who do overcome have the task of teaching humanity the sinless way of life, meaning the Torah, to human beings raised to life over many generations on the earth (Ezekiel 37, entire chapter).

We will be honored to administer the Torah over angels, in Spirit-begotten human who have obtained an angel plane resurrection. And most of all, to have the unimaginable honor of abiding in the Father and Son’s Presence for eternity. Don’t be deceived. We do not go to Heaven when we die. Heaven will come to the earth, bringing a powerful government, made up of laws to administer the Torah. To qualify for this, we must learn how it is done!

We again invite you to browse the sermons and Bible studies part of this presentation. Listen to them directly or download them.

Parents, parental oversight is strongly requested! Please review the Scripture studies and sermons, because much has been spoken of on the sexual activity laws of Scripture. Discretion is encouraged.

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May YHWH bless you and keep you,

Jim Zeigler