{"id":271,"date":"2021-01-06T13:56:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T10:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalemseminary.org\/discover\/?page_id=271"},"modified":"2025-08-17T15:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T12:32:15","slug":"our-statement-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jerusalemseminary.org\/discover\/our-statement-of-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Statement of Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"271\" class=\"elementor elementor-271\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ee0625 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ee0625\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3e7faf\" data-id=\"b3e7faf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a375c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06a375c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Jerusalem Confession and JS\u2019 Statement of Faith<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9590d65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9590d65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b311f2\" data-id=\"1b311f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a3b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84a3b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Jerusalem Seminary community shares a vibrant faith that focuses on the centrality of Jesus the Messiah, the authority of the Bible, and the walk of faith. We are passionate about fulfilling our educational <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jerusalemseminary.org\/discover\/vision-and-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mission<\/a><\/strong> and believe that the following two documents provide a worshipful anchor for faithful service within historic Christian and Messianic Jewish belief and practice.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<i>The Jerusalem Confession<\/i>, compiled in Jerusalem by believers associated with Jerusalem Seminary, extends the Nicene Creed<sup>1<\/sup> by rooting belief in Jesus (Yeshua) in the redemptive history of the people of Israel. An&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jerusalemseminary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Jerusalem-Confession-2025-Annotated-and-Plain.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>annotated version of the Jerusalem Confession<\/b><\/a>&nbsp;with Scripture references invite readers to reflect on the Scriptures for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Statement of Faith elucidates the <i>Jerusalem Confession<\/i> and is our best effort to explain what we hold to be some of the clear teachings in the Bible. The <i>Jerusalem Confession<\/i> functions like a hearth\u2013radiating warmth and light and drawing people to the theological center while the <i>Statement of Faith<\/i> functions like guardrails. May all know we are followers of the Messiah by our love (John 13:35).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edc26c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edc26c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b8385b\" data-id=\"9b8385b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cbe2f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"48cbe2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d815fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d815fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcf8f11\" data-id=\"bcf8f11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c57ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c57ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sup>1<\/sup> <i>The Nicene Creed focused on the divinity of Jesus without articulating much on the humanity and heritage of Jesus. The Jerusalem Confession understands \u201cIsrael\u201d here as related to the historic people of Israel which derivatively includes the Jewish people today.<\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cb440d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cb440d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e6ef6e\" data-id=\"1e6ef6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f2bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39f2bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Jerusalem Confession<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20e023e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20e023e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c18ef9d\" data-id=\"c18ef9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c207c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81c207c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i>We believe in, seek to commune with and follow the One True God:<br \/>\nThe Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c095b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c095b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8d5fff\" data-id=\"d8d5fff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aee715\" data-id=\"7aee715\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8bb05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d8bb05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob<br \/>\nWho, through Moses, delivered Israel from Egypt<br \/>\nMade a covenant with them at Mount Sinai<br \/>\nAnd brought them into the Promised Land<br \/>\nTo be a holy people, and a light to the nations<br \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaa789c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaa789c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f76c75\" data-id=\"6f76c75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8873ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8873ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYeshua the Messiah, God&#8217;s unique Son, our Lord,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd84dbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd84dbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20a3002\" data-id=\"20a3002\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8ddf1a\" data-id=\"e8ddf1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3cb0fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3cb0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEternally born, not made, of one Being with the Father<br \/>\nHe was conceived by the Spirit and was incarnate as a Jew<br \/>\nA light of revelation to the Gentiles and the Glory of Israel<br \/>\nBorn of the virgin Mary and circumcised on the eighth day.<br \/>\nTeacher of the Commonwealth of Israel and upholder of the Torah,<br \/>\ncommanding love God and neighbor and proclaiming the Kingdom of God,<br \/>\nHe was followed by tens of thousands of His own people the Jews,<br \/>\nBut chief priests stirred up the crowd.<br \/>\nHe suffered under the Romans and Pontius Pilate<br \/>\nHe was crucified, died and was buried. He descended to Hades.<br \/>\nOn the third day He rose from the dead, according to the Scriptures.<br \/>\nHe ascended into Heaven and sits at the right hand the Father interceding.<br \/>\nHe will return\u00a0to Jerusalem to restore His everlasting Kingdom<br \/>\nAnd to judge the living and the dead.<br \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6080c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6080c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef07bff\" data-id=\"ef07bff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7290645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7290645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Holy Spirit, to be led by and filled with\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0effc12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0effc12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0a59e0\" data-id=\"b0a59e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a9327e\" data-id=\"4a9327e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f1363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7f1363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son<br \/>\nand guides the one holy global and apostolic Church<br \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8d6e63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8d6e63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5769c9f\" data-id=\"5769c9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de96aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de96aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe believe in the communion of saints,\u00a0both Jew and Gentile as one in the Messiah<br \/>\nThe forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,<br \/>\nAnd the life everlasting, Amen.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e69001 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e69001\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2627ea3\" data-id=\"2627ea3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e5bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14e5bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>JS&#8217; Statement of Faith<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7255f40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7255f40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70e426e\" data-id=\"70e426e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ff368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41ff368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1. <strong>PREAMBLE<\/strong><br \/>\nJerusalem Seminary affirms the historic Jewish and Christian faith expressed in the Jerusalem Confession and most succinctly in Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (in Hebrew Sh e ma) calling Israel to love by \u201chearing and obeying\u201d the one true God with their heart, soul, and strength. When Jesus was asked \u201cwhat is the greatest commandment in the Law,\u201d He affirmed the words of the Sh e ma\u2014\u201cyou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. And He added, the second greatest commandment is to \u201clove your neighbor as yourself\u201d (Lev 19:38; Mk 12:28-31).<br \/><br \/>\n\nThe life and teachings of Jesus were rooted in the Sh&#8217;ma and the recognition of God\u2019s Kingdom actively breaking forth into the lives of those willing to receive it. Today, as in the times of Jesus, we at Jerusalem Seminary are committed to engaging in and submitting to God\u2019s reign in every aspect of our lives. In a historic and open spirit we also affirm the following more detailed exposition of our faith, fully recognizing that it is as important how we affirm this as what we affirm.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c2edd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c2edd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba3a77c\" data-id=\"ba3a77c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349a65e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"349a65e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2. <strong>GOD AND CREATION<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThe LORD our God, the LORD is one\u201d (Deut 6:4). There is one God, eternally existent, who has revealed Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father works through the Son and in the power of the Holy Spirit. God has revealed Himself in creation and in history (Gen. 1:1; I Cor. 8:6; Eph. 4:4-6).<br \/><br \/>\n\nGod is the Creator of the heavens and the earth. He created us male and female in the divine image to serve as creation\u2019s priest and ruler. God\u2019s intention for creation involves an order of differentiation, interdependence, and mutual blessing (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:15; Eph. 1:4-6). Through the exercise of free will, human beings sinned against God and have fallen short of the glory of God. As a result, God\u2019s consummating purpose for creation was initially unfulfilled due to human rebellion, and all relationships within creation became subject to violence and disorder (Gen. 4:8; 6:5-7; Rom. 8:20-22).<br \/><br \/>\n\n<strong>THE SON, THE KINGDOM AND SACRIFICE FOR SIN<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the fullness of time, the Divine Son became a human being\u2014Jesus the Messiah, born in the flesh to a Jewish virgin, a true and perfect Israelite. Jesus taught about and emphasized the active Kingdom of God which He lived out as an example for us. While God provided His people with a means of atonement through confession, restitution and animal sacrifices (Lev 5:5-6; Num 5:5-7), the only ultimate and complete atonement for the sins of the world is provided by Messiah Jesus\u2019 perfect life of obedience to Torah, His sacrificial death on the cross, and His bodily resurrection from the dead (Isa. 7:14; John 1:14; Gal. 4:4; Heb. 1:1-4; 4:15; 9:9; 10:1). He ascended to heaven and is enthroned at God\u2019s right hand, interceding daily for us (Isa. 53:4-6; Ps. 110:1; Heb 7:25; Lk 2:38 Acts 1:11; Mt 5:5; Rev 3:12, 21:2; Lk 22:30; Act 1:6; Rev 1:6).\n<br \/><br \/>\n<strong>THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE GODLY LIFE<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Holy Spirit is the Helper, Comforter, and Counselor, sent by the Father and the Son, to be with us forever (John 14:16; John 14:26; 15:26; 16:7, Luke 11:13, Acts 2:33). By His power, we are born again as children of God. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling we are enabled to live a Godly life (Ezek 36:27; Rom 8:9-11, Eph 3:16-17, 2 Tim 1:14, 1 John 3:24).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9d8b88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9d8b88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6bda3a\" data-id=\"a6bda3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea1288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ea1288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3. <strong>SCRIPTURE, INTERPRETATION AND PRACTICE<\/strong><br \/>\nWe accept the Bible as the Word of God, infallible, our supreme authority in all matters of faith, practice and history and the basis of all we believe and do. The Bible contains a unified message from God that is without error. It is God-breathed, fully trustworthy and true, and useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servants of God may be equipped for every good work. (Deu 11:18-19, 32:45-47, Isaiah 55:8-11; Psa 12:6, Psa 19:7, Psa 119:89, Prov 30:5-6, Isa 40:8, Mat 24:35, 2 Tim 3:16-17, 2 Pet 1:19-21).<br \/><br \/>\nInterpretation of the Bible should be guided by the Holy Spirit who has also worked in those who have gone before, as found in many of the ancient Jewish and Christian interpretive traditions. With the Jerusalem Confession as a foundational lens, we seek to understand Scripture not only in its original context and its typical foundational literal sense, but also in spiritual senses and in prayerful and meditative reading. We seek to immerse ourselves in Scripture and live it out daily, allowing it to transform our lives for God\u2019s glory (Josh 1:8; Psa 1:2; Isa 55:11; Rom. 15:4; Mt. 22:29; John 10:35).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d8b7b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d8b7b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c9adf9\" data-id=\"9c9adf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee8ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cee8ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4. <strong>ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS<\/strong><br \/>\nGod chose the people of Israel and entered into an everlasting covenant with them so they might be the first fruits of a renewed humanity and mediate blessing and restoration to all the nations of the world. In gracious love, God gave to Israel the Torah as a covenantal way of life, and the Land of Israel as an inheritance and pledge of the blessing of the world to come. (Gen. 12:1-3; Jer. 31:31-37; Rom. 11:28-29; Rev 7:1-17)\n<br \/><br \/>\nPeoples from the Nations who put their trust and faith in Jesus the Messiah become part of the Commonwealth of Israel (Eph 2:12) and are spiritual sons and daughters of Abraham and heirs of the promises of God as they follow the Messiah in discipleship, proclaiming the Kingdom of God.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7d9ccc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7d9ccc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4f9734\" data-id=\"f4f9734\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c42c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c42c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5. <strong>MESSIAH\u2019S COMMUNITY AND BODY LIFE<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Body of the Messiah is a single Community expressed in two forms\u2013from within the Jewish people and the redeemed from the Nations (Deut 29; 1 Cor 7:17-20; Eph 2:14-16; 4:1-6; Rev 7). All are called to a dedicated life of worship, neighborly service, and proclamation of the person and the work of Jesus. Unity and love throughout the entire Community confirm Jesus\u2019 role, as the One sent by the Father, and God\u2019s redemptive purpose in Messiah for Israel and the Nations.\n<br \/><br \/>\nForgiveness of sins, spiritual renewal, union with Messiah, the empowering and sanctifying\npresence of the indwelling Holy Spirit, the confident hope of eternal life and a glorious\nresurrection are now available to all Jews and Gentiles who put their faith in Jesus and obey His word. They are joined to Him and His Body through immersion (baptism) and sustained in that union in part through the Messiah\u2019s anamnesis\/remembrance meal (Communion). Jesus is the Mediator between God and all creation, and no one can come to the Father except through Him (Matt. 28:19-20; Lk. 24:46-48; Jn. 14:6; Rom. 6:22, 23; I Cor. 11:23-27).\n<br \/><br \/>\nThe Christian theological tradition offers riches of insight into the revelation of the Messiah and His will, both for Christians and Messianic Jews. And Jewish tradition serves as the living link that connects contemporary Jews to the biblical past and provides resources for a Messianic Jewish way of life and thought (2 Thess. 2:15, Rom. 13:7; Jude 3). \n<br \/><br \/>\nJesus the Messiah will return to Jerusalem to establish God\u2019s manifest Kingdom on earth, to effect the restoration of Israel and all creation, resurrect the dead, save all who belong to Him, and to determine the eternal destiny of all people: blessing the faithful followers and punishing the wicked. The faithful will live forever in an order of mutual blessing and fellowship with God perfected beyond description (Isa. 9:4-5\/5-6; Rom. 8:18-19; Rev. 20:11-15; 21:1-4).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60edf8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60edf8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fbd0b5\" data-id=\"2fbd0b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3db8f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3db8f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6. <strong>HUMANITY, THE IMAGE OF GOD AND BLESSED DIFFERENCES<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery human being is created in the image of God, being \u201cfearfully and wonderfully made\u201d by the LORD (Psalm 139:14). Therefore, every human life is sacred to God from conception to death. God created humankind \u201cmale and female\u201d and these two distinct, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of God (Gen. 1:27).\n<br \/><br \/>\nMen and women stand equally before God. While husbands are called to love their wives and\nwives to submit to their husbands, all are called to submit to one another, imitating the\nMessiah\u2019s sacrificial love (Eph. 5:21-32). As both the Jewish and Christian traditions have recognized, only women are given the joy and privilege of childbearing, and only men are called to spiritual headship of the home and congregation (1 Tim 2:12; Luke 6:12-16). God gives gifts and ministries to women such as biological and spiritual mothering, evangelism, prayer, prophecy, teaching, mercy, music, finances, helps, hospitality and various kinds of leadership. We desire that women in leadership would flourish, while eldership (presbyterate and diaconate) to sacramental ministry is limited to servant-oriented men, reflecting the creation order (Titus 1:5-6; 1 Tim 2:13, 3:2, 12; 1 Cor 11: 8-9).\n<br \/><br \/>\nMarriage is the principal metaphor for God\u2019s relationship to His people. It signifies the mystery of the eternal marriage of God to Israel and the Messiah to His Congregation.\nJust as God is profoundly different from His people, God ordains that marriage is for two\nsexually different persons, a man and a woman (Gen. 2: 22-24; Jer. 2:2; Hos. 2: 21-22).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0116cda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0116cda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca9cd18\" data-id=\"ca9cd18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301791f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"301791f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7. <strong>AUTHORITY OF STATEMENT OF FAITH<\/strong><br \/>\nThis statement of faith that we confess does not exhaust the extent of our belief and such a statement means very little without living out these beliefs in everyday life. We do believe, however, that the foregoing statement of faith accurately conveys our core vision of our belief as we seek to live out this faith for the glory of God.\n<br \/><br \/>\nAgreement with and upholding of this statement of faith is to be reaffirmed annually by each member of the Board of Directors, the core\/resident faculty, and the seminary administration. Students are required to affirm that they will honor and respect the statement of faith.\n<br \/><br \/>\nWe remind ourselves that, even if we have all the right doctrine, but have not love, we are nothing (1 Cor 13:2) but rather are called to walk in love and in the Spirit (Eph 5:2,8-10; Gal 5:16-25).\n<br \/><br \/>\nWith the foregoing beliefs and our unique vision and mission, Jerusalem Seminary is well\npositioned to serve a variety of Christian and Messianic Jewish schools and students from\nvarious denominational and non-denominational backgrounds. At the same time, we recognize\nthat associated schools articulate their own statements of faith which are appropriate to the character and tradition of each school, and that these statements may vary in part from that of Jerusalem Seminary.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96399c5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96399c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f951b82\" data-id=\"f951b82\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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