The Wikipedia article on Messianic Judaism states that it is "a religious movement that adds to Evangelical Christian theology some elements of Jewish terminology and ritual." It goes on to state that "salvation is only achieved through acceptance of Yeshua as one's savior." Finally, it states that "Mainstream Christian groups generally accept Messianic Judaism as a form of Christianity."

While being considered Messianic simply means (to us) that we believe Yeshua is the prophesied Messiah, there are other differences great and small between Hebrew Roots as we see it and Messianic Judaism. This is why we have chosen to use the term Hebrew Roots or Hebraic Perspective when referring to our beliefs. Another way to identify us would be as a Torah Observant congregation or a Torah Observant assembly. Unlike Messianic Judaism, we believe the Torah is equally for all believers whether they were Jewish or Gentile before coming to faith in Yeshua. Therefore, this places us outside the purview of the Noahide laws which teaches that all that is required for Gentiles that want to follow the One True God are the 7 given to Noah.

Throughout this site, we have made our beliefs quite clear and have provided evidence (and will continue to add even more evidence as time permits) on why we believe what we believe and how we arrived at where we are. We look forward to input from the body of believers to interact with us concerning this Hebrew Roots position.

We believe in the supremacy of the Scriptures as the final authority for faith and halachah. Though we are sometimes viewed as having a naïve approach to Scripture, reading and studying it outside of its literary context, just the opposite is the case. We receive the Scriptures as the divinely inspired word of God that, by His all-controlling providence, was written by men who were borne along by the Ruach HaKodesh (2Pet 1:20-21). As such, we recognize both the divine and the human element that combined to produce the Bible. Therefore, we work hard to understand the language of any given biblical text in its linguistic milieu, meaning we take seriously the grammatical, syntactical, and literary structure through which the author communicated his meaning. This, of course, requires that we work hard to understand the historical context in which the text was written. But we begin with the premise that within the Bible itself God has given us His selfrevelation and thus His will for our lives as we seek to sanctify His Name upon the earth.

From: "What's in a Name? Thoughts on One Law" by Tim Hegg, Torah Resource, June 2010

States in the United States of America where we would like to have members at large include Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming