Whole-Bible believers
All of Scripture is true. All of it is meant to be lived.
We are followers of Jesus the Messiah who take Genesis to Revelation as one unchanging word from God. This site lays out what we believe and why, straight from the text.
New here? Start with the fifteen questions, or read what we believe.
A word to hold
“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.”
Psalm 119:105
“The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.”
Isaiah 40:8
We are whole-Bible believers: followers of Jesus the Messiah who hold that every part of Scripture, Genesis to Revelation, is true, unchanging, and meant to be lived. That includes the parts many believers have been taught to set aside: the seventh-day Sabbath, the LORD’s appointed feasts, his instructions about food, and the tzitzit on the corners of a garment. We gather on Shabbat in one another’s homes and study the Scriptures together.
This site exists to lay out what we believe and, more importantly, why, from the text itself. We are not asking anyone to take our word for it. If you are new to all of this, start with the fifteen questions in our study series; they are the same questions we work through together on Shabbat. If you have walked in Torah for years, we hope you find them useful as well. And if something here does not hold up against Scripture, tell us.
Where we stand
Three things we hold
Everything else on this site follows from these.
Scripture
The whole Bible is true and unchanging
Every Scripture is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16-17), and the word of our God stands forever (Isaiah 40:8). Jesus said not one stroke would pass from the law until heaven and earth pass away (Matthew 5:17-19). We take him at his word, so we read Genesis to Revelation as one consistent instruction from one unchanging God (Malachi 3:6).
Grace
Saved by grace, obedient out of love
Jesus is the Messiah, and salvation is God’s gift, received by grace through faith and not earned by works (Ephesians 2:8-10). Keeping the commandments has never saved anyone. It is how those who have been saved love the one who saved them: “If you love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15; 1 John 5:3).
Testing
Test everything against Scripture
“Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). The Bereans were praised for examining the Scriptures daily to see whether what Paul said was so (Acts 17:11). We ask the same of you. Do not take our word for anything on this site; open the text and check.
The study series
Back to the basics
Fifteen questions we work through together on Shabbat, each answered from the text. Start with these six.
Question 1
Why the commandments still apply
God’s word stands forever, sin is still defined by his law, and Jesus said not one stroke would pass away.
ReadQuestion 2
The Sabbath
Why we rest on the seventh day, how Scripture says to keep it, and how worship came to be held on Sunday.
ReadQuestion 3
Did the cross abolish the law?
What Jesus said he came to do, what the cross actually ended, and what “fulfill” means.
ReadQuestion 5
Torah for all nations
One law for the native-born and the stranger, and a Messiah who sent his disciples to teach it to the nations.
ReadQuestion 11
The feast days
The LORD calls them his appointed times; why we keep them rather than the holidays we inherited.
ReadQuestion 12
Clean and unclean
What Leviticus 11 says, what Peter’s vision was about, and what Mark 7 and Romans 14 actually address.
ReadWho we are
A fellowship that meets around the text
We are whole-Bible believers who gather on Shabbat in one another’s homes and study the Scriptures together. We open the Bible, read it in context, and talk about what it says and how to live it, including the parts that are easy to skip.
Whether you come from years in church, years in Torah, or are only beginning to ask questions, you are welcome to the conversation. All of us are still learning, and we would rather be corrected by Scripture than be comfortable.
Common questions
Things people ask us first
Short answers here; longer ones on the FAQ page and in the study series.
Are you saying we are saved by keeping the law?
No. Salvation is by grace through faith, not by works, so that no one can boast (Ephesians 2:8-10). Keeping God’s commandments does not save us; it is how we love the one who did (John 14:15; 1 John 5:3). Grace comes first, and obedience is the response.
Are you Jewish?
We are followers of Jesus the Messiah from whatever background God brought us. Scripture gives one law for the native-born and the stranger (Numbers 15:15-16), and believers from the nations are grafted into Israel’s olive tree (Romans 11:17-18). We keep Torah because it is God’s instruction to his people, not because of ancestry.
Why do you meet on Saturday instead of Sunday?
Because the seventh day is the day God blessed and set apart at creation (Genesis 2:2-3) and commanded in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:8-11). Jesus and the apostles kept it (Luke 4:16; Acts 17:2). Worship moved to Sunday through church history, not through any command in Scripture.
What about Christmas and Easter?
The LORD gave his people appointed times and called them his (Leviticus 23:1-2), and he told Israel not to adopt the nations’ ways of worship (Deuteronomy 12:30-32). Christmas and Easter as commonly kept are not found in Scripture, so we keep the feasts he did give. We say this as an invitation, not a scolding.