SUMMARY
Some of you may be wondering, ―Is it important to understand the very distinct Hebrew roots of our faith?‖
The answer is absolutely, yes!
Each Believer‘s goal should be to be as Biblically accurate as humanly possible. Understanding the Hebraic
roots of our faith is a crucial part of understanding the Word of YHWH.
Where Is the Church Y‘shua Built?Shortly after the death and resurrection of Y‘shua, we find a dynamic evangelising church spreading YHWH's
truth throughout the world. However, as dynamic as this church was, it virtually disappeared from history
after the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. From A.D. 70 to A.D.120, there was very little recorded about
the true church of YHWH. When historians began to write about the church again, they wrote of a
dramatically different church from the one that embraced the teachings of Y‘shua and the apostles. Today,
we find churches that call themselves Christian, yet the vast majority does not even faintly resemble the early
church.
Today, Christianity is one of the world's largest religions. There are literally thousands of Christian
organisations and congregational associations that claim to be Christian. Moreover, they claim to worship
and serve the YHWH of the Bible. Each professes to follow the teachings of Y‘shua as expounded in the
pages of the Bible and each believes that they have a keen understanding of the Bible and YHWH's will for
humanity.
In this age, Christian organisations and congregational associations offer a variety of religious experiences.
Whatever one's approach to religion, there is a Christian organisation or congregational association that can
be found in order to fill one's desire for religious expression.
The choices of Christian churches range from one extreme to another: from small personal groups to large
crowds, from a quite scholarly and intellectual atmosphere to the noisy frenzy of Pentecostalism, from giant
cathedrals to the evangelistic tent. There seems no end to the choices a person has when seeking a
religious experience.
Most of these Christian organisations and congregational associations are separated by major doctrinal
differences about subjects that are extremely important to one's salvation. There are many differing
philosophies and concepts about how to worship the Elohim of the Bible, and there is much confusion about
what Yah expects of each person who wants to worship and serve him. These doctrinal differences, as well
as certain incompatible attitudes and behaviours between these various Christian groups, should cause
anyone who is truly serious about their salvation to seriously question why there are so many different,
competing Christian churches and philosophies.
The problem is not with having enough choices; the problem is which choice is the right choice. There are
tens of thousands of separate Christian organisations and congregational associations and philosophies that
profess to follow Y‘shua. But, how do you know that the church of your choice is Yah's choice?
Many people frankly admit that they attend a specific church because their friends also go there, or because
of its size, its standing in the community, its location, or its parking facility.
Only a small number of people who attend Christian churches claim to have spent some time researching
what the early church taught before choosing the church to attend, and few wonder whether the doctrines of
the church that they attend truly conform to what the early church taught.
Different PerceptionsIt seems very strange indeed that most of the various Christian groups use the same Bible on which to base
their beliefs and life styles, but they all differ in how they perceive what is written in this book.
Professing Christians often say, "It really doesn't matter what you believe, just as long as you believe in God
and the Bible." But, it must matter somewhat because not all professing Christians hold the same beliefs.
Can all of these conflicting Christian beliefs and philosophies be right? Logically, if any one of them is right,
the rest must be wrong.