Statement of Faith
The W's of my faith
I started this “blog” roughly a year and a half ago. I haven’t written much and posted it here, but I am happy with what I have written and posted. But I have realized that there is one thing that I have never posted - a statement of faith to help people understand the direction that I am coming from.
I consider myself a forever student of our Father in heaven, His Son, and the Ruach Hakodesh (that is, the Holy Spirit). I have learned to let my faith and that what I believe in to be malleable, moldable into something new every time that I learn something new. So, what I post below is by no means the final version of what I believe at any time after I post it. It represents a snapshot of my faith at the time that I wrote it. Things can change and should change, so I expect them to change. I’ll try to post a new “edition” of this statement anytime a major change has taken place.
I believe that God is One. - The Shema, found in Deuteronomy 6:4, declares “The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” Despite having three or more aspects, as I speak about below, He is still simply One, that all three aspects described in the Bible are just that, aspects of the one single Creator.
I believe in God the Father. - He is the creator of everything. Genesis 1 speaks of Him creating all that there is, including the heavens and earth. He then proceeded to create the earth in six days. His power knows no boundaries. Personally, I believe His name to be Yehovah, but I do what I can to keep the name holy and will normally use HaShem or Adonai in place of His name.
I believe in God the Son, also known as Yeshua. - He was with God the Father at the beginning (John 1:1), and it was through Yeshua that all things were made by God the Father (John 1:3). He also came to this earth in human form and, through him and his sacrifice, redeemed those who believe in Him and God the Father.
I believe in the Ruach Hakodesh, also known as the Holy Spirit. - The same as the “Spirit of God”, the Ruach Hakodesh is the vehicle that God the Father used to traverse the earth during its creation (Genesis 1:2). Following the ascension of the Lord, the Spirit of God descended upon the believers who had gathered together and “settled on each one of them” (Acts 2:1-4).
Well, thanks for reading this Statement of Faith. Please feel free to leave any comments that you have below!