A Messianic congregation in El Paso, Texas
What we Believe
Pictures (Tavniot)
God's heart for Israel
Hearing not obeying
Biblical Judaism is the only "culture" created by God. All of its parts make up the shadow cast by Yeshua (Col.2:16-17). Those details are all "Pictures" (tavniot) of heavenly things. Put simply: Judaism shows Yeshua. It explains Him; reveals him. As Romans 10:4 says: "Messiah is the TARGET" of the Torah."
Hearing not obeying
God's heart for Israel
Hearing not obeying
The Bible is a book of the Spirit, not a book of laws and "commandments". There is nothing to obey; rather, Pictures to learn from. The word mistranslated as "obey" is sh'ma in Hebrew, meaning "hear" or "listen". The word mistranslated "commands" is "tzava" in Hebrew meaning "to set up" or "to establish".
God's heart for Israel
God's heart for Israel
God's heart for Israel
God's heart is reflected in Romans 10:21, "All day long I stretch forth my hand to Israel..." This is God's order. To reach the world with Yeshua, we must reach the ones who have the Pictures, so they can in turn teach the world.
Meaning within our Logo
There are 3 foundational concepts that make Lev Tzion a different kind of congregation. All 3 of them can be seen in our Logo.
The Word (Tenakh) became flesh
A Torah scroll is unfolding, it flows upward to become a human being. All of the Tenakh or Old testament BECAME a man, a Jew, a Rabbi, our Master Yeshua the Messiah of Israel. He can be seen in every smallest detail of Judaism. Also when we do the Torah, the Word becomes flesh in us.
Torah and Spirit are One
The flame of the Holy Spirit rises from the Torah scroll because the Torah and the Spirit are One; they look the same; sound the same; speak the same words, and communicate the same Pictures. Hellenism has forced a wedge between the Torah (Judaism) and the Spirit of God (focus of "Christianity") but the truth is, Judaism IS the Spirit of God's manifestation and explanation.
The Lamed and Tzadee
The bottom of the star is a "lamed" Hebrew letter that begins "Lev" or heart, and it means "to learn; discipline, train or teach." The right side of the star is a "tzadee" first letter of "Tzion" or Zion, and it means "righteous". Lev Tzion's purpose is to "train in righteousness".
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