STREAMS IN THE NEGEV

In my defense of identifying myself as a Jew believing in Yeshua, I hope those of you who may be pondering that to understand that this is very much an ‘in-house’ issue for our fellow unbelieving brethren in the flesh to understand, as well as those dear Gentile believers to also understand. However, in no way do I want to give either a false sense of satisfaction to some, or a cause of some concern to others: as a believer in Yeshua as the Messiah (or, in Greco-English, Jesus as the Christ), I am a Christian (or Messianic), which, when properly understood, applies to both Jews and Gentile born-again believers. It does not make me gentile, any more than the gentile believer is made Jewish. It simply means — and it is important to be able to explain ourselves, to give the sense in the tradition of Ezra — that we believe in, follow, and belong to the Messiah/Christ, who we know to be the Son of God.