The Gathering in Denver Beliefs

Doctrinally, we believe:

...in the one and only Living God (Deuteronomy 6:4) eternally existent in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the Creator of heaven and earth (Genesis 1:1, Isaiah 42:5, Isaiah 48:16, Matthew 28:19). In other words: there is one God, the Creator, revealed to us as a Trinity.
...that Jesus (Yeshua) is Israel's promised Messiah and the Redeemer of the entire human race. By His life, death and resurrection, He fulfilled the Messianic prophecies of the Older Testament (Tenach). (Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7,49:6, 53:1-12, Psalm 16:9-11 Hebrews 1:3). In other words: God came to us as a baby who grew up and became THE Sacrifice Lamb that we might connect with a sinless God.
...that God made man in His own image and endowed him with a longing for intimate fellowship with God (Genesis 1:26, 2:7, Psalm 42:1-2).
...that man's disobedience to God's revealed will (sin) caused a separation between man and God (Genesis 2:16-17, Isaiah 59:1-2). In other words: mankind is born separated from God.
...that the only provision God made for reconciling man to himself was through the atoning work of the Messiah, who died as the sacrifice for our disobedience and rose again, manifesting the victory over sin and death (Leviticus 17:11, Isaiah 53:1-12, 2 Corinthians 5:19). In other words: there aren't "many paths" to God, just the one.
...that the Bible, (both the Old and New Covenant Scriptures), is the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God, which is man's only reliable foundation to faith and conduct (Numbers 12:6-8. Isaiah 8:20, 2 Timothy 3:16-17). Church traditions, creeds, man-made belief systems and rituals are not infallible. In other words: the Bible is God's perfect letter of love to you with live-giving instructions. Everything else is not.
...that all who repent from sin and accept God's message of salvation in the Messiah are born of the Holy Spirit of God. Faith in the Messiah as the Mediator of the New Covenant makes us true children of God (Jeremiah 31:31-34. Ezekiel 36:24-27, John 1:11-13). In other words: believe in Jesus' atonement and become a child of God.
...that those who are of the Holy Spirit become members of the universal people of God, or the Body of Messiah. This one spiritual fellowship includes both Jewish believers and Gentile Believers as equal members of His body (1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 27, Ephesians 2:11-18, Isaiah 49:6). In other words: all who are believers are a special part of God's body on earth. God's true church is not a political or social organization.
...in the work and presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. He brings forth the fruit of righteousness in the life of all followers of the Messiah. The Holy Spirit also equips, orders and leads the local body of believers, enabling the believers to become a community of love and service (Romans 8:14 Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4:1 1-12). In other words: the Holy Spirit comforts and compels the believer to grow to maturity.
...that God gave the practices of the Law for moral instruction and as a body of cultural-civil practice which would point forward to the Messiah's work. The Law is valid as a reflection of God's righteous standard and as a means of preserving a distinct nation of Israel. Fulfillment by the work of Jesus (Yeshua) does not imply the abrogation of the Law but rather bringing the Torah to its fullest meaning. Righteousness and justification with God is based solely upon grace through faith (Deuteronomy 30:11-20, 6:20-25, Psalm l9:7-14, Matthew 5:17-19. Romans 3:23, 27-31, 6:23. Ephesians 2:8-9). In other words: the entirety of the Bible is useful for understanding the character and will of God, but salvation is only by God's grace through faith.