08/03/2026
I'm always asked about Hebrew Israelites and Salvation and if its possible. Here's the conclusion.
In the New Testament there's a freedom that's described by the writers specifically Luke and Paul. A Israelite can absolutely be born again and continue observing the Sabbath, biblical feasts, dietary laws etc if those practices are expressions of devotion to Yah (God) rather than the basis of acceptance.
Here's what need to be made clear by those that practice and observe and those that have questions. Salvation rests entirely on the finished work of Christ, while believers have liberty in how they honor Yah (God) in matters of food, holy days, and cultural identity, so long as they do not elevate those practices to conditions of justification. The lines must not be blurred and the understanding of salvation must be made clear by the explainer and by the examiner.
An Israelite who believes and understand theologically Christ is the Messiah, Christ is Lord, Christ died for sins, Christ rose bodily, and salvation is by grace through faith, may freely observe the Sabbath, Passover, Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Tabernacles and biblical dietary practices, as acts of worship and remembrance especially the Sabbath's and Feast because they all point to Mashiach. Culturally there's no violation and biblically there's no violation even a Gentile can display these acts of worship without being in violation scripturally. The New Testament has several examples of by Luke the writer of Acts as well as Paul and his letters.
The issue that we have today is unlearned and zealous individuals who in their pursuit of what they deem as filtering out what they understood their past worship experience to be has embraced what they deem to be truth without taking the time to work through doctrine biblically and historically. This has brought them to trying to pull everyone outside their practice into this new found way of worship causing destruction and damage while not yet having a firm understanding of what is true according to scripture.
My prayer is that shalom (peace) and the Ruach Hakodesh (Holy Spirit) its perfect work in every individual who desires to please Yah (God) through the perfect work of his son.
-Bishop William Brown-
www.boomchurchint.org