Apostolic Messianic Movement - Overview

Overview

The Apostolic Messianic movement originated with the unity of followers from several Oneness Pentecostal groups. These saw a connection of Oneness Pentecostalism with what they considered to be the Messianic Judaism of the first century. Believing that the modern church had departed too far from its Jewish roots, they desired to form a Oneness group that was Messianic in faith, practice, conduct, and order.

Apostolic Messianics believe that true Christianity is a Jewish religion - i.e. that all who profess faith in Jesus Christ become Jewish by conversion. However they reject most first-century and present day Jewish practices - for example they do not follow Kosher, do not practice circumcision, and they believe the Jewish scriptures are subordinate to the New Testament and must be interpreted through it, in the same way that most Christians do.