Do you appreciate the basic teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, but have a real problem with believing that he was a god? Do you still have a genuine faith in God, but can't cope with the Christian trinity? Are you put off by the teachings of St Paul? And do you think that things like the virgin birth and original sin are unhelpful? Then we can assure you this: You're not alone!

There exist today various groups of people around the world whose faith has been inspired by the first Jewish followers of Yeshua` of Natsaret (‘Jesus of Nazareth’). We call ourselves, 'Followers of the Way'. We feel that our core mission is to work towards the fulfilment of the Kingdom of God.

The heart of our faith – called ‘The Way’ – is the humble and compassionate practice of religion, and to act with justice and fairness to all. Our community is a diverse collection of sects, and range from the conservative Ebionites, the traditionalist Massorites, the centrist Liberal Talmidis, to the progressive Yeshuinists. And we accept both Jews and non-Jews alike into the warmth of our fellowship.

We see Talmidaism as a spiritual descendent of early 'Jewish-Christianity'; this term was dropped because of possible misconceptions that could be carried in such a name. We believe that as a Jewish prophet, 'Jesus' would have remained faithful to the ideals and principles of the Israelite religion, and therefore would never have envisioned himself as a god, since the Israelite religion, as a core fundamental of its theology, is founded on the precept that YHVH has no physical form or incarnation - unlike the gods of pagan religions. YHVH is holy - different and distinctive - and is therefore not like pagan gods.

Talmidaism is not messianic in nature - we do not believe that a messiah will save us. We believe rather that it is YHVH who will save and redeem us, and a messiah will be a mere sign that God is acting in human history. For the God of Israel is so powerful, that it is by the might of His powerful, merciful and compassionate love that He is able to forgive and save.

We have a discussion group for those interested in Talmidaism. If you wish to join our discussion group, you can email us:

talmidi-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

If you have any questions, we can be contacted at:

talmidi@hotmail.com

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