Beliefs 5–7 establish how Believers of the Way United understands YHWH, Yeshua the Messiah, and the Holy Spirit. We begin with the confession that YHWH is absolutely one and indivisible. He alone is God, without rival or equal, and the Father is the only true God. This belief shapes the way we read the whole of Scripture, including the New Testament, through the foundation of the Shema and the Hebrew witness of God’s oneness.
From that foundation, we confess that Yeshua is the Messiah: fully human, divinely appointed, anointed, and chosen by YHWH to walk in obedience and reveal the way of righteousness. We also believe the Holy Spirit is not a separate divine person, but the active presence, breath, power, and creative force of YHWH at work in creation, revelation, conviction, and the lives of His people. Together, these beliefs call us back to a Scripture-centered understanding of the one God, His appointed Messiah, and the Spirit by which YHWH empowers His people to walk in truth.
5. UNITARIANISM
The belief that God is absolutely one and indivisible — YHWH alone is God, the Father is the only true God, and Yeshua the Messiah is his divinely appointed human servant, distinct from YHWH and subordinate to him.
Old Testament
Deuteronomy 6:4 — Deuteronomy 4:35 — Deuteronomy 4:39 — Isaiah 44:6 — Isaiah 44:24 — Isaiah 45:5 — Isaiah 45:18 — Isaiah 46:9 — Isaiah 43:10 — Isaiah 43:11 — Isaiah 37:16 — Isaiah 40:25 — 1 Kings 8:60 — Nehemiah 9:6 — Psalm 83:18 — Psalm 86:10 — Hosea 13:4 — Zechariah 14:9 — 2 Samuel 7:22 — Jeremiah 10:10
New Testament
Mark 12:29 — John 17:3 — John 5:44 — John 14:28 — John 20:17 — Mark 10:18 — Acts 2:36 — Acts 17:31 — Romans 3:30 — 1 Corinthians 8:6 — 1 Corinthians 11:3 — 1 Corinthians 15:28 — Galatians 3:20 — Ephesians 4:6 — Philippians 2:9-11 — 1 Timothy 2:5 — 1 Timothy 1:17 — Hebrews 1:1-2 — James 2:19 — Jude 1:25
6. YESHUA THE MESSIAH
The belief that Yeshua the Messiah is fully and exclusively human — born of the seed of Joseph of the line of David, not pre-existent, not eternal, but divinely appointed, anointed, and adopted by YHWH as his Son at his immersion in the Jordan River.
Old Testament
Deuteronomy 18:15 — Deuteronomy 18:18 — 2 Samuel 7:12-14 — Psalm 2:7 — Psalm 110:1 — Isaiah 9:6 — Isaiah 11:1-2 — Isaiah 42:1 — Isaiah 53:2 — Isaiah 61:1 — Jeremiah 23:5 — Jeremiah 33:15 — Ezekiel 34:23 — Micah 5:2 — Zechariah 9:9 — Zechariah 12:10 — Numbers 24:17 — Job 19:25 — Psalm 89:3-4 — Isaiah 11:10
New Testament
Matthew 1:1 — Matthew 3:17 — Matthew 4:2 — Luke 2:52 — Luke 3:23 — Luke 3:38 — Acts 2:22 — Acts 2:36 — Acts 17:31 — Romans 1:3 — Romans 5:15 — 1 Corinthians 15:21 — 1 Corinthians 15:47 — Galatians 4:4 — Philippians 2:7-8 — 1 Timothy 2:5 — Hebrews 2:17 — Hebrews 4:15 — Hebrews 5:8 — Acts 13:33
7. THE HOLY SPIRIT
The belief that the Holy Spirit is not a separate person or a third member of a divine trinity, but rather the active force, presence, and power of YHWH himself — the very breath, energy, and creative power by which YHWH acts in the world, in creation, and in the lives of his people.
Old Testament
Genesis 1:2 — Genesis 6:3 — Exodus 31:3 — Numbers 11:17 — Numbers 11:25 — Numbers 24:2 — Judges 3:10 — Judges 6:34 — 1 Samuel 10:10 — 1 Samuel 16:13 — 2 Samuel 23:2 — Job 33:4 — Psalm 51:11 — Psalm 104:30 — Psalm 139:7 — Isaiah 11:2 — Isaiah 42:1 — Isaiah 61:1 — Ezekiel 36:27 — Joel 2:28
New Testament
Matthew 3:16 — Matthew 12:28 — Luke 1:35 — Luke 4:1 — Luke 4:18 — John 14:17 — John 14:26 — John 15:26 — John 16:13 — Acts 1:8 — Acts 2:4 — Acts 2:17 — Acts 2:33 — Romans 8:9 — Romans 8:11 — 1 Corinthians 2:10 — 1 Corinthians 3:16 — 2 Corinthians 3:17 — Ephesians 1:13 — 1 Peter 1:11
Foundations of the Way is a seven-part teaching series designed to walk readers through the fundamental beliefs of Believers of the Way United. These articles provide a clear introduction before readers explore the full Scripture references and doctrinal statements.