Forsaking the Traditions of Men

To Walk in Spirit
and In Truth

2nd John 1:6 – And this is love,
that we walk after His commandments.
This is the commandment, that,
as ye have heard from the beginning,
ye should walk in it.

Biblical Harmony

Do you find it strange that when we study the Bible it teaches us to obey God's commandments, but most modern churches have done away with obeying His commandments? 

Many churches now teach doctrines that suggest contradiction in the Bible.  They would have us believe that biblical holy days have been erased and replaced with non-biblical holidays, or that the writings of Paul conflict with the teachings of Yahshua and the Old Testament.

At the United Congregation of Yahweh we find harmony in all the Holy Scriptures, not contradiction.

2nd Timothy 3:15-17  
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Messiah Yahshua.  All scripture is given by inspiration of Yahweh, indeed is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of Elohim may be complete, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Hebrew Names That Help Us Return To The Roots Of Our Faith​

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We understand from Biblical scholars and history that the original Hebrew name of our Elohim (God), the Creator, and the Father is Yahweh.  His name is represented by the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יהוה in Hebrew) and means “I am that I am”.  This name is also sometimes transliterated and pronounced differently in English, such as Yahuah or Jehovah.  Although most English translations of the Bible have replaced YHWH with LORD, we prefer to retain and use the original Hebrew name of Yahweh.

  • Exodus 3:13-15 And Moses said unto Elohim, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The Elohim of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And Elohim said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And Elohim said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Yahweh Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

The Tetragrammaton YHWH in Phoenician (Top), Paleo-Hebrew (Middle), and modern square Hebrew (Bottom). Each of these languages are written and read from right to left.

Biblical scholars and history also help us to understand that the original Hebrew name of our Messiah and the Son of Elohim (God) was Yahshua (ישוע in both Hebrew and Aramaic) meaning “Yahweh’s salvation” .  This same Hebrew name is also sometimes transliterated and pronounced differently in English, such as Yeshua, Yahushua, Yehoshua, or Joshua.

  • Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name YAHSHUA: for he shall save his people from their sins.

While most modern English translations of the Bible use the name Jesus, we know that name is only about 400 years old.  Over thousands of years, as Yahshua was transliterated from its original Hebrew form into each of the subsequent languages (especially Greek), it underwent a linguistic metamorphosis.  Evidence of this exists in older copies of the English Bible, which did not contain the name Jesus.  This is because the English letter “J” did not exist before the 1300’s and did not come into widespread use until the early 1600’s.  Instead of Jesus, early English translators used the Latin Iesus, which came from Greek Iésous, which came from Aramaic Yeshua or Hebrew Yahshua.

Yahshua in Aramaic (Top) and modern Hebrew (Bottom). Each of these languages are written and read from right to left.

When we say HalleluYah we are saying praise Yahweh in Hebrew.

  • Psalm 135:1 Halleluyah. Praise ye the name of Yahweh; praise him, O ye servants of Yahweh. 
  • Revelation 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Halleluyah: for Yahweh our El Shaddai reigneth. 

Please understand that our congregation is not legalistic about the use of Hebrew names and we do not desire for their various transliterations and pronunciations to become a stumbling block. 

In our desire to return to the roots of our faith, we seek to walk as closely as possible in the footsteps of our Messiah.  We understand from the gospel accounts that Yahshua would have spoken Hebrew.  But the Bible does not command us to maintain any particular pronunciation, nor does it set an example for us to require others to do so.  So it is with honor and respect that we prefer to use these holy and sacred Hebrew names.

We use the Hebrew name of Yahweh because we want to declare His name throughout the earth, and we use the Hebrew name of Yahshua because it gives glory to Yahweh

  • Exodus 9:16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. 
  • Philippians 2:9-11 Wherefore Elohim also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Yahshua every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Yahshua the Messiah is Sovereign, to the praise of Yahweh the Father. 
  • John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be esteemed in the Son.