Who Are the Nazarenes?
What We Believe “We believe in one God – the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that the Old and New Testament Scriptures, given by plenary inspiration, contain all truth necessary to faith and Christian living. We believe that man is born with a fallen nature, and is, therefore, inclined continually to evil. We believe that the finally impenitent are hopelessly and eternally lost. We believe that the atonement through Jesus Christ is for the whole human race; and that whosoever repents and believes on the Lord Jesus Christ is justified and regenerated and saved from the dominion of sin. We believe that believers are to be sanctified wholly, subsequent to regeneration, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit bears witness to the new birth, and also to the entire sanctification of believers. We believe that our Lord will return, the dead will be raised, and the final judgment will take place.” – Church of the Nazarene “The doctrine that distinguishe
The Nazarenes are Jews who follow the teachings of the original apostles of Jesus. They still follow the Torah and abide by all Jewish customs and practices including the Sabbath, however, they believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the true Messiah and only follow certain original books of the New Testament. The reason that only certain books of the New Testament are followed by the Nazarenes is because some of the books in the current New Testment were introduced by the Catholic church over the centuries have been questioned by many, including Martin Luther. The Nararenes are considered a legitimate Jewish Sect and are in no way affilliated with any Christian denomination, so Gentiles claiming to be a Nazarenes probably do so out of lack of understanding.
