Are messianic believers, "protestant"?

The answer is simply this.  Yes, and no.  They share things in common with protestant believers.  Often closer ties to "conservative beliefs" which may be general baptist than protestant, than to "liberal beliefs," but awareness and social concerns from both sides.

1. (Yes), Messianic believers believe in the authority of scripture.  It is OFTEN referenced.  (Old and New Testament)

2. (No), Messianic believers do NOT believe the same things as protestant believers about different things written within the bible.  For example, many protestant believers believe the Pentecost (giving of Holy Spirit), occurred in the upper room.  Messianic believers tie the Pentecost to  Shavuot, the feast of weeks and the giving of the COMMANDMENTS.  The event of Pentecost routinely occurred at Mt. Zion among the JEws.

3. (Yes), Messianic believers believe a person must be "born again."

4. (No), Messianic believers believe that the commandments/torah is important for proper practice of Christian faith.  Many times it is OK to incorporate "Jewish wisdom" on the first five books of the bible.

5. (Yes), Messianic believers believe in full-body baptism when a person has repented of their sin.

6. (No/Yes), Messianic believers do not believe in following a *PAID* pastor.  Many protestants pay their pastor or elder in their church.  Messianic believers will simply read the scripture.  There are some paid pastors in some messianic groups however.

7. (No), Messianic believers follow after "signs."  They believe that GOD-SIGNS should follow the foundation of faith.  Dreams and visions are signs.  Meeting a person in a certain place and time is a sign.  Healing is a sign etc.

8. (Yes), Messianic believers support forms of patriarchy, which some protestant baptist denominations are heavily patriarchal.

9. (No), Messianic believers support the idea that "women can prophesy."  This not meant that women can be "rabbis" or something, but simply that women play a more prominent role in building the faith, than just sitting on the side-lines.

10. (No), Messianic believers often meet on "the Sabbath day."  They may rest on different days of the year based on holiday conditions according to the JEWISH calendar (lunar cycles).  They do not follow the "pattern of the church" as built by Roman Catholicism.

11. (No), Messianic believers are often pro-creationist.  They do not associate with liberal-protestant denominations on various things required in regards to how to understand science. (Many conservative-protestant denominations or baptist types of groups are also pro-creationist, but they do not recognize Abrahamic covenant as much)

12. (No), Messianic believers are aware of and point out issues of anti-semitism.  Many protestant churches may interpret "synagogues" of all types of Jewish people as being "bad" in some way or another because they don't accept JESUS......but Messianic believers support and encourage people to stop anti-semitism in all forms.

13. (No), Messianic believers do not believe in abortion (except in cases where the woman's health is in danger as biblical written) or that the laws can be changed to suit political purposes.  There are protestant groups believe in political forces to "change God's laws."

14. (Yes), Messianic believers believe in different gifts of the spirit.  Not everyone can do "all things" for "every purpose."  A body of believers are the institution of the church.

15. (No), Messianic believers point out problems of racism in that JESUS IS JEWISH.  They point to the reality that JESUS came from a certain people group and NO OTHER TRIBE on EARTH were a part of the biblical themes in that regard.  Yes, JESUS did point out problems of "the JEWS" but he was DEEPLY involved with other JEWISH BELIEVERS in him.

16. (No), Messianic believers OFTEN know some Hebrew.  Messianic believers are aware of JEWISH culture more than protestant denominations.

17. (Yes), Messianic believers READ and contemplate "the gospels" and agree that it is truth.

18. (Yes/No), Messianic believers believe in dietary laws to accommodate more "holy living."  The seventh-day-adventists (protestant), also believes in this practice.

19. (Yes/No), Messianic believers believe you shouldn't travel on the "sabbath day."  Messianic believers say it is OK to drive to your place of fellowship......just not in a way that causes a person to loose time by constant travel (aka. don't travel a long distance to get to your fellowship group....move if possible).

20. (Yes/No), Messianic believers believe in "evangelizing."  Some do practice more than others......like to the "muslim world."  Messianic believers believe in HEART CHANGE when MESSIAH is accepted.

21. (No), Messianic believers do not believe in "mocking" cultures or tribes.  Some protestants have a practice of mocking people of different heritages around the world, not noticing that the people in that group may/may not have Jewish heritage.

22. (No), Messianic believers believe in "brotherly love" as a KEY to the faith.  There are some people who support polygyny, but it is often seen as "not the truth" because it is based upon "lust" instead of love for Yeshua.

23. (No), Messianic believers do NOT believe that MARY (mother of Jesus) was somehow more important than JESUS/YESHUA.  They believe that MARY worshiped with James and other believers in Jerusalem (book of James and Act_1:14  These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren for example.) and Mary was likely to be MESSIANIC believer herself.

24. (Yes/No), headcovering issues?  men and women and their practices of headcovering are dependent upon different principles.

25. (No), Messianic believers believe more in Psalm 119.  They believe more in the importance of REGULAR bible meditation for the faith.  Whether it is a certain number of hours per week in meditation or more intense incorporation of bible passages and the number of passages covered per week.

26. Finally (No), Messianic believers did NOT go through the protestant reformation in a general sense.  They may have been a part of Orthodox conditions during that time, or they may have gone through other means of being a Christian at the time (baptist, anabaptist persecutions etc).

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