Trying to define salvation is like trying to describe holiness. The bottom line is that Adonai (the LORD) is Holy, and we are not. We are not because we cannot be him, and Adonai has said about himself, "I am holy." Moreover, he also said, "I am Adonai, and there is no other"... meaning, beside some other things, that he is the only one who is holy. Yet Adonai said to the Jewish people, "Become holy... just as I am holy." And, not only did he say, "Be holy," but he said it in the plural. He wanted them to be many holies, or corporately holy, just as he is singularly holy.

    But how can you become something that you are not? How can you become something that only Adonai can be? Those two questions are what salvation is all about. Salvation is another thing that is associated with Adonoi, and only Adonai can provide it to you. When he does, he transfers to you an actual part of himself (the Holy Spirit - Ruach Hakodesh), as a small but adequate portion of his own holiness, and that new quality and substance has the power to produce holiness and salvation within you.

    He gave that special property to Avrom, and that is why he changed his name to Avrahom (Abraham). His new name had one of the letters of Adonai's Name. This is because Adonai had given him new properties -- holy properties, and the extra letter in his name reflects that change. Later, Adonai also changed Moshe (Moses). Yet Moshe did not change his name, but his face shined... and that might have been enough, but then he became the greatest prophet in Yisrael (Israel). He was the greatest prophet, and he was the first person to actually hear Adonoi pronounce the personal Name of God!

    But everyone in Yisrael could not be an Avrahom or Moshe. Nevertheless, everyone could become holy, even though they were just ordinary people that never did anything famous, and were never specifically talked about or written about. Nevertheless, though they were obscure in Yisrael's history, they were all the children of God. Adonai loved them, and gave them enough of himself to make them holy to himself... and that "process" is the definition of salvation.

    So salvation is essentially a product of love and holiness. Love that has its own merit, and love that is a property and quality of the singularly Holy God. And when that love touches you, it changes you -- you become one of his Holies, and this affection from God will produce salvation for you.

    Yeshua was born for that very purpose... to touch you and change you. And he has impacted generations and nations (and absolutely countless families and individuals) for over 2000 years. He is the Messiah, and he is the only one that can propagate so much holiness. He can do it because Adonai ordained him to do so. Yeshua said about himself, "I can only do what the Father has done within me." So Yeshua is both the work and laborer of Adonai for our salvation.

    Moreover, the Messiah is the gateway (and connection) for all people (and not for only the Jews), that all people may pray and worship God with an effectual link to Adonai our Father. He is our "link and connection" because he is the "property and substance" of the holiness that was given to Avrahom, Moshe, and countless myriads that have trusted their lives to God. That is why the disciple John (Yochanon) said that Yeshua is "the fullness of grace and truth" (chesed wi-emeth) from our Father in the Heavens.

    So if you have not experienced the salvation provided through Yeshua (Jesus), or if you would like to reaffirm your faith and live in a deeper Messianic knowledge of your savior, then please read and respond to the following article: "How do I obtain salvation?"

    Yeshua lived to affirm the Torah and to complete its works. He spoke everything that the Father of Heaven and Earth had revealed to him through the Torah. He labored with the Torah because he trusted that it was the work of God, and Yeshua explained the following to his disciples: Yeshua said (in John 14:10b), "The words that I say to you, I do not speak on My own initiative, and the Father abiding in Me performs His works, (meaning the declaration and performance of Torah, and its affirmation through many miracles)."  Yeshua also said (in John 14:21), "He who has My commandments (the Word of Torah that he lived) and keeps them, is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose (reveal) Myself to him."

    Therefore, if you believe that our God exists, and that Yeshua was born to this world as the Messiah sent by our Father in Heaven, then your belief will open your heart to Torah and righteousness. And your public confession that Yeshua is the Messiah of Israel will produce the affirmation of his salvation. Yeshua has assured you, saying, "I will disclose (reveal) Myself to him," and Scripture supports you, saying (in Isaiah 28:16), "Whoever believes in him (the Messiah) will not be disappointed."

    Therefore, begin the process of belief and salvation now by saying this prayer...

    "Our Father in Heaven, may your Name be honored, and your will performed within me, as your will is done in all the heavens. Your abundant labors have both made and sustained my life, and I now desire to yield my living to you. Be merciful to me for I have sinned and am a sinner, and I live among sinners like myself -- who cannot attain for me what I am asking of only you -- please deliver me from our temptations. Please open to me the splendor of your great dominion and power. And grant my soul life and shalom through Yeshua the Messiah, whom you have ordained as Heir and King of all your majesty and creation."

    And now, after committing your faith, you must be faithful...

    Study the Gospels and Torah. Learn how the Apostles applied Torah as a testimony of Yeshua. Fellowship with those who acknowledge the leadership of the Messiah. Live with tolerance, respect and compassion for your family, friends and acquaintances.  Also, start the process of conforming your life to the precepts and wisdoms of Torah. Solicit the advice of your Elders in the Messiah Yeshua concerning how to interpret the Scriptures, and how to deal with your personal issues. Then allow the Ruach Hakodesh (Holy Spirit) to build and support all these qualities and values into your life. Lastly, speak publicly of your belief and experience, and you will be a child and servant of God. And you will have the affection of our Father in Heaven, and His salvation will be effectual in your life... and within this process, Yeshua the Messiah will reveal himself to you... and you will know him.

    Micah 5:1 "And you, O Bethlehem of Ephrath, Least among the clans of Judah, From you one shall come forth To rule Israel for Me -- One whose origin is from of old, From ancient times."  Maron Etha, Adonai is Returning.

    Shalom to you... from Yeshua our Messiah, and his servants in Torah.