7.3.1. First and foremost, Yah'shua the Messiah is the Son of Elohim, the Only Begotten of the Father, the only Mediator between Elohim and man; that through Him -- and Him alone -- is salvation possible; that Yah'shua the Messiah is truly Elohim and truly man, the perfect sinless sacrifice offered by the Father on behalf of mankind;
7.3.2. Salvation is solely through the grace of Yahweh, accomplished by Yahweh and applied through the Ruach haQodesh; appropriated by Elohim-given active (as opposed to passive) emunah (faith, trusting) leading to Torah-obedience in the Master Yah'shua the Messiah; including regeneration, justification, sanctification and final glorification;
7.3.3. The unity of the Elohimhead (Godhead) of Father, Son, and sevenfold Ruach haQodesh (Mothers); the sovereignty of Elohim in Creation, providence and redemption;
7.3.4. The Deity of the Master Yah'shua the Messiah, His incarnation, Virgin Birth, sinless life, atoning death and physical resurrection;
7.3.5. The work of Yah'shua the Messiah in His life, death and resurrection as Representative and Substitute; His atonement for sin thereby securing righteousness, forgiveness and eternal life for those who are united to Him by active emunah (faith, trusting) leading to Torah-obedience;
7.3.6. The ascension of the Master Yah'shua the Messiah, His intercession at the throne of Yahweh, His coming again personally, physically and visibly in glory and power to reign for a thousand years upon the earth with the set-apart ones at the end of this age;
7.3.7. The Ruach haQodesh's Deity and personality and essential work in regeneration, conversion and sanctification;
7.3.8. The literal special creation of man in the image of Elohim, his sin and fall, the consequences passing to all humanity, extending to every part of human nature and resulting in the universal guilt of mankind before Elohim; the doctrine of so-called biological "evolution" is not accepted;
7.3.9. The personality of Satan, his opposition to Yahweh and His purposes, and his corruption and enslavement of man;
7.3.10. The three bodily resurrections of the righteous (zadokim) to eternal life (1 Cor.15:40-42) and the bodily resurrection of the wicked to age- or aeon-long punishment (Ac.24:15);
7.3.11. The spiritual gifts -- prophecy, visions, inspired dreams, tongues (speaking and interpreting modern foreign languages supernaturally by the power of the Ruach haQodesh), divine healing, angel ministry, theophanies, and modern revelation;
7.3.12. Baptism into Messiah and the New Covenant by complete immersion in water for any who have been truly born again in Messiah who request, and who desire, to be spiritually and temporally united with the fellowship of the set-apart ones of NCAY;
7.3.13. The importance of personal and congregational covenants to a vital, invigorating and sanctifying relationship with Yah'shua the Messiah and the fellowship of the set-apart ones;
7.3.14. The importance of the doctrine of pre-mortal existence (Jer.1:5-8) to a full understanding of the purpose of life, namely, that the children of men had a spiritual existence before their incarnation as mortals on earth, and are here on probation;
7.3.15. The Ten Commandments (Decalogue) as a comprehensive summary of the Torah of Yahweh to the Messianic Community (Ex.20:1-17) and to mankind in general in all dispensations, and an integral element in the organic unfolding of the New Covenant Torah of Messiah;
7.3.16. The Law of Tithing (Mal.3:6-12), of which a third of a tenth shall be paid to the local ministry, a third of a tenth shall be dispensed to the poor, and a third of a tenth used for the annual festivals, is the fundamental economic law of the Messianic Community, with the Law of all Things in Common the highest ideal (Ac.2:44) and lived by Firstborn Communities (see ¶5.1.4);
7.3.17. The authority of the 66 canonical books of the Protestant Bible insofar as they are translated correctly from the best Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek texts) as the written Word of Elohim (see ¶6.3). Where the text is faulty, translations of passages authorised or made by the Presiding Patriarch, when endorsed by the Apostolate, are regarded as authoritative and supersede those appearing in the various versions used. Non-English-speaking congregations are expected to compare their own translations with the English ones recommended and to seek counsel from the Apostolate if they are unclear as to the proper meaning of the text;
7.3.18. Obedience to the mitzvot (commandments) and moral laws of Yah'shua the Messiah (Matt.28:20), by enforcing strict chastity and sexual purity before and during marriage, heterosexual monogamous and (in cultures where this is tolerated, accepted or is the norm, but only with the free mutual consent of the parties involved and with the permission of the Patriarchate, and in firstborn communities) polygamous marriage, and righteous conduct in general; a belief in the eternal nature of marriage vows sealed by the Ruach haQodesh of Love and Promise, and in the temporary nature of marriage (for life only) when not sealed by said Ruach;
7.3.19. A total forsaking of the spirit of the world in all its numerous manifestations, its traditions, mannerisms, customs, and habits -- including its love of conflict, the sordid, the scandalous, the shallow and the superficial; abstinence from addictive drugs, smoking, the drinking of alcohol, listening to rock, pop, avante garde classical, New Age, animist, and other kinds of worldly music, attending discos, bars and clubs; its fashions, materialism, false worship of sport, careers, success, power, gambling, fame, vanity, and all that is carnal; a rejection of the murderous practice of abortion of the unborn.
7.3.20. The observance of Yahweh's 12 weekly, monthly, annual, 7 yearly and 50 yearly moedim, appointments, or Set-Apart Days according to the Luni-Solar or Creation Calendar, and a complete rejection of all man-made religious festivals (Christmas, Easter, Lent, Halloween, St.Valentine's Day, Hogmany, Lucia, Janus/Roman New Year's Day, etc.). These 12 moedim consist of:
7.3.20.a. The weekly seventh-day Luni-solar sunrise-to-sunrise Sabbath, announced by blowing of shofar (ram's horn);
7.3.20.b. The monthly conjunction of the New Moon or Rosh Chodesh, of which the most important is Aviv 1, being the Sacred New Year (with the optional advance obervance of Messiah's Birthday), announced by blowing of twin silver trumpets (or nearest equivalent);
7.3.20.c. The 8 annual festivals consisting of:
7.3.20.c.1. Pesach (Passover), unleavened bread starts and meal eaten after sunset Aviv 14, with optional celebration of Messiah's birth before sunset, and an optional Late Pesach on Month 2, Day 14, announced by blowing of shofar (ram's horn);
7.3.20.c.2. Chag haMatzah (Festival of Unleavened Bread), sunrise Aviv 15-21, first (Aviv 15) and last (Aviv 21) days sabbaths, announced by blowing of shofar (ram's horn);
7.3.20.c.3. Yom haBikkurim (Day of Firstfruits), sunrise Aviv 16, announced by blowing of shofar (ram's horn);
7.3.20.c.4. Shavu'ot (Weeks, 'Pentecost'), after 7 sabbaths + 50 days count from Yom haBikkurim, sunrise Month 4, Day 29, announced by blowing of shofar (ram's horn);
7.3.20.c.5. Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets/Shouting), sabbath, sunrise Month 7, Day 1 and Rosh Chodesh 7, announced by blowing of twin silver trumpets;
7.3.20.c.6. Yom haKippurim (Day of Atonements), special sunset- to-sunset sabbath, Month 7, sunset Day 9 to sunset Day 10, announced by blowing of shofar (ram's horn);
7.3.20.c.7. Sukkot (Tabernacles/Booths), Month 7, sunrise Days 15-21, sabbath on sunrise Day 15, announced by blowing of shofar (ram's horn); and
7.3.20.c.8. Shemini Atseret (Last Great Day), 3rd sabbath of Month 7, sunrise Day 22, announced by blowing of shofar (ram's horn);
7.3.20.d. The Sh'mittah or Sabbatical Year (every 7 years) - 2015, 2022, 2029, 2036, etc. at Aviv 1 (the New Year), announced by blowing of shofar (ram's horn); and
7.3.20.e. The Yovel or Jubilee Year (every 50 years) - 2016, 2066, etc., announced in advance at Yom Teruah the previous year during the Sh'mittah by blowing of shofar (ram's horn), and commencing at Aviv 1 also with the blowing of the shofar (see ¶7.3.20.c.5).
7.3.21. A rejection and condemnation of the occult, the "New Age Movement" in all its many forms and guises, the doctrine of reincarnation, yoga and related meditational practices, sorcery, divining, spiritualism, and astrology as being fundamentally injurious to the set-apart ones and opposed to the Besorah (Gospel) of Messiah; belief that whatever forces that may have acted upon, or controlled, a man or woman before his conversion, whether psychological, occultic, or elemental, real or imagined, are totally overcome and transcended by true emunah (faith, trusting) in the atoning blood of Yah'shua the Messiah;
7.3.22. A rejection and condemnation of all bodily cutting and mutilation and marking, including tattooing, and cliterectomy (female circumcisioon) as abominations;
7.3.23. A rejection of the necessity of male circumcision in the New Covenant as having no spiritual, religious or covenantal value; and
7.3.24. The importance of Christian temple ministry, especially for those living in firstborn communities (Ac.2:46).