Haven Noahide Fellowship - Founded in 2007
Haven Noahide Fellowship is a rainbow bible-based Noahide Fellowship.
The Rainbow Bible is the traditional set of scriptures known as
Genesis 1 - 11:9 (from creation to the end of the tower of babel
incident). The teachings of the Rainbow Bible go back to the giving of
the Covenant and earlier, and are central tenets of Haven Noahide
Fellowship Faith. It appears that Noah himself, or perhaps one of his
sons, recorded the details we have today in the Rainbow Bible as it
talks of historical detail which only they, apparently, would have
access to. The sign of the Covenant, as shown in Genesis 9, is the
Rainbow.
A Noahide is simply a child or descendant of Noah. Noah, of course, is
the ancient patriarch who God called to build an Ark and bring animals
upon the Ark, after which he sent a flood to destroy sinful mankind,
and then started again with Noah, Noah’s wife, Noah’s three sons Shem,
Ham and Japheth and their wives. While most of us are familiar with
the idea that we are all descended from Adam and Eve, less of us know
that scripture teaches we are also all descended from Noah, through
his sons, as all mankind was wiped out in the flood apart from Noah’s
family. Thus the term ‘Noahide’ refers to all members of mankind
today, as all of us are descended from Noah.
Basically, to describe this religion, simply ask yourself ‘What
religion did Noah himself follow?’ And the answer to that is Noahide
faith, the adherents of which attempt to follow such a religion – to
follow the practices of our ancient patriarchal father Noah - who was
deemed ‘Perfect in his generations.’
Inaugural Canberra, Australia Haven Noahide Fellowship Meeting - FIRST
MEETING - Saturday July 3rd 2010 (AND every first Saturday Sabbath of
the month thereafter), from 11-11:30am to later in the afternoon with
a lunch meal provided, Location: 29 Merriman Crescent, Macarthur,
Canberra, ACT, 2904, Australia. E-mail contact:
, Telephone: Australia 02 6291 4414
International + 61 2 6291 4414 . Please email or telephone me if you
are interested in attending. ..
ALSO Northwest India, India Haven Noahide Fellowship Meetings. Email
me as well for contact details for the Indian HNF
Principles of the Rainbow Bible
Introduction
This brief article examines the Rainbow Bible to answer the basic
question of what constitutes the spiritual requirements before God of
a Noahide. It will be split into 3 main sections: 1) Law 2) Imperative
3) Principle. Please consult the scriptural citations for greater
clarification.
1) Law
Technically speaking there seem to be only three times the Lord
specifically commands the Nations of the world as a whole.
• The first is found in what would apply to Adam and his seed in an
uncorrupted paradise. This is the command to abstain from the Fruit of
the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. (Genesis 2:16 & 17).
• The second is found in the command to Noah and his offspring after
the flood to not eat blood. (Genesis 9:4).
• The third command is to be fruitful and replenish the earth (Genesis
9:7)
2) Imperative.
An imperative in the sense I will define it is a principle which
appears to have obligatory acceptance required by a Noahide but not
written within scripture as a direct command but rather implied or
assumed. For example the wording of the imperative not to murder is
worded in such a way that God did not specifically command directly to
Noah and his offspring in a personal sense by stating ‘Thou shalt not’
or ‘You must not’ etc, but made it so obvious to know that such is a
requirement for Noah and his offspring in generalization. The Noahide
Imperatives a
• To abstain from Sin (Genesis 4:7)
• To not murder and to put to death murderers (Genesis 9:5-6)
•
3) Principle
There are many ideas within the written Rainbow Bible which are not
specified as commands or imperatives but are shown as an active part
of universal Noahide life. They include:
• A calendar system based on the sun and stars and natural cycles
(Genesis 1:14)
• Permission to eat plants (Genesis 1:30)
• The implication within the command to abstain from the tree of
knowledge of good and evil that God has the right to command mankind,
especially due to him being the creator. This is a fundamental
principle of Noahide faith (that God can Command us).
• The importance of keeping genealogies (Genesis 5 & 10)
• The importance of offering sacrifices. The type of sacrifices
implied that are acceptable a Field offerings, Blood sacrifices of
animals which are ‘Clean’ animals. Sacrifices are offered on altars.
Sacrifices probably should be offered with a ‘Positive’ spirit.
(Genesis 4:3-5, Genesis 8:20). Sacrifices are completely voluntary and
mainly made to God to show we love him.
• The understanding that drunkardness, while seemingly not forbidden,
can cause problems (Genesis 9:20-27)
• The idea that God can call individual Noahides for specific purposes
in the way he called Noah and gave Noah specific commandments.
Principles Established Specifically For Haven Noahide Fellowship
It is my intent to maintain the Rainbow Bible (Genesis 1 - 11:9) as
the basis of Haven Noahide Fellowship's scriptural adherence. Further
to this, however, we intend to develop our own system of Noahide Law.
I do not intend following the 66 or the 30 noahide laws of Rabbinic
Judaism, mainly because they are founded on a false assumption - that
they are the legitimite laws of Noah, which is scripturally untrue.
I believe all that we need to know about the faith of Noah is found in
the Rainbow Bible. We have nothing more.
It is the purpose of Haven to develop, on top of the foundation of the
Rainbow Bible, due to reasons of an increasingly complex Noahide world
society having eventuated since the time of Noah, an intelligent and
lasting system of Noahide Law, agreed upon by the founding members of
Haven Noahide Fellowship, to be the laws maintained by our fellowship.
Such a system of increased Noahide Law is deemed proper and necessary
by our fellowship because of the growth of world Noahide society, the
need to increase our relationships with each other in terms of legal
principle, and done as such by the Authority of the founder of Haven
Noahide Fellowship who was asked by God to build a religious community
more in harmony with Israel's Torah Principles. As such, I have
specifically chosen under the request of God to formulate those laws
which should now be deemed as universally acceptable and appropriate
Noahide Law.
In brief, on top of the system of law presented by the Rainbow Bible,
Haven's laws a
NEGATIVES
No deliberate harming of neighbour through ones own actions
No Idolatry
No Blasphemy
No Theft
No pre-pubescent paedophilia (No sexual activity until capable of
having children)
No Bestiality (As we can not ascertain consent from animals)
No Rape
No Sexual Harrassment
No Kidnapping
No Purgery in courts of Law
POSITIVES
To live in harmony with ones neighbour
To contribute to a societal fund for the assisting of people in
financial, health or otherwise difficult circumstances (ie charity,
which can be maintained through a societally implemented taxation
system)
To respect the systems of law of society when and were they do not
contradict the Rainbow Bible or principles of our fellowship
ETERNAL LIFE
- We believe our religion offers the gift of eternal life.
AUTHORITY OF THE FELLOWSHIP BEFORE GOD AND MANKIND
- We declare that in the World-To-Come, or the next life, or heaven,
or the afterlife, that 'Noah' is the head of Haven Noahide Fellowship.
We view Noah as answerable to his father Lamech, and so on all the way
back to Adam. These are the patriarchal authorities over Haven Noahide
Fellowship. We are ACCOUNTABLE to Noah and the patriarchal families in
the world to come. In this current life, the Authority of Haven
Noahide Fellowship is with the head Pastor and the council of national
pastor's. We accept the teachings of the Rainbow Bible (Genesis 1 -
11:9) as our scripture of authority, we accept the jurisdiction of
Almighty God to give judgements for our fellowship, and thus through
listening to the Holy Spirit we attempt to preserve true and
uncorrupted Noahide faith for members of our fellowship. We are
attemtping to be a responsible 'Family-Based' fellowship for ALL the
children of Noah who wish to join us. We accept God's authority,
Noah's headship in the World-To-Come, and attempt to live by
principles of Holiness.
Who I'd like to meet:
Anyone interested in learning Biblical Noahide Faith and especially
anyone curious about joining our fellowship...
Haven Noahide Fellowship - Established 2007 www.myspace.com/noahides
(Associated Noahide Books Website –
http://noahidebooks.angelfire.com
)
The Universal covenant of the Rainbow Bible (Genesis 1 - 11:9) is the
covenant of Noah. Genesis 9:1-17 records mankind’s own special
covenant with Almighty God.
Genesis 9:1-17
“And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful,
and multiply, and replenish the earth. Every moving thing that liveth
shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all
things. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every
beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that
moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your
hand are they delivered. But flesh with the life thereof, which is the
blood thereof, shall ye not eat. And surely your blood of your lives
will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at
the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the
life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be
shed: for in the image of God made he man And you, be ye fruitful, and
multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying and I,
behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after
you; And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of
the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go
out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. And I will establish my
covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the
waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy
the earth.
And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between
me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual
generations I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token
of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass,
when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the
cloud: And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you
and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more
become a flood to destroy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the
cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting
covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is
upon the earth., And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the
covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is
upon the earth.”
Who I'd like to meet:
All people interested in learning about Noahide Faith - the Covenant
of Noah from Genesis 9:1-17, which applies to all the children of
mankind.
Read mo
http://www.myspace.com/noahides
http://noahidebooks.angelfire.com
Haven Noahide Fellowship - Founded in 2007
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