Who We Are:

Torah Class is an independent, non-denominational organization of gentile Christians and Messianic Jews who meet to learn Torah and Old Testament (Tanakh) from a Hebrew Roots perspec-tive, and then apply our understanding to the works of Messiah in the New Testament and ultimately to our lives and personal relationship with the Lord.

Our 7-fold goals are to: 1) worship and study The Word in spirit and truth, 2) recover the foundational patterns and principles of the Bible that have been erroneously deemed obsolete by the Traditional Church, 3) revitalize Torah principles in our lives and hearts, 4) bless (and be blessed by) Israel, the land and the people, 5) break down the wall of division that has been built-up over the centuries between Jew and gentile, 6) restore the pure spirit and basic purpose of the earliest Messianic movement (the Church) that followed the death and resurrection of Our Savior, and 7) to make available to others around the world, at no cost, the teachings and lessons of Torah Class and the works of outstanding and godly Bible and Torah scholars, academics, Rabbis, Teachers, and writers.

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YOUR TEACHER
Our congregation leader and teacher (pictured with wife Becky) is Tom Bradford. He is a lifelong Believer and former Fortune 500 corporate senior executive who retired early in life when the Lord suddenly inspired Tom with a consuming passion for Israel and the Holy Scriptures. He spent several years in intense Scripture study, being mentored by Jewish Torah scholars and Christian academics and pastors, has poured over countless volumes of works of the great Hebrew sages and Rabbis and the learned Christian Scholars. His formal university education began with study in Archeology and Egyptology before becoming a Business major, which propelled his former career in the Hi-Tech field.

Tom and his wife, Becky, have explored Egypt, spend much time in Israel, been to Jordan and Gaza, and have traveled extensively to all the continents except Australia. Tom has studied Hebrew and Torah, was educated in the New Testament, and taught Adult Bible Study for over a decade and Torah for almost 10 years, written several seminars on various Biblical topics, appears weekly on Christian radio, speaks to Church and civic groups, and lectures from time to time at local institutes of higher education on Middle Eastern affairs, Israel, the Bible, and Islam. Becky is an integral and indispensable part of their ministry and they have 5 children and 11 grandchildren.

OUR PRINCIPLES AND STATEMENT OF FAITH

• Y-H-W-H (also called Jehovah and Yahweh by some) is the one and only God. He is the God of Israel as revealed in the Bible.
• The Bible is divine truth and light. It is the inspired and actual Word of God, given to mankind through Israel.
• The Church has NOT replaced Israel. God has one plan of Salvation for all men, Hebrew and gentile; and that plan is Yeshua (Jesus).
• The Bible text is as infallible as is possible for a series of documents written between 2000 and 3500 years ago, in its original languages, and then passed down and retranslated countless times. Whatever textual errors might exist are minor and do not in any way misrepresent the character and attributes of Almighty God, nor His laws and commands, nor the fact that His son is Yeshua (Jesus) of Nazareth who is our Savior.
• Jesus (Yeshua) is deity. He is 100% man and 100% God. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the Cross to atone and pay for our sins, and arose on the 3rd day to defeat death. He is alive today, living in Heaven, and will be returning in the near future.  No man knows the exact date of His return.
• The Holy Spirit of God dwells within the Believer. We are neither God nor gods and never will be.
• All mankind is separated from God by our sinful natures and the only way to a reconciled relationship with God is to trust Him, and this by submitting in faith to His Son, Jesus (Yeshua).
• The Bible is a whole; it is sacred and indivisible. It is a theological error to attempt to make one part of the Bible less relevant than another, or to imply that certain principles and patterns set down by The Lord are now obsolete or that He has changed. The ultimate context for each verse of Scripture is the entire Bible.
• Israel is God’s chosen people. Israel is also the name for God’s set-apart land, promised to Abraham and his Hebrew descendants. Modern Israel and all the land God set aside for them as defined in the Holy Scriptures belongs to the Jewish people.
• The Hebrews (Jews) are the elder brothers of our Christian faith and deserve our respect and love.
• While God DOES make a physical distinction between Hebrew and gentile, He makes NO spiritual distinction between His Jewish and gentile Believers.
• The Old Testament is what Jesus and all of His disciples called The Scriptures. The Scriptures were used to demonstrate to Jews and gentiles the truth of the Gospel, as there was no New Testament until long after Jesus and all the Apostles and Disciples were deceased.
• The Church is neither buildings nor institutions; it is people, the unified body of Believers that consists of BOTH Hebrew and gentile Believers in Jesus Christ.
• The Church is obligated to bless the remnant of Israel, the Jews, and to bring the Gospel message to themin love, example, and deed. This is a Biblical command.
• There are certain Biblical truths that cannot be logically or scientifically explained. Why God chose to do some of the things He did are mysteries to humans. We choose to leave those mysterious things just as they are, accepting them as truth, without attempting allegorical explanations. That acceptance is at the core of faith.

"Bradford's analysis of the Hebrew Torah and its historical and language contexts is most complete and revealing. He brings these scriptures alive for today's Bible students in a down-to-earth, understandable manner. I am most impressed with his in-depth research and skill in communicating subjects which have been a challenge to many laymen and scholars alike"

-Thomas E. Gamble, Ph.D.
President of Brevard Community College
Cocoa, Florida

"Tom Bradford is an extremely gifted teacher. He presents an understanding of the Old Testament that makes the New Testament come alive, and at the same time makes critical theological issues more comprehensible. You will thoroughly enjoy his material"

-Robert S. McGee
Dr. McGee is the author of the multi-million bestseller "Search for Significance", and the founder of Rapha treatment centers. As a professional counselor and lecturer, He has regularly appeared on radio and television programs