About
Awareness Ministry
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Thy Word is a
Lamp
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Welcome to Awareness Ministry. This site will provide
you with a better understanding of why Christianity
for centuries has been properly referred to as the "Judeo-Christian-Faith"
and not simply as the "Christian Faith."
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Know
Your Judeo-Christian Heritage
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Robert S. Somerville - Director |
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-- "But this I confess to you, that according
to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers,
believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets.
I have hope in God!" -- Acts 24:14 --
Awareness Ministry is an international outreach teaching
the basic concepts of historic Judeo-Christianity. We declare the
Lordship of Jesus Christ as the only begotten son of God, the promised
Messiah and Savior of the world.
We teach that the Bible is not a composite of two books nor sixty-six
books with conflicting concepts and teaching. It is, rather, one
book recording the acts of God under two primary covenants (Old
and New Testaments). Doctrinally there is no conflict between the
two. They are altogether compatible and in mutual agreement. We
believe literally that "All Scripture is God breathed and is
useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good
work." (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NIV)
The scriptures teach that there is only "One Lord, one faith
. . ." (Eph 4:5). Unfortunately, the contemporary view of the
Bible is that the Old and New Testaments represent two separate
faiths namely, the "Hebrew Faith" and the "Christian
Faith." It is because of this imposed distinction that Awareness
Ministry seeks to restore to believers a fresh awareness of the
total harmony, essence and character of both testaments. The need
for such restoration has become necessary because of the gradual
deletion of many Jewish elements from the teaching and practices
of the first century Christian Church.
It is the unchangeable nature of the God of our fathers that provides
the bedrock for our confidence in this restoration effort. The demands
of His expectations are clearly stated in Ec 3:15: "That which
hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and
God requireth that which is past." Through the prophet Malachi,
God said "For I am the LORD, I change not..." (Malachi
3:6). The apostle James describes Him as the " . . . Father
of lights (truths) with whom is no variableness, neither shadow
of turning" (James 1:17). These axioms serve as an under girding
for all that Awareness Ministry teaches. Our confession is the same
as the apostle Paul:
"But this I confess to you, that according to
the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers,
believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets.
I have hope in God!" -- Acts 24:14
National Israel is unique among the nations in the eyes of God.
Awareness Ministry endorses her prophetic geopolitical right of
existence. We promote the fulfillment of the promised return of
the Jews to their land, the restoration of all of the promised land
back to the rightful owners, the Jewish people. We anticipate their
national day of redemption (Deuteronomy 30:3).
About
Robert Somerville
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Robert
Somerville - Robert is director of Awareness Ministry
in Huntsville, Alabama. Bob has been in the ministry for over
35 years, speaking throughout the United States and many foreign
countries. His ministry is distinct in its "Judeo - Christian
Restoration" concept. He maintains that the historic
drift of the church from its Hebraic moorings and root system
has left the Body of Christ in need of renewal in Judaic principles
to bring it more in line with the nature and character of
first century Christianity.
After analyzing Somerville's
writings, Dr. Edwin Harrell, author, historian and Chairman
of the History Department of the University of Alabama said,
"You have a unique and interesting concept that deserves
to be shared with the Christian community. You have a great
contribution to make to the overall understanding of Christian
churches." Similarly Mr. Moishe Rosen, Chairman of Jews
for Jesus ministry in California stated: "I have conversed
and corresponded with Rev. Somerville and am convinced that
he is not only an orthodox, charismatic Christian in the truest
sense of the word, but that his understanding of grace as
a doctrine is absolutely scriptural. With the scriptural understanding
of grace he has added a new dimension of joy to Christian
worship by incorporating those elements of celebration which
are scripturally Jewish."
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Awareness
Ministry Board of Advisors
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