Haven Noahide Fellowship

saruviel

Haven Noahide Fellowship - Founded in 2007 - http://www.myspace.com/noahides
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. In the same way the term ‘Israelide’ or ‘Israelite’ refers to someone descended from Israel (Jacob) the term ‘Noahide’ refers to someone descended from 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.
It is the universal monotheistic faith which underpins each of the major monotheistic religions of the world, and essentially the sense of spiritual morality that nearly all of us maintain in our hearts and way of life.
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.’
An Article representing the general doctrinal position of ‘Haven Noahide Fellowship’
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 are:
• 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 are: 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.

Fanny Cradock

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