What We Believe

Why House of Balance (Bayeeth Ma'azahn) Ministries Centers the Tanakh

A Doctrinal Position Statement on Scripture, Authority, and Teaching Focus

Foundational Position

House of Balance Ministries (Bayeeth Ma’azahn) affirms the entire Tanakh—

the Torah, Nebi’im (N'bee'eem), and Ketubim (K'toobeem)—as the primary, authoritative canon for righteousness, instruction, covenant life, leadership ethics, and communal order.

The Tanakh preserves the original covenantal framework given to Israel by the Supreme King Yhwh 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, defining how a people are to live, govern themselves, pursue justice, restrain power, protect the vulnerable, and serve both the Most High and one another.

For this reason, the Tanakh remains the center and anchor of our theology, teaching, and communal practice.

Pre-Exilic Priority and Covenant Alignment

House of Balance Ministries approaches Scripture pre-exilically first.

This means:

• The Royal Torah Law  Foundation establishes the standard

• Pre-exilic Israelite life defines normative covenant order

• Law, wisdom, and prophetic instruction before exile reflect the clearest expression of covenant faithfulness

Writings produced during exile and beyond are not rejected, but they are carefully sifted to ensure continued alignment with what was originally given through Mosheh (Moses) by the Supreme King Yhwh 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.

This discernment is necessary because exile often involves:

• Integration into foreign societies

• Exposure to non-Israelite philosophies

• Cultural pressure from ethnic groups who do not serve the Most High according to His instruction

• Compromise, adaptation, or survival-based shifts

Therefore, post-exilic material is always evaluated against the original Royal Torah Law framework, not the other way around.

Why the Tanakh Remains Central

The Tanakh uniquely provides:

• Commandments, statutes, and ordinances

• Defined standards of righteousness

• Communal responsibility over individual spirituality

• Justice-centered living

• Leadership accountability

• Protection of the poor, the widow, and the stranger

• Cultural, familial, and societal order

• Prophetic rebuke and restoration

These writings reflect the worldview formed by the Supreme King Yhwh 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, not by surrounding empires or philosophical systems.

House of Balance (Bayeeth Ma'azahn) Ministries exists to preserve, restore, and teach this covenantal order, rather than replace it with later theological constructs shaped outside of Israelite culture.

Regarding the New Testament (Hellenistic Writings)

House of Balance (Bayeeth Ma'azahn) Ministries does not treat the New Testament as equal in authority to the Tanakh, nor do we use it as a primary source of doctrine, theology, or instruction.

When New Testament (Hellenistic) writings are referenced at all, they are approached as secondary, historical texts, filtered through:

• Torah

• Prophets

• Israelite cultural logic

This approach reflects discernment, not dismissal.

Historical and Cultural Influence

The New Testament (Hellenistic) writings emerged within a Greco-Roman world, shaped by:

• Greek language and philosophical categories

• Roman political dominance

• Euro-Gentile audiences unfamiliar with Israelite covenant structure

• Post-Temple instability and transition

• Translation layers that flatten Hebrew meaning

As a result, Israelite concepts were often reframed, reinterpreted, or misunderstood through non-Israelite lenses, and often placed in and removed due to popularity.

A Necessary Distinction

In Israelite thought:

• Authority ≠ deity

• Agency ≠ identity

• Representation ≠ essence

In Greek and Roman thought:

• Titles imply ontology

• Authority implies nature

• Divine agency becomes divine being

House of Balance (Bayeeth Ma'azahn) Ministries rejects the imposition of Greek philosophical categories onto Israelite covenant language.

On Yehoshua / Yahusha / Yeshua as a Historical Figure

House of Balance (Bayeeth Ma'azahn) Ministries does not deny the historical existence of Yehoshua (commonly called Yeshua or Jesus).

We acknowledge him as:

• A historical Israelite

• One who grew in knowledge and understanding

• A teacher of wisdom within Israel

• A Maschiach (Christ) of his time or of that dispensation

• A product of Israelite culture and covenant instruction

However, we do not deify him.

Any authority, title, or role attributed to him is understood within Israelite agency, not ontological divinity, and never as equality with the Supreme King Yhwh 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄. Also, we recognize Christology influence placed within the passages, infused with Greco-Roman theology and cultural views.

Selective and Limited Engagement with Certain Writings

If any New Testament (Hellenistic Writings) texts are referenced, House of Balance (Bayeeth Ma'azahn) Ministries limits engagement to those that most closely echo Israelite covenant ethics, and even then, rarely and cautiously.

James

James reflects Israelite wisdom and covenant righteousness:

• Obedience demonstrated through action

• Restraint of speech

• Justice toward the poor

• Communal accountability

It is treated as a secondary witness, not an independent authority.

Jude

Jude functions as a prophetic warning, not a theological treatise. Its tone is confrontational and corrective, addressing corruption, moral compromise, and leadership failure within the community. In this sense, it closely mirrors the rebuking voice of the Nebi’im (נְבִיאִים) rather than later doctrinal writings.

However, the framework through which these warnings are delivered reflects Hellenistic influence, particularly in its use of rhetorical condemnation and moral dualism. This gives the text a reprimanding and urgent tone, but one that is filtered through a Greek worldview, rather than a purely Hebrew covenantal lens.

Because of this, Jude feels less instructional and more reactionary—a warning born from crisis rather than covenant order. Its concern is real, but its method reflects a world already shaped by diaspora pressures and Greek philosophical categories, not the original cultural structure of the Tanakh.

Why it still belongs (with boundaries)

Jude:

• Operates as a warning text, not a doctrinal foundation
  
  

• Addresses internal corruption and leadership failure
  
  

• Echoes the tone and function of the Nebi’im (rebuke, exposure, warning)
  
  

• Preserves ethical concern for covenant integrity
  
  

That alone makes it valuable, especially as:

• A historical witness to post-exilic community breakdown
  
  

• Evidence of how Israel-adjacent communities struggled under diaspora pressure
  
  

• A cautionary mirror, not a blueprint

Matthew (Ethical Reference Only)

Matthew is approached with explicit caution and clear boundaries.

While it preserves ethical teachings that align with Torah and prophetic rebuke, it also reflects Hellenistic narrative shaping, including elevated titles and framing that later theology used for deification.

House of Balance (Bayeeth Ma'azahn) Ministries:

• Does not read Matthew Christologically

• Does not construct theology from it

• Does not use it for doctrinal authority

"IF" Matthew is referenced, it will only be for ethical instruction, always interpreted through Israelite agency and covenant responsibility, never through Greco-Roman theology.

Why Other New Testament Writings Are Not Used for Instruction

Many later writings prioritize:

• Belief over obedience

• Individual salvation over communal righteousness

• Abstract theology over lived covenant

• Expansion over cultural preservation

Such priorities do not reflect the pre-exilic "Righteous" Israelite worldview and are therefore not used as instructional foundations within this ministry.

Teaching Commitment of House of Balance (Bayeeth Ma'azahn) Ministries

House of Balance (Bayeeth Ma'azahn) Ministries is committed to:

• Teaching the Torah, Prophets, and Writings

• Preserving pre-exilic covenant logic

• Sifting exilic and post-exilic material responsibly

• Guarding against foreign philosophical intrusion

• Cultivating righteous households and communities

• Serving the people of the Supreme King Yhwh 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 with balance and integrity

Final Affirmation

We study history without surrendering authority.

We acknowledge teachers & Mashiacheem (Messiahs) without deifying them.

We test all things against what was given at the beginning.

We refuse foreign frameworks that distort Israel’s covenant language.

For this reason, the Tanakh remains our standard, our instruction, and our foundation before 

the Supreme King Yhwh 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.

Shalom,
Kahbod la’Melekh ha’Elyon 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄

Naseekh HaRashee Shama

Chief Prince

N’seekah Amunah

Princess

House of Balance Ministries