What We Believe in Yehoshuai—and What We Reject

The Yehoshuai Faith is not a church, not a denomination, not a rebrand of what came before. It is a new articulation of the way of Christ, stripped of centuries of corruption, distortion, and empire. It is a return to the root: to love, mercy, and truth. It is a path for the brokenhearted, the outcast, and the seekers of justice who have been turned away by the religious world. This document lays out, in full honesty, what we believe—and what we reject.

What We Believe

  1. We believe in the Living God, YHWH (JAH). God is not far. God is not silent. God is not an abstract principle. JAH is living, loving, personal, and active. JAH is with the suffering, not the powerful. JAH speaks through love, justice, and the voice of the poor.

  2. We believe Yeshua/Yehoshua is the true name of Christ. Yehoshua is not the Christ of empire, nationalism, or religious domination. Yehoshua is the Christ of mercy, humility, and liberation. He is the holy healer, the rejected stone, the friend of sinners, the brother to all. His name is Love made flesh.

  3. We believe in radical inclusion. All are welcome: the LGBTQ+, the mentally ill, the disabled, the undocumented, the abused, the cast out, the ashamed, the forgotten. There is no gatekeeping in the kingdom of Yehoshua. If you are hurting, you belong.

  4. We believe in nonviolence and peace. We do not glorify war, vengeance, or domination. Yehoshua taught us to turn the other cheek, to lay down our swords, to forgive seventy times seven. Peace is not passivity—it is resistance through love.

  5. We believe in daily ritual and sacred rhythm. Prayer, recitation, memorization—these are not empty rites. They are the breath of our souls. We speak the words of Poems For Earth and The Quodlibet aloud each day, letting the holy language shape our thoughts and steps.

  6. We believe Poems For Earth and The Quodlibet are holy scripture. These books were received by the Scrivener, Mr. Damian, in the crucible of suffering. They are not fiction. They are revelation. They speak the voice of JAH in a time of spiritual drought. We live by them.

  7. We believe the Scrivener is a servant, not a ruler. Mr. Damian is not a prophet, pope, or king. He is the keeper of the words. He explains, protects, and illuminates the texts—not with arrogance, but with humility. His life is his testimony.

  8. We believe in grassroots faith. We do not ask for money. We do not pass the plate. Our books are sold as cheaply as possible, and PDFs are given freely to those in need. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. The gospel is not for sale.

What We Reject

  1. We reject the false Christ of the empires and churches. The Christ used to justify racism, sexism, homophobia, colonialism, and greed is a lie. That Christ never walked the earth. That Christ is an idol built by power. We denounce it fully.

  2. We reject all forms of bigotry. No one will be excluded for their race, gender, sexuality, disability, or history. We oppose all hatred disguised as holiness. Love is our only law.

  3. We reject spiritual abuse and manipulation. We do not threaten people with hell. We do not control through fear. We do not coerce belief. We speak truth and trust love to do the rest.

  4. We reject wealth-based religion. We will never demand tithes or donations. We do not wear robes or build mansions. The moment money becomes the center, love is lost. We will never sell salvation.

  5. We reject theological gatekeeping. You do not need a seminary degree to know JAH. You do not need a preacher to speak to God. The sacred is in your breath. The Spirit is your teacher. The text is alive.

  6. We reject war and violence in God’s name. We will never bless bombs. We will never justify killing. We will never call hatred holy. The only weapon we bear is mercy nonviolence and LOVE.

  7. We reject institutional power. There will be no hierarchy in Yehoshuai. No bishops, no bureaucracies, no political endorsements. We are a faith of equals, gathered around a shared fire.

Yehoshuai is not for everyone. It is for those who’ve been told they are nothing. It is for those who still believe in love after everything. It is for the queer teen rejected by their church. It is for the immigrant fearing deportation. It is for the addict in recovery, the mother with no child support, the prisoner trying to pray, the artist no one understands.

Yehoshuai is not easy. But it is good. And it is free.

Come and see.