# NCAY INC > Faith Beyond Religion ## Posts - [The Council of Nicaea Made a Creed YHVH Never Gave](https://ncay.org/the-council-of-nicaea-made-a-creed-yhvh-never-gave/): Nicaea was a gathering under an emperor. It defined a Jesus “of one substance with the Father.” NCAY INC does not receive that creed. We worship YHVH alone. - [Yeshua of Nazareth Was a Jew, Not a Christian](https://ncay.org/yeshua-of-nazareth-was-a-jew-not-a-christian/): Yeshua kept the Torah, worshipped YHVH, and lived as a Jew. He did not found the later religion that took the name Christian. - [The Hebrew of Isaiah 7:14 Does Not Teach a Virgin Birth](https://ncay.org/the-hebrew-of-isaiah-7-14-does-not-teach-a-virgin-birth/): Isaiah 7:14 in Hebrew speaks of a young woman, and the sign was for King Ahaz in his own day. Matthew 1:23 quotes the Greek Septuagint. NCAY INC does not receive the later virgin-birth doctrine built on that wording. - [The Last Twelve Verses of Mark Were Added Later](https://ncay.org/the-last-twelve-verses-of-mark-were-added-later/): The earliest Greek manuscripts of Mark end at 16:8. The longer ending is a later addition, and we will not build practice on it. - [No One Knows What Yeshua Looked Like, and His Image Is Forbidden](https://ncay.org/no-one-knows-what-yeshua-looked-like-and-his-image-is-forbidden/): The apostles never described his face. Later pictures of Jesus are not a likeness of Yeshua, and NCAY INC will not make or venerate them. - [We Do Not Keep Valentine’s Day — and Here Is Why](https://ncay.org/we-do-not-keep-valentines-day-and-here-is-why/): Faithful love is honorable. A mid-February festival of Cupid and a poorly attested saint is not a commandment of YHVH, and we will not keep it. - [We Do Not Keep Halloween — and Here Is Why](https://ncay.org/we-do-not-keep-halloween-and-here-is-why/): NCAY INC does not keep Halloween. The night is built on traffic with the dead, with spirits, and with fear. Scripture forbids it. - [Give Thanks to YHVH in All Things](https://ncay.org/give-thanks-to-yhvh-in-all-things/): Thanksgiving is not a replacement for the appointed times of Scripture. It is a day to do what the Word already commands: give thanks to YHVH. - [Saturday Is the Blessed and Sanctified Day of Worship](https://ncay.org/saturday-is-the-blessed-and-sanctified-day-of-worship/): The Creator rested, blessed and sanctified the seventh day. By whose authority could anyone change it? - [Exploring Nehemia Gordon's Research: A Focus on the Pronunciation of the Divine Name (YHWH)](https://ncay.org/exploring-nehemia-gordons-research-a-focus-on-the-pronunciation-of-the-divine-name-yhwh/): Nehemia Gordon is a prominent Karaite Jewish scholar, linguist, and researcher specializing in ancient Hebrew manuscripts, biblical studies, and interfaith dialogue. - [The Sacred Name of the Creator: The Tetragrammaton (YHVH)](https://ncay.org/the-sacred-name-of-the-creator-the-tetragrammaton-yhvh/): At NCAY Inc., our faith and practice are rooted in restoring what Scripture actually reveals—not later traditions that obscure it. - [Faith as a Lens to Understand the Divine](https://ncay.org/faith-as-a-lens-to-understand-the-divine/): Open your eyes to examine and appreciate the divine presence in your space and all around you, every day! - [The Promise Of Unanswered Prayer: Jeremiah 29:11-14](https://ncay.org/the-promise-of-answered-prayer-jeremiah-2911-14/): Jer 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. - [Decoding Faith: A Fresh Look at Biblical Teachings](https://ncay.org/decoding-faith-a-fresh-look-at-biblical-teachings/): The complexity of biblical translations, particularly the distinctions between the Old and New Testaments, has significant implications for contemporary religious understanding. - [The Medes or Media From The Line of Japheth](https://ncay.org/the-medes-or-media-from-the-line-of-japheth/): Media, or in Hebrew Madai- are one of the sons of Japheth who was one of the three sons of Noah, ancestor of the Medes. - [The Divine Design of Zebra Stripes: An Argument for Creation](https://ncay.org/the-divine-design-of-zebra-stripes-an-argument-for-creation/): Can we believe that the first zebra had no stripes? How did the first zebra appear? - [The Pagan Roots of Christmas: Merging Traditions](https://ncay.org/pagan-roots-of-christmas/): The celebration of Christmas as we know it today has its origins deeply rooted in the pagan holidays of the Roman Empire. Long before the birth of Jesus Christ, the Romans celebrated mid-winter festivals marked by feasting, merrymaking, and the observance of certain rituals. - [Scriptures Extolling His Name!](https://ncay.org/scriptures-with-name/): Isa. 52.6 ” Therefore My people will know My Name; therefore in that day they will know My name; therefore in that it is I who foretold it. - [The Sacred Name of the Eternal One](https://ncay.org/the-sacred-name-of-the-eternal-one/): The titles of the Almighty as He is addressed in the Bible include "God" or "the Lord." Neither are His proper name. - [The Seventh Day is the Sabbath of Yehovah](https://ncay.org/seventh-day-is-sabbath/): From creation onward, Yehovah (YHWH) set apart the seventh day as holy, blessing it as a time of rest, alignment, and devotion. ## Pages - [The coming earthly Kingdom](https://ncay.org/beliefs/coming-kingdom/): We proclaim the coming earthly Kingdom under YHVH, known as Father. - [Salvation and the resurrection](https://ncay.org/beliefs/salvation/): Salvation is the healing and restoration of life, culminating in His will for mankind and a renewed earth. The dead sleep in the dust and know nothing. - [Repentance and forgiveness](https://ncay.org/beliefs/repentance/): We believe repentance, forgiveness, and transformation come directly from YHVH through humility, obedience, and trust in His ways. - [The renewed covenant](https://ncay.org/beliefs/renewed-covenant/): We understand the renewed covenant as the restoration of Israel under YHVH’s direct rule, uniting Judah and the scattered tribes, and welcoming all who join themselves to Him in faithful obedience. - [The festivals of Rome](https://ncay.org/beliefs/holidays/): We keep the appointed times of Scripture and do not replace them with the festivals of Rome. - [Sabbath, appointed times, and the table](https://ncay.org/beliefs/sabbath/): We observe the seventh-day Sabbath as an enduring sign of the covenant, not the day of the sun. - [Yeshua of Nazareth](https://ncay.org/beliefs/yeshua/): We believe Yeshua of Nazareth lived as a faithful servant of YHVH, teaching obedience, repentance, mercy, and the coming Kingdom. - [The Torah](https://ncay.org/beliefs/torah/): We affirm the authority and enduring relevance of the Torah, the righteous instruction of YHVH, written on the heart as promised by the prophets. - [The one Creator and His Name](https://ncay.org/beliefs/sacred-name/): We believe in and worship the one Creator, known by His revealed Name YHWH (YHVH), often rendered Yah. He alone is eternal, indivisible, and without equal. - [Members](https://ncay.org/members/): The NCAY members app is at member.ncay.org. Sign in there with your member account. - [Languages](https://ncay.org/languages/): International language options are available on ncay.org. A free translator can show these pages in more than 100 languages. - [Contact](https://ncay.org/contact/): NCAY INC welcomes sincere questions about the assembly, the Sabbath, the appointed times, giving, and the ministries. - [Give](https://ncay.org/give/): Giving is a matter of the heart. You may give as a visitor or as a coworker. - [Media](https://ncay.org/media/): YahCast and PraiseYah are ministries of NCAY INC. Use the links below to watch, listen, and learn more about the Name. - [News](https://ncay.org/news/): Public news, announcements, and coworker updates from NCAY INC. Teaching posts from earlier years are included here as well. - [Education](https://ncay.org/education/): YahCourses are correspondence courses from NCAY INC. They are being prepared so students can study the Scriptures and the faith of the assembly at a distance. - [YahCares](https://ncay.org/yahcares/): YahCares is the care arm of NCAY INC. Its public outreach is WOSHELP — Yehovah’s Haven — for members and for others in need. - [Ministries](https://ncay.org/ministries/): NCAY INC is building spaces for every season of life. Some of this work will also live in the members app, with age-appropriate groups, when that app opens. - [Sacred Days](https://ncay.org/sacred-days/): NCAY INC keeps the seventh-day Sabbath and the appointed times given in Scripture. We do not replace them with the festivals of Rome. - [Bylaws](https://ncay.org/bylaws/): The official bylaws of NCAY INC will be published here when that document is in place. - [Beliefs](https://ncay.org/beliefs/): This statement explains the foundational faith and doctrine of NCAY INC. - [About](https://ncay.org/about/): NCAY INC is the New Covenant Assembly of YHVH. - [Home](https://ncay.org/): Faith beyond religion. We honor the revealed Name, walk in the Torah, and prepare for the coming earthly Kingdom of YHVH. - [Privacy & Cookies](https://ncay.org/privacy-cookies/): This policy explains what ncay.org collects and how cookies are used. This site is run by NCAY INC (New Covenant Assembly of YHVH). [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)