Today’s McKee Moment briefly reviews some useful study Bibles, which you may see circulate within our faith community.
Today’s McKee Moment briefly reviews some of the main Jewish Bible versions which circulate within our faith community.
Today’s McKee Moment briefly reviews some of the main English Bible versions, we recommend you have at your disposal.
It is not all that surprising, but among a significant number of those who deny Yeshua’s Divinity are those who later deny His Messiahship. Not content with their entirely human Yeshua, these people then question whether or not Yeshua is even the Messiah and whether they truly need Him. Outsiders to the Messianic community who witness this trend, often believe that the Messianic movement is not something that God has raised up to restore the lost Hebraic and Jewish Roots of the faith, or even just see a generation of Jewish people brought to Yeshua—but rather is a move of the Adversary to lead people away from the salvation available in Yeshua and the truth of the gospel. Is this truly the case? Are we nothing more than a revolving door, leading people into our midst for a short season, and then into the open arms of a Messiah-less Synagogue?
There are many claims that those who deny the Divinity of Yeshua, and thus deny the Biblical reality that we must have a Divine Savior, make, in saying that Yeshua is not God. Many of the arguments that anti-Divinity proponents make tend to be sensationalistic, and they can definitely prey on various individuals’ unfamiliarity and/or ignorance of the Bible. Those who are undiscerning, and especially those who have perhaps not have had the spiritual encounter with the Creator through the Divine Messiah that they think they have had, are quite susceptible to these arguments.
TorahScope Haftarah Exhortations is a compilation of insightful, encouraging messages, which take into consideration the weekly Torah and Haftarah portions, gleaned from the studies and notes of William Mark Huey.
While today’s Messianic Jewish movement has been established to be a venue for Jewish outreach and evangelism, throughout its history, the Messianic Jewish movement has always recognized that non-Jewish Believers are going to be attracted to its synagogues and congregations. While the place of non-Jewish Believers, and their participation in the assembly, vary across the spectrum—from full membership to associate membership to welcome visitors—it is widely acknowledged in many Messianic sectors that non-Jewish Believers, in today’s Messianic movement, probably bear some kind of Ruth calling on them.
Today’s Messianic movement is not like evangelical Protestantism, where you have a sufficiently large enough group of people, as well as a wide enough variety of denominations and local assemblies—where if an individual or family does not quite receive what they need in one place, they can go to another. Today’s Messianic movement is small, and there are not that many options available to people. Today’s Messianic movement is much more like the Jewish Synagogue, in that you have a very tight knit group of people—and as the old adage reminds us, “Two Jews, three opinions.” Unlike the Protestant world, where if you disagree with the theology of a particular group, you can try another group—in the Jewish world you learn how to maneuver through a plurality of views and positions on a variety of non-essential issues. The Messianic movement is quite similar: on non-essential issues, people have to learn how to be flexible, respectfully disagree, and at least encourage reasonable dialogue on issues so as to decrease unnecessary tensions.
Each one of us, who find ourselves attending a Messianic congregation or assembly, brings our own series of expectations, needs, and wants. Jewish Believers in Israel’s Messiah have certain needs—and indeed requirements—as they involve the local Messianic congregation not only being a “safe space” for them to maintain their Jewish heritage and traditions, not assimilating into a non-Jewish Christianity, but most especially as a place where they can bring their non-believing family and friends to be presented with the good news of Yeshua. Non-Jewish Believers called into today’s Messianic movement, from evangelical Protestant backgrounds, bring a selection of needs as they become involved in Messianic congregations.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews our commentary The Pastoral Epistles for the Practical Messianic (1&2 Timothy, Titus). What makes this volume something worthwhile to consider engaging with?
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Malachi from a Messianic perspective.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews how in the not-too-distant future, today’s Messianic people will be forced to truly weigh the severity of what it means to be “the end-time move of God.”
Mark Huey of Outreach Israel Ministries delivers the following message on the Torah portion for this week: Toldot or “History.”
This article addresses the clause “under the Law” (Grk. hupo nomon), how it is used, and what it means in its appropriate context in view of what both the Tanach and Apostolic Scriptures tell us about the significance of God’s Torah.
John McKee discusses how the message of the gospel and the Holy Scriptures is one which is frequently subverting the claims of the world. This is particularly seen when delving into Colossians 1:15-20, and comparing and contrasting the activity of Yeshua with that of the figure of Wisdom, and how it especially affects our understanding of Yeshua’s Divinity.