Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews some of the significant questions raised by 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 and “Paul’s rule in all the assemblies (churches).” Is the “calling” in view a vocational calling, or a calling to salvation and sanctification? What are some of the translation differences witnessed among English versions? How much have some possibly missed, by not really going deeper into the text?
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
THEOLOGY ROUNDUP
Messianic Winter Holiday Helper – Book: link
1 Corinthians 7:17-24 – FAQ: link
NEWS ROUNDUP
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Reuters: The EU is putting forward a plan to begin training 3,000 police officers from Gaza, with the goal of eventually preparing all 13,000 members of the Palestinian police.: link
Atlantis Finally Discovered? Stunning New Clues Surface: link
New Fears of Iran-Israel Clash as Tehran Ramps Up Missiles: link
US Sees One of the Largest Declines in Religiosity Worldwide: link
The position of the Federal Republic of Germany must be clear, where we stand.: link
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Donald Trump is the best thing to happen to Israel and the Jewish people since Cyrus.: link
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the situation in the Middle East, the Gaza Strip, the Iranian nuclear program, and issues of stabilization in Syria, Kremlin says.: link
Israel does not oppose the U.S. selling F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, but wants it be conditioned on the kingdom normalizing its relations with the Jewish state: link
Saudi Arabia may join Abraham Accords ‘very shortly,’ Trump tells reporters: link
The spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Lin Jian, has made a statement claiming that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, grounded in history and international law.: link
Why are people platforming someone who brags about loving Stalin and Hitler, drops the N-word every other sentence, trashes women, and literally says he’s “f***ing Turning Point USA.”: link
Clashes during protests near Mexico City’s National Palace earlier today left at least 100 officers and 20 civilians injured. At least 40 others were detained, officials said.: link
A more than three-minute-long message published earlier today by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling for supporters of President Nicolás Maduro to lay down their arms and join the fight for a free Venezuela.: link
The United Nations Security Council will vote tomorrow on a U.S. sponsored resolution that throws its weight behind Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan: link
Israel DM Katz: “Israel’s policy is clear: no Palestinian state will be established.: link
Nat. Sec. Min. Ben Gvir said, “The collection of immigrants from Arab countries to the Land of Israel is not a people…: link
The United States is weighing a sale of 48 F35 jets to Saudi Arabia, a move that raises concerns in Israel about eroding the Air Force’s regional edge and the risk of sensitive data leaking to Russia or China.: link
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi: “Iran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country.”: link
PLA Daily, the official Chinese military outlet warns Japan: link
Defense Minister Israel Katz: “Until the last tunnel.: link
Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson is on a form of life support after being hospitalized in Chicago earlier this week, sources tell CBS News.: link
U.S. Department of State intends to designate Cartel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).: link
The father of Ron Goldman may finally get some of the millions he was awarded in the 1997 wrongful death judgement against former Hall of Fame running back OJ Simpson: link
“We may be having some discussions with Maduro and we’ll see how that turns out. They would like to talk.”: link
A few thoughts on US military aid to Israel: link
Donald Trump refuses to disavow Tucker Carlson after interviewing Nick Fuentes: link
“NOTHING TO HIDE”: In a Truth Social post on Sunday, President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case: link
The Oxford Union has voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of a motion declaring Israel a greater “threat to regional stability” than Iran.: link
