John McKee delivers the September 2025 Outreach Israel News update. How much do today’s Messianic people really know about the Pastoral Epistles of 1&2 Timothy and Titus?
1 Timothy
Mark Huey of Outreach Israel Ministries delivers the following Apostolic Scriptures Reflection for Ki-Teitzei: Matthew 5:31-32; 19:3-12; 22:23-32; Mark 10:2-12; 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38; 1 Corinthians 9:4-18; Galatians 3:9-14; 1 Timothy 5:17-18
Mark Huey of Outreach Israel Ministries delivers the following Apostolic Scriptures Reflection for Shoftim: Matthew 5:38-42; 18:15-20; Acts 3:13-26; 7:35-53; 1 Corinthians 5:9-13; 1 Timothy 5:17-22; Hebrews 10:28-31
Mark Huey of Outreach Israel Ministries delivers the following Apostolic Scriptures Reflection for V’et’chanan: Matthew 4:1-11; 22:33-40; Mark 12:28-34; Luke 4:1-13; 10:25-37; Acts 13:13-43; Romans 3:27-31; 1 Timothy 2:4-6; James 2:14-26
Mark Huey of Outreach Israel Ministries delivers the following Apostolic Scriptures Reflection for Yitro: Matthew 5:21-30; 15:1-11; 19:16-30; Mark 7:5-15; 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30; Acts 6:1-7; Romans 2:17-29; 7:7-12; 13:8-10; Ephesians 6:1-3; 1 Timothy 3:1-14; 2 Timothy 2:2; Titus 1:5-9; Hebrews 12:18-29; James 2:8-13; 1 Peter 2:9-10
J.K. McKee of Messianic Apologetics reviews 1 Timothy 1:9, and whether or not it lends support to the idea that the Torah or Law of Moses has been abolished for the post-resurrection era.
J.K. McKee of Messianic Apologetics provides a lengthy and detailed analysis of 1 Timothy 1:9: “realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers” (NASU).
J.K. McKee of Messianic Apologetics will be reviewing important passages from 1 Timothy.
The Pastoral Epistles for the Practical Messianic takes into consideration much of what has been offered in recent years, not only in terms of the ancient setting of 1&2 Timothy and Titus, but also with how these epistles should be accurately applied in a modern setting. Messianic Apologetics editor J.K. McKee helps to probe these letters for the future development of the Messianic movement, weighing some of our strengths and weaknesses. What are the things we have actually interpreted correctly from the Pastoral Epistles, and what needs to be improved upon? How might some Messianic congregations and fellowships change if we took a good, hard look at 1&2 Timothy and Titus, and implemented some necessary reform? How can we truly be all of the things we can be in the Lord? This significant commentary asks these, and many more pertinent questions.