How can your ministry be egalitarian, meaning that both men and women share leadership roles equally, when Scripture says that the man is to be the head of the woman (Ephesians 5:23)?
Ephesians
In examining some Messianic Jewish teaching materials, they explained to me that the Commonwealth of Israel is made up of both the Jewish people and the Church, sort of like the British Commonwealth. They have actually said that as a non-Jewish Believer, I am really not a part of Israel, only the Commonwealth. Does this viewpoint have any legitimacy?
The Apostle Paul said how Believers were not to be justified, or reckoned as a part of God’s people, via “works of law.” Instead, as it has been commonly quoted to us, we are brought into relationship with God “through faith in Christ Jesus.” We have to place our trust in what Yeshua did for us on the tree at Golgotha, performing what Romans 10:9 tells people to do: “if you confess with your mouth Yeshua as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (NASU). It seems pretty straightforward, right?
John McKee delivers the March 2025 Outreach Israel News update.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee continues, by discussing the common issue of people cherry-picking a Bible verse or two out of context. This second presentation discusses how many in the Hebrew Roots movement are seen to misapply Ephesians 2:11.
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
Mark Huey of Outreach Israel Ministries delivers the following Apostolic Scriptures Reflection for Bereisheet: Matthew 19:3-9; Mark 10:2-16; 1 Corinthians 6:15-20; Ephesians 5:28-33
Many people across the Messianic and Hebrew Roots spectrum believe that the spiritual armor of Ephesians 6 describes the clothing of a Levitical high priest, and not battle armor.
J.K. McKee of Messianic Apologetics addresses the question, “What do egalitarians frequently mean by emphasizing ‘mutual submission’?” Ephesians 5:21-33 is reviewed from a mutualist perspective.
J.K. McKee of Messianic Apologetics reviews Ephesians 2:14-15, 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.