Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews how most people within today’s Messianic sphere of influence, have either substantially changed or overhauled some theological position or view they once held. Sometimes this came as new evidence and perspectives were considered. Often, experience was a cause of change. How has this been a significant “faith builder” for many?
Hermeneutics (Interpretation)
John McKee delivers the May 2026 Outreach Israel News update. Far too many people across the Messianic spectrum, limit their engagement with Hebrew and Greek language matters to Strong’s Concordance. There are many more, affordable, useful tools, which definitely need to be considered by various people in positions of leadership and teaching.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses the centrality of the Biblical canon, and the proper place which extra-Biblical literature can have in our theology.
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses how many people who rightfully stress that we all need some kind of a “Torah foundation” in our theology, actually do not know what this means. There is a wide variance of what a “Torah foundation” actually could be: ranging from a stress on Biblical continuity Genesis-Revelation, the Torah as a living document for one’s ethics and morality, to looking at the Torah as the only relevant Holy Scripture.
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses some of the challenges caused by single-issue teachers.
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses the difference between apodictic and casuistic law within the Torah. What kinds of Torah commandments are immutable principles, versus others which may have constituted Ancient Israelite case law?
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses the important topic of who today’s Messiah followers can learn from. Can we actually take degrees of instruction from (1) Jewish Rabbis who deny Yeshua as Messiah, (2) conservative evangelical Protestants who promote replacement theology, or (3) theological liberals who deny a wide amount of the historicity of the Bible?
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses what adiaphora or “things indifferent” are. How is this term commonly used in theology? What are matters where people can hold to different opinions, versus areas where they have to hold to strong agreement?
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses how there are many people, who actually have a fear of approaching Holy Scripture from an “original audience first” perspective.
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses what it actually means for one to have a Torah foundation, in one’s theology. There can actually be some different approaches, one will find, within the Messianic sphere of influence.
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.