Having recently concluded the Fall 2024 New Members-New Foundations class, at his local congregation, Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee further discusses some of the differences involving Torah Halacha, witnessed within today’s contemporary Messianic movement.
Jewish Tradition
Today’s McKee Moment reviews some of our family’s recent funeral experience. How many of us in today’s Messianic movement have ever observed, or even heard about, the Jewish tradition of sitting shiva?
In Deuteronomy 4:2 it is directed not to add commandments to those of the Torah. But in Judaism and much of the Messianic movement today, we have many people who follow traditions of men some claim are “commanded,” or at least authorized by God. I am confused.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses some of the complexities present in Galatians 2:14. What does it mean “to Judaize”? Does it mean to simply live as a Jew, or go through ritual proselyte circumcision?
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses how Titus 1:14 can be easily misunderstood and misapplied, in our growing time of anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism.