Jewish Tradition – Page 7 – Messianic Apologetics

Messianic Believers and Religious Symbols

17 January, 2020 J.K. McKee

Today’s Messianic movement uses religious symbols, with congregations and ministries using mostly Jewish, but as well as some Christian, signs, to associate with their mission and purpose. Some of these religious symbols provoke positive, but some provoke negative, reactions from people. We all need a fair-minded look at some of these symbols, seeing what a variety of mainline Jewish and Christian sources have actually said, before listening to some of the misinformation that can so widely circulate, often branding common symbols like the Star of David or cross as being “utterly pagan,” and needing to be completely removed and never spoken of again.

The Effect of Mysticism and Gnosticism on the Messianic Movement

17 January, 2020 J.K. McKee

The Jewish mystical tradition and associated ideas and beliefs, have notably never had a huge foothold within mainstream Synagogue teaching. Yet, today’s Messianic Believers need to begin to be much more discerning, and think much more critically about this. We will not only need to evaluate a few things originating from Jewish mysticism which have “slipped in” unnoticed, but as we consider what is in store for us in the future, and things which we must be a bit more careful of.

Reevaluating the Pharisees – McKee Moment

12 January, 2020 J.K. McKee

The Pharisees are not as bad, as many have been led to believe.

The Effect of Mysticism and Gnosticism on the Messianic Movement – Part 1

7 January, 2020 J.K. McKee

The Jewish mystical tradition and associated ideas and beliefs, have notably never had a huge foothold within mainstream Synagogue teaching. Yet, today’s Messianic Believers need to begin to be much more discerning, and think much more critically about this. We will not only need to evaluate a few things originating from Jewish mysticism which have “slipped in” unnoticed, but as we consider what is in store for us in the future, and things which we must be a bit more careful of.

You Want to Be a Pharisee – Introduction to Things Messianic Study

13 December, 2019 J.K. McKee

How many of you, in your quest to become Torah observant, have been accused by Christian friends or family of being a “Pharisee”?

What the Calendar Debate is Really All About – McKee Moment

12 November, 2019 J.K. McKee

The calendar debate is about trying to predict the Second Coming.

Tzitzits – McKee Moment

16 September, 2019 J.K. McKee

How do Messianic people honor the command to wear fringes?

Approaching Male and Female Head Covering Garments – Blogcast

11 August, 2019 J.K. McKee

Throughout today’s Messianic Jewish movement, many men wear the kippah or yarmulke, in deference to Jewish tradition. By many, this is thought to be prohibited by Holy Scripture.

In various sectors of the independent Hebrew/Hebraic Roots movement, there are many women who wear some kind of head garment, in their adherence to statements appearing in 1 Corinthians 11. By many, this is thought to be required by Holy Scripture.

How Much of the Torah Can Be Followed Today? – Blogcast

29 May, 2019 J.K. McKee 1

When you read through the Torah, do you have difficulty determining what commandments can actually be followed today in the Twenty-First Century? When you look at various instructions to Ancient Israel, how are you supposed to consider their importance as a modern person? Are there actually commandments that appear in the Torah, which are only situational to persons who lived in the Ancient Near East?

The Noahide Laws Explained – Blogcast

15 May, 2019 J.K. McKee 2

What are the seven Noahide laws? A new teaching circulating online proposes that Orthodox Jews are secretly controlling the New World Order, and that they will impose the Noahide laws to get people to only worship God proper, and that those who worship Yeshua the Messiah will be put to death.