Addressing the Theological and Spiritual Issues of the Broad Messianic Movement
The development of today’s modern Messianic Jewish movement goes back to the late 1960s and early 1970s, as Jewish Believers in Israel’s Messiah established congregations, synagogues, and assemblies with the mission of facilitating Jewish outreach, Jewish evangelism, and solidarity with the State of Israel. This is a mission which continues to our present day, and should ever be on the hearts and minds of those involved with today’s Messianic congregations.
Today’s Messianic community is a venue for Jewish outreach and evangelism. Unlike more customary Protestant evangelism, where the main purpose is to reach out with the love of the Lord to a hurting world beset by sin—the Messianic community has to go further, in invoking the First Century dynamics of “God brought to Israel a Savior—Yeshua” (Acts 13:23, TLV), in actually proving to some significant degree that Yeshua is the anticipated Messiah.
Today’s McKee Moment considers how while in ministry, while your basic theology may not change—absorbing many of the experiences and interactions you have, may require some adjustments to be made.
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.
Does the Hebrew b’nei Yisrael mean “sons of Israel” or “children of Israel”?
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?
Outreach Israel Ministries and Messianic Apologetics have always held to the truth that the most important event in human history is the death, burial, and resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah. The significance of the Messiah event is imperative for each of us to contemplate, because without it we would have no permanent atonement and forgiveness available for our sins. The Messiah event is to be what decisively defines us as men and women who have acknowledged Yeshua (Jesus) as our Redeemer and King. This reality is to be what we recognize as the climax of salvation history, to perhaps be only surpassed by the future arrival of the Eternal State itself.
Today’s McKee Moment gives an update on the ongoing composition of the Messianic Apologetics Second Statement.
Today’s McKee Moment discusses one of the biggest take aways, from any larger conference event.
Today’s McKee Moment discusses how many, even in the Messianic community, are going to have difficulty sorting through the influence dispensationalism has had.