Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the important concept of the New Covenant. This has profound implications for what people think about the ongoing fidelity God demonstrates toward Israel, as well as the continuance of the Torah. The idea of a new heart/mind and spirit is substantiated in Ezekiel 36:25-27.
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
THEOLOGY ROUNDUP
What is the New Covenant? – Article: link
NEWS ROUNDUP
the following links were referenced in this episode
President Trump on Congo and Rwanda: link
Frank Turek Asserts Dispensationalism Has Never Been ‘Heresy’: link
Organizers of Prestonwood Baptist’s Gift of Christmas show respond to online criticism of the “over the top” nature of the program. The program features flying angels, live animals, a 50-piece orchestra and over 1,000 volunteers.: link
Putin says Russia is “ready right now” to go to war with Europe: link
Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who is best known for his roles in the Mortal Kombat films, The Last Emperor, Memoirs of a Geisha and The Man in the High Castle, has died from complications due to a stroke: link
Speaking at the Israel Hayom summit in Manhattan, Hillary Clinton warned of the influence of social media in shaping young people’s perceptions on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.: link
Vance denies rising antisemitism in Republican ranks, expresses admiration for Mamdani: link
Tucker Carlson is now personally set to attend a Qatari government conference in Doha this weekend: link
Officials with the Pentagon and the Trump Administration told European diplomats during a meeting this week in Washington that they expect Europe to take over the majority of NATO’s conventional defense capabilities, including intelligence and long-range missiles, by 2027: link
JERUSALEM, Israel – More than one thousand pastors and Christian influencers are in the Holy Land this week. Organizers call it the largest gathering of its kind since Israel’s founding.: link
37% of Republicans say the Holocaust was exaggerated or didn’t happen, 36% say the moon landing was fake, and 41% believe 9/11 was an inside job.: link