Messianic Apologetics

J.K. McKee of Messianic Apologetics introduces this study of Paul’s letter of 1 Corinthians. This is Part 1 of 2 of our Introduction to this letter, where we will be discussing issues of authorship, the location of the the author, the date of 1 Corinthians, and the target audience. Have your Bible handy, and be prepared to take notes!

“Moreover, they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. In a dispute they shall take their stand to judge; they shall judge it according to My ordinances. They shall also keep My laws and My statutes in all My appointed feasts and sanctify My sabbaths” (NASU).

“And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘Son of man, say to her, “You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.” There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her. Her priests have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the profane, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they hide their eyes from My sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain. Her prophets have smeared whitewash for them, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, “Thus says the Lord GOD,” when the LORD has not spoken. The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery, and they have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice. I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one. Thus I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; their way I have brought upon their heads,’ declares the Lord GOD” (NASU).

Mark Huey of Outreach Israel Ministries delivers the following message on the Haftarah reading for Tzav, Jeremiah 7:21-8:3; 9:22-23

Mark Huey of Outreach Israel Ministries delivers the following message on the Torah portion for this week: Tzav or “Give an order”

J.K. McKee of Messianic Apologetics covers the essential parts of Esther in a summary of the whole book.

The holiday of Purim is a relatively minor festival in the Tanach (Old Testament), yet it portrays a very important story that all of God’s people need to understand. Having been dispersed into Babylonian exile in 585 B.C.E., the Jewish people now find themselves under Persian rule. While many find their new Persian rulers more tolerant than the Babylonians, the Jews are still a minority and often find themselves subject to harassment and persecution. In the Book of Esther, King Ahasuerus’ (or Xerxes’) grand vizier, the evil Haman, devises a plot to kill the Jews when he is not worshipped by Mordecai. But Ahasuerus’ new wife, the Jewess Esther, is placed in just the right position at just the right time to see that this scheme does not come to pass. Instead, Haman is executed using the very means that he intended to use against the Jews.

Do you think that all Messianic Believers should celebrate Purim?

John McKee of Messianic Apologetics discusses how the Festival of Purim has much, much more to teach today’s Messianic Believers—than it simply being a time to enjoy a comical play.

J.K. McKee of Messianic Apologetics reviews Acts 18:7-18, Paul's visit to Corinth, verse-by-verse. Have your Bible handy, and be prepared to take notes!