Messianic Apologetics

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews our commentary 1 Corinthians for the Practical Messianic. Originally released in 2015, it was recently updated in 2026. How easy, or difficult, is it for today's Messianic people to read this letter? What perspectives are offered and defended, which are important to be considered?

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee offers his second reflection for Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) 2026.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee offers his first reflection for Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) 2026.

John McKee delivers the September 2026 Outreach Israel News update. Have you ever taken a good look at the leaders of the Northern Kingdom of Israel/Ephraim? They are broadly an example of rebellion against the One God of Israel, the House of David, and have been improperly invoked by many in the Two-House sub-movement as a heritage to be restored.

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Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses the expansion of The New Testament Validates Torah into the MAXIMUM EDITION in 2017. What necessitated this, and how is this resource to be best used by today's Messianic people?

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Nahum from a Messianic perspective.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews some discussion he had during the Fall High Holidays, and how certain anticipated events did not occur.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee has some reflections following the conclusion of this year's Yom Kippur.

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Where is the command in Torah to fast on Yom Kippur? I thought it only said that we are to afflict our souls.

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Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses the development of one our ministry's most important resources: Salvation on the Line. This massive publication addresses several hundred Bible passages, robustly defending the Divinity of Yeshua.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Micah from a Messianic perspective.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses the significance of the Fall High Holidays from Leviticus 23. What important lessons need to be seriously considered, as these appointed times are often associated with the return of Yeshua the Messiah?

Do you think that Christians should observe the feasts/appointed times, the moedim, of Leviticus 23?

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses how today's Messianic people need to have a better, coherent idea about what mission they are actually participating in.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reflects on a number of important matters, having recently reviewed the massive informational archives of our website.

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Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the importance of our commentary Acts 15 for the Practical Messianic, and how it is an actual verse-by-verse analysis of the Jerusalem Council, then including the difficulties of implementing the prohibitions of the Apostolic Decree.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Jonah from a Messianic perspective.

The festival of Sukkot or Tabernacles (also commonly called Booths) begins on 15 Tishri and is intended to commemorate the time which the Ancient Israelites spent in the wilderness after the Exodus. Images of the post-Exodus period, God wanting Israel to remember what happened in the desert, and perhaps most importantly the need for His people to physically be reminded of His desire to commune with them, are all themes which are seen throughout one's observance. The Feast of Tabernacles was considered to be so important in the Torah, that God gave it the distinction of being one of the three times of ingathering, along with Passover and Shavuot (Leviticus 23:39-43).

The Day of Atonement for Messianic people can equally be a challenge, because of a possible emphasis on celebration at Yom Teruah/Rosh HaShanah, instead of a serious attitude and call to reflection from the sounding of the shofar. Many Messianic people likewise have difficulty reverently focusing on their relationship with the Lord, and in considering where they need to improve in their spiritual walk. For us, while recognizing that our ultimate forgiveness is indeed found in Yeshua, we still need to know that we are limited human beings with a fallen sin nature, and that we need the Lord to empower us for good works. We need to be reminded that without Him, we are nothing, and we need to intercede for the salvation of others.

Why does the Jewish community call Yom Teruah “Rosh HaShanah”? I thought the Biblical New Year began in the Spring.

There is a great deal of significance attached to this day in Jewish theology, as it is most often emphasized as a time when God looks down from Heaven and reconsiders where He stands with people. It is a time when His people are to rejoice and celebrate, remembering His goodness, but also begin a sober examination of their humanity, and consider faults and sins which must be rectified.

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Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the importance of our commentary Colossians and Philemon for the Practical Messianic.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Obadiah from a Messianic perspective.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the ascension of King Rehoboam to the throne of the Southern Kingdom of Judah in 1 Kings 12:1-14. What critical lessons need to be heeded from this time in the history of Ancient Israel?

Eitz Chaim, Sarasota, FL - 29 August, 2026

Eitz Chaim, Sarasota, FL - 29 August, 2026

John McKee delivers the August 2026 Outreach Israel News update. How do some of the congregations or assemblies, appearing mainly in the Pauline epistles—compare to some of today's Messianic congregations and assemblies? What important points or lessons are to be taken from a review of them?

Do you believe that there will be animal sacrifices during the Millennial Kingdom? If so, would not these sacrifices be an affront to the final sacrifice of the Messiah?

How can you say that the Law of Moses is still to be followed by Christians today, when it is quite clear that the Law of commandments has been abolished?

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews some of the controversies raised by Adam Hamilton, a United Methodist minister and political candidate.

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Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the importance of our commentary Ephesians for the Practical Messianic.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Amos from a Messianic perspective.

How easy, or difficult, will it be to remain solution oriented as things get more spiritually and theologically complicated?

What are the seven Noahide laws? I recently heard a teaching 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.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee mentions how many of us have been diligently praying and hoping for some changes in the theological and spiritual orientation of today's Messianic people.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee considers a number of factors playing into how the Messianic movement of the 2030s, is likely to be very different than what we see now.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reflects on a number of matters during some of his time off this Summer 2026.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses the development of Confronting Critical Issues from a selection of staple-bound mini-books, to a compilation of significant articles (2013), now recently updated (2026).

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Joel from a Messianic perspective.

How can today's Messianic movement widely advocate that the Law of Moses is still valid, when the Bible is clear that Christians are not “under the Law”?

In what way is Yeshua the Messiah the Alef and the Tav? Some interesting teachings circulate around the Messianic movement about the first and last Hebrew letters, and their association with Yeshua.

Does your ministry have a position on Calvinism or Arminianism?

Shabbat Weekly Reflection

Our small book on the moedim or appointed times, is a very useful research for introducing people to the Biblical holidays and whether or not they were abolished in the New Testament.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Hosea from a Messianic perspective.