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2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR DECEMBER 2009
MCHUEY BLOG, & YOUTUBE:
2010 and Future
Opportunities 12.30.2009
Walking Ancient Paths in
Modern Times 12.28.2009
Christmas:
Do you celebrate it?
12.24.2009
Christmas, Dinner:
Should I attend Christmas dinner with my
extended family?
12.24.2009
Gifts: Love, Thanks, and
Bless Them 12.23.2009
Acts 15 Midstudy Thoughts
12.16.2009
Chanukah, Eight Days of Oil:
Where can I find information about the menorah being lit
for eight days, on one cruse of oil, following
the Maccabees’ rededication of the Temple?
12.18.2009
Chanukah, Celebrated instead of Sukkot:
What can you tell me about the Feast of Dedication being
celebrated in place of Sukkot by the
Maccabees when they rededicated the Temple?
12.17.2009
Chanukah
12.12.2009
The Position of Another
12.08.2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR NOVEMBER 2009
MCHUEY BLOG, & YOUTUBE:
November
2009 Editor's Update
11.29.2009
Thanksgiving
11.25.2009
Thankfulness
11.24.2009
Being Cautious
Who You Listen To
11.19.2009
Acts 15 Opening Thoughts
11.18.2009
Resurrection Hope
11.07.2009
The Winter Holiday Season
11.03.2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR OCTOBER 2009
MCHUEY BLOG, & YOUTUBE:
Suffering Pain
10.27.2009
Coping with Life and Death
10.19.2009
Sukkot Afterthoughts
10.09.2009
Is God's Purpose Bigger?
10.01.2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR SEPTEMBER 2009
MCHUEY BLOG, & YOUTUBE:
Closing Thoughts on Colossians-Philemon
09.30.2009
Yom Kippur
09.27.2009
Yom Kippur, Fasting:
Where is the command in Torah to fast on Yom
Kippur? I thought it only said that we are
to afflict our souls.
09.26.2009
September 2009 Editor's
Update 09.25.2009
Rosh HaShanah:
Why does the Jewish community call Yom Teruah
“Rosh HaShanah”? I thought the Biblical New Year
began in the Spring.
09.18.2009
Yom
Teruah-Rosh HaShanah
09.17.2009
A Low Hamartology
09.14.2009
Was the Bible Written
Directly to Me? 09.07.2009
Encountering
Populist Rhetoric 09.02.2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR AUGUST 2009
MCHUEY BLOG, & YOUTUBE:
If There Be Anything
Sacred... 08.25.2009
Circling or Keeping
Commandments? 08.24.2009
August 2009 Editor's
Update 08.17.2009
Your Feedback:
Introduction to Things Messianic
08.16.2009
Exploiting Human Nature
08.13.2009
Keeping Promises
08.06.2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JULY 2009
MCHUEY BLOG, & YOUTUBE:
A Dilemma for the Israel
of God 07.29.2009
Rebellious Fear or
Faithful Trust? 07.23. 2009
July 2009 Editor's Update
07.20.2009
Following Others--or--No
Fear? 07.16.2009
Philippians FAQs: How
important is understanding Philippians for
today's Messianic movement?
07.05.2009
Philippians FAQs: What is
the significance of Euodia and Syntyche
appearing in Philippians?
07.05.2009
Philippians FAQs: Does
Paul really consider the Law of Moses to be
"rubbish"? 07.05.2009
Philippians FAQs: Who are
the false workers that Paul warns about?
07.05.2009
Philippians FAQs: What
does it mean that Yeshua did not consider
equality with God a thing to be "grasped"?
07.05.2009
Philippians FAQs: What is
the purpose of the hymn of Philippians 2:5-11?
07.05.2009
Philippians FAQs: In
speaking about his confinement, why did Paul
really prefer to die?
07.05.2009
Philippians FAQs: Why
don't many Messianic teachers examine
Philippians in any detail?
07.05.2009
Philippians FAQs: What is
the main purpose behind the letter to the
Philippians? 07.05.2009
Evangel Vision
07.02.2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JUNE 2009
MCHUEY BLOG, & YOUTUBE:
Daniel 3:25:
I have heard it said that Yeshua was present with the three men in
the fiery furnace. To what degree might this be
true?
06.29.2009
Red Flag Alarms
06.24.2009
Daniel, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Daniel?
06.18.2009
Falling Into
Trial
06.07.2009
The Breath of Life
06.02.2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR MAY 2009
MCHUEY BLOG, & YOUTUBE:
Hats, T-Shirts, Bumper
Stickers, Praise Songs--and Now Blogs!
05.31.2009
Shavuot
05.27.2009
Amazon.com Invites Your
Feedback! 05.19.2009
May 2009 Editor's Update
05.19.2009
Offer Them Messiah!
05.19.2009
Ephesians FAQs: How are
today's Messianics to live out Paul's message of
unity as seen in Ephesians?
05.17.2009
Ephesians FAQs: Is the
armor of God the vestments of an Israelite
priest?
05.15.2009
Ephesians FAQs: What does
it mean that the husband is the "head" of the
wife?
05.15.2009
Ephesians FAQs: What is
the most important verse in Ephesians?
05.14.2009
Ephesians FAQs: Did Paul
really consider the Law of Moses a barrier wall
that had to be abolished?
05.14.2009
Ephesians FAQs: Did Paul
consider non-Jewish Believers to really be a
part of Israel? 05.14.2009
Ephesians FAQs: What is
the relationship between faith and works?
05.14.2009
Ephesians FAQs: Who was
the intended audience of Ephesians?
05.14.2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR APRIL 2009
MCHUEY BLOG, & YOUTUBE:
What About the Picture?
04.28.2009
Romans,
Epistle to the:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle to the Romans?
04.23.2009
Passover
04.08.2009
Easter - Part 1 04.07.2009
Easter - Part 2
04.07.2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR MARCH 2009
MCHUEY BLOG, & YOUTUBE:
Galatians FAQs: What is
the New Perspective on Paul?
03.29.2009
Galatians FAQs: Does
Galatians teach that the Torah is unimportant?
03.26.2009
Galatians FAQs: How
significant is Galatians 3:28?
03.24.2009
Galatians FAQs: What does
it mean that the Torah is to be our "tutor"?
03.24.2009
A Few Thoughts on the
Calendar 03.22.2009
Elements of the World (Galatians 4:3, 9;
Colossians 2:8, 20):
I have heard that the Torah actually composes
the “elemental things of the world”? Is there
any truth to this claim?
03.19.2009
Galatians FAQs: What are
the elementary principles of the world? 03.16.2009
Galatians FAQs: Who were
the Influencers misleading the non-Jewish
Galatians? 03.17.2009
Galatians FAQs: What is
the most important verse in Galatians? 03.16.2009
Galatians FAQs: What is
the primary issue in Galatians? 03.16.2009
Galatians 3:24-25:
I have been told that with the coming of Yeshua,
we are no longer in need of the Torah because it
was only temporary for Israel. It was just a
tutor for the Jews until Christ.
03.15.2009
Galatians FAQs: What are
"works of law"? 03.15.2009
Galatians FAQs: Why do many Messianic teachers
not examine Galatians?
03.15.2009
Galatians, Epistle of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of Galatians?
03.12.2009
Anxious Hearts
03.10.2009
March 2009 Editor's Update
03.09.2009
Purim
03.03.2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR FEBRUARY 2009
MCHUEY BLOG, & YOUTUBE:
Why Now? The Season for
Messianic Development 02.26.2009
Last Week's Firestorm
02.26.2009
Joel Osteen and Pork
02.19.2009
Mark 7:19: Did Yeshua
Declare All Foods Clean? - Part II
02.19.2009
Mark 7:19: Did Yeshua
Declare All Foods Clean? - Part I
02.19.2009
Staying Positive in a
Fallen World 02.17.2009
Acts 10 and Peter's Vision
- Part II 02.12.2009
Acts 10 and Peter's Vision
- Part I 02.12.2009
Outreach Israel and TNN
Online on YouTube
02.02.2009
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JANUARY 2009
& MCHUEY BLOG:
Terrorism:
What is your feeling on global terrorism? Does
it have any prophetic significance?
01.29.2009
Why the Tanach Survey is Needed Now
01.26.2009
Reading the Wrong Blogs
01.22.2009
Tradition,
Role that it plays:
What role, if any, do you believe tradition
should play in our examination and application
of Scripture, particularly the Torah?
01.15.2009
Globalization: What is your opinion of globalization? Do you believe that there
will be a one-world government?
01.08.2009
Why You Need to See Valkyrie
01.05.2009
PREVIOUSLY FEATURED ARTICLES FOR 2009:
DECEMBER:
Impact of the Maccabees on First Century
Judaism, The
(PDF)
NOVEMBER:
What is the New Covenant? (PDF)
OCTOBER:
Encountering Mythology: A
Case Study from the Flood Narratives
(PDF)
SEPTEMBER:
Ezekiel 37:15-28: Have the Two Sticks Been
Reunited? (PDF)
AUGUST:
The Two Houses of Israel: Biblical Passages That
Deserve Our Attention (PDF)
JULY:
Faithfulness of Yeshua the Messiah, The (PDF)
JUNE (BONUS):
What Happened to Our
Eschatology? (PDF)
JUNE:
Message of Daniel, The (PDF)
MAY:
What Are "Works of the Law"? (PDF)
APRIL:
Message of Romans, The (PDF)
MARCH:
Message of Galatians, The
(PDF)
FEBRUARY (BONUS):
How Do We Properly Keep
Kosher?
(PDF)
FEBRUARY (BONUS):
To Eat or Not to Eat?
(PDF)
FEBRUARY:
Genesis 9:3-7: Why Meat?
(PDF)
JANUARY:
Some Thoughts on Our
Messianic Future
(PDF)
2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR DECEMBER
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
Chanukah Revisited
12.28.2008
Chanukah and Encountering Worldly Philosophies
12.27.2008
Chanukah, Actions of
Antiochus:
In what way did Antiochus Epiphanes commit the
“Abomination of Desolation”? I thought this was
a future event.
12.26.2008
(Virtual Chanukah)
Why We Should Celebrate Chanukah
12.23.2008
Tis the Season
12.15.2008
Jumpin' Junia(s)!
12.08.2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR NOVEMBER
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
Giving Thanks
11.27.2008
Concubines:
Can you explain to me what a “concubine” is in
the Bible?
11.24.2008
Walking by
Faith or Fear?
11.20.2008
Why We Will
Not Lose
11.13.2008
Levirate Marriage:
Can you explain to me what levirate marriage is?
11.10.2008
The Free Will of Humans
11.06.2008
Culture War
11.03.2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR OCTOBER
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
A Bloodless
Coup?
10.28.2008
Just Words:
Deceiving the Gullible Elect
10.22.2008
Sadducees
Among Us?
10.21.2008
Mercy Over
Judgment: A Tabernacle Reflection
10.20.2008
Sukkot:
How do I celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles? My
Messianic fellowship is going away to a large
gathering of thousands of people and I cannot
get off work.
10.13.2008
Yom Kippur, Fasting:
Where is the command in Torah to fast on Yom
Kippur? I thought it only said that we are
to afflict our souls.
10.07.2008
A Prayer for
Our Messianic Future
10.06.2008
A Prayer for
God's People
10.05.2008
A Solemn
Prayer
10.03.2008
A Prayer for
God's Mission
10.02.2008
A Prayer for
God's Wisdom
10.01.2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR SEPTEMBER
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
The Day of
Blowing
09.29.2008
Rosh HaShanah:
Why does the Jewish community call Yom Teruah
“Rosh HaShanah”? I thought the Biblical New Year
began in the Spring.
09.25.2008
Will Evil
Triumph?
09.22.2008
Torah, division of
commandments:
How am I to appropriately understand the
division of the Torah’s commandments?
09.17.2008
Watchmen be
Warned
09.15.2008
A Good Day
for Women
09.11.2008
A Time to
Choose
09.09.2008
A Time to Fight
09.05.2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR AUGUST
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
Fling Yourself!
08.18.2008
Deuteronomy 6:25:
I heard a Messianic teacher say that if I keep
the Torah perfectly not only will I be able to
be saved, I will also be able to never get sick
or die of diseases like cancer? Can you help
clarify this for me?
08.14.2008
Patterns
08.08.2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JULY
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
Humanity as Our Business
07.30.2008
Galatians, Epistle of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of Galatians?
07.24.2008
Death Sentences
Successfully Tendered
07.14.2008
Works of the
Law:
I have heard a teaching which stated that the
term “works of the Law” actually refers to
Rabbinical extra-Biblical commandments? Is there
any substantiation for this?
07.10.2008
The Hastening of Righteousness
07.07.2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JUNE
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
Tare-erized! Beware!
06.30.2008
It's Going to be a Wild
Summer!
06.26.2008
God and Lord, Pagan
Titles:
Why does your ministry use the terms “God” and
“Lord” for YHWH, when these are well documented
terms used in ancient paganism?
06.26.2008
Book Review:
The Mission of God
06.09.2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR MAY
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
Polygamy:
Have you ever studied Scripture concerning a
Torah observant plural marriage covenant?
05.29.2008
The Abundant Life Versus
Death to Self
05.26.2008
Another One Bites the Dust
05.19.2008
The Blessing
in the Unknown
05.12.2008
The Other
Shoe
05.05.2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR
APRIL
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
Exodus, numbers of:
What can you tell me about the controversy
surrounding the numbers of the Exodus?
04.24.2008
(Virtual Passover)
Exodus, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Exodus?
04.23.2008
(Virtual Passover)
"Everyone is wrong but
me!" 04.21.2008
(Virtual Passover)
A Simple Prayer
04.14.2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR
MARCH
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
Legacy
03.31.2008
The Change a Coming
03.24.2008
Israelite, Salvation:
Do you believe that
everyone has to be a physical Israelite, and/or
a physical descendant of Abraham, to be saved?
03.13.2008
Do We Really Know What We
Are Doing? 03.10.2008
Ephraimite Error:
What is your response to
“The Ephraimite Error” white paper produced by
Messianic Jews about your movement?
03.06.2008
Boasting in the Lord
03.04.2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR FEBRUARY
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
Thessalonians, Epistle of Second:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of 2 Thessalonians?
02.21.2008
The Complexity of Hope
02.18.2008
Thessalonians, Epistle of First:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of 1 Thessalonians?
02.14.2008
The Three Silver Bullets
for Understanding Galatians
02.11.2008
Here I am to Worship
02.04.2008
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JANUARY
2008
& MCHUEY BLOG:
Normally, I'm Embarrassed!
01.28.2008
Women in
Ministry:
What is your position on women in ministry?
Should Messianic women be allowed to be
teachers, pastors/rabbis, or occupy positions of
leadership?
01.24.2008
A Higher Standard:
Leadership as a Way of Life
01.22.2008
Image of God,
Human Beings:
I heard a Messianic teaching that advocated
human beings were not made in the image of God?
Can you explain this?
01.17.2008
Skewing the Basic Facts of
Scripture 01.14.2008
Romans 1:26-17:
I have heard liberal Bible scholars teach that
Romans 1:26-27 allows for homosexuality. Is this
at all true?
01.10.2008
Welcome to
the McHuey Blog!
01.06.2008
PREVIOUSLY FEATURED ARTICLES FOR 2008:
DECEMBER:
Ephesians 4:29: How Are Messianics to Properly
Communicate? (PDF)
NOVEMBER:
Is Polygamy for Today? (PDF)
OCTOBER:
The Message of
Ecclesiastes (PDF)
Outreach Israel Fall Holidays 2008
OCTOBER:
The Message of Deuteronomy (PDF)
Outreach Israel Fall Holidays 2008
OCTOBER:
The Message of Jonah (PDF)
Outreach Israel Fall Holidays 2008
OCTOBER:
The Message of Joel (PDF)
Outreach Israel Fall Holidays 2008
OCTOBER:
The Message of Job (PDF)
Outreach Israel Fall Holidays 2008
SEPTEMBER:
Addressing the Frequently Avoided Issues
Messianics Encounter in the Torah (PDF)
AUGUST (BONUS):
Romans 1:18-25: Is
Salvation Only Available for those who Profess
Faith in Yeshua?
(PDF)
AUGUST:
Great Apostasy, The (PDF)
JULY (BONUS):
Galatians 3:24-25: Are
Messianic Youth Properly Trained in the Torah
and All the Scriptures?
(PDF)
JULY:
Galatians 3:28: Biblical Equality and Today's
Messianic Movement (PDF)
JUNE:
The Message of Ruth (PDF)
Outreach Israel Virtual Shavuot 2008
JUNE:
The Song of Moses and
God's Mission for His People (PDF)
MAY:
Answering: The Top Reasons
People Believe in the Pre-Trib Rapture
(PDF)
APRIL:
The Message of Exodus (PDF)
MARCH:
The Message
of Esther (PDF)
Outreach Israel Virtual Purim 2008
MARCH:
Why Messianic Judaism Does Not Want to Address
the Two-House Teaching (PDF)
FEBRUARY:
The Message of 1&2 Thessalonians (PDF)
JANUARY:
How Are We to Live As Modern Messianics? (PDF)
2007
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR NOVEMBER
2007:
Malachi, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Malachi?
11.09.2007
Zechariah, Book of:
What can you tell me about
the composition of the Book of Zechariah?
11.09.2007
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR OCTOBER
2007:
Haggai, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Haggai?
10.25.2007
Zephaniah, Book of:
What can you tell me about
the composition of the Book of Zephaniah?
10.02.2007
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR SEPTEMBER
2007:
Habakkuk, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Habakkuk?
09.25.2007
Nahum, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Nahum?
09.18.2007
Micah, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Micah?
09.13.2007
Jonah, Book of:
What can you tell me about
the composition of the Book of Jonah?
09.06.2007
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR AUGUST
2007:
Obadiah, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Obadiah?
08.30.2007
Amos, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Amos?
08.16.2007
Joel, Book of:
What can you tell me about
the composition of the Book of Joel?
08.02.2007
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JULY
2007:
Hosea, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Hosea?
07.25.2007
Daniel, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Daniel?
07.11.2007
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JUNE
2007:
Ezekiel, Book of:
What can you tell me about
the composition of the Book of Ezekiel?
06.28.2007
Lamentations, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Lamentations?
06.23.2007
Jeremiah, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Jeremiah?
06.07.2007
Liturgy, Hebrew:
What do you think about the use of Hebrew
liturgy in Messianic congregations?
06.07.2007
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR MAY
2007:
Isaiah, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Isaiah?
05.30.2007
Song of Songs:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Song of Songs?
05.17.2007
Ecclesiastes, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Ecclesiastes?
05.10.2007
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR APRIL
2007:
Non-profit organizations:
What can you tell me about what a non-profit
organization is?
04.30.2007
Proverbs, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Proverbs?
04.26.2007
John 21:11:
What is the correct meaning of the 153 fish in
this verse? I heard a Messianic teacher say that
the gematria of goyim is 153. Is this a
valid understanding of 153 fish being caught?
04.23.2007
Ephesians 6:11-17:
I heard a Messianic teacher say that the armor
of God is not the armor of a Roman soldier, but
really the garments of a Levitical priest
serving in the Temple. Do you have an opinion
about this? Is this a valid understanding?
04.23.2007
Psalms, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Psalms?
04.19.2007
Paul, Tentmaker:
I heard a Messianic teacher say that Paul was
not a “tentmaker,” but instead fashioned
tallits or prayer shawls. Is there any proof
of this?
04.16.2007
YHWH, Above the Cross:
I heard a Messianic teacher say that the Divine
Name YHWH was spelled out on the writing above
Yeshua’s cross? Is this true?
04.16.2007
Job, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Job?
04.10.2007
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR
MARCH 2007:
Ezra-Nehemiah, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Ezra-Nehemiah?
03.29.2007
Josephus, Lost Tribes:
Is it true that the historian Josephus makes a
mention of the Ten Lost Tribes in his works?
03.26.2007
Chronicles, Books of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Books of Chronicles?
03.22.2007
Tribal Identity:
Why does your ministry not address the
dispersion of the Northern Kingdom of
Israel/Ephraim and to what countries the
scattered tribes went?
03.15.2007
Two-House Teaching:
Do you believe in the Two-House teaching?
03.12.2007
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR FEBRUARY
2007:
Strong’s Concordance:
Why do you seem to discourage Believers from
using Strong’s Concordance?
02.26.2007
Esther, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Esther?
02.22.2007
Bible Versions:
Is there any specific Bible version that you
recommend that I use? I am new to the Messianic
movement.
02.19.2007
Dictionaries/Lexicons:
Can you recommend any specific Hebrew and Greek
dictionaries or lexicons I can use in my Bible
studies?
02.15.2007
Practical Messianic
Commentaries:
What kind of writing style do the Practical
Messianic commentaries produced by TNN Press
follow? What kind of information do these
commentaries have?
02.12.2007
Kings, Books of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Books of Kings?
02.08.2007
Software, Bible:
Is there any Bible software that you can
recommend that I use for my studies?
02.05.2007
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JANUARY
2007:
Sensationalism, Messianic:
It seems to me as though many Messianic Bible
teachers rely on sensationalism. Can you explain
why this might be the case?
01.29.2007
Samuel, Books of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Books of Samuel?
01.25.2007
Torah, only focused on:
I have spent some time around “Messianic
Believers,” and all they seem to be focused on
is the Law of Moses—yet they tell me that they
are trying to live “fully Biblical” lives. Do
some of you just focus on the Torah in your
Bible studies?
01.22.2007
Uniformity:
Do you believe that the Messianic movement
should be uniform in its theology?
01.18.2007
Scripture Interpretation:
Can you give me some basic guidelines for
interpreting Scripture?
01.15.2007
Ruth, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Ruth?
01.11.2007
Christian Scholars:
Why does today’s Messianic movement generally
frown on the works of Christian Biblical
scholarship?
01.08.2007
God, Depicted as Male:
Why is God depicted as male in the Scriptures?
Has this not been a cause of abusive behavior of
men toward women?
01.04.2007
PREVIOUSLY FEATURED ARTICLES FOR 2007:
DECEMBER (BONUS):
Christmas Challenge, The
(PDF)
DECEMBER:
Christian Problems With the Two Houses of Israel
(PDF)
NOVEMBER:
The Message of Revelation
(PDF)
OCTOBER:
Answering the "Frequently
Avoided Questions" About the Messiahship of
Yeshua
(PDF)
SEPTEMBER:
Torah As Constitution
(PDF)
AUGUST:
Is Being "Taken" Always a
Good Thing?
(PDF)
JULY:
Congregations Among Us
(PDF)
JUNE:
An Identity Crisis
(PDF)
MAY:
Are We
Really Ready for the End-Times?
(PDF)
APRIL:
Top Ten Urban Myths of
Today's Messianic Movement, The
(PDF)
MARCH:
Ephraimite Error: Critical
Errors, The (PDF)
FEBRUARY:
Blogging and Clogging:
Information Overload and the Mass Market
(PDF)
JANUARY:
Where Should the Messianic
Movement be in 2107? (PDF)
2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR
DECEMBER 2006:
Judges, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Judges?
12.28.2006
Christmas:
Do you
celebrate it?
12.25.2006
Christianity, Negativity
Toward Two-House Teaching:
When I share the Two-House teaching with my
evangelical Christian friends, they do not seem
to “get it.” Why can I not get my Christian
friends to be reasonable and sit down and
examine the Scriptures?
12.18.2006
Joshua, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Joshua?
12.14.2006
Messianic Judaism,
Negativity Toward Two-House Teaching:
Why do you think that Messianic Judaism exhibits
a great disgust and disdain toward the Two-House
teaching? Why can I not get my Messianic Jewish
friends to be reasonable and sit down and
examine the Scriptures?
12.11.2006
Deuteronomy, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Deuteronomy?
12.07.2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR NOVEMBER
2006:
Hebrews 13:9-10:
I am confused when these verses speak about
“food.” Are they referring to the dietary laws
of the Torah? I have had people tell me that
they are and use them to speak against my
obedience to them.
11.27.2006
Thanksgiving Day:
Do you believe that Messianic Believers in the
United States should celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
11.23.2006
Numbers, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Numbers?
11.16.2006
Mark 7:19:
What does it mean that “Jesus declared all foods
clean”? Does this mean that the kosher dietary
laws were abolished by the Messiah? I am
confused.
11.13.2006
Leviticus, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Leviticus?
11.09.2006
Unclean Things, Eating:
Are there any instances where it is acceptable
to eat unclean meats?
11.06.2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR OCTOBER
2006:
Exodus, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Exodus?
10.26.2006
End-Times Revival:
Do you believe that there will be a massive
end-times revival before the return of the Lord?
10.23.2006
Genesis, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Genesis?
10.19.2006
False Prophecy
Predictions:
I have encountered some teachers who have made
false predictions on the end-times and have not
been held accountable. What should I do about
this?
10.16.2006
Rapture:
What is your
rapture position? Pre-, mid-, or post?
10.12.2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR SEPTEMBER
2006:
Inclusive Language:
What can you tell me about
the inclusive language debate? Does your
ministry, or does the Messianic movement as a
whole, have a position about it?
09.28.2006
Beards:
Do you believe that men should wear beards?
09.26.2006
Tzit-tzits:
Do you believe that Messianics should wear
tzit-tzits/fringes/tassels?
09.21.2006
Tithing:
What can you tell me about tithing from a
Messianic perspective? How am I to honor God
with my money and resources today?
09.18.2006
Christian, Website:
Is TNN Online a Christian website?
09.14.2006
“Churchy,” Why is your
website:
Why is your Messianic website “churchy”?
09.14.2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR AUGUST
2006:
Headcoverings, Women:
Do you believe that women should wear a
headcovering?
08.28.2006
Dead Sea
Scrolls:
What is your
opinion of the Dead Sea Scrolls?
08.24.2006
Talmud:
What is your position
concerning the Talmud?
08.21.2006
Septuagint
(LXX):
Why do you consult the Septuagint frequently?
08.17.2006
Apocrypha:
What is your
position concerning the Apocrypha?
08.14.2006
Idioms, Hebraic:
I have not seen any teachings on your website
about Hebraic expressions in the New Testament
and how mistranslations occurred in the Greek.
Do you have any information on this?
08.10.2006
Paul, Name of:
Why do you
call Rav Shaul the Apostle Paul?
08.07.2006
Exodus, Pharaoh who did
not know Joseph:
Exodus 1:8 says that a
Pharaoh came to power in Egypt who did not know
Joseph. How is this possible when the final part
of Genesis says that Joseph was made second only
to Pharaoh?
08.03.2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JULY
2006:
Calvinist-Arminian
Controversy:
Does your ministry have a position on Calvinism
or Arminianism?
07.31.2006
Christianity, Pagan?:
Do you believe everything in Christianity is
pagan?
07.28.2006
Heresy, Heretic:
I have been
told that because I am Messianic and Torah
observant that I am a heretic. How do I respond
to this claim?
07.24.2006
Anti-Semitism, Luther:
What can you tell me about the anti-Semitism of
Martin Luther? How can this great man who
started the Protestant Reformation be
responsible for ungodly sayings about the Jewish
people?
07.20.2006
Christian,
Title:
Is it true that the early Believers did not call
themselves “Christians”?
07.17.2006
Reformation:
What is your opinion on the Protestant
Reformation?
07.13.2006
Church Fathers:
What is your
opinion of the writings of the "Church Fathers"?
07.10.2006
Church, word
of pagan origin:
I have heard
that the English word "church" is of pagan
origins. Is there any substantiation to support
this?
07.06.2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JUNE
2006:
Torah, Yeshua:
I heard a
Messianic Bible teacher say that Yeshua was the
Torah made flesh. I do not understand this
concept. Can you please explain?
06.29.2006
B'rit Chadashah:
Why do you
not call the New Testament the B'rit Chadashah
as some other Messianics do?
06.26.2006
Works of the Law:
I have heard a teaching which stated that the
term "works of the Law" actually referred to
Rabbinical extra-Biblical commandments? Is there
any Biblical substantiation for this?
06.22.2006
Torah, moral and
ceremonial law:
How do you respond to the claim that Christ has
done away with the ceremonial law, but that the
moral law of God remains?
06.19.2006
1 Corinthians
6:12:
The Apostle Paul says that “all things are
lawful.” How can you say that the Law of Moses
is still to be followed today?
06.15.2006
Ephesians 2:14-15:
If you say that the Law of Moses is still to be
followed today, then what do you do about
Ephesians 2:14-15, which says that the “Law of
commandments contained in ordinances” has been
abolished?
06.12.2006
Romans 10:4:
I am confused. How can you say that the Law of
Moses is still to be followed today when Paul
himself says that “Christ is the end of the
Law”?
06.08.2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR MAY
2006:
Moses, Write the Entire
Torah?:
Do you honestly believe
that Moses wrote the entire Torah or Pentateuch?
How could Moses have written that he was the
"humblest man who ever lived," or have written
about his own
death?
05.29.2006
Yahweh, used by the
Patriarchs:
Do you believe that the Sacred Name of Yahweh
was used by the Patriarchs? Some say that it
was, and others say it was not.
05.25.2006
Denying Messiah:
Why do you think there are
people in the Messianic movement today denying
Yeshua as the Messiah?
05.22.2006
Nazarene, Yeshua Called:
What specific verse in the Tanach says that
Yeshua will be called a “Nazarene”? I could not
find any.
05.18.2006
Yahshua:
Why do you not use this form of the Messiah's
name?
05.11.2006
Trinity:
Do you believe in the
Trinity?
05.08.2006
Yeshua, Divinity of:
Does your ministry believe
that Yeshua the Messiah is Divine, meaning God
in the flesh?
05.04.2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR APRIL
2006:
Left Behind
Books:
What is your opinion of the Left Behind
books?
04.27.2006
Globalization:
What is your opinion of globalization? Do you
believe that there will be a one-world
government?
04.24.2006
Prince Charles of Wales,
Antichrist:
I have heard a
Messianic teaching which says that Prince
Charles is the antichrist. Do you believe this?
04.20.2006
Crucifixion:
I have heard some
Messianic teachers say that Yeshua was not
crucified on a cross. Can you clarify this for
me?
04.19.2006
(Virtual Passover)
Passover, Objections to
the Last Supper:
Is it true that there are
some substantial objections to the Last Supper
being a Passover meal? If there are any, how do
you respond to these arguments?
04.18.2006
(Virtual Passover)
Passover,
Egg on Sedar Plate:
Why do Jews have an egg on their sedar
plates? Does this not come from Easter?
04.17.2006
(Virtual Passover)
Antimessiah/Antichrist:
Who do you think the
antimessiah/antichrist is?
04.17.2006
Resurrection, Sunday:
Is it really true that
Yeshua was resurrected on Sunday?
04.16.2006
(Virtual Passover)
Passover,
Eating Lamb:
Should we eat lamb as Messianics during
Passover? Is it true that the Jews do not eat
lamb during Passover?
04.16.2006
(Virtual Passover)
Circumcision:
Do you believe that males
should be circumcised?
04.15.2006
(Virtual Passover)
Leavening Agents:
How can I determine what
is, and what is not, kosher for the Passover
season?
04.14.2006
(Virtual Passover)
Jews, Ashenazic and
Sephardic:
Can you tell me the difference between
Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews? Whose
interpretations do you generally accept?
04.13.2006
(Virtual Passover)
Messiah, Confirms the
Covenant:
How do you respond to the teaching which says
that the Messiah confirms the covenant of Daniel
9:27?
04.13.2006
Passover, Traditional
Seder Meal:
Where did the traditions from the seder
meal employed during Passover come from?
04.12.2006
(Virtual Passover)
Antimessiah, Makes or
Confirms Agreement:
Do you believe that the antimessiah/antichrist
makes or confirms the covenant
with Israel?
04.10.2006
Abomination of Desolation:
What do you believe the Abomination of
Desolation will be? Do you believe the Temple
will be rebuilt?
04.06.2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR
MARCH 2006:
All Israel:
What do Two-House teachers do with references
from the Tanach or Old Testament that seem to
indicate that "all Israel" was reunified after
the Babylonian exile?
03.30.2006
Lost Sheep, Only:
I heard a Two-House teacher said that Yeshua
came to "save only the lost sheep of the House
of Israel." This person extrapolated it as
meaning that only physical descendants of
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob could be saved. This
disturbs me a great deal.
03.27.2006
Two Houses of Israel, in
the New Testament:
I am having difficulty finding any references to
the Two Houses of Israel in the Apostolic
Scriptures or New Testament. Can you help me?
03.24.2006
Gentiles, Place of Among
Two Houses of Israel:
The Two-House teaching of Judah and Ephraim
advocates that God has only one group of elect,
the people of Israel, composed of the House of
Judah and the House of Israel/Ephraim. It seems
that you may be excluding true Gentiles. What
about “Gentiles” who have faith in Yeshua? Are
they a part of Israel?
03.20.2006
Gentiles, Nations:
I have heard that you do
not like using the term "Gentile[s]," and
instead prefer "Nation[s]." Why is this the
case? I thought the term "Gentile" only referred
to a non-Jew.
03.20.2006
Two Houses of Israel,
salvation:
Do you believe
that God’s primary purpose is the salvation of
“all Israel,” or individual persons?
03.16.2006
Purim:
Do you think that Messianic Believers should
celebrate Purim?
03.14.2006
Two Houses of Israel,
development of theology:
What is the history of the development of
Two-House teaching?
03.13.2006
Two-House movement,
beliefs of:
Do all people in the “Two-House movement,” or
claim some adherence to the restoration of “all
Israel,” believe the same way?
03.09.2006
Two-House of Israel,
primary prophecies attesting to:
What primary prophecies speak of the Two Houses
of Israel?
03.06.2006
Two Houses of Israel,
Biblical basis for:
What is the Biblical basis and/or “story” behind
the Two Houses of Israel and their division?
03.02.2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR FEBRUARY
2006:
Sitz im Leben:
I have seen you use the term Sitz im Leben
in some articles and books. What does this term
mean?
02.26.2006
Technology,
Effect on Torah Observance:
Do you believe that the evolution of technology
should influence our application of the Torah?
02.24.2006
Sabbath Violation, Alleged
by Yeshua:
How do you respond to the various claims that
Yeshua broke the Sabbath?
02.19.2006
Sabbath, Jewish tradition:
To what extent, if any, do you believe that we
should follow Jewish tradition in our Sabbath
observance?
02.16.2006
Valentine's Day:
Do you think that Messianic Believers should
participate in Valentine's Day?
02.14.2006
Seat of Moses:
I have heard a teaching regarding Matthew 23 and
the “seat of Moses.” The teacher said that we do
not have to concern ourselves with any of the
teachings or beliefs of the Pharisees. What do
you believe?
02.08.2006
New Moon, Rosh Chodesh:
Do you believe that
Messianic Believers should keep the New Moon?
02.06.2006
Lunar Sabbath:
What do you
think of the Lunar Sabbath theory?
02.06.2006
Lord's Day (first of the
week):
I have been taught that
the Apostles met on the first day of the week,
Sunday, which was the Lord's Day. How do you
reconcile this will the belief that they kept
the Sabbath?
02.02.2006
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR JANUARY
2006:
Revelation 22:14:
Which is the correct reading of Revelation
22:14, “Blessed are they who keep His
commandments,” or “Blessed are they who wash
their robes”?
01.30.2006
Babylon:
What do you
think end-time Babylon is?
01.26.2006
Hour of Testing:
How do you, as post-tribulationists, respond to
the fact that Believers are spared from “the
hour of testing,” i.e., the Tribulation period?
01.23.2006
Jewish Marriage Analogy:
As a Messianic ministry, how can you be
post-tribulationists? Certainly you have heard
about the Jewish Marriage Analogy where
Believers as the Bride of Messiah are to be
raptured up to Heaven prior to the Tribulation
to experience the wedding feast.
01.19.2006
Wrath, spared from:
How do you, as a post-tribulational ministry,
respond to the fact that we are spared from
God’s wrath? Does this not mean that we are
spared from the horrors of the Tribulation
period?
01.16.2006
Church, missing after
Revelation 4:1:
As post-tribulationists, how do you respond to
the fact that the word “church” does not appear
after Revelation 4:1? This means that the Church
is missing and has been raptured to Heaven.
01.12.2006
Preterist
Theology:
What is your opinion of preterist eschatology?
01.09.2006
Tribulation, in it:
Do you think we are
currently in the Tribulation?
01.05.2006
Tribulation, seven years:
Why do you believe that
the so-called "Tribulation" is seven years long?
The Scriptures only say that it is
three-and-a-half.
01.05.2006
Apocrypha,
Versions of:
I know that
the Apocrypha is not considered canonical
Scripture by Jews or Protestants, but I am
interested in finding a suitable modern English
translation to use for reference. Which one(s)
can you recommend?
01.01.2006
(Virtual Chanukah)
2005
PREVIOUSLY FEATURED ARTICLES FOR 2006:
DECEMBER:
Anti-Semitism in the
Two-House Movement (PDF)
NOVEMBER (BONUS):
To Eat or Not to Eat?
(PDF)
NOVEMBER:
How Do We Properly Keep
Kosher? (PDF)
OCTOBER (BONUS):
A Messianic Perspective of
Halloween
(PDF)
OCTOBER:
The Seventieth Week of
Whom?
(PDF)
SEPTEMBER:
A Light to the Nations
(PDF)
AUGUST:
The Role of
History in Messianic Biblical Interpretation
(PDF)
JULY:
Questionable Authority
(PDF)
JUNE:
What Does "Under the Law"
Really Mean?
(PDF)
MAY:
Is the Story of Yeshua
Pagan?
(PDF)
MAY (BONUS):
What Does the Shema Really
Mean?
(PDF)
APRIL:
What is the Mark of the
Beast?
(PDF)
MARCH
(BONUS):
Purim for the Two Houses
of Israel (PDF)
MARCH:
Revisiting the Two-House
Teaching (PDF)
FEBRUARY:
How Do We Properly Keep
Shabbat? (PDF)
JANUARY:
What Happened to our
Eschatology? (PDF)
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR DECEMBER
2005:
Chanukah, Actions of
Antiochus:
In what way did Antiochus Epiphanes commit the
“Abomination of Desolation”? I thought this was
a future event.
12.31.2005
(Virtual Chanukah)
Chanukah, Nine-Branched
Menorah:
Why is there
a nine-branched menorah used for
Chanukah, when there was a seven-branched
menorah used in the Temple?
12.30.2005
(Virtual Chanukah)
Torah,
Command not to “Add to”:
In Deuteronomy 4:2 we are told not to add
commandments to those of the Torah, yet in
Judaism, and in the Messianic movement today, we
have many people who follow traditions of men
that some claim are “commanded by God.” I am
confused.
12.29.2005
Chanukah, Celebrated
instead of Sukkot:
What can you tell me about the Feast of
Dedication being celebrated in place of
Sukkot by the Maccabees when they
rededicated the Temple?
12.29.2005
(Virtual Chanukah)
Chanukah, Eight Days of
Oil:
Where can I find information about the
menorah being lit for eight days, on one
cruse of oil, following the Maccabees’
rededication of the Temple?
12.28.2005
(Virtual Chanukah)
Tradition, Role that it
plays:
What role, if any, do you
believe tradition should play in our examination
and application of Scripture, particularly the
Torah?
12.26.2005
Pagan, Christmas and
Easter:
I have heard
it said that you do not believe that Christmas
and Easter are pagan holidays. Could you please
explain?
12.21.2005
Christmas:
Do you
celebrate it?
12.19.2005
Revelation, Book of:
What can you
tell me about the composition of the Book of
Revelation?
12.15.2005
Jude, Epistle of:
What can you tell me about
the composition of Jude?
12.12.2005
John, Epistle of Third:
What can you tell me about the composition
of 3 John?
12.08.2005
John, Epistle of Second:
What can you tell me about the composition of 2
John?
12.05.2005
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR NOVEMBER
2005:
John, Epistle of First:
What can you
tell me about the composition of 1 John?
11.27.2005
Peter,
Epistle of Second:
What can you
tell me about the composition of the Epistle of
2 Peter?
11.21.2005
Peter, Epistle of First:
What can you
tell me about the composition of the Epistle of
1 Peter?
11.17.2005
Philemon, Epistle to:
What can you
tell me about the composition of the Epistle to
Philemon?
11.13.2005
Titus, Epistle of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of Titus?
11.10.2005
Timothy, Epistle of
Second:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of 2 Timothy?
11.07.2005
Timothy, Epistle of First:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of 1 Timothy?
11.07.2005
Thessalonians, Epistle of
Second:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of 2 Thessalonians?
11.03.2005
Thessalonians, Epistle of
First:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of 1 Thessalonians?
11.03.2005
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR OCTOBER
2005:
Colossians, Epistle of:
What can you
tell me about the composition of the Epistle of
Colossians?
10.27.2005
Philippians, Epistle of:
What can you
tell me about the composition of the Epistle of
Philippians?
10.23.2005
Ephesians, Epistle of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of Ephesians?
10.20.2005
Galatians, Epistle of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of Galatians?
10.17.2005
Corinthians,
Epistle of Second:
What can you
tell me about the composition of the Epistle of
2 Corinthians?
10.12.2005
Corinthians, Epistle of
First:
What can you
tell me about the composition of the Epistle of
1 Corinthians?
10.12.2005
Romans, Epistle to the:
What can you tell me about
the composition of the Epistle to the Romans?
10.10.2005
Acts, Book of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Book of Acts?
10.06.2005
Hebrews, Epistle of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Epistle of Hebrews?
10.03.2005
NEW/FEATURED FAQs FOR SEPTEMBER
2005:
John, Gospel of:
What can you
tell me about the composition of the Gospel of
John?
09.29.2005
Luke, Gospel of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Gospel of Luke?
09.26.2005
Mark, Gospel of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Gospel of Mark?
09.22.2005
Matthew, Gospel of:
What can you tell me about the composition of
the Gospel of Matthew?
09.19.2005
James, Epistle of:
What can you
tell me about the composition of the Epistle of
James?
09.15.2005
James, Name of:
Why do you
call the brother of Yeshua, "James," when his
name was clearly Ya'akov or "Jacob"?
09.12.2005
PREVIOUSLY FEATURED ARTICLES FOR 2005:
DECEMBER:
Chanukah for the Two
Houses of Israel
(PDF)
NOVEMBER (BONUS):
What Are We
Really Doing?
(PDF)
NOVEMBER:
To Be Absent From the Body
(PDF)
OCTOBER:
Millennium Madness or
Prophecy Awareness?
(PDF)
SEPTEMBER:
What About "the Gentiles"?
(PDF)
AUGUST:
Have We Been "Made Dead"
to the Truths of God's Word?
(PDF)
JULY:
See That You Not Be
Troubled: The End is Not Yet
(PDF)
JUNE (BONUS):
What Is the Two-House
Teaching?
(PDF)
JUNE:
Two-House Teaching in
Proper Perspective, The
(PDF)
MAY (BONUS):
The Effect
of Mysticism and Gnosticism on the Messianic
Movement
(PDF)
MAY:
Does the New Testament
Annul the Biblical Appointments?
(PDF)
APRIL (BONUS):
Who Restores the Kingdom?
(PDF)
APRIL:
The Two Houses of Israel
in the End-Times
(PDF)
MARCH (BONUS):
You Want to be a Pharisee
(PDF)
MARCH:
Proper Protocol, The
(PDF)
FEBRUARY:
Responsibility of the
Sower, The (PDF)
JANUARY:
Babylons of
Revelation 17 & 18, The
(PDF)
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