Messiah Matters

Show #514 - The Whole Law Description In this episode, we look at Galatians 5.3 and discuss what exactly is going on here. The traditional interpretation by the main stream Christian Church is that Paul is instructing the Galatians that they should not even think of becoming physically circumcised. This view contends that Paul is attempting to state the Pharisaic teaching of circumcision so the Ga...

Show #513 - Is Faith Belief? Description In this episode, we look at John 6.28-29 and discuss if faith is the only thing we need. If this is the case then we don’t need to keep Torah as belief in God is the only thing that matters. We challenge this view and contend that faith is much more than simply believing something. We also discuss Michael Heiser’s Divine Council theory and how w...

Show #512 - Religion of Men Description In this episode, we start by looking at the Jewish tradition of setting a place for Elijah at the Passover table and singing Elijah the Prophet at Havdallah. Then we move to a discussion about Galatians 4:8-11 and what exactly is going on. Is Paul talking about the biblical festivals as so many Christians believe. We then move to a discussion Deuteronomy 24....

Show #511 - Shadows Description In this episode, we discuss a video put out by Right Response Ministries in which the hosts claim that it is a sin for Christians to celebrate things like Passover because this is just a shadow of a heavenly reality. But is this line of reasoning a legitimate biblical argument? Not only do we disagree with this idea, but we show how the Scriptures disagree with such...

Show #510 - More on Passover Description In this episode, we look at several follow questions that came in from our last show. We also look at a timeline that someone put together that suggests Yeshua died on a Wednesday and why we believe that if all four gospels are taken into account, this cannot be correct. One of the main things people want to teach is that Yeshua had to die at the same time...

Show #509 - Preparation Day Description In this episode, we discuss the chronology of the Passion, namely, how do we deal with the sign of Jonah if we believe Yeshua was crucified on a Friday. We discuss how the two chronologies, the chronology from the synoptic Gospels and the chronology from John, line up? We also look at the term “Preparation day” and what this meant in the first-ce...

Show #508 -The Standard Calendar Description In this episode, we discuss a question concerning the laws of God and if some of them are changed depending on circumstances like not having a temple. This leads into several conversations about how the moon was cited in the first century and why so many people today are attempting to celebrate Passover on a different day than the traditional calendar h...

Show #507 - I'll Pass on Passover Description In this episode, we once again come back to the conversation we had last week about circumcision with some clarification from those who hold other positions. Those in the Torah movement that don’t believe the Torah commands adult male circumcision are not saying it is a bad thing, but rather, that there is simply no command in Torah for adult mal...

Show #506 - Timothy, Titus, and Circumcision Today Description In this episode, we discuss Paul’s circumcision of Timothy and why Paul would do such a thing if he believed circumcision was done away with. We also look at Galatians 2 and Titus not being compelled to be circumcised. We also discuss the idea of being “cut off” and what this may mean. If a believer should be circumci...

Show #505 - Understanding Acts 10 Description In this episode, we discuss Acts 10 and Peter’s vision. Does God really show Peter that the dietary laws found in the Law are no longer applicable for believers in Yeshua? We look at this passage and discuss why we think this interpretation does not line up with biblical theology as a whole. In order to show this we look at several other passages...

Show #504 - Understanding Galatians Description In this episode, we look at several passages from the book of Galatians that the Church has commonly used to say the laws of Moses are no longer required to be kept by believers. Specifically, we look at Gal. 4:21-26 and 5:3. What does it mean that a person who is circumcised is obligated to keep the whole law? And also, why does Paul equate Hagar wi...

Show #503 - The Wrath of God Description In this episode, we have several discussions, one that looks at places where the Scriptures talk about what happened when Yeshua died on the cross and if the Father’s wrath was poured out on the Son, then we turn to a discussion about the difference between Acts 15:1 and 15:5. We then return to our conversation about the wrath of God and what this &#8...

Show #502 - Atonement Description In this episode, we start by looking at a common theological position within Christianity that believes a person was justified through the sacrificial system before Christ came. According to this position, a person was justified by the blood of the sacrifices, something that had to be done continually, but Christ came to make it so that people no longer had to off...

Show #501 - Keeping the Law is the Doctrine of Demons Description In this episode, we discuss the claim by many that keeping the Torah as a believer in Yeshua places a person in the synagogue of Satan and following the doctrine of Demons. This claim has become a standard go to by many within the mainstream Christian Church when faced with people who want to follow the laws of God. We look at proph...

Show #500 - Calling it "Common" Description In this episode, we look at the Greek word “Koinas” and how its used in the New Testament. This word has several different meanings and is often times translated “common” but this word can mean some other things as well. Koinas is used by Jewish groups to mean people who are not part of the “in crowd” or are outside th...

Show #499 - Evolution of God? Description In this episode, we look at a question that has popped up for many about the idea that the God of the Bible is part of Ancient Near Eastern religious evolution. This theology was pushed significantly by Dr. Michael Heiser before he died in books like “Unseen Realms” among others. We discuss Heiser’s theological positions and look at vario...

Show #498 - Is the Law of God Special? Description In this episode we, we begin by looking at a comment on X that suggests John 10:29-30, where Yeshua is in the temple during Hanukkah, is not referring to the “Hanukkah” we celebrate and remember today, but is talking about the dedication of the temple in Ezra 6. While such a debate is sometimes brought up, the evidence is simply not th...

Show #497 - Old Testament New Covenant Members Description Today we look at the question of how a person before the coming of Christ was saved. Were they saved in the same way as people after Christ? If so, does this mean that people like Abraham, Moses, and David were actually new covenant believers? We think that is exactly what it means and we discuss how the Bible teaches this. We attempt to s...

Show #496 - Are Jews Still God's Chosen People? Description Today we discuss a hotly debated topic about the physical descendants of Jacob. Do Jews still God’s chosen people, or have they been replaced by the Church after rejected Yeshua as the Messiah? We look at Romans 11 which clearly says that there is a remnant of Israel that will believe in the Messiah. Yet, this once again is talking...

Show #495 - Is Transubstantiation Biblical? Description In this episode, we look at 1 Corinthians 11 and John 6 to better understand where the traditional celebration of the Lord’s Supper by the Christian Church and the hotly debated doctrine of transubstantiation come from. We push agains the mainstream Christian view that Communion was instituted by Yeshua at the Last Supper and contend th...

Show #494 - The State of Evangelicalism Description In this episode, we discuss our recent trip to San Diego to attend the annual conferences of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. We discuss various papers we saw, some of our disappointments as well as some of the great parts of this event. Time Stamps • 3:33 Start • 5:53 ETS and SBL Recap • 16:57 Dr. Block...

Show #493 - Kingdom of God Description In this episode, we discuss what exactly the Kingdom of God is, also, a conversation about what Hebrews is talking about when it discusses the priesthood and why the two priesthoods are compared to each other. Short discussions are also had about binding the commands of God on the head and hand as well as Yeshua not staying silent when led to his crucifixion....

Show #492 - Where to Go? Description In this episode, we discuss being in community with other believers that disagree with pronomian theology. Should pronomian believers be in Messianic synagogues, Hebrew Roots congregations, or mainstream Churches? If we decide to attend mainstream churches how do we avoid conflict and how should we view the place God has placed us? Also, a discussion on who exa...

Show #491 - In the Beginning Description This episode is quite different as we introduce our new show that will be released every Friday. We have ended Mystery Bible Theater 3000 and are going to start a new show titled, “Moses Matters.” In this show, Rob and Caleb will be looking at the one year Torah potion and will give comments for that weeks section. In this show we cover Genesis...

Show #490 - taking it to the extreme Description In this episode, we look at extremes within the biblical text and discuss how they inform us about specific texts that are commonly misunderstood. This then works into a different take on Hebrews 10.9 and what we believe to be a misunderstanding by the mainstream Christian Church. Time Stamps • 7:37 Start • 19:39 Understanding the Book of Hebrews •...