What the Church Needs to Know

Discover how the Feast of First Fruits points to the resurrection of Messiah and the biblical hope that all who belong to Him will also be raised.

Yeshua taught from within Israel's Scriptures. Follow his answer in Mark 12 back to Deuteronomy 6 and Leviticus 19, then use five questions that turn context into faithful practice

People called Yeshua “Rabbi,” but we should not pour every later meaning of that title back into the first century. Read three Gospel scenes and recover the posture of a disciple.

Elizabeth Shulam. all rights reserved Copyright 2026 The Bible's story unfolds among real people living in real places. They spoke particular languages, remembered family histories, celebrated appointed times, faced war and exile, prayed together, argued about Scripture, and waited for God to fulfill His promises. Much of that world was the world of Israel. God called Abraham and promised that all the families of the earth would be blessed through him. Abraham's descendants b

Discover why the Feast of Unleavened Bread lasts seven days. Explore its connection to the Exodus, holiness, remembrance, and God’s pattern of complete redemption.

To understand the Kingdom of God, we must begin where Yeshua began: with the Scriptures of Israel. The kingdom was not a new concept introduced in the New Testament. It was the fulfillment of God’s promises throughout the Hebrew Bible.

The concept of being "grafted in" is a profound and beautiful metaphor found in Scripture that speaks to the unity of Jewish and Gentile believers in Yeshua the Messiah. This imagery, rooted deeply in the Jewish context of the Bible, offers a rich understanding of how believers from diverse backgrounds are brought together into one spiritual family.

Understanding Passover allows Christians to read the New Testament with greater clarity. The Gospel story did not emerge in isolation. It unfolded within Israel’s sacred calendar, covenant history, and centuries of remembered deliverance.

The story of Messianic faith is deeply intertwined with the history and culture of the Jewish people. Understanding its origins requires a thoughtful exploration of the Scriptures, both the Tanakh and the New Testament, within their original Jewish context.

For many Christians, supporting Israel feels both deeply important and increasingly complicated. News headlines, political debates, humanitarian concerns, and theological disagreements often leave believers wondering how to respond faithfully.

Understanding Difficult Passages, Church History, and the Importance of Context 2026 ELIZABETH SHULAM Throughout history, some of the most painful forms of antisemitism have been justified using the Bible. Passages originally written within a Jewish context were removed from that context. Statements made during specific historical situations were transformed into accusations against entire generations of Jewish people. Verses intended to address particular individuals or grou

For Christians, understanding anti-semitism is a matter of biblical responsibility. The Scriptures tell the story of God's covenant relationship with Israel, the people through whom the Messiah came into the world. Understanding anti-semitism helps believers recognize prejudice when it appears and respond with truth, compassion, and moral clarity.

Many Christians assume that Christianity and Judaism separated almost immediately after the resurrection of Yeshua. In this common understanding, the apostles left Judaism behind, established a new religion called Christianity, and the Church quickly became something distinct from Jewish life.

The relationship between Paul and the Torah. It has created confusion in the Christian world for centuries. Many readers encounter verses in Galatians or Romans and conclude that Paul opposed the Torah, abandoned Jewish practice, or taught that God's instruction no longer mattered. Others point to Paul's own lifestyle and argue that he remained Torah-observant throughout his life. Which view is correct?

Romans 11 contains one of the most important discussions of Israel in the entire New Testament. For nearly two thousand years, Christians have wrestled with Paul's teaching in this chapter because it addresses questions that remain relevant today.

Messianic Judaism is a movement of Jewish people who believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is the promised Messiah of Israel while continuing to embrace their Jewish identity, heritage, and connection to the Jewish people. It seeks to live out faith in the Messiah within a Jewish framework rather than abandoning Jewish life and culture.

Replacement theology is the belief that the church has replaced Israel as the people of God. In its strongest form, it teaches that the Jewish people lost their covenant standing because they rejected Yeshua, that the promises once given to Israel now belong exclusively to the church, and that Jewish life after the first century has little continuing place in God’s purposes.

Christian antisemitism is hostility, prejudice, contempt, or discrimination toward Jewish people that is expressed, encouraged, or justified through Christian beliefs, language, preaching, biblical interpretation, institutions, or cultural traditions.

Understanding covenant helps readers see that the Bible is one connected story of God’s faithfulness, Israel’s calling, human responsibility, and the hope of redemption.

The stories of Scripture are carefully formed. Repetition, parallel scenes, recurring words, family patterns, songs, speeches, and remembered events all help communicate meaning. Learning to notice these features allows us to read the Bible more closely and understand how its narratives teach.