Biblical Reason & Revelation

  “Messianic Jews: Fulfillment, Not Conversion — How Jewish Identity Continues in Christ” For many Christians, the idea of a Jew accepting Jesus as the Messiah raises an immediate question: Do they stop being Jewish? Do they convert? The New Testament gives a clear and surprising answer: No. A Jew who accepts Jesus does not abandon Judaism — they recognize the fulfillment of the covenant story that began with Abraham, Moses, and David. This is not a modern idea. It is the pattern of Scripture itself. --- 1. The First Christians Were Jewish — and Remained Jewish The earliest followers of Jesus: • attended the Temple • kept the feasts • observed the Sabbath • lived Torah‑shaped lives Yet they believed Jesus was the promised Messiah. Scripture records this plainly: “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed; they are all zealous for the Law.” — Acts 21:20 These Jewish believers did not abandon their identity. ...

  If Homosexuality Is Wrong, Should We Still Stone Adulterers? Understanding the Old and New Covenants One of the most common objections Christians hear today goes something like this: “If you say homosexuality is wrong because of the Bible, then why don’t you stone adulterers like Deuteronomy says? Why don’t you keep the Sabbath perfectly? Why don’t you follow Leviticus and avoid planting two kinds of seeds in the same field?” These questions sound clever, but they reveal a misunderstanding of how the Law of Moses works, and more importantly, what changed when Christ established the New Covenant. This blog will walk through the biblical structure of the Old Covenant, the categories of the Mosaic Law, and how Jesus fulfilled and transformed the law—not by abolishing morality, but by completing the covenant God made with Israel. --- 1. The Law of Moses Was a Covenant With Israel, Not a Universal Moral Code The first thing to understand is that the Law of Moses was no...