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Show #413 - The Pre-existent Soul In this episode, we discuss FFOZ’s teaching that the soul is pre-existent. Does such a teaching matter? What are the implications of this teaching? And why has this ministry started to teach it? Executive Producer: Bob & Larue Miller, Shane & Ruth Lunderville, Lee & Vivian Eagan , Erna Draper, Bobby Keicher, John Coulthard, Elizabeth Marchman.  The post Show #413 – The Pre-Existent Soul appeared first on Messiah Matters.

Show 412 - Is the Law of God Really Perfect? In this episode, we welcome season 10 by playing some fun clips from our soundboard, new intro music, and some notes from listeners, then we move to a discussion on Matthew 15:4 and what exactly Yeshua was teaching. We then move to a discussion about the more socially unacceptable passages in the Torah such as slavery and ask if the Torah is really “perfect.” Finally, we wrap up with a short discussion on how we know Saturday is the seventh day of the week.  The post Show #412 – Is the Law of God Really Perfect? appeared first on Messiah Matters.

In this episode, we revisit a conversation from last week about Jewish tradition and discuss how scholarship naturally pushes against accepted views, then we move to a discussion on study bibles vs Jewish midrash. Executive Producer: Lee & Vivian Eagan, Erna Draper, Bob & Larue Miller, Bobby Keicher, John Coulthard, Eric Warren, Kyle Ripley, Levi Mitchel. Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MessiahMatters Rob’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/robvanhoff Caleb’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/calebhegg Rob Vanhoff: Rob teaches courses on 2nd Temple Period, Rabbinic Literature, Judaism, Koine Greek, and Aramaic. He has delivered papers at conferences for both Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. He serves at Heart of Messiah Ministries in Spokane Valley. Rob holds two degrees from the University of Washington: MA, Comparative Religion (2005) and BA, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, with a minor in Music (2003). Caleb Hegg is the founder of Pronomian.com, a site dedicated to the study of God’s covenants and law. Caleb has lectured at various conferences around the world, and written multiple published articles, most notably, several articles in “Celebrate the Feast” (TorahResource, 2019). Caleb Hegg received a two-year certificate from TR-Institute. Caleb is currently enrolled at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in an M.Div program. The post Show #411 – Advancements in Scholarship appeared first on Messiah Matters.

In this episode, we discuss the Christian Orthodox view of the canon and what exactly is inspired Scripture, then we move to authority in the Bible and what exactly this means for believers, finally we look at images and what it means to create them in light of the command to not make images. Executive Producer: Lee & Vivian Eagan, Erna Draper, Bob & Larue Miller, Bobby Keicher, John Coulthard, Eric Warren, Kyle Ripley, Levi Mitchel. Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MessiahMatters Rob’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/robvanhoff Caleb’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/calebhegg Rob Vanhoff: Rob teaches courses on 2nd Temple Period, Rabbinic Literature, Judaism, Koine Greek, and Aramaic. He has delivered papers at conferences for both Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. He serves at Heart of Messiah Ministries in Spokane Valley. Rob holds two degrees from the University of Washington: MA, Comparative Religion (2005) and BA, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, with a minor in Music (2003). Caleb Hegg is the founder of Pronomian.com, a site dedicated to the study of God’s covenants and law. Caleb has lectured at various conferences around the world, and written multiple published articles, most notably, several articles in “Celebrate the Feast” (TorahResource, 2019). Caleb Hegg received a two-year certificate from TR-Institute. Caleb is currently enrolled at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in an M.Div program. The post Show #410 – Inspired Text appeared first on Messiah Matters.

In this episode, we recap the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature annual meetings. Executive Producer: Lee & Vivian Eagan, Erna Draper, Bob & Larue Miller, Bobby Keicher, John Coulthard, Eric Warren, Kyle Ripley, Levi Mitchel. Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MessiahMatters Rob’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/robvanhoff Caleb’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/calebhegg Rob Vanhoff: Rob teaches courses on 2nd Temple Period, Rabbinic Literature, Judaism, Koine Greek, and Aramaic. He has delivered papers at conferences for both Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. He serves at Heart of Messiah Ministries in Spokane Valley. Rob holds two degrees from the University of Washington: MA, Comparative Religion (2005) and BA, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, with a minor in Music (2003). Caleb Hegg is the founder of Pronomian.com, a site dedicated to the study of God’s covenants and law. Caleb has lectured at various conferences around the world, and written multiple published articles, most notably, several articles in “Celebrate the Feast” (TorahResource, 2019). Caleb Hegg received a two-year certificate from TR-Institute. Caleb is currently enrolled at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in an M.Div program. The post Show #409 – We’re Back appeared first on Messiah Matters.

In this episode, we discuss the standard Christian view of Matt. 5:17ff and ask if this is a logical conclusion of the overall passage. We then turn back to a discussion we had on two house theology and the fact that God chose a bloodline and what this means. Along the way we discuss various other questions that have come in. Executive Producer: Lee & Vivian Eagan, Erna Draper, Bob & Larue Miller, Bobby Keicher, John Coulthard, Eric Warren, Kyle Ripley, Levi Mitchel. Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MessiahMatters Rob’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/robvanhoff Caleb’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/calebhegg Rob Vanhoff: Rob teaches courses on 2nd Temple Period, Rabbinic Literature, Judaism, Koine Greek, and Aramaic. He has delivered papers at conferences for both Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. He serves at Heart of Messiah Ministries in Spokane Valley. Rob holds two degrees from the University of Washington: MA, Comparative Religion (2005) and BA, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, with a minor in Music (2003). Caleb Hegg is the founder of Pronomian.com, a site dedicated to the study of God’s covenants and law. Caleb has lectured at various conferences around the world, and written multiple published articles, most notably, several articles in “Celebrate the Feast” (TorahResource, 2019). Caleb Hegg received a two-year certificate from TR-Institute. Caleb is currently enrolled at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in an M.Div program. The post Show #407 – Theologically Speaking appeared first on Messiah Matters.

In this episode, we discuss the long ending of Mark, then we turn to Hebrew Primacy and a question that was posed, “why does it matter.” We also look at several other topics. Executive Producer: Lee & Vivian Eagan, Erna Draper, Bob & Larue Miller, Ruth Lunderville, Bobby Keicher, John Coulthard, Eric Warren, Kyle Ripley. This show is produced by TorahResource – https://torahresource.com/​​​​​ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MessiahMatters Rob Vanhoff Rob teaches courses on 2nd Temple Period, Rabbinic Literature, Judaism, Koine Greek, and Aramaic. He has delivered papers at conferences for both Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. He serves at Heart of Messiah Ministries in Spokane Valley. Rob holds two degrees from the University of Washington: MA, Comparative Religion (2005) and BA, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, with a minor in Music (2003). Caleb Hegg Caleb is the co-founder of Growing in Messiah, a ministry that provides resources to parents to raise godly families. Caleb has lectured at various conferences around the world, and written multiple published articles, most notably, several articles in “Celebrate the Feast” (TorahResource, 2019). Education: Caleb Hegg received a two-year certificate from TR-Institute. Caleb is currently enrolled at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in an M.Div program. The post Show #406 – Mark That Off the List appeared first on Messiah Matters.

In this episode, we discuss several questions that have come in on various videos including what Matt. 22:14 means, Matt. 5:17 and Psalm 22. Then we turn to a clip of a prominent atheist who corners a Christian and how we should approach evangelical discussions. Executive Producer: Lee & Vivian Eagan, Erna Draper, Bob & Larue Miller, Ruth Lunderville, Bobby Keicher, John Coulthard, Eric Warren, Kyle Ripley. This show is produced by TorahResource – https://torahresource.com/​​​​​ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MessiahMatters Rob Vanhoff Rob teaches courses on 2nd Temple Period, Rabbinic Literature, Judaism, Koine Greek, and Aramaic. He has delivered papers at conferences for both Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. He serves at Heart of Messiah Ministries in Spokane Valley. Rob holds two degrees from the University of Washington: MA, Comparative Religion (2005) and BA, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, with a minor in Music (2003). Caleb Hegg Caleb is the co-founder of Growing in Messiah, a ministry that provides resources to parents to raise godly families. Caleb has lectured at various conferences around the world, and written multiple published articles, most notably, several articles in “Celebrate the Feast” (TorahResource, 2019). Education: Caleb Hegg received a two-year certificate from TR-Institute. Caleb is currently enrolled at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in an M.Div program. The post Show #405 – Walking Into the Wrong Debate appeared first on Messiah Matters.

In this episode, we discuss how much we should rely on Jewish tradition when celebrating the biblical festivals, then we turn to the term “under the law” to determine what this might mean, finally a look at a discussion we had about the sabbath being changed to Sunday and some of the responses that we got that seem to imply some folks didn’t understand our point. Executive Producer: Lee & Vivian Eagan, Erna Draper, Bob & Larue Miller, Ruth Lunderville, Bobby Keicher, John Coulthard, Eric Warren, Kyle Ripley. This show is produced by TorahResource – https://torahresource.com/​​​​​ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MessiahMatters Rob Vanhoff Rob teaches courses on 2nd Temple Period, Rabbinic Literature, Judaism, Koine Greek, and Aramaic. He has delivered papers at conferences for both Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. He serves at Heart of Messiah Ministries in Spokane Valley. Rob holds two degrees from the University of Washington: MA, Comparative Religion (2005) and BA, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, with a minor in Music (2003). Caleb Hegg Caleb is the co-founder of Growing in Messiah, a ministry that provides resources to parents to raise godly families. Caleb has lectured at various conferences around the world, and written multiple published articles, most notably, several articles in “Celebrate the Feast” (TorahResource, 2019). Education: Caleb Hegg received a two-year certificate from TR-Institute. Caleb is currently enrolled at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in an M.Div program. The post Show #404 – I Think You Misunderstood appeared first on Messiah Matters.

In this episode, we discuss study Bibles and weather or not they should contain theories of pagan origins of biblical stories. Then we turn some interesting comments against the Trinity and see how these comments actually go against their own position. Executive Producer: Lee & Vivian Eagan, Erna Draper, Bob & Larue Miller, Ruth Lunderville, Bobby Keicher, John Coulthard, Eric Warren, Kyle Ripley. This show is produced by TorahResource – https://torahresource.com/​​​​​ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MessiahMatters Rob Vanhoff Rob teaches courses on 2nd Temple Period, Rabbinic Literature, Judaism, Koine Greek, and Aramaic. He has delivered papers at conferences for both Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. He serves at Heart of Messiah Ministries in Spokane Valley. Rob holds two degrees from the University of Washington: MA, Comparative Religion (2005) and BA, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, with a minor in Music (2003). Caleb Hegg Caleb is the co-founder of Growing in Messiah, a ministry that provides resources to parents to raise godly families. Caleb has lectured at various conferences around the world, and written multiple published articles, most notably, several articles in “Celebrate the Feast” (TorahResource, 2019). Education: Caleb Hegg received a two-year certificate from TR-Institute. Caleb is currently enrolled at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in an M.Div program. The post Show #403 – Study Bible appeared first on Messiah Matters.