We walk through the wonderful opening Psalm. As we look at its treasured thoughts, we are careful to rightly divide the passage. That is, we do as we always must do with scripture, we interpret it according to our current calling.

Practicing right division (2 Tim 2:15) robs us of nothing. It allows us to meditate on all of God's word according to the calling to which we have been called in this age (Eph 4:1). Unlike those who say they embrace all of scripture (when they actually just pick and choose what they prefer to pick and choose), right division teaches us to truly find all of God's word profitable while avoiding taking things that do not belong to us.

Finally, for 8624th time, I ask a ministry trying to put all of us today under the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew if they're willing to obey Matthew 5:42. And we get the usual result.

S4 Ep 62 The Jewish Message of the Book of Matthew #theology
https://youtu.be/OHxhqteYvvE

We briefly explore the misuse of God hating divorce from Malachi in light of the Netflix docuseries, "Death of the Pastor's Wife." We then move on to Ken Ham's out-of-context use of Hebrews 9:27 ("It is appointed unto men once to die," etc.) regarding the eternal state of all people, particularly in light of Dolly Parton's recent passing (RIP). He makes clear that he can't read her heart (that's good) but then goes on apply Heb 9:27 to her and to all of us (that's bad). It's said in the context of Dolly's stated acceptance of the idea of reincarnation, but, by extension, applied to the her eternal fate. We break down the passage in its context to discover who is dying in that verse and what judgment is referenced. #theologypodcast #theology #biblestudy

He brings a new version of visiting the smokies.

I do want to state that while I vehemently disagree with Ken Ham on his understanding of Hebrews 9:27, the state of the dead, and exactly what scripture teaches about Hades ("hell"), I do like that he presents Christ as the perfect and complete and sufficient sacrifice for sin. I'm not his judge either. But I can approve of that particular part of his message.

"And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name." -John 20:30-31

You can take an online quiz which purports to tell you which Bible character you are. Spoiler: none of them. Now, you are in the same hope as a few, but very few. The Bible has one way to resurrection life, but it also has different hopes, different callings, and a different race for each of us. Along the way, we talk a little about my Poseidon Adventure theology lesson and point out (again) the evil of the clergy/laity system. I wonder how many men get Bathsheba or Tamar as their Bible twin!

We examine the Psalm of David wherein he starts noting the Lord searches his heart and knows him intimately. The King finishes with him imploring the Lord to not only search him, but then lead him in the way of the age. A beautiful and comforting song of love.

Satan has several strategies and one of his most effective within the walls of Christendom in 2026 is shaming true believers into staying quiet about clearly defined biblical sins. However, the same people that are quick to self-flagellate and condemn the exposing of sin somehow have no problem loudly pointing out what they deem as sin.

First Timothy teaches us about the last days and Second Corinthians give us some insight into one of Satan's most effective strategies; religion, good works, and self-righteousness. Some things Christians do in the name of the faith, while not bad on their own, become evil when Christ, his finished work, and the message of rescue from death is subjugated to somehow trying to "make the world a better place" and performing rituals in an attempt to put God in our debt. Adding rituals makes us feel even more special.

More rambling about the neglect of the resurrection (the Lord's and ours) as we just came through Pentecost which, in most places, is celebrated far more than the third day. Putting aside that I don't believe that Pentecost is "the birthday of the Church," on its own it shouldn't be celebrated even at 1/10,000 of how we should celebrate the resurrection. Man's "Lent" and the crucifixion occupy most of Christendom as the greater undoing of the curse and the only hope of redemption, the rising up of the Lord Jesus Christ by his own power, is relegated to one day... and most believers can't tell you the significance. If mom is already dancing in heaven, who needs a resurrection? Sad.

General commentary on the ecclesiastical direction of the conservative movement in America as Catholics Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes, Megyn Kelly, and others take the headlines. If you think those extremists won't last, they're not the only ones in the movement. More conventional conservatives Like J.D. Vance and Jack Posobiec present an even greater threat as they move on organizations like TPUSA. Recorded April 17, 2026.

From the time God instructed Abraham to walk the length and breadth of the land God promised him and his offspring, through the prophets' vision of a future kingdom, to the declaration of John the Baptist, to the Lord's teaching on the topic, to the offer of the Kingdom to Israel by the Apostles, to the realization of real kingdom on earth in the Revelation... the Lord's promises stand firm. To Israel belong the promises, the fathers, the covenants, the priesthood, and the Kingdom. That is God's plan for the earth. We should be concerned with the greater blessing and the hope in heavenly places.

Despite the almost universal adoption of the creature known in Christendom as Lent, it is the resurrection that we need to exalt. If not for the resurrection of Christ, two things would be true: we'd still be in our sins, and once we die we'd be dead forever.

While we praise the Lord Jesus for suffering and dying on our behalf, without the resurrection we'd have no hope. God has no interest in us giving up chocolate for forty days and God knows no such creature as a "bodiless soul" running around heaven. Men have turned the resurrection into an asterisk by adopting Plato's idea of the "immortal soul" after Augustine inflicted it on the faith.