Life's Inanities and Ironies

 In a world obsessed with flashy programs, polished rhetoric, and feel-good messages, the Apostle Paul reminds us of a truth that cuts straight to the heart of the gospel. Turn with me to 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 in your King James Bible: “For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” This passage isn’t just ancient history—it’s a battle cry for every fundamentalist Christian who refuses to compromise the old-time gospel. Paul wasn’t writing from a comfortable study; he was confronting the sophisticated, idol-filled city of Corinth, where Greek philosophers prized human wisdom above all else. Yet God called him to one simple, unchanging task: preach the cross. No frills. No fancy words. Just the blood-stained truth of Calvary. I want to take you this morning—right here in...

In Ephesians chapter 5 the Apostle Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, lays out the walk of the believer in the light of God’s glory. After commanding us to walk in love, walk in light, and walk in wisdom, he turns to the home — the very foundation of society and the clearest picture of Christ and His church. Verses 22-33 contain God’s unchanging blueprint for marriage: the wife’s submission and the husband’s sacrificial love. This is not a suggestion. It is not a product of ancient culture. It is the revealed will of God for every Christian marriage until Jesus comes. Here is the Scripture in the preserved King James Bible (Ephesians 5:22-33): “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ al...

In Titus chapter 2, the Apostle Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, gives Titus direct instructions for establishing sound doctrine in the local New Testament church on the island of Crete. This is not optional advice or cultural suggestion — it is the unchanging Word of God for every age. While the whole chapter is rich, verses 3-5 focus specifically on the God-ordained roles for women: the aged (older) women and the young women they are commanded to train. Here is the Scripture in the preserved King James Bible (Titus 2:3-5): “The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.” This passage is not a list of suggestions. It is a divine command that protects the testimony o...

I am writing this today as one who is limited by scripture in the way I can serve in the Church.  I have failed not once but twice to be able to hold a marriage together.  Praise God that He can take and use this damaged vessel to serve him. That He allows me to bring daily those things that He lays on my heart , mind, and Soul. We live in a day when marriage is treated like a disposable contract and divorce is excused as just another “life event.” But the fundamentalist Christian who bows to the authority of the King James Bible knows better. We do not follow the culture; we follow “Thus saith the Lord.”  The painful question many sincere believers ask is this: If I have walked through the valley of divorce—even if I have repented and am now walking faithfully with Christ—what roles can a devout divorced man or woman actually fill in the local New Testament church? Today we open the Scriptures without apology or compromise to find the clear answer.   Marriage Is for...