Life's Inanities and Ironies

 "For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.” — Leviticus 17:11 (KJV) Dear fellow believers who still cling to the old Book, the old paths, and the old-time religion—welcome to this straight-from-the-heart Bible study. In a world drowning in feel-good sermons, self-help spirituality, and churches too embarrassed to mention the blood, we refuse to compromise. Today we open God’s Word to one of the most powerful verses in the entire Bible: Leviticus 17:11. This is not ancient history for Jews only. This is the beating heart of the Gospel that saves your soul and mine.   The Divine Declaration: Life Is in the Blood God Himself speaks with thunderous clarity: “The life of the flesh is in the blood.” Modern science only confirms what Moses wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost three thousand years ago. Blood carries oxygen, fights disease...

“Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.” — Matthew 22:21 (KJV) Fellow Bible-believing Christians, patriots, and defenders of the old-time faith—another April 15 has rolled around. Tax Day. For many of us who love limited government, fiscal responsibility, and constitutional liberty, it feels like a punch in the gut. We watch our hard-earned dollars funneled into bloated bureaucracies, ungodly programs, waste, fraud, and policies that mock the values we hold dear. Yet in the middle of the frustration, the Word of God speaks with crystal clarity. This is not a time for rebellion or creative accounting. It is a time to obey the Lord. Today we open the Scriptures to see exactly why every conservative Christian has a biblical duty to pay their taxes—honestly, completely, and without grumbling. 1. Jesus Himself Commanded It – Even Under a Pagan Government When the Pharisees tried to trap Him with a gotcha question about taxes, our ...

 Malachi is the last of the twelve Minor Prophets and the final book of the Old Testament in our English Bibles. Its message comes from a time of faded hope and creeping spiritual apathy among God’s people—roughly 100 years after the return from Babylonian exile. To understand Malachi’s words, we must step into the world of post-exilic Judah under Persian rule. This was not the glorious restoration the earlier prophets had envisioned, but a gritty reality of small-scale provincial life, economic struggle, and covenant unfaithfulness. The Road Back from Exile The Babylonian exile had shattered Judah. In 586 BC, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and the temple, carrying the people into captivity (2 Kings 25). But God had promised restoration (Jeremiah 29:10–14; 2 Chronicles 36:22–23). That promise began to unfold when Cyrus the Great of Persia conquered Babylon in 539 BC and issued a decree in 538 BC allowing the Jews to return and rebuild the temple (Ezra 1:1–4). - **First return (...

  In our last time together we stood in awe at the forty days between the resurrection and Pentecost and asked, What happened next? Today we zoom in on one of the most tender and instructive moments in those forty days—the Emmaus Road encounter. This is not a children’s story or a vague legend. This is eyewitness history recorded by the beloved physician Luke under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. It shows us exactly how the risen Christ deals with discouraged, confused, and heartbroken believers. Turn with me to Luke 24, beginning at verse 13 (KJV): “And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened.” These two disciples—Cleopas and his companion (possibly his wife)—were walking away from Jerusalem. Their dreams had died on Calvary. The One they thought would redeem Israel had been crucified. The tomb was empty, but they still did not understa...

Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, you who still cling unashamedly to the old Book, the old hymns, and the old-time fundamentals of the faith: grace and peace be multiplied unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, our risen, ascended, and soon-returning Saviour. The resurrection was never meant to be the end of the story. It was the glorious beginning. The stone was rolled away. The tomb stood empty. The angels declared, “He is not here: for he is risen, as he said” (Matthew 28:6). Mary heard her name spoken by the living Lord. The Emmaus road burned with Scripture opened by the Master Himself. The fearful apostles in the upper room saw the nail prints and heard the words, “Peace be unto you.” And then came the question that still echoes in every believing heart: **What happened next?** The Bible answers that question with crystal clarity in the opening verses of the Acts of the Apostles. Luke, the beloved physician, picks up exactly where his Gospel left off: “The ...