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We take a fresh approach to Scripture by going in-depth to unlock what God has been trying to tell us since, literally, time began. We examine what we’ve been told the Bible says and we put it to the test. We look at the original languages. We investigate the cultural background. We strip away what religion tells us we must believe and then we present an honest, thought-out, unfiltered view of Truth. All we’re doing is clearing away the centuries of ulterior motives that have accumulated on the “old” Truths. We’re not crackpots. We’re not speculators. We do our research. We consult the almost 2,000 years of scholarship that is available and, most of all, we rely on the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth to reveal the details of the One who sent that Spirit to us. Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior and you really need to get to know Him. Allow us to help.

  1. 1d ago

    Bible Study Genesis Part 64-Land of the Giants

    God’s patience is real, but it is not endless, and Genesis 6 says that plainly. We open with the weight of Scripture itself: God’s Word is supreme, Jesus is the point of every page, and without Christ none of us is “fine” or “basically good” in the way we like to believe. From there we drop into Genesis 6:3 and the line that should stop any reader cold: “My Spirit shall not always strive with man.” We take time with the 120 years and show why context matters. Rather than treating it like a neat rule about human lifespan, we track the flow of the passage and the wider timeline to argue it’s a countdown to the Flood, a merciful delay before judgment. Noah’s day teaches two big truths that still land today: God punishes sin, and God is willing to wait, warn, and call people back. That tension between justice and mercy runs through the whole Bible and ultimately points to Jesus Christ and Salvation. Then we tackle Genesis 6:4, Nephilim, and the “giants” debate. We sort out why the fallen-angel storyline gained traction, how Numbers 13:33 feeds the translation confusion, and why sensational claims (including viral “Nephilim skeleton” photos) distract from careful Biblical interpretation. Our goal is simple: let Scripture speak for itself, do the homework on hard texts, and refuse readings that add spectacle but lose clarity. If you care about Genesis, Noah, the Holy Spirit, and how to read the Bible with discipline, hit play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves Bible study, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.

  2. 1d ago

    Bible Study Romans Part 65-Manifested

    Two words can change the whole way you read Romans and the whole way you think about Salvation: “But now.” After Paul spends chapter after chapter proving that every one of us stands guilty, we finally reach the turning point in Romans 3:21-22 where hope breaks through. We walk the text slowly and plainly, because the stakes are not academic. The Law, even at its best, can only diagnose the problem. It tells the truth about sin, but it cannot justify anyone before God.  From there, we lean into Paul’s headline claim: the Righteousness of God is manifested apart from law-keeping, and it is witnessed by the Law and the prophets. That matters, because it means the Gospel is not a new twist or a convenient revision. It is what God has been saying all along, now made clear in Jesus Christ. We also talk about why “Righteousness without the Law” can sound offensive to religious instincts, and why Paul keeps returning to Scripture to show he is not making this up as he goes.  Then we push past a common church answer that can be true but incomplete: “To get to heaven, you just need forgiveness.” Forgiveness is essential, but we ask the question many people avoid: what are we being saved from. The conversation goes straight to judgment, death, and the reality of hell, and it connects that urgency to the deeper damage sin brought into the human condition and even into Creation itself in Genesis 3. If sin did more than create bad deeds, we need more than removal. We need something added back that only God can give.  If you want a verse-by-verse Bible study on Romans 3, justification, Righteousness of God, faith in Jesus Christ, and what Salvation really means, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.

  3. 2d ago

    Bible Study Romans Part 64-Justification

    Most of us secretly believe the scoreboard will save us: do enough good, avoid enough bad, and God will let us in. Romans 3:20 blows up that logic with one line: “by the deeds of the Law there shall no flesh be justified.” We slow down and take that seriously, because if the Law cannot justify, then a lifetime of spiritual effort cannot fix our standing before God. We talk through what “justification” actually means in the Bible, why it is tied to sin, and why it works like a verdict in a courtroom rather than a feeling in our hearts. Along the way, we contrast works oriented approaches to Christianity with the Reformed, evangelical emphasis on justification by faith. The goal is clarity, especially for listeners who grew up hearing plenty about morality but very little about the doctrine that sits at the center of the New Testament. From Genesis to Romans, Scripture frames sin as a debt and insists debts get paid, not erased by wishful thinking. That is why God does not simply wave a scepter and declare sinners righteous. We connect the “wages of sin is death” reality to the necessity of Jesus Christ’s perfect life, substitutionary sacrifice, and atonement, and we explain why faith matters: “Abram believed in the Lord, and He counted it to him for righteousness” (Genesis 15:6). If you want a grounded, Bible focused explanation of Salvation, Redemption, and being counted righteous, press play, then subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the series.

  4. 2d ago

    Bible Study Genesis Part 63-He's No Angel

    Genesis 6 has a way of pulling people into extremes: either we flatten it into a tame Sunday school story or we turn it into a sensational mystery full of angels, giants, and rumors. We take a different path and read the text carefully, line by line, starting with the sobering reality that God’s Word is not something to treat lightly. Noah’s story spans multiple chapters for a reason, and we want you to feel the weight of what Scripture is actually saying before we sprint to the debates.  We read Genesis 6 (KJV) and pay close attention to the repeated universal language: “all” and “everything.” That will prepare us for an upcoming deep dive where we make the case for a worldwide flood, not a local one, because the judgment described is comprehensive and purposeful. Along the way, we ask listeners to stay with the full narrative before firing off questions, since Genesis 6 through 9 has to be understood as one connected account.  Then we tackle the flashpoint: who are the “sons of God” in Genesis 6:2? Many Bible teachers call them angels or fallen angels, but we explain why we don’t agree with that interpretation. We bring in Matthew 22:30, where Jesus describes angels as not marrying, and we argue for a practical, genealogy-focused reading that fits Genesis: the Godly line associated with Seth intermingling with the corrupt line associated with Cain. Finally, we zoom out to the biggest theme of all: God’s Redemptive Plan and the warning embedded in His words, “My Spirit shall not always strive with man.”  If this pushed on what you’ve assumed about Noah, the sons of God, or the flood, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review.

  5. Sep 30

    Bible Study Romans Part 63-No Deeds of the Law

    Walk into any big city pharmacy today and you can feel it: the locked cabinets, the long wait for a clerk, the sense that something basic has changed. We start there with a real-world picture from New York City and then trace it back to a blunt line from Romans 3:18, “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” When the fear of consequences disappears, behavior changes fast. Paul’s claim is that when the fear of God disappears, the collapse runs even deeper. From there we slow down and teach through Romans 3:19 to 20 with care and context. Paul says the law speaks so “every mouth may be stopped” and the whole world stands guilty before God. That is not a warm thought, but it is a necessary one. We also talk about what “the Law” means in Paul’s argument, why the moral law reflects God’s standards for all people, and why the ceremonial aspects given to Israel are a different category. We also explain a practical ministry choice that shapes how we speak: Chapel Ministries is not an IRS registered nonprofit organization, and that matters when it comes to what organizations feel pressured to avoid saying publicly. Then we land on the hard hinge of Romans 3:20, why “by the deeds of the law” no one is justified, and why ripping a verse out of context can flatten the message God intended to deliver. If you want a serious Bible study on Romans 3, sin, the Law, and why justification is the real question behind it all, listen through and come back for what we tackle next. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the study.

  6. Sep 30

    Bible Study Genesis Part 62-Time Is Running Out

    The Noah story is so famous that it’s easy to miss what it’s actually doing to us. We’ve seen it turned into cute posters and children’s lessons, and over time the Flood becomes a harmless backdrop instead of a hard-edged warning and a serious act of mercy. So we slow down before Genesis 6 and do the unglamorous work: clearing away the fantasy so the reality can speak again. We talk about why we treat Genesis 6 through Genesis 8 as history, and why that matters for your faith right now. We trace a pattern that shows up across the Bible and into the present day: seasons where God seems quiet, then moments where He steps in directly and forcefully. That raises big questions about God’s Sovereignty, suffering, and world events, and we anchor the answers in Scripture, including Psalm 50, Ephesians 1, and Jesus’ words about “all power” in Matthew 28. Then we deal with the real friction point: why Biblical truth sounds like foolishness to many people. Using 1st Corinthians, we unpack spiritual discernment, why evidence alone never converts a heart, and why our job is still to proclaim the Gospel. We also lean into Psalm 103 and God’s patience, because He delays judgment out of mercy, sends witnesses like Noah and the Ark, and still refuses to let patience become permission. If you want a grounded Bible Study on Genesis, the Flood narrative, and what God’s “silence” might actually mean, listen through and stay with us as we tackle this world famous story with honesty and an eye to discovering God's purpose for giving it to us. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the study.

  7. Sep 28

    Bible Study Romans Part 62-Yes You

    Romans 3 doesn’t try to boost our self-esteem. It puts humanity on trial, then reads the verdict out loud and it’s brutal on purpose. We stay in Paul’s letter to the Romans and follow his chain of Old Testament proof texts as he shows that both Jews and Gentiles stand “under sin.” The language is sharp: our throat like an open grave, our tongues trained in deceit, our lips carrying poison. We talk about why Scripture has to be this honest, why “comfort-first” religion often avoids the Bible’s central diagnosis, and why the Gospel only sounds like good news when we admit how bad the problem really is. Along the way, we unpack where Paul’s quotations come from, including why he leans on the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures his Roman audience would recognize. We also slow down on phrases like “cursing and bitterness” to show they point to more than foul speech they expose hostility in the heart and the desire to harm. Then we confront the modern story that humanity is steadily improving through education and enlightenment, connecting Romans 3 and Isaiah 59 to a sobering historical example that shows what “ordinary people” can become. If you want a serious Bible study on sin, human nature, and why the fear of God matters, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who likes deep Scripture, and leave a review with the line from Romans 3 that hit you hardest.

  8. Sep 28

    Bible Study Genesis Part 61-Dynamite

    The Noah account gets mocked because people think it belongs in the fiction aisle, but we make a different move: we start with what your senses already tell you. Turn on the news and it is hard to deny the world is in trouble. Conflict feels normal, cruelty keeps scaling up, and even our best reforms often treat symptoms while the damage spreads. So we ask the question behind Genesis 6: what if the problem is not just “out there” but in us? From modern social breakdown to the way human power keeps turning deadly, we connect everyday reality to the blunt assessment of Genesis 6:5-7. That leads to the sentence many people hate hearing but cannot responsibly ignore: God will and must punish sin. We explain why that warning is not pointless doom, but necessary truth, like a doctor naming cancer before offering treatment. Then we go deeper into why the Bible introduces the Law before the Gospel. Using Paul’s paidagogos image in Galatians 3:24 and the clarity of Romans 7:7, we talk about how God’s Law functions like a guide that brings us to Christ by showing us what we are and what we cannot fix on our own. If you have ever wondered why Jesus feels irrelevant to so many people today, the answer might be that we stopped taking sin seriously. Subscribe, share this with someone who has written off Genesis, and leave a review.

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We take a fresh approach to Scripture by going in-depth to unlock what God has been trying to tell us since, literally, time began. We examine what we’ve been told the Bible says and we put it to the test. We look at the original languages. We investigate the cultural background. We strip away what religion tells us we must believe and then we present an honest, thought-out, unfiltered view of Truth. All we’re doing is clearing away the centuries of ulterior motives that have accumulated on the “old” Truths. We’re not crackpots. We’re not speculators. We do our research. We consult the almost 2,000 years of scholarship that is available and, most of all, we rely on the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth to reveal the details of the One who sent that Spirit to us. Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior and you really need to get to know Him. Allow us to help.

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    Chapel Ministries
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    2026
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