Moriel Ministries

Jacob Prasch opens with prayer and then teaches from Jeremiah 18’s “potter and clay” image to argue that God’s sovereignty is never arbitrary: judgment comes in response to unrepentant sin after God calls people to turn back, and in Jeremiah the immediate context concerns nations (Judah/Israel) rather than individuals. From there he critiques Calvinism for, in his view, misreading Romans 9 by detaching it from the Old Testament context (Isaiah, Jeremiah) and from the “two nations in your womb” framing of Jacob/Esau, insisting election is corporate and tied to Israel’s ongoing place in God’s purposes (Romans 9–11) rather than a deterministic decree sending individuals to heaven or hell. He also polemicizes against replacement theology and modern church accommodation of homosexuality, and then reinforces the warning by moving to Jeremiah 19 and the Valley of Hinnom/Gehenna—linking Judah’s idolatry and child sacrifice to impending Babylonian judgment and using the geography as an admonition that persistent rebellion leads to irrevocable destruction, while God’s desire remains repentance and mercy.

Speakers:
James Kitazaki (host)
Ken Smith
Brett (co-host / contributor)
Topics Addressed:
Declining trust in pastors and clergy (Gallup/Barna data)
Biblical worldview, discernment, and deception in the last days
Media bias and misinformation
Immigration enforcement, ICE, and the Insurrection Act
Crime, border security, and human trafficking concerns
LGBTQ themes in children’s media and cultural desensitization
Germany’s energy policy and nuclear power reversal
National security risks tied to Chinese-made vehicles
Political corruption, fraud investigations, and misuse of public funds
Free speech, church disruptions, and religious liberty
Cultural decline, collectivism, and end-times biblical perspective
Overall Summary
In this episode of Ken’s Corner, Ken Smith is joined by James Kitazaki and Brett for a wide-ranging discussion that blends current events, cultural analysis, and a biblical worldview. The conversation opens with reflections on Scripture—particularly Daniel and Revelation—before turning to recent data showing a historic collapse in public trust toward pastors and church leaders. The hosts explore how doctrinal compromise, political entanglement, and lack of biblical literacy have contributed to skepticism toward organized religion, emphasizing the need for discernment, faithfulness, and courage in an increasingly deceptive cultural landscape.
The episode then moves through major national and global issues, including immigration enforcement, media narratives, children’s entertainment, national security concerns, and political corruption, frequently contrasting official narratives with reported data and historical context. Throughout the discussion, the speakers frame these developments through a Christian lens, warning about moral inversion, cultural desensitization, and institutional decay while urging listeners to remain grounded in Scripture. The program closes with encouragement from Joshua 1:9, calling believers to strength, courage, and trust in God amid uncertainty.

Sandy frames the lesson around “Who must I forgive?” arguing that Christians must forgive repentant believers within the church as well as enemies and persecutors, because unforgiveness gives Satan strategic leverage; drawing on passages like 2 Corinthians 2, Colossians 3:13, Ephesians 4:32, and Galatians 6, he stresses forgiveness as release and restoration while distinguishing it from immediate reinstatement to leadership, which requires time, observation, and discipleship. He portrays unforgiveness as a foothold that fuels secondary sins (anger, slander, malice, revenge), and uses Joseph as a model of genuine forgiveness paired with prudent testing of repentance and trustworthiness. The teaching then expands forgiveness outward—love enemies, pray for persecutors (Matthew 5)—with vivid reconciliation stories to show forgiveness as practical obedience that frees believers to love and witness. A related point follows: while we can forgive personal offenses, only God can forgive sins in the justificatory sense, especially sins “against God” like false prophecy/teaching; therefore believers should forgive such offenders in their hearts to speak truth in love, but still publicly rebuke public deception, “mark and avoid” persistent false teachers using a range of texts, and restore only upon clear, demonstrated repentance.

Amos 7 turns the spotlight fully inward: God measures His own people, not the pagans first. Pastor Marco explains why judgment begins in the house of God and how spiritual leadership, worship, and public religion can become corrupted while still claiming God’s name. As Amos faces resistance for telling the truth, this chapter exposes the ongoing conflict between faithful preaching and a culture that demands comforting lies. The message is both warning and mercy—God confronts His people because He is holy, and because repentance is still possible while the warning is still being spoken.

The Word That Endures Forever: Creeds, Canon, and the Test of Doctrinal Consistency 
 In this foundational teaching, Jacob Prasch examines the nature of biblical Christianity by contrasting the unchanging authority of Scripture with the evolving doctrines of religion. Beginning with the early creeds—the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed—he explains how the “line of faith” preserved essential Christian truth before the New Testament canon was fully written and recognized. From there, the message traces a consistent biblical warning against adding to or subtracting from God’s Word, drawing on Deuteronomy, Proverbs, Isaiah, the Gospels, the Epistles, and Revelation. Prasch argues that while Scripture remains coherent and self-consistent, false expressions of Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and modern ecumenical and emergent movements are marked by progressive doctrinal invention and internal contradiction. By documenting historical developments, shifting dogmas, and extra-biblical authorities, the teaching exposes religion as man’s attempt to reach God, in contrast to the gospel—God’s unchanging revelation reaching fallen humanity. The message concludes with a clear test of truth: what is from God remains consistent, but what adds to His Word will inevitably prove unstable, contradictory, and false. 
This teaching was originally taught on RTN TV's "Word for the Weekend" on July 6, 2024 and can be found on RTN and Moriel's YouTube and ministry channels. Word for the Weekend streams live every Saturday. See RTNTV.org for more information.