A House Divided Can Never Stand: Minister Joe Taylor Challenges the Church to Reexamine Paul and the Gospel

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Toms River, NJ - Dr. Joe Taylor returns with a stirring message for the Echo News TV family and all listeners of his God Loves You podcast. On 19 December 2025, Joe Taylor delivered "A Kingdom Divided," a message that dares us to look deeper into our faith traditions and the very texts that shape our beliefs. Taylor does not simply retell familiar stories. Instead, he invites us to interrogate them together, to ask uncomfortable questions, and to find truth in unexpected places.

From his opening words, Taylor centers Echo News TV readers as key participants in the journey. Recalling the responses and involvement from past episodes, he makes it clear that this message is for the community, for those who seek answers and are unafraid to challenge dogma.

The core of Taylor's message is the danger of division, a theme he draws from the words of Jesus himself. Can a house divided against itself stand? Taylor recalls the Pharisees accusing Jesus of casting out demons by the power of evil and Jesus' reply: If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? This moment sets the tone for the entire message. Division, Taylor warns, is not just a matter of doctrine but a spiritual tactic that threatens the very core of the church.

Division begins with misunderstanding and misinterpretation. Taylor traces this all the way back to Adam and Eve, where the serpent sows seeds of doubt, dividing Eve from Adam and both from God. The strategy of divide and conquer has not changed, Taylor argues, and it remains a tool to fracture the body of believers today.

Much of the controversy for Taylor revolves around the role of women in the church. He challenges long-held interpretations of Paul's letters that are often used to silence or subordinate women. Taylor points out that Jesus himself elevated women, allowing Mary to sit and learn at his feet and commissioning women as the first witnesses of the resurrection. He reminds us that in the earliest churches, which met in homes, women led and taught as equals.

Taylor urges readers to study scripture with exegesis rather than eisegesis, not forcing our upbringing or denominational traditions onto the text but letting the text speak in its context. He draws on scholarship and the diversity of early Christian writings, including the Gospel of Mary and the Ethiopian canon, to show that the tradition is broader than most realize.

The message then turns to Paul himself. Taylor reminds us that Paul studied at the feet of Gamaliel, a Jewish master known for his progressive views, including the elevation of women. Paul's authentic letters, Taylor argues, show respect and trust in women as church leaders, deacons, apostles, and teachers. Passages that demand women's silence, Taylor explains, are later insertions or the opinions of scribes, not Paul's own voice.

This is where the Echo News TV community is invited to search with Taylor, to question, to study, and to discern. Is our division rooted in truth or in tradition? Are we building a house that can stand or one that is crumbling from within?

The importance of Paul in the gospel of Jesus Christ is not as a gatekeeper but as a bridge builder. His letters, when read in their context, open doors for all believers and call us to unity, not separation. Taylor closes with a challenge to Echo News TV readers: Study with open eyes and hearts. Question with love. Seek unity in truth. For a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand.