Episode 98 – Truth & Knowledge: “Why Do You Serve Your Enemy?” – Trey Knowles

In Episode 98 of Truth & Knowledge, Trey Knowles delivers a provocative spiritual message centered on one question: Why do you serve your enemy? Speaking primarily to those he identifies as the House of Jacob in America, Knowles challenges listeners to examine whom they depend upon, whom they imitate, and ultimately whom they serve.

Throughout the episode, Knowles contrasts the character and teachings of Yeshua with what he describes as the spirit of worldly power, materialism, colonization, violence, and domination. He points specifically to President Donald Trump and American political power as examples in his argument, asking listeners to judge political leadership against the spiritual standard he finds in Yeshua rather than simply accepting earthly authority. His characterization of Trump and American institutions represents his religious and political interpretation, not an established factual judgment.

Drawing from passages including Mark 8:36, Matthew 6:25–34, Matthew 20:28, Luke 1:32–33, and Genesis 3:15, Knowles argues that gaining wealth, power, or even the whole world is meaningless if a person loses his soul. He contrasts a life centered on financial gain and human systems with a life of dependence upon God, faith, service, rest, and obedience.

Knowles also examines the legacy of colonization and slavery through his theological perspective. He asks why descendants of oppressed people would adopt the values, violence, ambitions, and systems of those they regard as their historical oppressors. Instead, he calls his audience to distinguish between what he sees as the character of earthly empires and the character of Yeshua, who taught that the Son of Man came “not to be served, but to serve.”

The message eventually extends beyond the House of Jacob to people of different nations who share faith in the God of Abraham. Referencing both the Bible and the Quran, Knowles warns against following what he describes as the footsteps of Satan and urges listeners to examine whether their lives are being shaped by God or by worldly systems.

At its heart, “Why Do You Serve Your Enemy?” is Trey Knowles’ challenge to examine allegiance, identity, faith, materialism, and power. The episode asks listeners to consider a deeply personal question: Who is shaping your character—and whom have you chosen to serve?

In Episode 97 of Trey Knowles: Truth & Knowledge, “Is the Cross Insulting?”, Trey Knowles asks a challenging question: What does the cross really mean? To answer it, Trey presents two meanings of the cross—spiritual death and physical death—and explains why understanding the difference between them is essential.

The first meaning is spiritual death. When Yeshua says in Matthew 16:24, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me,” Trey explains that taking up the cross means dying to the desires of the flesh.

It means denying yourself, rejecting greed, pride, domination, worldly power, and what Trey describes as the colonizer's way of life. Instead of gaining the world and losing your soul, you choose to follow the way of Yeshua—the Way, the Truth, and the Life. This spiritual death is not about destroying a person; it is about putting to death a worldly way of living so that you can walk in righteousness and obedience to God. In this meaning, the cross is not insulting. Spiritual death leads to life.

The second meaning is physical death. Historically, the cross was an instrument used to condemn, humiliate, torture, and execute human beings. Trey connects this physical meaning of the cross with persecution and later acts of racial terror, including the lynching of Black people and the Ku Klux Klan's use of the cross as a symbol of intimidation and white supremacy. Unlike willingly taking up your own cross through self-denial, this physical cross is imposed upon another person through hatred and violence.

This distinction is at the heart of the episode: there is a difference between taking up your own cross and putting someone else on one. One says, “I will deny the desires of my flesh and follow Yeshua.” The other seeks to condemn, persecute, or destroy another human life.

Drawing from Matthew 12:7, John 15:20, and 1 John 3:12, Trey challenges those who claim to represent Yeshua while embracing hatred, persecution, and violence. Yeshua declares, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” The way of Cain produces hatred and death, but the way of Yeshua calls people toward mercy, righteousness, truth, and life.

So, is the cross insulting? Trey's answer depends on which cross we are talking about. The spiritual cross—denying the flesh and following Yeshua—is not insulting; it represents death to the flesh that leads to life. But the physical cross, when used as an instrument of hatred, domination, persecution, and death, represents something entirely different.

Episode 97 challenges listeners not merely to wear or admire the symbol of the cross, but to understand what it means to take up their own cross, deny the ways of the flesh, and truly follow Yeshua.

In Truth & Knowledge: Episode 96 — “Prosecutor,” Trey Knowles delivers a powerful call for spiritual accountability, protection, and liberation. He begins with a painful question: What happened to our children? Why are so many being drawn into gangs, drugs, violence, destructive influences, and a way of life that separates them from God?

This episode examines how colonization, economic exploitation, political pressure, cultural corruption, and the idolization of money can transform communities and influence human behavior. Trey argues that oppression creates a desperate struggle for survival, while coercive systems pressure people to compromise their values and participate in the very wrongdoing that keeps them spiritually and economically enslaved.

Trey explains that there are two kinds of prosecutors: one who accuses and condemns through the spirit of Satan, and one who seeks truth and justice under the authority of God. A prosecutor for the Assembly of God is also a shepherd—someone willing to defend the flock, expose deception, and bring charges against powerful individuals and institutions that cause God's people to stumble.

Drawing from 1 Timothy 6:5–7, the episode challenges the false belief that godliness is a path to financial riches. Scripture teaches that “godliness with contentment is great gain,” because we brought nothing into this world and can take nothing out of it. When money becomes an idol, people may be manipulated into selling their dignity, abandoning righteousness, and doing anything for personal gain.

“Prosecutor” also speaks directly to the suffering experienced by Black, Latin, Spanish, Indigenous, and island communities affected by colonization and exploitation. Rather than blaming the oppressed for every condition within their communities, Trey confronts the systems and historical powers that have stolen resources, created instability, and pressured people to adopt values that do not come from God.

This message is both an indictment and a warning—but it is also a call to restoration. Trey Knowles stands as a prosecutor for the flock, exposing injustice while urging God's people to reject violence, greed, corruption, and the ways of their oppressors. True liberation begins when people recognize deception, turn away from sin, love the righteousness of God, and refuse to imitate the evil committed against them.

The charge is against oppression, exploitation, coercion, and every power that causes nations and communities to stumble. The verdict belongs to God.