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Friday, June 7, 2019
Wisdom is Only for Those Who Know they have none without God!
God will not impart wisdom to those who do not want it. Those who believe they can be wise on their own, will be fools.
I Never Thought I'd See the Day!
I never thought I would see the day when there would be a possibility that two people would be getting married, remain chaste during the courtship only to discover the one they married used to be the same gender as themselves.
Will a person have to go to the parents of their potential marriage partner and ask what gender their child was when they were born?
For a woman to marry a transgender man she would be practicing homosexuality. No one's gender is changed by an operation or dressing differently. Gender remains the same no matter how someone mutilates their flesh or what their mind chooses to believe.
Is this stranger than fiction, that there are people who actually believe they were a different gender than the way they were born?
For someone to say "I am the opposite gender of what I was born" is to say declare I have no arms anymore they are now legs. How utterly ridiculous would that be.
We cannot decide our gender, it was given at conception and remains until death. To pretend otherwise is to deliberately spit in the face of God.
The insanity grows worse every day as the devil is twisting minds to mock and demean God on every level.
The defiance against God is growing worse every day not only in the world but in the organized church gatherings. Many gatherings begin by saying they are all inclusive to bring in the masses. In doing this they have gone from houses of worship to dens of iniquity.
Our job as believers is not to make sin comfortable for rebellious people but rather to bring truth so that those who are lost will be saved from hell.
We need not worry about how we do it, the Holy Spirit will give us what we need when we need it as long as we are seeking Him.
John 14:26
"26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you."
Matthew 10:19-20 "19 But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. 20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.…"
Will a person have to go to the parents of their potential marriage partner and ask what gender their child was when they were born?
For a woman to marry a transgender man she would be practicing homosexuality. No one's gender is changed by an operation or dressing differently. Gender remains the same no matter how someone mutilates their flesh or what their mind chooses to believe.
Is this stranger than fiction, that there are people who actually believe they were a different gender than the way they were born?
For someone to say "I am the opposite gender of what I was born" is to say declare I have no arms anymore they are now legs. How utterly ridiculous would that be.
We cannot decide our gender, it was given at conception and remains until death. To pretend otherwise is to deliberately spit in the face of God.
The insanity grows worse every day as the devil is twisting minds to mock and demean God on every level.
The defiance against God is growing worse every day not only in the world but in the organized church gatherings. Many gatherings begin by saying they are all inclusive to bring in the masses. In doing this they have gone from houses of worship to dens of iniquity.
Our job as believers is not to make sin comfortable for rebellious people but rather to bring truth so that those who are lost will be saved from hell.
We need not worry about how we do it, the Holy Spirit will give us what we need when we need it as long as we are seeking Him.
John 14:26
"26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you."
Matthew 10:19-20 "19 But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. 20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.…"
The Sinner is Convicted
The commandments of God were given to convict the sinner of their sin.
Romans 7:7 "7 What then shall we say? Is the Law sin? Absolutely not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the Law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the Law had not said, “Do not covet.” "
As born again believers we do not "follow" that which is a part of our being.
Hebrews 10:15-17 "…15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says: 16 “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My Laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.” 17 Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”…"
If you are still attempting to "follow" the Law of God then Christ does not dwell in you.
If you have Christ in you, you also have the Law in you. This Law convicts the unsaved of their sin when they are in our presence. One doesn't even have to say a word for the unbeliever to feel uncomfortable when we are in the room.
Romans 7:7 "7 What then shall we say? Is the Law sin? Absolutely not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the Law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the Law had not said, “Do not covet.” "
As born again believers we do not "follow" that which is a part of our being.
Hebrews 10:15-17 "…15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says: 16 “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My Laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.” 17 Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”…"
If you are still attempting to "follow" the Law of God then Christ does not dwell in you.
If you have Christ in you, you also have the Law in you. This Law convicts the unsaved of their sin when they are in our presence. One doesn't even have to say a word for the unbeliever to feel uncomfortable when we are in the room.
The Wrath of God is Coming Soon
The rebellious person will choose not to see whats right in front of them until its too late to fix it. Christ is coming for His church, when that happens and the believers are all gone, the rebellious heart will see themselves enduring the tribulation. There will be no escaping the wrath of God.
Praise the Lord the church is not appointed to wrath, we will be snatched away before God pours out His anger on the world.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 "…16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. 17 After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.…"
For those who have not trusted Christ yet, its not too late, but now is the time to make the decision to confess your sinfulness to God, ask Him to change you into a new creation and be saved from His wrath.
Romans 1:18 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.”
Proverbs 11:4 “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.”
Psalm 2:12 “Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.”
Ephesians 5:6 “Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.”
Revelation 14:10-11 “He also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”
John 3:36 “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
Praise the Lord the church is not appointed to wrath, we will be snatched away before God pours out His anger on the world.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 "…16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. 17 After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.…"
For those who have not trusted Christ yet, its not too late, but now is the time to make the decision to confess your sinfulness to God, ask Him to change you into a new creation and be saved from His wrath.
Romans 1:18 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.”
Proverbs 11:4 “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.”
Psalm 2:12 “Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.”
Ephesians 5:6 “Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.”
Revelation 14:10-11 “He also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”
John 3:36 “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
The Fool Loves Strife
When a born again believer loves the Lord God with all their heart, sole and mind, they will take attacks from the devil far less seriously.
When Christ is our guide, the One Who loves you more than anyone else could and is available all day and all night every day nothing could disrupt that security and faithfulness.
The day we realize that we should not allow others to dictate our truth or disrupt our walk with Christ we can be free to let go of those who will attempt to derail us.
Often family members will work to deride our decisions, our beliefs and our resolve to follow Christ by gaslighting us into believing we are all wrong about everything.
When you have been raised in a family structure that attempts to cause you to sin through constant demeaning you begin to question your own walk, after all, "could they be right that we have not changed when we became born again?", are our thoughts.
When Christ has changed you into a new creation you know you are different and others who love the Lord will notice it and even express it to you. The narcissist, even one who claims to be Christian will attempt to make you believe you are the same person you were before you were born again. They hate the new you even more than they did the old you.
When a person who says they are Christian holds onto the past refusing to see the present, it is likely they were never born again. Born again believers are excited about the new you, even praising God with you that you can now be truly brothers and sisters in Christ.
When we have been changed by Christ those who remain "religious" and "prideful" will want to derail us from our new path. They hate that we have great joy and a new direction. They hate that they are no longer in control of us. Even when Christ is in control of our heart the narcissist "Christian" will refuse to see it, even hating that they have lost control over us to Christ.
When the devil uses the narcissist to poke at us all the time in order to feel superior, we must make the choice to minimize and even exclude from our lives those who claim to be Christian but love their elevated view of themselves. These people want to be the authority in your life instead of Christ. They want to be the god over us who dictates their own personal standard.
When Christ is our Lord, our Guide and our Teacher, it is going to upset the narcissist. When the narcissist has lost control over us to Christ they will begin monstrous tactics to shipwreck our faith.
More attempts to shipwreck my faith have come from those who claim to be Christian. I notice one things about these people, their discomfort with the hearing of the name of "Christ" and correction when their doctrine is not in line with Scripture.
Every born again believer ought to be able to calmly and with enthusiasm discuss the Word of God without anger. Disagreement around God's principles are upsetting to the "Christian" narcissist. When we see this we may be seeing a professing Christian who does not possess the Holy Spirit. In other words they have a cultural Christianity but not a born again experience.
Those who are born again are not hostile when Christ is mentioned. They listen with interest and evaluate according to God's Word.
The best course of action with the narcissist is to remain your lovable and kind self no matter what they say or do and leave their reactions and antics to God.
Proverbs 26:4-5 "Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
5 Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes."
Or you will also be like him.
5 Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes."
These two verses in Proverbs seem to contradict one another, however they do not. God says not to answer a fool ACCORDING to his folly, but we are to answer him according to God's wisdom or to ignore him. A fool loves to argue, its candy to them. When we refuse to engage with a fool who wants to argue we are answering him according to his folly by saying nothing or by staying to the facts and not engaging with the raging and accusations that come with domination to control.
Proverbs 20:3
"3 Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man,
But any fool will quarrel."
"3 Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man,
But any fool will quarrel."
Proverbs 1:7
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline."
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline."
The final word is that fools love to fight, they love to dominate and they love causing turmoil, especially in the lives of born again believers. There is no better way for the devil to ruin the faith of the believer than to send a pretender along to put a fly in the ointment.
Ecclessiastes 10:1-2 "1 As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. 2 A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left."
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