Our People Group Does Not Define Us! Racism is Simplemindedness!

Our people group does not define us. We are of the "human race", all of us. We are defined by our character either of Christ or not of Christ.

We have customs we enjoy that differ from one another in our people groups and that's what makes us interesting.

Those who attempt to define us according to our appearances alone are foolish and simple-minded.

Let's not be foolish and simple-minded people, let's think more deeply!

John 7:24 "24 Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

Judging by personal character, that is righteous judgment. Let's not be so simple-minded as to not judge at all, that brings chaos and acceptance of evil.

Everyone has to judge from time to time, the commandment from God is to judge righteously, that is according to His Word, the Bible.

Evidence of a Spirit Filled Believer

God needs no evidence He knows who is born again, however, He did say the evidence of a Spirit-filled person that others can discern is the fruit!

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

Any born-again believer senses the fruit of the Holy Spirit in every other born-again believer.

Never at any time did God say speaking in tongues was evidence that someone was born again. Another lie from modern Pentecostals has ruined the faith of many people.

A Dream to Consider!

From Joseph Colini

I had a dream last night the night before I preached at Church this Sunday morning on June 27th, 2021. In the middle of my sleep, a section of my right leg about 4 inches was dried out in the shape of a square because it was dried out it was an easy access panel to my leg. I was shocked it was dry and the rest of my body was strong and normal. After opening the access panel to my leg i saw an infestation of skinny long parasite worms sucking in my leg. I pulled them all out every Last one of them and closed the access panel back to my leg. Then I woke up.... Satan will plant people in your life who have no intention of loving you or helping you in any way. They do not want to change, learn or grow they only want to suck off your life walk with God, and not develop their own walk with God. The bible calls them wolves in sheep's clothing. Wolves hate when you have

Boundaries because it cuts off their food supply "YOU"! Mathew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Changed by Christ or Attempting to Change Ourselves? Which Is It!

"Saying" we believe in Christ is far different from having believed Christ and wanting to be changed into a new creation by Him.

If there was no sense of shame over our sinfulness then there can be no salvation. Those who think they are saved because they were good enough, using their Christianity to be superior to others have never been born again.

Ephesians 2:10

"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

1 John 5:2-4

"2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith."

When Christ changes us we are the opposite of what we used to be before. We hate evil and love righteousness. If there is no change in someone when they say they "became a Christian", then it was something they thought they did, and they were never changed by Christ.

God said we would know our brothers and sisters by their fruit. If there is no fruit then those who do not have this fruit of the Holy Spirit are not our brothers and sisters no matter what they say.

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

The fruit is not good works, it is the character qualities of the Holy Spirit that work in us. Because of this fruit, there will be a changed life and a continually changing life. We do not grow instantaneously, we are changed immediately but the growth is over time as the Holy Spirit shows us areas of weakness.

May those who are pretenders repent from their meaningless and useless words and may those who are born again who are stuck in lack of growth realize their need to confess their flaws and move on to greater holiness.

Hallelujah!!!!

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Lies Told at Funerals!

There are more lies told at funerals than at any other event. Because of the emotion involved the truth cannot be told. Most people say things they don't mean or say things they want to believe rather than what is real.

Sadly our cultural practices have become the accepted norm rather than the principles of the Bible.

I see no model for the modern "funeral" or "memorial" anywhere in the scriptures. It has been the practice of believers to console the dead who are burying the dead when they should be warning them of what comes after this life.

Coming alongside someone who is grieving is a good thing, however, lying to them that their loved one is "in a better place" when it was clear by their life that they had rejected Christ is not helpful.

Understand if you do lovingly console and warn the grieving person you may be met with anger by the one who lost a loved one and all their unsaved friends and family.

Luke 9:59-61 "59 Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 60 But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”…"

2 Corinthians 6:16-18 "…16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” 17 “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” 18 And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”…"

It is very difficult to comfort and reach a person who is in a crowd at a funeral or memorial. The pressure of the crowd to conform to cultural standards is too strong to be able to speak to anyone about Christ.

I prefer to speak to people one on one without a crowd around to disapprove or negate the message of salvation to the one who needs it the most.

There is such a thing as group mobbings in which the entire group will agree and support the worldly and wrong understandings.

When I hear "they are in a better place now" out of the mouths of heathens who have rejected Christ about those who died rejecting Christ I can hardly stand to hear it. It denies Christ, it encourages pretense for the sake of feelings and it has no help for anyone.

Catering to feelings is of no value at all. Being gentle and kind while speaking the truth is the most valuable of all.

Ephesians 4:15

"15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, that is, Christ,"

Merely attending an ungodly funeral or memorial for the sake of making someone feel better about their loss has no value. It merely solidifies the belief that all people go to heaven no matter whether or not they trusted in Christ.

Perhaps it is time for the church to begin questioning their practices to be more effective for Christ. Yes, there will be rejection but that is on the person who chose not to listen, not on us. Just saying!

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Rapture VS 2nd Coming!

We must remember that the second coming of Christ is at the end of the tribulation when the saints will come back with Him after having been at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

When Christ calls the saints up in the rapture He will not come to earth, we will be called up to meet Him in the air. The second coming is not at the rapture, its at the end of the tribulation.

Those who are confused about this need to prayerfully read the Word more carefully and in context.

LaVerne Tripp Left Behind

This makes me weep for those who are not looking for the soon return of Jesus Christ.
May family members and apostate church gathering heed this warning!

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Inviting Devils

Matthew 12:43-45 "43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”

The more we compromise in our Christian walk the more we invite demonic activity to invade our lives.

Encouraging One Another in the Faith

Do you find it amazing as I do that the people who have no interest in you, even those you reach out to only to be rejected, think it is weird that we spend time on Facebook with those who love Christ?

These same people mock us for being on Facebook when they too have a Facebook page that they hardly ever use. If we are strange for being on Facebook with lovely like-minded people then why do the criticizers have a Facebook at all and they don't even post on it.

OOPS, busted!!! Perhaps they have a Facebook page simply to spy on those of us who actually use it. LOL

The day I decided to continue with Facebook was the day the Lord told me to "use it for Him." Many of us cannot connect with other believers of like-mind any other way.

There is more prayer and concern happening on Facebook Christian pages than there is in the churches in our own communities or church gatherings.

Personally, I am grateful to God for this means of connecting with other brothers and sisters in Christ who are experiencing similar and difficult things. We can bring words of encouragement and prayer for one another.

May the Lord be praised for His provision for lonely and hurting but joyful born-again believers.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

"11 Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you also are doing."

The Most Amazing Reunion Ever!

The people I enjoy the most and have a oneness of mind with are those who love God on Facebook. One day we will all meet at the Marriage supper of the Lamb, what an amazing reunion that will be.

Our family is those people who love the Lord if we are born again. We might call our bio-families a sort of foster family God placed us with if they are not born again. They are not our real family, the one with which we will spend eternity.

Remember!!! We have a reunion coming up brothers and sisters!!!!