The Generation Who Will Be Lovers of Self, Pleasure, Money & Arrogant Ra...

2 Timothy 3 is full-blown now!!!! It says in verse 5 they will have a form of religion, this is the apostate church that claims to be Christian but has never been born again.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 "

3 This know also, that in the last days perilous (ragingly insane) times shall come. 

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."

Please Pray for my Friend!!!!!

Dear praying friends, I am asking for prayer for a dear neighbor friend (Joyce) who has medical problems the doctors say they cannot fix.

My prayer is that the Lord will present to her doctors a solution that they have not thought of yet, or that the Lord will heal her entirely even without doctors.

We know the Lord has His own will for all of us and sometimes He does not heal us, but sometimes He does, so my prayer is for relief and a solution for her.

And, most of all that He will comfort her with peace and relief from pain while she endures.

Amen !!!!!

Use Discernment in Speaking

I GAVE UP // And My Thoughts On WWJD Bracelets

Evaluate Everything and Avoid Faith Killers

I have heard it said that if you are frightened you should picture a 300 foot tall Jesus standing beside you so you feel safe.

This may sound cute but it flies in the face of everything God teaches in His word.

To imagine an image that is not real as protecting you is the same as having an idol.

There is no 300 ft tall Jesus, the idea negates the presence of Christ in the born-again believer. Why do we need to "picture" something in our mind that is not real when we can trust Christ Who lives in us.

Having come out of the Catholic system I understand the need for people to "visualize" an entity in their statues. They base their faith on lies, the statue that is not alive as they hope, and their own ideas in their head about what makes them feel safe.

Born again believers walk by faith, not by imagination or by statues or amulets. Our God lives in us, guides and directs us as well as protects us, we have no need of visualizing a false entity in our own minds to make us feel safe.

The same is true of the "WWJD" bracelets that are supposed to remind people what Jesus would do. Why would we need objects to remind us when we have the Holy Spirit inside of us Who reminds us.

Interestingly enough all these little visual tricks people like to think have value actually detract from faith. Making up an image in our own minds or using an artifact to help us are idols.

I once asked a young man what his WWJD (what would Jesus do) bracelet did for him. He told me it reminds him of what God did for him, it reminds him of what Jesus would do and helps him witness to others.

I said to this young man that all those things that he assigns to the bracelet are the job of the Holy Spirit. Why would you trust the bracelet when you can trust the Holy Spirit Who lives in you?

Why would we trust an amulet for things that are told us in the Bible and are made aware by the Holy Spirit. If we happen to forget what God said we don't go to a bracelet we go to God's Word.

The tricks and artifacts people concoct to help them walk with Jesus are idols. If they trust Christ He will guide them in everything, we need no physical object to remind us nor do we need to "visualize" the kind of Jesus made by human imagination that makes us feel safe. Christ in us makes us feel safe.

When we use articles in place trusting the Holy Spirit we lack faith.

Galatians 2:20

"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

Romans 8:10

"But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness."

2 Corinthians 4:18

"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."

2 Corinthians 5:6–7

"6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight."

If you are wise you will evaluate every modern trick that promises to give you faith. Many of these "helps" detract from faith only leading many to trust in objects and visualization that works against Christ in us.

What is gossip? And, what does it produce?

The definition of gossip! "Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true."

It is not gossip to share with a trusted friend something you have personally been through in relationships.

It is gossip to try to guess the meaning of things about other people that you do not have direct interaction with or have seen for yourself.

 
Making judgments based on prejudice toward a person because of personality, their own jealousy, or boundaries someone has set, is sinful.

 
If a narcissist is offended by boundaries or someone who will not bow to their will, they will judge that person as all bad. If someone does everything they like they will be judged as all good.

 
Narcissists cannot ever see a whole person, they only see "all bad" or "all good." The judgments are based entirely on whether or not they are elevated in the eyes of those they judge.

 
One of the things the narcissist hates the most is when someone thinks for themselves, those who cannot be manipulated or intimidated into submission by the narcissist.

 
The narcissist is all about control. If they cannot control you through lies, manipulation, intimidation or mocking, they will attempt to control how others view you.

 
If they cannot get you to feel hurt by their antics they will employ others through gossip to hurt and reject you. Their goal and their aim is to cause you to have a meltdown, in their mind proving you deserve what they dished out.

 
If the narcissist can get you to respond badly to them and others they can ruin your reputation. It doesn't matter if they started it or not, they will claim you did and you will not be able to prove otherwise. Any attempt to prove otherwise makes the target look crazy, this is the goal of the narcissist.

 
This is why God tells us to remove ourselves, the more we attempt to fix things the worse they get and the narcissist knows this.

 
1 Corinthians 5:13 "But those who are outside, God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person."

We cannot always avoid the world, but we can and must avoid those who say they are Christians but lack all the fruit of the Spirit. The pretenders in the church are many now, more than authentic believers, so we will be faced continually with a process of weeding from our company those who cause trouble.

 
Trouble makers talk too much, they judge things that are not sinful and not their business while they ruin relationships through their gossip.

 
Trouble makers rely on their feelings and emotions, they do not seek the Holy Spirit nor do they listen to those who do.

 
And, trouble makers are always comparing themselves with others placing themselves as superior to all whom they judge.

Luke 18:9-14
“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

The Devil is in the Minds of Many People

It is the devil who put ideas in the mind of Eve in the garden causing her to defy God in favor of worshiping herself. It was the devil Christ rebuked who influenced Peter to come against God's plan.

I am convinced that it is the devil who is working in families, twisting minds to believe things that are not true. He works on emotions and pride to cause misunderstandings that never needed to be.

1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."

The Pharisees claimed Christ was healing by the power of the devil, why would he not also get unbelievers in families to think we are bad when we are serving Christ!?

If you have family members who are angry at you but will not attempt to clear up misunderstandings or learn your intentions, then you are experiencing the devil's work preventing reconciliation.

The devil is behind ALL family problems. Those who love the Lord are not jealous, hateful, manipulative, demeaning, wreckless in judgement, intimidating or punishing those who do not see things their way. All these thought patterns are driven by the devils, getting into minds to destroy relationships.

We see this in prophecy on steroids.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 "1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (ragingly insane) times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

2 Timothy 4:3 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they shall heap to themselves teachers in accordance with their own lusts."

Many of these people attend churches every week but have no power of salvation and transformation from Christ. They make excuses for their sin, rage at those who bring scripture to bear on any discussion, and attempt to bludgeon the believer into submission to them. These are pretenders, the church gatherings are full of them, even more so than authentically born-again believers. We know this by their constant defense of disobedience to God's Word.

John 14:15 "15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments."

God said that if we love Him we WILL obey Him. Those who fight against His principles are disobedient and rebellious, they do not love Him.

Pray for those who are in rebellion that God would break their pride and humble them to trust in Christ, to become transformed by Him.

Family Mobbings, Group Think and Gossip Go Hand in Hand

Luke 14:25-27 "25 Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters— yes, even his own life— he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.…"

Unless we were raised in a loving born again family it is not possible to maintain family relationships as long as the family is against our Lord.

I say it that way because when extended family hates us they think it is us they hate but it is Christ in us that they hate.

"Matthew 10:37 "Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;"

When the family has gossiped, turning others against you. When they have refused to come to you to find out the truth and when you attempt to discuss the truth to give your side and they will not hear you, it is time to move on to healthy relationships that have the fruit of the Spirit.

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."

Those who are angry all the time, have rage just under the surface of the skin waiting to emerge at the slightest perceived provocation, cannot be reasoned with on any level. I say "perceived" provocation because they are looking for things to be angry at. Even if you were to give them a gift they would find issues with it to invalidate you, they love their hatred toward you.

How do I know this? Just look at what they did to Christ. He did nothing but good during His entire life and yet the Pharisees who loved their pride and self-elevation lied against Christ. They said He did His miracles by the power of the devil. They saw His good deeds and hated Him for them.

Matthew 12:24, "But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”"

Acts 5:17 “But the high priest stood up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.”

Those who are jealous of born-again believers will attempt to find fault with the most innocent acts or speech. They will not be at peace with us because it is the power of the devil that motivates their mouth and actions.

The Pharisees accused Christ of being influenced by the power of the devil, in other words, they were assigning to Christ that which the Pharisees have done, obeying the devil to come against Christ. You will see this in your life too, those who despise the born-again believer will accuse you of the very things they do that you do not do. They say you are hateful when they are full of hate and anger.

I had this happen to me one time with a man who was clearly angry with me the moment I entered his house. I had no idea why he was angry because it was common for him and others in this family to treat people disrespectfully but refuse to talk about what was wrong. The family dynamic was like this all my life.

This man walked into the room with a hard and angry look on his face. He made a statement about a biblical principle that I disagreed with and I responded with, “no, that is not quite right.” He shut me down immediately through intimidation and manipulation, raging at me, folding his arms, having a red face and swinging his crossed leg, and saying to me; “you seem angry.” He was describing himself because in his mind as demonstrated by his actions, he was angry and interpreted my disagreement as relating to his own emotions of anger.

I was not angry, merely mildly disagreeing and his first response was to accuse me of something he was doing himself.

This is common in narcissistic family dynamics. They are rude and mean when we object to the rude mean comments they attack. Notice something about this, wouldn’t a kind, loving and caring person feel shame at having acted badly toward someone? But the narcissist does not feel bad about how they act, their goal is to win power over the one they hate.

They never have a good reason to hate those who are their targets, they simply make up reasons to hate because they want to control the one who dares to disagree or be their own person. In order to be treated well by a narcissist, there is only one solution, that is to become just like them, fawn over their every word and become easily manipulated by them. In other words, you must lose yourself entirely and agree to be continually abused emotionally by them.

There is a solution to this mess, it is to get away from them and stay away from them. A rare visit with them to see if anything has changed might be good but when we do this we often find that they have not changed, they have even grown worse with age. The aging narcissist has nothing to lose in life they become full-blown on the outside what they used to hide somewhat on the inside.

Younger narcissists often are very covert so they can deny their mean actions, this is not so with older lifelong narcissists.

Narcissists are empowered by other family members who are either also narcissists or the narcissists flying monkeys. Those who may not necessarily agree with the narcissist but fear losing their position in the family if they do not go along, are the flying monkeys. They too are as dangerous as the narcissists because they will never be loyal in defending the victims of the narcissists. The flying monkeys will even begin to act like the narcissist to be accepted by those who think with “group think.”

Group thinkers are very weak people with a deep compulsion to be accepted no matter how wrong the narcissists might be. The group thinkers are those who will listen to gossip and pass it on as fact even though they have never seen for themselves what happened or how someone operates. They enjoy the gossip choosing to believe it without investigating the truth.

Group thinkers enable family mobbings and the narcissist loves it. The more people they can get to listen to their lies and half-truths the happier they are, reveling in their power over the flying monkeys and perceived power over their target of abuse.

Luke 12:53-52From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. 53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

Micah 7:6

“For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man's enemies are the members of his own household.”

Why would family members be against the born again believers? Its simple, the born again believers will be living the life of Christ but also they will be speaking truth that invalidates the sin and disobedience in the lives of those who are not born again but also the pretenders who claim to be Christians but deny the principles of Christ.

When we see that all of this family discord, gossip, and family mobbings are prophesied in the Word of God we need not be manipulated or intimidated by it. We have a command from God to remove ourselves from those who will not obey God. Those who find fault for the purpose of elevating themselves by demeaning and degrading others do not love God or anyone else. God will have to deal with them His own way, we must walk away and leave them to God. Hallelujah, this is the mercy of God.

1 Corinthians 15:33

“Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”

Proverbs 13:20

“Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”

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The Nature of Love, or the Perversity of Narcissism

I have found that those who walk with Christ are sensitive to how they act, so much so they will apologize just for bumping into someone at the store. They cannot stand the idea of harming another human being.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

"4 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant.

5 It does not act disgracefully, it does not seek its own benefit; it is not provoked, does not keep an account of a wrong suffered,

6 it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

7 it eeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away with; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away with."

A narcissist is more concerned about being seen as right than they are about how their actions have affected someone else. If they bump into someone at the store they are likely to blame the person for being in their way.

A narcissist will fight to win, shout, argue and defend themselves when confronted with their own bad or mean behavior. They never apologize, or they apologize to get something back they think they have lost. They are never sincere about anything. When someone is driven to protect their image without regard to what God thinks, we can expect they cannot be trusted to be faithful, kind, and loving friends.

It has been my experience as a scapegoat that even our kind gifts are rejected because the narcissist hates it when we are happy, friendly, and giving. They want to believe bad things about us that are not true so they interpret every action as a mean act. Perhaps this is because if they were to give a gift they know it would be to manipulate or gain some sort of personal attention from doing it.

The narcissist interprets our actions in terms of how they would act, not in light of the motives of their target.

Blame is the main element in the trials of the narcissist. They do not grow emotionally or spiritually because in order to do so one has to admit flaws in themselves and want to be changed by God.

This is why I find it hard to believe that a narcisisst could ever be a born-again Christian. In order to be born-again, one must admit their flaws, desire to be changed and the evidence of that change will be seen by others.

A born-again believer had to be broken and contrite over the sin to be saved by Christ. A narcissist could never be broken, they are too busy fighting to elevate themselves above everyone, especially their designated target.

Psalm 51:16-17 "…16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. "

Proverbs 17:11

"An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him."

Only an evil man rejecting the Word of God could operate consistently in the realm of narcissism. They are controlled in their thought life and actions by the devil who influences them. This is why God says in 2 Timothy 3 to remove yourselves from them.

How can we know who is a narcissist or not?

God tells us how to recognize them through the Holy Spirit and His knowledge of what they look like, in actions and mentality.....the WAY they think tells us everything. How can we know the "WAY" someone thinks? It is quite easy, they will act and respond the way they think. Someone can hide only so long before the real them emerges, this is how we will know the narcissist.

2 Timothy 3:1-5

"3 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."

God says they will have a form of godliness in verse 5. These people will go to church but will disobey more of the Bible than they obey. They will defend sinful actions and wrongly judge others. They will gossip and justify their gossip. They rarely admit their own sinfulness and if they do it is manipulation to draw their target back in or manipulate their emotions.

When confronted with the sin in their lives they will rage and attempt to intimidate to remain superior in their own minds. They have no conscience about their rage or rudeness.

They use excuses to blame us when we confront their sin. They will say things like; "you are too sensitive" or "you are judging", even though they are describing themselves as they accuse others.

A narcissist is highly sensitive to correction, and they often judge others wrongly,. They do not attempt to get to know someone even resisting knowing them, they do not want to discover the truth about others because they love their lies. They love to "feel" superior, preventing them from developing sincere and lasting relationships.

The best way to deal with narcissism is to pray for those afflicted by it while keeping your distance. They will only attempt to ruin your walk with Christ, causing debilitating damage to your confidence in the Lord.

Perhaps a good phrase for this is to "love them from afar" as some people have said.

We don't hate the narcissist, in fact, we pity them and desire that they repent and become born again. We have no control over what they do, however, we must protect ourselves from their constant carnage.

Proverbs 6:12-16

"12 A worthless person, a wicked man,

goes about with crooked speech,

13 winks with his eyes, signals with his feet,

points with his finger,

14 with perverted heart devises evil,

continually sowing discord;

15 therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;

in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.

16 There are six things that the Lord hates,

seven that are an abomination to him:"

Who Do We Desire?

One cannot desire the praise of men and follow Christ too!

When Christ is First Self is Diminished

Wouldn't it be wonderful to be in a group of born-again believers who did not offer any opinions of their own when studying the Bible together?

There would be no quoting of any men but only scripture.

There would be no mention of books written by authors with twisted doctrine full of additions to the word of God.

All the people at the Bible study would be there to learn not to pretend to be superior.

Every person in attendance would be able to be questioned, challenged and even corrected without anyone becoming agitated or angry at the challenge.

Everyone at the study would prayerfully and humbly express their Biblical view with kindness and love.

No one would bring up past forgiven sins of others to elevate themselves.

Each person there would love one another better than they love themselves.

No one would use manipulation or intimidation to impress others to be "the winner" of anything.

Philippians 2:3 "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem the other better than himself."

1 John 3:14 " 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death."

John 13:34 "34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another."

There would be no gossip in this group because gossip is for one purpose only and that is to elevate self by pushing others down. This would not exist in the gathering.

In this gathering, everyone would be allowed to express their concerns without being judged or punished for them.

We know this sort of gathering does not exist in most places for most of us, but we have hope in knowing that in the Millennium there will be many people who would be involved in this sort of gathering, one that glorifies God without regard to self.

There is a saying I have heard over the years, I do not know the author but the sentiment is very good. I have this sentiment on my bulletin board at home as a reminder. The saying goes like this: "One of the elements of holiness is the absence of self-awareness."

The more we focus on Christ the less we will be consumed with ourselves. We will not be working to appear special to others, we will be working to seek the Face of God to glorify Him by speaking His truth and obeying His commands.

We can be sure these lovely attitudes will be a blessing at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb when Christ will be everything to us.

John 3:30-35

"30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

31 “He who comes from above is above all; the one who is only from the earth is of the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 What He has seen and heard, of this He testifies; and no one accepts His testimony.

33 The one who has accepted His testimony has certified that God is true.

34 For He whom God sent speaks the words of God; for He does not give the Spirit sparingly.

35 The Father loves the Son and has entrusted all things to His hand."

Hallelujah!!!! When Christ is first self diminishes!!!

Unbelievers Love to Hate Believers

Do not take the bullies seriously, they inaccurately interpret our actions and words because of their hatred toward us.

Only TRUE Believers Can See The Signs

Loving Only Christ

Luke 14:26
“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple."

Do We Love Christ More Than Anyone Else?

Hebrews 11:25
"Choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin."

Transformed by Christ

Romans 12:2 "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."

Galatians 1:10

"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ."

Matthew 6:33

"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."