Most Christians have been taught more of psychology than they have been taught the trust of the Bible. Ask the Holy Spirit not the culture for wisdom.
If everyone who is born-again would ask the Holy Spirit to show them the truth about everything they have been taught and then search the Word to find out what God says about it, paying attention to His words, they would see that most of what we were taught in the culture was wrong.
1 Corinthians 3:18-20 "18 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” 20 And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”…"
The world will think we are foolish when we don't think the way they do, when we think with the mind of Christ.
It is the ways of the world that we have been brain-washed with our entire lives. The culture has perverted all of their ways to follow their feelings and enhance self worship, calling it "self-esteem." No where in the scripture does God call "self-esteem" a good thing. God said we are to esteem others better than ourselves.
Philippians 2:3 "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem the other better than himself."
Here is what God says "self-esteem" produces.
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."
There are many other principles that have been perverted to bring about the opposite of what God says in His Word.
The teachings on forgiveness is also one of these false worldly teachings.
Notice how we almost never hear a mantra shouting "confess, confess, confess", the emphasis is on forgiveness without confession to guilt the victims into forgiving an unrepentant person. Why are the people not guilted into repenting when they are the perpetrators?
It is easy to answer this, the devil has perverted God's ways to protect offenders while harming victims of offenders.
I knew of a man who came to church, everything out of his mouth was the opposite of what God said in His word. The man was stubborn, rebellious and mean-spirited demeaning and mocking while lying against the Word of God. When we see this we know we are dealing with more than just human stubbornness, it is demonic. Devils often will influence the thinking of people to make them believe they are right and others deserve their rage.
The anger and the rage is the proof there has been no born again experience. God said "you shall know them by their fruit." Do not allow a rager to lure you into fighting with them. Remain silent, remove yourself and leave them for God to handle.
Matthew 7:15-20 "15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
Fruit of the Spirit is as follows:
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."
Pretenders can appear to have this fruit but will lose all of it as soon as you address problems with their theology or attitudes.
You know who they are if you have enough time spent with them.
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