A True Christian is not Converted They are Transformed

True Christians are not "converted" they are transformed into a completely new creation opposite of what they were before and it is Christ Who does it.

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."

2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."

No one becomes a Christian by deciding to do it. Only those who have confessed they have a sinful nature and cannot change themselves and who have trusted Christ Who paid their debt of sin for them, AND, desire to be changed by Him into a completely new person opposite of what they were before, will be saved.

Those who join Christian gatherings because it will enhance their own lives or because of pressure from family members are not born again. Motive is everything, desire to be cleansed of our sinful nature is everything.

Psalm 51:10

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me."

Psalm 100:3

"Know that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture."

If someone says they are a Christian their life should be transformed completely, if it is not, if they remain exactly as they had been before they claimed to be a Christian then they were never born again.

When Christ changes us we no longer think the same way and because we don't think the same way we act differently. We hate the sin we used to love and love the righteousness of Christ we used to despise.

Those who fight against the truth of God's Word are not born again. Those who are hostile toward and embarrassed about Christians are not born again.

John 13:35

"35 By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.”

1 John 2:15-17

"15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."

1 Corinthians 2:14-15 "14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.…"

Another indicator that someone is saved or not is whether or not they have the fruit of the Spirit and the Love of Christ is demonstrated in their lives.

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."

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. 6 Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

The fruit of the Spirit is the qualities of Christ Who lives in the born again believer. Love is seen in the responses to people and situations as described in 1 Corinthians. Every born-again believer is the fruit of Christ.

When we encounter someone who lacks this fruit and this love then we have met someone who is a pretender, an unsaved person who has not repented and trusted in Christ.

Matthew 7:16-18 "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."

May anyone reading this self-reflect and pray to know for sure if they have the fruit and love of Christ.

The New Covenant

The Bible says that under the New Covenant, GOD will put His law in the minds and hearts of every Christian, Additionally, whether or not they know the Law of Moses or receive the Holy Spirit, all people receive the gift of conscience from God to distinguish between right and wrong. According to Romans 2:14-15, " When Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are the law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them" Since the Spirit of God indwells every true Christian, we possess new desires and new capabilities to do His will. " This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them in their minds." Hebrews 10:16. He prompts you to desire and to do His will. "....for it is GOD who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose" Philippians 2:13. He provides you with the power to do what He calls you to do. " The one who calls you faithful, and he will do it" 1 Thessalonians 5:24. #LOVE #TRUST

Forgiveness God's Way

Luke 17:3-4 says, "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him".

Let's not ignore the words; "if he repents you must forgive him." It is amazing how modern Christianity short cuts God's ways and purposes causing evil and sin to grow. God's way holds out for the proper responses so that total healing and growth can occur.

 
Relationships and friendships can only heal and become stronger when the offender deeply regrets the pain they caused. If there is no regret there is no change and thus the relationship remains broken.

 
If we say "I forgive" before the offender is sorry we are enabling the bad behavior and preventing cleansing, spiritual and emotional growth. We are not helping the offender by "just letting it go." And, we have no reason to trust someone who is offensive when they come back acting friendly hoping they will never be accountable. We know someone who is so prideful they cannot be sorry will not change. After the "sweet cycle" to appear like a good person they will at some point come back again with their old ways because they have not been cleansed by God through confession of their sin.

 
God forgives those who are repentant, and the relationship remains broken for those who will not confess their sin.

 
Let's live God's way so that true cleansing and healing can happen.

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Expunge the Frenemies

There is a a pervasive circumstance now, for people to be surrounded by others who have no love for them.

There is a new term now, "frenimies", these are people who are friends but act like enemies. This is just how bad the world is becoming, so many keep friends who are enemies merely to have someone to hang out with. I prefer to be alone than to be surrounded by frenimies.

The world is becoming so evil that it is difficult to find those who are actual friends who love you. Friends who weep with you, laugh with you and desire to be with you. The world had to devise a new term to fit the world we live in, "frenimies."
As born again believers we never have to settle for "frenimies" we can have real friends. They will be few and we will not be with them often because they are so far from where we live often. They are precious to us, they walk with Christ and love us the way Christ loves us.

Expunge the "frenimies" from your life, they will work against Christ and bring chaos and torment continually for no other reason than to watch you squirm.
These "frenemies" have redefined many of the words in the Bible to mean what they wish them to mean.

Forgiveness has been redefined to mean we absolve wicked people of their sin even when they are not sorry so they will like us.

Marriage has been redefined to mean one man and woman at a time. And, between sames genders.

Sin has been redefined to mean anything that makes someone else feel bad about their behavior.

The truth is this:
God said forgiveness is only for those who are repentant and willing to confess their sin.

1 John 1:9
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

Marriage is between one man and one woman for life, no one such thing as dissolving a marriage that God made into one.

Mark 10:9 …8 and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Meaning no man can separate what God joined.

Sin is what God says it is, not what man decides.
John 14:15-16 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—…"
What are God's commandments? Answer: Everything God had written down in His book, the Bible.

1 John 5:3
"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome."

When we are born again we have a teachable heart. We love the things of the Lord and desire to be pleasing to Him. John 14:21

"Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”

When we see arrogance, resistance to correction and continual contempt for those who speak the truth, this is a very big clue that the person who does this was never born again.

John 16:8 " 8 And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;…"

When a nonbeliever is convicted by the Holy Spirit in someone else their response is to rage and execute revenge.

1 Corinthians 14:24
"But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,"

We are not to call out the unbeliever, but we are to call out the person who claims to be a believer so that they do not come into the body with false doctrine causing unholy division.

1 Corinthians 5:12-13 "…12 What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”"

Eyes that have been Opened can never be Closed Again

The Lord has been opening the eyes of my understanding for years about the rejection of Biblical truth in the churches today. It is astounding how leadership and governance have been perverted to equal the pattern of the Catholic Church with a hierarchy God never commanded or intended.

Recently my husband came across an article that described the "priesthood of believers" as written in the Bible showing the great deception of the modern church in their teachings about leaders in the gathering.

Here are some quotes from Cornerstone Magazine that clearly explain how God intended for the church to operate.

"In the Old Testament there was a two class system, the priests who offered the sacrifice and the people who brought the sacrifice. "

"In the New Testament, however, we see a completely different picture in the spiritual life of God’s people, the Church. Instead of the two-class system that existed in Israel, we see no distinction in spiritual worship and service among God’s people. Instead, all believers are entitled to access before the Lord in worship as well as the spiritual privilege to serve." Cornerstone

"What it means to us today is that there is nothing that bars anyone from coming into God’s presence when they come through faith in Christ and His finished work. Additionally, this means that a believer does not have to rely on the work of another person to represent them before God." Cornerstone

"It also means that service for the Lord is not the exclusive privilege of a separate class of people, but rather it is the privilege and responsibility of every believer in Christ. As 1 Peter 2:5 puts it, we are a “holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” This truth is written to all believers, not just to a separate class." Cornerstone

"The New Testament truth of the priesthood of all believers stands in direct contrast to present-day Christendom. By relegating these privileges to a certain class of people, Christendom reverts to an Old Testament model of clergy-laity distinctions and disregards this truth of access and service to be exercised by all believers. One part of Christendom emphasizes the need for a particular individual to represent the people, while another emphasizes the need for education and theological training to qualify such an individual for spiritual service." Cornerstone

"Not so! These distinctions have been put away in Christ. What was true in Israel before the events at Mount Sinai (Ex. 19:5-6) has been restored through the Lord’s finished work of redemption. There is now no “clergy-laity” distinction. If anything, it is not the “clergy” but the “laity” concept that is the problem today! Continuous access into the presence of God and service for the Lord through the spiritual gifts given to each one is the privilege and responsibility of every believer in Christ. It is not just the domain of a certain group of people (see Rom. 12:3-8; 1 Cor. 12:27). " Cornerstone

"The priesthood of all believers is a treasured truth of New Testament teaching. May each Christian fully understand their blessings and privileges in Christ and act on them in their daily walk with Him. Cornerstone

"There is no "clergy-laity" distinction in the Word of God, there are only priests."

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When our eyes have been opened to the truth of the modern way of doing church as opposing God's mandate that all believers are priests and all believers have gifts and callings of the Holy Spirit, our eyes can never again unsee this principle.

May those who are seeking Christ stop fearing the hierarchy of men as dictated by men and begin enjoying their freedom in Christ to operate according to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Hallelujah, when Christ sets us free we are free indeed!!!!

Traditions Over Christ

God's hedge of protection has been removed from our country, marriages are destroyed, children are rebellious and the people think it is all normal.

Our churches are so far from the truth they live more for their own pleasure and desired traditions that God never gave, thinking they are doing something good for God.

Matthew 15:3 "Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?"

Mark 7:6-8,13

"He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, These people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me."

We have a form of religion in the Christian churches today but negate God on many things as we follow rituals and holidays God never gave and is not pleased with, they are about self and not about Him.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 "3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these."

Politics the Devil's Workshop

I watched the debate between the two presidential candidates, now, how can I get an hour and a half of my life back?

Sadly both candidates presented as baffoonish elementary school children, with very little content and lots of snark as well as lacking in professionalism in their deliveries. This country is going down no matter who wins the election.

I ran away from a narcissistic family just like these candidates, lack of respect, rude remarks that add nothing and rejection of anyone who would call them out on their ill-manored comments. Where is the dignity, gentleness, kindness and self-control.............just not there.

If this is all we have to choose from we may get a few things we want but the example that is set is one of "beat the other guy before he beats me" mentality.

These two were terrible examples for the people to follow in decorum, in fact, they sort of demonstrate the tenor of the majority of the population of this country, "get them before they get me", without substance.

By the way, the one candidate everyone thinks is against abortion is hedging his bets by sending the matter back to the states. In my opinion a president who is truly pro-life would execute an "emancipation proclamation" for the unborn the way Lincoln did for the blacks in 1863 when he wiped out the Dred Scott decision that declared that blacks were not persons but property.

The unborn are seen as property without humanity to those who are for the killing of the innocent while still in their mother's womb even through the ninth month. There is a huge correlation between the Dred Scott decision and the Roe v Wade decision that came down from the courts in 1973.

Getting back to the subject of leadership in our country, if we have eyes to see we can see the spin on everything that sounds good but tossing us a bone to make it look like something is happening.

Narcissists are easily offended and don't tend to think very deeply, their focus is on winning no matter how foolish they sound.

There is an old saying "More is caught than taught", meaning whatever the leaders exhibit will be the flow of the country in interactions with one another.

I watched this foolishness to see if anything good was going to come out of this mess, it was, once again, confirming my belief that this country has been turned over to the devil and is not coming back.

The clues were all there if someone has the discernment that neither one of these candidates can be trusted to lead this country in a God-honoring way. If all the country cares about is maintaining their freedoms, the price of things and anything else their heart desires then God is no longer in the equation in the minds of nearly everyone except a few of the godly remnant who can distinguish between godliness and foolishness.

I said this the first time Trump ran, that he knew there was a block of people who had given up voting and that it was the Christians. He set out to court them through the use of their own verbiage, pretending to be a Christian and even claiming to be for all their causes. It worked the first time but as time went on we could see the tricks he used to woo that voting block to think he is just like them.

I am not satisfied with getting a few crumbs hoping that more of the bread will come. I want this country to repent and turn to Christ, that is the only way it will be turned around, but we know this will not happen because we most people in this country who say they are Christians have never been born again so they will vote conservatively but have little interest in obeying and pleasing God.

Politics will not save this country, no one man will save this country and conservatism will not save this country, only repentance, wholesale and complete would save this country.

As long as "Christians" are looking to the government or leaders they are in disobedience to Christ. We are not on this earth to save a country, we are here to bring the salvation message to those who are headed for hell.

Christians in churches are looking to their pastors instead of to Christ. The day the church stops looking for leaders to be their spirituality for them is the day they will be able to seek Christ and the day their eyes will be opened to what is important.

The gospel, living through the Holy Spirit and willing to lose our lives for Him is the life God commanded for us.

Psalm 146:3 in the Bible says, "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help"

God said it!!!!

Just saying!!!!!!!

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What are the UFO's Some Have Seen?

All those "sightings" of UFOs people have experienced are demonic manifestations fooling them. I am convinced that in the tribulation the "stinging scorpions" are spiritual beings only unbelievers will see and be stung, all of it is in their mind as the demons manifest themselves in unbelievers. There will be physical pain and terrifying images but the believers will be protected because they cannot see or feel what the unbelievers are experiencing.

These are my thoughts about it because of what LSD used to do to people in the 70's, they would see the spiders crawling on them and even feel the bites but there were no spiders that anyone could see except the person under the influence of LSD.

I am also convinced all the alien abductions we hear about are happening all in their own minds as they remain in their beds. I notice that they all occur at night. They can feel wicked things probing them and even see visions of the creatures but they have not been abducted or experimented on, it is all done by devils in their own heads on their own beds.

The reason the space ships appear to be able to turn on a dime and disappear without warning is because they are demonic illusions.

Devils can make people see things that are not there and they can make people feel physical things that are not happening.

Believers in Christ are soon to be removed from the earth as Christ promised before the tribulation. When the church is removed those left behind will see strange and terrifying things that make them want to die but they will not be able to die.

Revelation 9:6 "And in those days people will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death will flee from them!"

Revelation 6:15-17 "…15 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. 17 For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

God will allow the devils and the natural disasters will become so intense that the people will not want to live anymore. Only those who have heard the gospel from the tribes of Israel and trusted in Christ will be protected during this time. Some will be martyred and receive a crown, others will come through the tribulation alive and will be present in the Millennium.

What an exciting time for believers now as we wait for the rapture. Christ will not leave us here to experience the carnage of the tribulation, He would never beat up His bride before He takes her to the marriage supper of the Lamb. We will be in heaven celebrating our wedding feast while the tribulation is occurring.

May many who do not yet know Christ learn this and trust in Him before it is too late.

Religion without Substance and without Christ

Born Again believers have been grafted into the vine and the Olive Tree. The vine is Christ and the Olive tree is the Spirit, but we have not been grafted into the fig tree. The fig tree is symbolic of the nation of Israel.

Matthew 25:1-4 "25 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take (extra) oil with them; 4 but the prudent ones took oil in flasks with their lamps."

Notice the word "extra" referring to the oil, this word was added and not in the original language. Because the virgins did not remain I am convinced they had no oil at all, they had lamps without oil. The Oil was representative of the Holy Spirit. The five foolish virgins knew of the Oil but were not indwelt by Him, that is the Holy Spirit. They did not endure to the end because they were never born again by the Spirit of God. They had only "religion" without substance and according to their own unsaved mindset.

Christ is not important to those who attend churches but do not have the Holy Spirit. He is a "feeling" of safety and protection but not any One Who should direct their lives. They want a "sugar daddy" for His perks but they have no desire for His wisdom, nor do they care about obeying Him.

Many claim to be waiting for Christ's return but since they do not have the Holy Spirit they are merely using words to fit into the culture of their gathering. Sadly those in the gathering never correct them out of fear of losing them so the pretenders remain watering down the thinking of the weaker believers who love their comfort and happiness more than they love Christ.

I met a man in the parking lot of a hardware store a couple of years ago who believed he was going up in the rapture. I asked him if we loved the Lord Jesus Christ and I was met with a blank stare as though he didn't know what I was talking about.

I told him no one would go in the rapture who was not changed into a new creation by Christ. His downcast look told me that he was a "conspiracy theorist" who knew of the rapture but nothing of salvation. I gave him a snapshot of trusting in Christ but he did not inquire more information so we parted ways friendly but there was no indication he wanted to know more.

My point is that many who think they are safe because they "say" they believe in God and believe they will be raptured have never been born again and will hear these fateful words from God at the judgement if they do not repent before they die.

Matthew 7:21-23

21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.

22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’

23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; leave Me, you who practice lawlessness.’"

There will even be those who cast out demons in the name of Jesus Who themselves are not saved.

Now we are beginning to see the lingo change within the Catholic church to match those of believers. It has been confusing many weak and unlearned Christians to believe Catholics who remain in that system may actually be saved. This is the devil's playground, to cause those who are pretenders in the church and even weak undiscerning believers to embrace Catholicism and refrain from speaking the gospel to Catholics.

As a former Catholic who has contact with relatives who are Catholic, I can see the change in verbiage that has occurred over the years to distract the born-again believer from all the other heresies within the Catholic church.

When a Catholic says they are saved by grace they mean they earn more graces from doing good works and if they have enough they will make it to heaven but they never know for sure if they have done enough. It is about their own efforts and piling up graces in the form of good works, it is Christ plus works that saves them in their minds.

When a born again believer says they are saved by grace they know they placed their trust in Christ because He paid their debt on the cross and it is only faith in Him that saves us by His grace. It is all about Christ and nothing of ourselves.

The Catholic church teaches that the host and wine in the eucharist actually turn into the body and blood of Christ, a form of cannibalism called transubstantiation. This is monstrous heresy and condemned by God.

They claim when Christ said: "this is my body and this is my blood", it was a change that occurred when the priest blesses the eucharist. The problem with this is that the priest is the power to change a wafer into Christ.

Christ was speaking figuratively when He said; "this is my body and this is my blood." Just as He was speaking figuratively and Spiritually when He said; "I am the door" and "I am the path (way)."

Within the Catholic system, the priest is the mediator between the people and God the opposite of what Christ said.

Timothy 2:5

"5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,"

There are entire books written containing all the heresies within the Catholic church that give the scriptures that prove the lies that have been told.

Sadly many Pentecostal and Charismatic groups believe that a Catholic who remains in the Catholic system but uses all the Protestant language must be saved merely for using the language but never questioning their meaning in the use.

I am convinced this was a deliberate deception of the Catholic church to confuse born-again believers to entice them back to the Catholic system. Sadly far too many believers don't know their Bible well enough nor do they ask the Holy Spirit to show them the truth, so they walk in darkness and acceptance of a demonic paganistic church system. Some are even leaving authentic fellowships to join with Catholicism.

These are the days of grotesque deceptions that are blinding those who are not seeking Christ but are drawn to rituals that make them "feel" good about having done something. Christ's name is used but His Word and the Holy Spirit are ignored in favor of acceptance into these systems.

I wrote this today to warn those who are enticed by Catholicism to remember just because they have the language of Protestantism does not mean they are saved.

Those who love the Lord with all their heart must come out from among "Protestantism and Catholicism" to walk with Christ. Both systems are full of lies and deceptions that sound right but defy Christ.

Matthew 16:24-26

Discipleship Is Costly

24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

26 For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul?"

Christ never told us to label ourselves anything but "Followers of Christ"

Matthew 10:38

"and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me."

Luke 14:27

"And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple."

We cannot follow a system devised by man and Christ too, we must choose whom we will follow, either Christ or a manmade system.

Mark 8:34

"And when he had called the people unto Him with his disciples also, He said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."

I see no hierarchy or system here at all, I see only Christ with His principles and commands in His Word the Bible. Anything more than that or anyone who claims to be above Him as an authority is promoting heresy, idol worship, and deception.

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Obey Christ in You not the Culture

We should obey the governing authorities when it does not disobey God. However, there is no command in the Bible to vote, it is a choice our government gave us therefore we can choose to vote or not according to our own conscience.

No one should be pressuring others to vote or not vote because in either case they may be coercing someone to go against their own conscience.

There are people who cannot bring themselves to engage in the world system especially when it requires them to vote against the lesser of two evils.

We do not know what God's plan for this country is in these last days of apostasy. God has removed His hand of protection from this nation because of the proliferation of evil growing exponentially almost daily.

Romans 13:1 "13 Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God."

Often down through history, we see that there was only godly revival when people became so miserable that there was only one place to look for help and that was Christ. If we remain comfortable, getting everything we want without difficulty there is no incentive to trust in Christ.

We have passed the tipping point of evil and out-and-out denial of Christ even in the Christian church as most people who attend these places have compromised most of Scripture in favor of messaging the feelings of the attendees.

Marriage was one of the first principles that was compromised. It was and is the picture of Christ and His church. The union God created in two people who promised themselves to one another was done by Him, a spiritual glue that no man could dissolve. Only God dissolves it at death.

This principle is violated by most people, even if they don't divorce they either promote it or defend it in others. This very important principle is a picture of the union between God and born-again believers. To tolerate without challenge divorce and remarriage is to endorse the adultery of the remarriage. Endorsing sin against God is to be a party to that sin, even if we never do it ourselves.

Mark 10:11-12 "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of adultery against her."

Ezekiel 3:18-21 "18 When I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way so that he may live, that wicked person shall die for wrongdoing, but his blood I will require from your hand.

19 However if you have warned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die for wrongdoing, but you have saved yourself.

20 Again, when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits sin, and I place an obstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require from your hand.

21 However, if you have warned the righteous person that the righteous is not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall certainly live because he took warning; and you have saved yourself.”

God said clearly too that if a divorce occurs one must remain unmarried because according to Him even though the two people no longer live together the spiritual bond created by God remains.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 "10 But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife is not to leave her husband 11 (but if she does leave, she must remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband is not to [a]divorce his wife."

Did God lie? NO, HE DID NOT LIE!!!

This is one of the most egregious violations of God's word than most things because it sends the message that what God does in a marriage doesn't matter. Why would we be surprised about homosexual marriage or abortion, they are all the very same attitude of defiance against God based on cultural norms not on the word of God.

Here's the thing!!! Why would we pressure someone to vote against their conscience? And, why would we pressure someone to accept a clear violation of God's word on marriage? These things are accepted and promoted because they meet the cultural standard, not a Biblical one.

God never commanded us to vote nor did He forbid it, therefore it is a choice. However, God did command clearly not to divorce and not to remarry if there is a divorce. Do you see how the culture dictates the beliefs and standards of the modern Christian much more than Biblical truth?

Our modern church pressures people to obey the culture far more than they teach obedience to God's Word.

The Christians of this country want to be comfortable so they work hard at maintaining their freedoms even if it will prevent people from seeing their need for Christ.

May the Biblical Christian who follows the Holy Spirit be at peace in spite of cultural pressure and do as they are led by God to do, not what others think they should do.

My answer about divorce and remarriage is that we should be ready with an answer for a brother or sister who is contemplating violations of God's word, but in the matter of voting if someone is pressuring us to reveal who we are voting for and why, we can say with clarity, God tells me if I should vote and who I vote for is no one's business since our government has provided that it be a secret.

I am frustrated with Christians dividing over the matter of whether or not to vote since the Bible does not clearly command it. While endorsing divorce and remarriage to satisfy their comfort level.

Be at peace, ask the Lord what He wants from you and if necessary don't share with anyone else what He told you to do. Ane, never shrink from boldly speaking the principles of God that defy the cultural norm. God will avenge those who are treated with disrespect and who love Him and His word, not just in word but in deed.

1 Corinthians 2:14: "But the natural man receive not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned".

Amen and Amen!!!