The Foolishness of the Narcissists Who Has no Filter

Manipulators are childish, selfish, and lazy.

It is not our responsibility to change them, if they see that they are not able to control us they move on.

There is nothing ungodly about moving on from people who do not love God and continually use manipulation to control others.

It is important that we not allow ourselves to become co-dependent to anyone. The only ONE Who we should be depending on is Jesus Christ. Everyone else we love and treat with respect but do not make friends with those who treat us disrespectfully and think it is alright to do it.

Proverbs 22:24-25 " 24 Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, 25 or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.…"

Narcissists are continually angry people with not filter. They do not want to control themselves or be controlled by God. They enjoy their angst, their foolish pride and the trouble they cause others, it feeds their hungry sinful heart.

We must always treat narcissists with the respect that they didn't show us but this does not mean we have to be friends with them. It also does not mean that we change who we are around them out of fear of their rejection. If they choose to be rude and dismissive that's on them, we do not have to be like them. We do we have to allow them to influence us into becoming like them.

Romans 12:17-20

"Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all."

We can be at peace with everyone in our Spirit even if they are not at peace with us. Because our peace comes from the Holy Spirit not from circumstances or people.

Narcissists like nothing better than to cause us to become angry and respond sinfully so they can feel justified in their ill-treatment of us.

Luke 6:27-28 "27 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. "

We do not have seek out rude people to be friendly to but we can love them God's way if we happen to come across them. This does not mean that we don't ever call them out for their behavior and we must be led by the Holy Spirit so that we do not violate the scripture that warns us not to throw our pearls before swine to be trampled on.

Matthew 7:6 "

“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces."

There is a saying by a secular that has some Biblical merit; George Bernard Shaw said this; "never wrestle with a pig, you'll get dirty and besides the pig likes it."

Sometimes superficial Christians are more concerned about how they appear to others than they are about living out their life in truth with Christ. The mushy way Christians act these days is evidence of their self focus. God never called us to be "milk-toast", limp and lifeless as we allow others to walk all over us. He called us to be strong, loving and forthright no matter how others treat us.

Narcissists will chastise people out of jealousy for doing a good act. The purpose is to cause hurt feelings so that the target will stop doing good acts thinking there is something wrong with them.

All of these rotten and mean-spirited antics of the narcissists are driven by the influence of the devil. They think they have a good reason but it is the devil twisting their minds just the way he did Eve's in the garden. He managed to convince Eve that God did something bad by making a rule that protected them. He caused Eve to distrust God and defy Him.

In our day he is turning family members against one another over foolish and silly judgments about things that don't matter. He convinces weak-minded people to be angry at someone for doing something different from what they do even though what we do is not sin, its just personal taste or personality quirks.

Gossipers love to take some small insignificant matter and make a mountain out of it as though something stupid and terrible happened.

When this happens to us we can shrug our shoulders, giggle a little at the foolishness of it, and resist confronting the ones who play these childish games.

Proverbs 26:4-5

"4 Do not answer a fool according to his foolishness,

Or you will also be like him.

5 Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves,

So that he will not be wise in his own eyes."

Sin is Wicked and Christ Died to Cleanse us from It

It is astounding that people would think it is alright to sin when Christ had to shed His own blood because of sin. It makes no sense at all!!!!!

Christ died to allow us to be freed from the bondage of sin. When we became born again He gave us His Holy Spirit to be able to resist sin even becoming cleansed from it.

1 John 1:9 "9 if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

How could sin no longer be an issue when Christ said we should confess it to be cleansed from it? It is irrational thinking!

The idea that sin is no longer an important matter are lying the devil's lie.

If You Say "Don't Judge" Then Don't Judge Someone as Good Either

For those who say "don't judge" why do you judge people as being good without evaluating their life, but refuse to judge others as bad because of their life.

John 7:24 tells us, "Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment."

We are to judge right from wrong and good from evil, it is a command of God and we are to judge those in the house of God.

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

"It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you. For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord."

If anyone says; "don't judge" then they had better not judge anyone as good either.

However, God never said not to judge but that we were not to judge someone else for doing something we are doing too.

I cannot count the number of times a "Christian" said I was judging because I pointed out a wrong doctrine. Those who do not evaluate things fall into all kinds of deception. They also have idols, people they elevate even above God.

“a man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet” (Proverbs 29:5).

We are to love everyone so much that we are willing to correct the wrong doctrine to help us all stay with God's doctrine. Exposing false doctrine and evil behavior is an act of love, not just toward the one who is sinning but the warning it brings to others in the body that sin is not tolerated.

1 Corinthians 2:15

"The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one."

Secretiveness is not proper in the body of Christ. We are to be open, honest, and sorrowful over sin to be cleansed. This does not mean that we should be making guesses about what we think might be happening, this would be gossip. We are to make judgements according to Biblical standards about what we see and we are never to make an accusation without speaking to the one the matter is about.

1 Corinthians 5:12-13

"For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”

When someone in the church is disciplined it brings fear to others that they would avoid sin.

1 Timothy 5:20-21 "20 But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone so that the others will stand in fear of sin. 21 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality."

How much do we love Christ to defend His commands and principles? How much do we love the brethren to keep others accountable as well as being accountable ourselves?

Walking with the Righteous

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."

Those who love Christ will love us, those who do not love Christ will be angry with us continually.

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Our Lives Show Our Love for Christ by Our Love for the Brethren

We confess the Lord Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior not only by words but with the love we have toward other believers.

John 13:35

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

When there is superficial competition with anger and hate demonstrated by rejection of the truth of God's Word we know there is no love in those who act like this.

When we see that someone lacks all the fruit of the Spirit while believing they are superior to others we are observing a pretender. Someone who wants to be seen righteous without having been changed into a new creation by Christ.

The first thing Christ removes from our hearts when we become born-again is pride. We cannot confess our sinfulness and desire to be changed by Him while we still hold onto pride.

Prides is what caused God to throw the devil out of heaven.

Pride is what caused Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. They thought they knew better than God, disobeying Him to prove their independence from Him.

Proverbs 11:2 “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”

Proverbs 16:5 “The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.”

Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”

When there is pride, rudeness and a superior mentality there is not salvation.

Psalms 34:18

"18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit."

If someone's heart has not been crushed by the weight of their sin then we remain unsaved.

Psalms 51:10

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

God will only save those who admit their sinfulness and desire to be changed by Him.

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