The Perfect Jesus Christ ( our God and Savior) was treated as the village idiot for claiming to be God. He offered salvation to the world and yet was treated as a heretic.
The Perfect Jesus Christ was treated with dismissiveness, as though a madman accused of doing His miracles by means of devils.
The Perfect Jesus Christ was treated with contempt for saying things the people didn't want to hear.
The Perfect Jesus Christ was rejected by most people in the world for His love that was perceived as controlling, while giving up His life to offer wisdom and an eternal salvation to those who had no means of saving themselves.
The Perfect Jesus Christ was lied about, gossiped against, discarded and disrespected for His attempt at saving people from hell.
Isaiah 53:3 "He is despised and rejected of men, a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. And we hid as it were our faces from Him; He was despised, and we esteemed Him not."
Why on earth would a believer in and follower of Jesus Christ think they, as imperfect human beings, would ever think they would be treated better than Christ, the Creator of the Universe?
Matthew 10:22-24 "22 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
23 When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master."
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Do Not Fear God's God Israel
Is anyone worried about what is happening in the world? We are living in prophetic times.
It is prophecy, no worries, God's got this!!!!! And, He will fight for Israel, no question.
Romans 11:1-8 "11 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel?
3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.”
4 But what is God's reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. 6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace."
It is prophecy, no worries, God's got this!!!!! And, He will fight for Israel, no question.
Romans 11:1-8 "11 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel?
3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.”
4 But what is God's reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. 6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace."
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
The Beginning of the False Church System Based on Government and Hierarchy
On another thread, there was a discussion on how believers met in the first century. I thought that Tom Stewart brought up a very good point that I wanted to share here.
Tom Stewart said:
"When Constantine built the first official building dedicated to being a Christian church he patterned it after the Roman Senate. Audience and stage or focal point. It changed Christianity from being a participatory event to being a spectator event. No more body ministry and individual involvement. The professionals took over."
Gwendolyn Wehage said:
"Tom Stewart yep, and this was a shame. Some believers are beginning to realize the traditions they followed for centuries were not God's doing but humans' thinking of a way to control the people, rather than allowing them to be controlled by the Holy Spirit."
A picture Tom provided for us.
Tom Stewart said:
"When Constantine built the first official building dedicated to being a Christian church he patterned it after the Roman Senate. Audience and stage or focal point. It changed Christianity from being a participatory event to being a spectator event. No more body ministry and individual involvement. The professionals took over."
Gwendolyn Wehage said:
"Tom Stewart yep, and this was a shame. Some believers are beginning to realize the traditions they followed for centuries were not God's doing but humans' thinking of a way to control the people, rather than allowing them to be controlled by the Holy Spirit."
A picture Tom provided for us.
Follow Jesus Christ Only!!!!
Anyone who desires to follow a man, quoting that man more than quoting God has an idol.
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 "3 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready,
3 for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?
4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not being merely human?
5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.
6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor.
9 For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building."
Why would you want to follow a man when the Creator of the universe lives in you, Jesus Christ Himself? There are no mediators between us and God other than Jesus Christ. If you follow Calvin then you have assigned him the mediator between you and God rather than Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 "3 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready,
3 for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?
4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not being merely human?
5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.
6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor.
9 For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building."
Why would you want to follow a man when the Creator of the universe lives in you, Jesus Christ Himself? There are no mediators between us and God other than Jesus Christ. If you follow Calvin then you have assigned him the mediator between you and God rather than Jesus Christ.
Trusting in Christ Brings Eternal Salvation
When Christ changes us into a new creation when we trust in Him, at that moment His Holy Spirit comes to live in us eternally.
Ephesians 1:12-14 "…12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory. 13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth— the gospel of your salvation— you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory."
Ephesians 1:12-14 "…12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory. 13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth— the gospel of your salvation— you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory."
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
The Spiritual Man can see what the Undiscerning Man Cannot See
When we watch a sad movie, we cry even though we know it isn't real. This is why God says that sin begins in the mind. Our mind records the actions on the screen as our experiencing them.
I see the connection much more clearly now between sin in the heart and sin in actions.
Proverbs 23:7 "7 For as he thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!” But his heart is not with you."
Psalm 55:21 "His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed."
Matthew 12:34-35 "You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure."
Romans 12:2 "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God."
God is more concerned with the inner heart than outer actions. The outer actions are obvious, but people can be outwardly good and inwardly wicked.
Matthew 12:33-35 "33 Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. "
John 8:44 "You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies."
Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil. The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure."
A man can fool others only so long before the wicked man's heart is revealed in his actions and words. Those who are Spiritually discerning can see what the undiscerning cannot see.
I see the connection much more clearly now between sin in the heart and sin in actions.
Proverbs 23:7 "7 For as he thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!” But his heart is not with you."
Psalm 55:21 "His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed."
Matthew 12:34-35 "You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure."
Romans 12:2 "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God."
God is more concerned with the inner heart than outer actions. The outer actions are obvious, but people can be outwardly good and inwardly wicked.
Matthew 12:33-35 "33 Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. "
John 8:44 "You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies."
Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil. The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure."
A man can fool others only so long before the wicked man's heart is revealed in his actions and words. Those who are Spiritually discerning can see what the undiscerning cannot see.
America Has Something to Fear Even if they Don't Know it!
A "supposed" friend making a deal with the friend's enemy is to be disloyal to the friend.
Making a deal with Iran is to be disloyal to Israel!!!!
I have learned this from my studies and experiences with narcissism. A narcissist is friends with their targets' enemies as a show of solidarity with the persecutors.
Now that our government has turned its back on Israel, we can see more miracles than ever in Israel because of God's protection when no one else will defend her.
Keep this in mind when you are treated disrespectfully by your enemies: God will fight for you and protect you because you belong to Him, just as God will protect and defend Israel Himself while the whole world is against her.
Never fear or become disquieted because your friends will not be loyal. If they are disloyal, that is the clue that they were never your friends in the first place. True friends do not turn on their friends; they defend and comfort them.
And, best of all, know that God is our defender, we need not worry about having allies when He is our protector!!!! Hallelujah!!!
Genesis 12:3 "I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
America has much to be afraid of in these last days but will not understand why!
Isaiah 60:12 "For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste."
Making a deal with Iran is to be disloyal to Israel!!!!
I have learned this from my studies and experiences with narcissism. A narcissist is friends with their targets' enemies as a show of solidarity with the persecutors.
Now that our government has turned its back on Israel, we can see more miracles than ever in Israel because of God's protection when no one else will defend her.
Keep this in mind when you are treated disrespectfully by your enemies: God will fight for you and protect you because you belong to Him, just as God will protect and defend Israel Himself while the whole world is against her.
Never fear or become disquieted because your friends will not be loyal. If they are disloyal, that is the clue that they were never your friends in the first place. True friends do not turn on their friends; they defend and comfort them.
And, best of all, know that God is our defender, we need not worry about having allies when He is our protector!!!! Hallelujah!!!
Genesis 12:3 "I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
America has much to be afraid of in these last days but will not understand why!
Isaiah 60:12 "For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste."
Blessed to Walk in Confidence with Christ
Today, I am feeling blessed to have had many prayers answered over the years. Most answered prayers have been about understanding life and God's response to it.
I have no ill feelings toward anyone who has acted disrespectfully toward me; I do feel sorry for them.
As Joseph once said to his estranged brothers, "You meant it for evil but God meant it for good."
I even love the people who have treated me with contempt because I know they were only acting out of the sadness and insecurity of their own hearts.
Those who judge others over small matters and innocent statements do it because they need to feel superior to others. They are deeply addicted to a sense of dominance and control over others.
They especially target people who have disagreed with them at some time, even though they agreed on other things; that one time was enough to foster contempt in their hearts. They can no longer see anything good in the target of their hate.
When we love people, we interpret the object of our love with grace. Seeking to discover the intent behind actions and emotions rather than automatically choosing a negative intent. We interpret everything with grace unless blatantly obvious.
A narcissist can take any innocent and even good comment or reaction and spin it to look bad. We see this in the media all the time. They will never be direct in their communication, always questioning things that do not need questioning, to minimize and diminish the kind act.
A hypothetical example of this might be a person giving a cookbook as a gift to a friend, knowing the friend enjoys cooking. The friend gossiped to others that the book was a hint to her that she was a bad cook and that she needed to be taught how to cook.
There are many examples like this that we could all remember experiencing. Rather than the friend enjoying the thoughtful gift, perhaps even cooking something from it to share with their friend, the narcissist turns the whole experience into gossip and degradation.
Every gift to someone like this is seen as manipulation or as a message meant to embarrass them. They ignore all the good things their target does and twist innocent things into bad.
Lessons like this bless me. I no longer feel any hurt or anger when I see it because I know the person acting this way has a deeper spiritual and emotional problem that emerges to make themselves feel better about themselves. This allows me to treat them with kindness so that I do not engage in becoming like them.
Proverbs 26:4-5 "4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes."
Proverbs 23:9 "Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words."
2 Timothy 2:23-24 "But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing."
Knowing the Bible principles for dealing with difficult people frees us from our emotions and pride. God also gives us permission to avoid people who engage in these negative interpretations, causing trouble not only for us but also for others.
The devil wants us to focus on ourselves, feelings, and retorts that only give the rude person an excuse. When we respond in a Christlike way, a mild rebuke or total silence, and then move away from it, we are free from the guilt of having reacted to the rudeness with more rudeness. The perpetrator gets nothing from us out of their personal attack, and we walk away guilt-free.
Our freedom from guilt is far more valuable than attempting to help someone understand something they have no intention of understanding, no matter how good the response.
There is a saying that I have heard that makes sense, especially in these last days of rebellion: "There are those who are dedicated to misunderstanding you." I would add, with the intent of falsely accusing us to elevate themselves.
We are living in the times of 2 Timothy 3, and I am convinced it has been this way for 2000 years since Christ left. The last days have been around this long, but these mentalities have grown exponentially during our lifetime. Israel is the benchmark of the very end of the end days, having been regathered to their land in 1948.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "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."
Many of these people will have a form of religion but deny God in their lifestyle and attitude. They will say they are Bible believers but violate much of God's Word, negating their claim.
Do not despair in these last days, but rejoice that this mess is almost over for the believer who has trusted in Christ. We will be going home soon. May we remain faithful to God's Word even if no one else within our influence does.
I have no ill feelings toward anyone who has acted disrespectfully toward me; I do feel sorry for them.
As Joseph once said to his estranged brothers, "You meant it for evil but God meant it for good."
I even love the people who have treated me with contempt because I know they were only acting out of the sadness and insecurity of their own hearts.
Those who judge others over small matters and innocent statements do it because they need to feel superior to others. They are deeply addicted to a sense of dominance and control over others.
They especially target people who have disagreed with them at some time, even though they agreed on other things; that one time was enough to foster contempt in their hearts. They can no longer see anything good in the target of their hate.
When we love people, we interpret the object of our love with grace. Seeking to discover the intent behind actions and emotions rather than automatically choosing a negative intent. We interpret everything with grace unless blatantly obvious.
A narcissist can take any innocent and even good comment or reaction and spin it to look bad. We see this in the media all the time. They will never be direct in their communication, always questioning things that do not need questioning, to minimize and diminish the kind act.
A hypothetical example of this might be a person giving a cookbook as a gift to a friend, knowing the friend enjoys cooking. The friend gossiped to others that the book was a hint to her that she was a bad cook and that she needed to be taught how to cook.
There are many examples like this that we could all remember experiencing. Rather than the friend enjoying the thoughtful gift, perhaps even cooking something from it to share with their friend, the narcissist turns the whole experience into gossip and degradation.
Every gift to someone like this is seen as manipulation or as a message meant to embarrass them. They ignore all the good things their target does and twist innocent things into bad.
Lessons like this bless me. I no longer feel any hurt or anger when I see it because I know the person acting this way has a deeper spiritual and emotional problem that emerges to make themselves feel better about themselves. This allows me to treat them with kindness so that I do not engage in becoming like them.
Proverbs 26:4-5 "4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes."
Proverbs 23:9 "Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words."
2 Timothy 2:23-24 "But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing."
Knowing the Bible principles for dealing with difficult people frees us from our emotions and pride. God also gives us permission to avoid people who engage in these negative interpretations, causing trouble not only for us but also for others.
The devil wants us to focus on ourselves, feelings, and retorts that only give the rude person an excuse. When we respond in a Christlike way, a mild rebuke or total silence, and then move away from it, we are free from the guilt of having reacted to the rudeness with more rudeness. The perpetrator gets nothing from us out of their personal attack, and we walk away guilt-free.
Our freedom from guilt is far more valuable than attempting to help someone understand something they have no intention of understanding, no matter how good the response.
There is a saying that I have heard that makes sense, especially in these last days of rebellion: "There are those who are dedicated to misunderstanding you." I would add, with the intent of falsely accusing us to elevate themselves.
We are living in the times of 2 Timothy 3, and I am convinced it has been this way for 2000 years since Christ left. The last days have been around this long, but these mentalities have grown exponentially during our lifetime. Israel is the benchmark of the very end of the end days, having been regathered to their land in 1948.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "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."
Many of these people will have a form of religion but deny God in their lifestyle and attitude. They will say they are Bible believers but violate much of God's Word, negating their claim.
Do not despair in these last days, but rejoice that this mess is almost over for the believer who has trusted in Christ. We will be going home soon. May we remain faithful to God's Word even if no one else within our influence does.
Sunday, June 14, 2026
It All Began in the Garden
It began in the garden when the devil convinced Eve of lies about God. God the Father is the Perfect Father, and yet Eve was led to believe evil things about Him by Satan.
Demons have twisted the minds of the adult children to reject their parents; this takes away any influence they will have on their grandchildren. Ruining families is the best way to destroy lives.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people."
The best way to corrupt families is to divide them in foolish arguments over nothing important. Satan did this in the garden when he divided Eve from the Father by lying to her that she could be like God. He is doing the same thing today in families, dividing children against their parents most often for no good reason, over lies the devil is telling them.
Adult children loved their parents when they were small, but over the years, the devil managed to convince the children that their parents were the problem, and they refused to listen to and respect their parents.
It all began in the garden with Eve when the devil convinced her that God was keeping things from her and that He was evil and should be disregarded.
I am hearing more stories every day of parents who have been good and still their children were rejecting them as though they just were not perfect enough.
They judge their parents about things they have little knowledge of, but are disinformation and gossip. Just like the devil in the garden in conversation with Eve, the adult children are convincing the grandchildren of things that were not true.
The devil's most effective weapon against mankind is to destroy good family connections over petty things that were lies. Causing adult children to interpret things falsely while refusing to have a discussion over those things.
It is not enough for the devil to twist the minds of the children; he then compels them to share their lies with others in the family, so everyone is against the person they hate.
Genesis 3:1-4 "Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,
3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”
4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
The devil is still operating the same way today that he did in the garden with Eve, only on steroids. As we approach the end of the church age, when he knows his time is short, he will do as much damage as he can before he is destroyed by God.
Do not be dismayed when you are rejected, it has been prophesied, nothing will stop it so the best course of action is to live fully for God no matter what anyone else is doing. Leave the evil ones to God to deal with.
Demons have twisted the minds of the adult children to reject their parents; this takes away any influence they will have on their grandchildren. Ruining families is the best way to destroy lives.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people."
The best way to corrupt families is to divide them in foolish arguments over nothing important. Satan did this in the garden when he divided Eve from the Father by lying to her that she could be like God. He is doing the same thing today in families, dividing children against their parents most often for no good reason, over lies the devil is telling them.
Adult children loved their parents when they were small, but over the years, the devil managed to convince the children that their parents were the problem, and they refused to listen to and respect their parents.
It all began in the garden with Eve when the devil convinced her that God was keeping things from her and that He was evil and should be disregarded.
I am hearing more stories every day of parents who have been good and still their children were rejecting them as though they just were not perfect enough.
They judge their parents about things they have little knowledge of, but are disinformation and gossip. Just like the devil in the garden in conversation with Eve, the adult children are convincing the grandchildren of things that were not true.
The devil's most effective weapon against mankind is to destroy good family connections over petty things that were lies. Causing adult children to interpret things falsely while refusing to have a discussion over those things.
It is not enough for the devil to twist the minds of the children; he then compels them to share their lies with others in the family, so everyone is against the person they hate.
Genesis 3:1-4 "Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,
3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”
4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
The devil is still operating the same way today that he did in the garden with Eve, only on steroids. As we approach the end of the church age, when he knows his time is short, he will do as much damage as he can before he is destroyed by God.
Do not be dismayed when you are rejected, it has been prophesied, nothing will stop it so the best course of action is to live fully for God no matter what anyone else is doing. Leave the evil ones to God to deal with.
Friday, June 12, 2026
Never Judge by Outer Appearance
A son or daughter does what their parents expect of them when living with them. We should not be shocked when our children leave home and become seemingly totally different people.
A person dedicated to righteousness from their heart does not change just because they leave home. The change was not a changed heart but only changed behavior commensurate with their heart all along that they were hiding.
When a son or daughter leaves their parents' home and becomes a different person, they are merely allowing their real selves to come into the open.
I have seen many posts of people astonished that when their child left home, through college or marriage, they were associated with the world and the world changed them. The world can only change someone's outer behavior who was already leaning in that direction.
Children say and do what is expected of them when they are living with their parents. The real them emerges when they are no longer under their parents' authority.
There are always clues when our children live at home, but we ignore them, hoping it was just a phase or they would grow out of those little things that seem off. But those were clues about the character inside and what might happen when they get into the world, out from under their parents' eyes and expectations.
Our prayer for our children ought to be that they trust in Christ and He changes their heart. Many people play a role to fit in while their heart is far different from what we can see on the outside. This is why God told us the following passage in Matthew 7.
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.
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’
23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
Never boast about your children to others; we never know for sure what is really inside. The boasting is for our own aggrandisement and not evidence of truth.
A person dedicated to righteousness from their heart does not change just because they leave home. The change was not a changed heart but only changed behavior commensurate with their heart all along that they were hiding.
When a son or daughter leaves their parents' home and becomes a different person, they are merely allowing their real selves to come into the open.
I have seen many posts of people astonished that when their child left home, through college or marriage, they were associated with the world and the world changed them. The world can only change someone's outer behavior who was already leaning in that direction.
Children say and do what is expected of them when they are living with their parents. The real them emerges when they are no longer under their parents' authority.
There are always clues when our children live at home, but we ignore them, hoping it was just a phase or they would grow out of those little things that seem off. But those were clues about the character inside and what might happen when they get into the world, out from under their parents' eyes and expectations.
Our prayer for our children ought to be that they trust in Christ and He changes their heart. Many people play a role to fit in while their heart is far different from what we can see on the outside. This is why God told us the following passage in Matthew 7.
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.
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’
23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
Never boast about your children to others; we never know for sure what is really inside. The boasting is for our own aggrandisement and not evidence of truth.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Reparations by Those Who Didn't Do the Crime is the Height of Insanity
Reparations for past injuries to groups of people who were never alive during the time of the atrocities is the worst kind of injustice. It's the same as sending a son to jail for what the father did.
Would you agree to send an 18-year-old son to jail for the crime his father committed against someone? Everyone with a rational mindset would say that would be absurd.
Deuteronomy 24:16 "16 “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin."
Jeremiah 31:30 "30 But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge."
Ezekiel 18:20 "20 The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself."
This is the reason "family feuds" or "racial feuds" are so irrational. Holding a grudge against someone about a sin or crime because they are related to the perpetrator is the height of insanity. And, even worse, holding someone accountable who wasn't even related to the perpetrator merely for being the same race is madness and derangement
Reparations required for those who not only did not commit the crime but even their ancestors were not here to commit the crime is complete insanity.
Sadly, the devil is attempting to pit one race against another without any reason, merely a fantasy in their own minds to be able to express the hatred and anger that is in their own heart.
These irrational mindsets are a result of those who hate God and everyone else. There is anger so deep in their hearts, desiring a reason to justify their hatred, even if it means making up fantasies.
Those who promote this sort of injustice, causing riots and turning people against one another, are being controlled by the devil while thinking it's their own idea. Pray for them, we know they are on their way to hell, and only Christ can expunge that hostility from their cold, stony hearts.
May the born-again believers see this for what it is, tactics of the devil to ruin relationships, and refuse to participate, either by not responding to it or supporting it in any way.
The antidote to this poison is to become the love of Christ Who lives in us toward those who have done nothing to us.
Would you agree to send an 18-year-old son to jail for the crime his father committed against someone? Everyone with a rational mindset would say that would be absurd.
Deuteronomy 24:16 "16 “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin."
Jeremiah 31:30 "30 But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge."
Ezekiel 18:20 "20 The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself."
This is the reason "family feuds" or "racial feuds" are so irrational. Holding a grudge against someone about a sin or crime because they are related to the perpetrator is the height of insanity. And, even worse, holding someone accountable who wasn't even related to the perpetrator merely for being the same race is madness and derangement
Reparations required for those who not only did not commit the crime but even their ancestors were not here to commit the crime is complete insanity.
Sadly, the devil is attempting to pit one race against another without any reason, merely a fantasy in their own minds to be able to express the hatred and anger that is in their own heart.
These irrational mindsets are a result of those who hate God and everyone else. There is anger so deep in their hearts, desiring a reason to justify their hatred, even if it means making up fantasies.
Those who promote this sort of injustice, causing riots and turning people against one another, are being controlled by the devil while thinking it's their own idea. Pray for them, we know they are on their way to hell, and only Christ can expunge that hostility from their cold, stony hearts.
May the born-again believers see this for what it is, tactics of the devil to ruin relationships, and refuse to participate, either by not responding to it or supporting it in any way.
The antidote to this poison is to become the love of Christ Who lives in us toward those who have done nothing to us.
The Nephilim LIe
The biggest lie in these last days that has perverted the Christian faith is the idea that devils mated with humans, creating giants. There were giants in the land but they were not the product of devil-human mating.
I posted these on another thread to different people, so please be patient if you see the same words repeated.
Devils do not procreate; they have no seed. They are a completely different species and cannot mate with anyone, not even among themselves. God said, "each one after its own kind." Cats do not mate with dogs, cows do not mate with horses, and spirit beings do not mate with human flesh.
It is blasphemy to say that devils can create a child in the womb, the same as God the Father did with Jesus Christ. This idea of the nephilim was created by Greek mythology by the devil to make people think that devils have the same power as God does.
To say that devils can do what God the Father did with Jesus Christ is to bring down the miracle of Christ in the womb of Mary. Making devils appear as gods themselves.
The idea that devils can mate with humans is blasphemy, since God the Father was the only One Who can create a human being in the womb, as with Jesus Christ in His mother's womb. Angels and devils do not have a seed; they do not procreate. This whole mess of the idea of hybrid beings is of the devil.
The "nephilim" were not a race of people. The word nephelim is translated "mighty men". Angels never mated with humans; they are spirit beings that do not procreate and have no seed to be able to create human beings. It is blasphemy to say that a devil can do the same thing that God the Father did in placing Jesus Christ in the womb of Mary. The idea of devils mating with humans is the biggest lie being passed around in these last days.
It is astounding to me that so many well-known preachers are teaching this nonsense and blasphemy that comes from Greek mythology. The book of Enoch, where this nonsense comes from was not written by Enoch of the Bible; it was written hundreds of years later and is in no way inspired. It is full of much blasphemy.
I posted these on another thread to different people, so please be patient if you see the same words repeated.
Devils do not procreate; they have no seed. They are a completely different species and cannot mate with anyone, not even among themselves. God said, "each one after its own kind." Cats do not mate with dogs, cows do not mate with horses, and spirit beings do not mate with human flesh.
It is blasphemy to say that devils can create a child in the womb, the same as God the Father did with Jesus Christ. This idea of the nephilim was created by Greek mythology by the devil to make people think that devils have the same power as God does.
To say that devils can do what God the Father did with Jesus Christ is to bring down the miracle of Christ in the womb of Mary. Making devils appear as gods themselves.
The idea that devils can mate with humans is blasphemy, since God the Father was the only One Who can create a human being in the womb, as with Jesus Christ in His mother's womb. Angels and devils do not have a seed; they do not procreate. This whole mess of the idea of hybrid beings is of the devil.
The "nephilim" were not a race of people. The word nephelim is translated "mighty men". Angels never mated with humans; they are spirit beings that do not procreate and have no seed to be able to create human beings. It is blasphemy to say that a devil can do the same thing that God the Father did in placing Jesus Christ in the womb of Mary. The idea of devils mating with humans is the biggest lie being passed around in these last days.
It is astounding to me that so many well-known preachers are teaching this nonsense and blasphemy that comes from Greek mythology. The book of Enoch, where this nonsense comes from was not written by Enoch of the Bible; it was written hundreds of years later and is in no way inspired. It is full of much blasphemy.
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Is Man Glorified or is God Glorified in the Gathering
I am so glad the Holy Spirit prays on our behalf. There have been many times when I don't know what to pray or how to pray for someone.
When I have prayed the same prayer over and over again for someone or some circumstance but have not yet seen an answer, I have to trust that God heard me.
I have to trust, too, that all the prayers of the past still count. One more will not change God's mind about His will. He has a perfect answer, and often it is not what we think it should be or what we want.
Romans 8:25-27 "…25 But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently. 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. 27, And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."
It is astonishing that so many people think they know the best answer for someone else, or the best action that should be taken, even though they have never asked God for wisdom about His heart and desire.
Christ desired that all men would be saved and died to provide that salvation for everyone, but knew that most would not trust in Him.
1 Timothy 2:3-4 "3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."
Isaiah 53:1-12 "Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces, he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed."
We have to accept that sometimes our prayers for our loved ones will not be answered, not because God doesn't want to answer, but because He never overrides someone's free will to choose Him.
Just as our desire is that our family members would repent and trust in Christ most will not, this was Christ's experience and it will be ours too.
Yes, we should pray as led by the Holy Spirit and sometimes we are led not to continue to pray because God already knows the heart of those we pray for and knows they will not just as most will not trust in Him.
Psalm 22:7 "All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;"
This was Christ's experience and it will be ours too. Rejected and mocked by most because we live in a world that wants to feel safe in church but has no devotion to Christ Himself.
Many church people bring a false gospel, a pretend life without dedication to the word of God, picking and choosing from the Bible what they wish to believe while ignoring many of God's commands and principles.
To deny the Word of God is to deny Jesus Christ because He is the Word.
1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."
The devil has infiltrated most church gatherings and intimidated the attendees to believe they must have a special leader paid to do a job, leaving them silent in the pews while believing everything this leader tells them without a desire to read the Word for themselves, while praying for wisdom. This is the state of the institutional gatherings led by men, but not led by the Holy Spirit.
John 16:13-14 "13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you."
When we walk in the Spirit of Truth, God will be glorified. When man does his own thing according to his own desires, it is man who is glorified.
When I have prayed the same prayer over and over again for someone or some circumstance but have not yet seen an answer, I have to trust that God heard me.
I have to trust, too, that all the prayers of the past still count. One more will not change God's mind about His will. He has a perfect answer, and often it is not what we think it should be or what we want.
Romans 8:25-27 "…25 But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently. 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. 27, And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."
It is astonishing that so many people think they know the best answer for someone else, or the best action that should be taken, even though they have never asked God for wisdom about His heart and desire.
Christ desired that all men would be saved and died to provide that salvation for everyone, but knew that most would not trust in Him.
1 Timothy 2:3-4 "3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."
Isaiah 53:1-12 "Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces, he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed."
We have to accept that sometimes our prayers for our loved ones will not be answered, not because God doesn't want to answer, but because He never overrides someone's free will to choose Him.
Just as our desire is that our family members would repent and trust in Christ most will not, this was Christ's experience and it will be ours too.
Yes, we should pray as led by the Holy Spirit and sometimes we are led not to continue to pray because God already knows the heart of those we pray for and knows they will not just as most will not trust in Him.
Psalm 22:7 "All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;"
This was Christ's experience and it will be ours too. Rejected and mocked by most because we live in a world that wants to feel safe in church but has no devotion to Christ Himself.
Many church people bring a false gospel, a pretend life without dedication to the word of God, picking and choosing from the Bible what they wish to believe while ignoring many of God's commands and principles.
To deny the Word of God is to deny Jesus Christ because He is the Word.
1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."
The devil has infiltrated most church gatherings and intimidated the attendees to believe they must have a special leader paid to do a job, leaving them silent in the pews while believing everything this leader tells them without a desire to read the Word for themselves, while praying for wisdom. This is the state of the institutional gatherings led by men, but not led by the Holy Spirit.
John 16:13-14 "13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you."
When we walk in the Spirit of Truth, God will be glorified. When man does his own thing according to his own desires, it is man who is glorified.
Monday, June 8, 2026
Salvation by Faith Alone in Christ
There are those who think a sin will lose them their salvation. It is the sinful nature that sends people to hell when they refuse to trust in what Christ did for them on the cross.
Good works are not evidence of salvation; the fruit of the Spirit is the evidence, the very character qualities of Christ.
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."
Walking in the ways of the Lord is not a requirement for salvation only believing. We do walk in the ways of the Lord as a lifestyle if we are born again. If we mess up because of weakness we remain saved but suffer conviction until we confess it to be cleansed.
The thief on the cross had no opportunity to obey in works, all He did was admit Jesus Christ is God that He claims to be and that He did not deserve to die because He had no sin.
1 John 2:1 "1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father— Jesus Christ, the Righteous One."
Unsaved people do not have an advocate with the Father, only believers do. Those who are not disciplined are bastard children.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
Hebrews 12:8 " 8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons."
If we sin the Holy Spirit goes silent so that we do not have His help until we confess sin.
Revelation 3:19 "Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore, be earnest and repent."
1 Corinthians 11:32 "But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world."
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
"19 Do not quench (silence) the Spirit, 20 do not utterly reject prophecies, 21 but examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good, 22 abstain from every form of evil."
When Christ seals us with His Holy Spirit, it is for eternity.
Ephesians 1:12-14 "…12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory. 13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth— the gospel of your salvation— you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.…"
Christ paid the penalty for our sin because we could not pay it. There is nothing we could do that would be good enough; it's why Christ had to die. We could not die for our own sin what makes us think we could do anything less than die to earn or keep our salvation?
Those who fall back were never saved. They were never transformed by Christ and are in need of salvation for the first time.
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. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
Good works are not evidence of salvation; the fruit of the Spirit is the evidence, the very character qualities of Christ.
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."
Walking in the ways of the Lord is not a requirement for salvation only believing. We do walk in the ways of the Lord as a lifestyle if we are born again. If we mess up because of weakness we remain saved but suffer conviction until we confess it to be cleansed.
The thief on the cross had no opportunity to obey in works, all He did was admit Jesus Christ is God that He claims to be and that He did not deserve to die because He had no sin.
1 John 2:1 "1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father— Jesus Christ, the Righteous One."
Unsaved people do not have an advocate with the Father, only believers do. Those who are not disciplined are bastard children.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
Hebrews 12:8 " 8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons."
If we sin the Holy Spirit goes silent so that we do not have His help until we confess sin.
Revelation 3:19 "Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore, be earnest and repent."
1 Corinthians 11:32 "But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world."
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
"19 Do not quench (silence) the Spirit, 20 do not utterly reject prophecies, 21 but examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good, 22 abstain from every form of evil."
When Christ seals us with His Holy Spirit, it is for eternity.
Ephesians 1:12-14 "…12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory. 13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth— the gospel of your salvation— you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.…"
Christ paid the penalty for our sin because we could not pay it. There is nothing we could do that would be good enough; it's why Christ had to die. We could not die for our own sin what makes us think we could do anything less than die to earn or keep our salvation?
Those who fall back were never saved. They were never transformed by Christ and are in need of salvation for the first time.
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. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
Obedience and Salvation are Two Sides of the Same Coin
If someone has been born again, they will never lose their salvation over sin. The question is whether or not those who defiantly remarry after divorce were saved in the first place.
And, those who defiantly support those who are remarried may have never been born again. The thing about God's transformation of our spirit into His Spirit causes us to desire to obey Him. Sin drops off after salvation because no born-again believer can tolerate the conviction of the Holy Spirit while remaining in sin.
1 John 3:8-10 "…8The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed: to destroy the works of the devil. 9Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.…"
Born-again believers may fall into sin for a time but they do not stay there, and they do not lose their salvation. Here is why:
,
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
We do not become born again by stopping sin; we become born again by trusting what Christ did for us on the cross, and then He begins the cleansing process while He lives in us.
Those who have been transformed by Christ into a new creation hate sin and love righteousness. When they fall from weakness into a sin, they cannot remain there; the conviction of the Holy Spirit in them will give them no rest.
If someone is born again and does not turn from their sin, the Holy Spirit will go silent and will not hear their prayers. They lose rewards in heaven and do not see the blessings of His wisdom as long as they remain in their sin.
John 9:31 " 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will."
God hears those who "does His will."
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
"19 Do not quench the Spirit, 20 do not utterly reject prophecies, 21 but examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good,
22 abstain from every form of evil."
A sinful nature keeps unbelievers out of heaven until they repent and desire to be cleansed by Christ. Willfully engaging in sin will keep God from hearing the prayers of the born-again believers.
The salvation message is for those who have never been born again, and rebuke to return to obedience is for those who have already been born again. Sometimes it is hard to discern who is saved and who is not because believers in these last days often have false ideas they learned from their culture and cannot let go of.
May each one seek Christ to see if they are born of the Spirit of Christ or not.
2 Corinthians 13:5 "5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you— unless you actually fail the test?"
And, those who defiantly support those who are remarried may have never been born again. The thing about God's transformation of our spirit into His Spirit causes us to desire to obey Him. Sin drops off after salvation because no born-again believer can tolerate the conviction of the Holy Spirit while remaining in sin.
1 John 3:8-10 "…8The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed: to destroy the works of the devil. 9Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.…"
Born-again believers may fall into sin for a time but they do not stay there, and they do not lose their salvation. Here is why:
,
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
We do not become born again by stopping sin; we become born again by trusting what Christ did for us on the cross, and then He begins the cleansing process while He lives in us.
Those who have been transformed by Christ into a new creation hate sin and love righteousness. When they fall from weakness into a sin, they cannot remain there; the conviction of the Holy Spirit in them will give them no rest.
If someone is born again and does not turn from their sin, the Holy Spirit will go silent and will not hear their prayers. They lose rewards in heaven and do not see the blessings of His wisdom as long as they remain in their sin.
John 9:31 " 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will."
God hears those who "does His will."
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
"19 Do not quench the Spirit, 20 do not utterly reject prophecies, 21 but examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good,
22 abstain from every form of evil."
A sinful nature keeps unbelievers out of heaven until they repent and desire to be cleansed by Christ. Willfully engaging in sin will keep God from hearing the prayers of the born-again believers.
The salvation message is for those who have never been born again, and rebuke to return to obedience is for those who have already been born again. Sometimes it is hard to discern who is saved and who is not because believers in these last days often have false ideas they learned from their culture and cannot let go of.
May each one seek Christ to see if they are born of the Spirit of Christ or not.
2 Corinthians 13:5 "5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you— unless you actually fail the test?"
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Isolation from Grandchildren by Rebellious Adult Children
We are watching a generation of adult children who are rebellious in their own hearts, concocting in their own minds reasons why their parents were not perfect enough, and punishing them with isolation from their grandchildren.
Adult children nowadays are jealous and entitled; they do not want their children, our grandchildren, to love us. They desire that their children only love them.
The emotional and verbal abuse of grandparents violates the command of God to "honor father and mother." This has nothing to do with gifts on holidays; it has to do with valuing them, caring for them in their elder years when they cannot care for themselves, and speaking well of them to the grandchildren.
Sadly, many adult children model to their children the disrespect for their own parents that causes the grandchildren to disrespect their grandparents too. It is true that "more is caught than taught."
If the adult children show up for holidays but speak against their grandparents or roll their eyes in covert disapproval in front of the grandchildren, the grandchildren will do what their parents do. No words even have to be said; just the mocking disapproval over small and silly things is enough to cause grandchildren to be rude and impolite in subtle ways.
When grandchildren observe their parents dismissing grandparents, they, too, will dismiss them.
I have heard adult children complain that the grandparents don't pay enough attention to the grandchildren. I laugh a little at this because what the parents are modeling in front of the grandchildren is the way the grandchildren are acting toward the grandparents, and it does not foster a desire to be with them.
Who wants to be around grandchildren who have no desire to see you except to fulfill their obligation for a short visit, just to say they did it?
When the grandchildren model this subtle disrespect toward the grandparents that was taught to them by the parents through example, it is not likely that the grandparents will enjoy the company of their grandchildren.
Many grandparents are being treated with dismissiveness, a lack of excitement to see them, and even demanding that the grandparents measure up to their own idea of perfection.
We are not obligated to spend time with disrespectful, entitled adult children or grandchildren.
Every time you see your adult children, they criticize everything you say and do, petty to the core, then we lose the desire to be around them. Who would want these kinds of people for our friends?
When good things happen, and the adult children act bored, dismissive, or even irritated, then they are not people who can be our friends.
I love people, but that does not mean I will tolerate consistent emotional and spiritual abuse. We are living in times when adult children call it love to show up but bring with them disdain and contempt for us. They only want to appear to love us, for their own glory, but they do not know what love is God's way.
The following verse tells us to walk away when we bring the gospel, and those hearing reject us. This is applicable when we want to live out our Christianity, and our children work to undermine or deny it.
Matthew 10:14 "And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town."
Luke 10:16 "Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
When adult children choose to disrespect us, we are not obligated to make them our friends; they are divisive and destructive to our walk with Christ.
Titus 3:10-11 "Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition, knowing that such a man is corrupt and sinful; he is self-condemned."
Matthew 10:40,41 "He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me."
We are living in an age in which adult children have disrespected their parents, but don't believe they have; they have little understanding of what it is to honor father and mother.
There are abusive mothers or fathers who cause drama and trouble in the family in a big way, but this is not an article about them. This article is about normal parents who did their best with all their warts and flaws, who generally protected and cared for their children as they were growing up.
May Christian parents who love their children learn to let go of rebellious entitled children when they disrespect, while praying for them. If the children refuse to respect, then it is time to get on with your life, serving the Lord without the distraction of unnecessary family drama.
Since we are no longer responsible for adult children, we must let them go if they refuse to respect us. Set a boundary. If they refuse, then set another more extreme boundary; if that does not work, then ban them from your life.
We lived without children once in the beginning of our marriage, we can live without them now if they reject us because of our boundaries.
Lastly, moving on from rebellious and hateful adult children does not mean we do not love them, we do!!! We just cannot live with the mean-spirited hatred they bring with them. We wish it could be different, but we accept when we cannot have them while leaving them to God.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "Godlessness in the Last Days
3 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,
4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people."
Look at verse 4, which tells us that these people will claim to be godly, but they deny Christ by their resistance tothe word of God.
Look at what the 5th verse in this passage says: "Avoid such people."
Adult children nowadays are jealous and entitled; they do not want their children, our grandchildren, to love us. They desire that their children only love them.
The emotional and verbal abuse of grandparents violates the command of God to "honor father and mother." This has nothing to do with gifts on holidays; it has to do with valuing them, caring for them in their elder years when they cannot care for themselves, and speaking well of them to the grandchildren.
Sadly, many adult children model to their children the disrespect for their own parents that causes the grandchildren to disrespect their grandparents too. It is true that "more is caught than taught."
If the adult children show up for holidays but speak against their grandparents or roll their eyes in covert disapproval in front of the grandchildren, the grandchildren will do what their parents do. No words even have to be said; just the mocking disapproval over small and silly things is enough to cause grandchildren to be rude and impolite in subtle ways.
When grandchildren observe their parents dismissing grandparents, they, too, will dismiss them.
I have heard adult children complain that the grandparents don't pay enough attention to the grandchildren. I laugh a little at this because what the parents are modeling in front of the grandchildren is the way the grandchildren are acting toward the grandparents, and it does not foster a desire to be with them.
Who wants to be around grandchildren who have no desire to see you except to fulfill their obligation for a short visit, just to say they did it?
When the grandchildren model this subtle disrespect toward the grandparents that was taught to them by the parents through example, it is not likely that the grandparents will enjoy the company of their grandchildren.
Many grandparents are being treated with dismissiveness, a lack of excitement to see them, and even demanding that the grandparents measure up to their own idea of perfection.
We are not obligated to spend time with disrespectful, entitled adult children or grandchildren.
Every time you see your adult children, they criticize everything you say and do, petty to the core, then we lose the desire to be around them. Who would want these kinds of people for our friends?
When good things happen, and the adult children act bored, dismissive, or even irritated, then they are not people who can be our friends.
I love people, but that does not mean I will tolerate consistent emotional and spiritual abuse. We are living in times when adult children call it love to show up but bring with them disdain and contempt for us. They only want to appear to love us, for their own glory, but they do not know what love is God's way.
The following verse tells us to walk away when we bring the gospel, and those hearing reject us. This is applicable when we want to live out our Christianity, and our children work to undermine or deny it.
Matthew 10:14 "And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town."
Luke 10:16 "Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
When adult children choose to disrespect us, we are not obligated to make them our friends; they are divisive and destructive to our walk with Christ.
Titus 3:10-11 "Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition, knowing that such a man is corrupt and sinful; he is self-condemned."
Matthew 10:40,41 "He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me."
We are living in an age in which adult children have disrespected their parents, but don't believe they have; they have little understanding of what it is to honor father and mother.
There are abusive mothers or fathers who cause drama and trouble in the family in a big way, but this is not an article about them. This article is about normal parents who did their best with all their warts and flaws, who generally protected and cared for their children as they were growing up.
May Christian parents who love their children learn to let go of rebellious entitled children when they disrespect, while praying for them. If the children refuse to respect, then it is time to get on with your life, serving the Lord without the distraction of unnecessary family drama.
Since we are no longer responsible for adult children, we must let them go if they refuse to respect us. Set a boundary. If they refuse, then set another more extreme boundary; if that does not work, then ban them from your life.
We lived without children once in the beginning of our marriage, we can live without them now if they reject us because of our boundaries.
Lastly, moving on from rebellious and hateful adult children does not mean we do not love them, we do!!! We just cannot live with the mean-spirited hatred they bring with them. We wish it could be different, but we accept when we cannot have them while leaving them to God.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "Godlessness in the Last Days
3 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,
4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people."
Look at verse 4, which tells us that these people will claim to be godly, but they deny Christ by their resistance tothe word of God.
Look at what the 5th verse in this passage says: "Avoid such people."
Friday, June 5, 2026
Do not fall into the narcissists game, his/her trap!
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!"
The End of all Things is at Hand
1 Peter 4:7-19 "7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:
11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Suffering as a Christian
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
18 And
“If the righteous is scarcely saved,
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good."
8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:
11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Suffering as a Christian
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
18 And
“If the righteous is scarcely saved,
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good."
Using the Enemies Tactics is only to become like them!
I don't know who started it but this idea that we should put up a rainbow flag with the proper colors to combat the homosexual agenda is playing right into the devil's hands.
God never told us to do such a thing so we should ignore their foolishness and just live out our Christian life.
Proverbs 26:4-5
"4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes."
Narcissists love to cause fights and divisions; they not only expect people to fight back, but they want it more than anything. If they can keep Christians distracted with foolish arguments, they can keep them from sharing the gospel.
It is interesting to me that people would waste their time putting up a flag to debate with fools, but never share the gospel with anyone. There is a sort of fighting spirit in those who do the "tit for tat" combat with fools.
When we fight back in the flesh, we are not only becoming like the fool we are, but also making them think they are wise for being able to agitate their enemies.
Proverbs 23:9 "Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words."
2 Timothy 2:23-24 "But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing."
Proverbs 22:24-25 "Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare."
The more controversy the wicked man can generate through his foolish antics, the more he can keep people focused on his depraved cause.
Perhaps there is some pride in those who think they must win over their enemy, as though God cannot take care of it.
God never told us to do such a thing so we should ignore their foolishness and just live out our Christian life.
Proverbs 26:4-5
"4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes."
Narcissists love to cause fights and divisions; they not only expect people to fight back, but they want it more than anything. If they can keep Christians distracted with foolish arguments, they can keep them from sharing the gospel.
It is interesting to me that people would waste their time putting up a flag to debate with fools, but never share the gospel with anyone. There is a sort of fighting spirit in those who do the "tit for tat" combat with fools.
When we fight back in the flesh, we are not only becoming like the fool we are, but also making them think they are wise for being able to agitate their enemies.
Proverbs 23:9 "Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words."
2 Timothy 2:23-24 "But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing."
Proverbs 22:24-25 "Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare."
The more controversy the wicked man can generate through his foolish antics, the more he can keep people focused on his depraved cause.
Perhaps there is some pride in those who think they must win over their enemy, as though God cannot take care of it.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
We Obey What and Who We Believe
"More is caught than taught!" We need to teach, but if our actions are not the same as our words, the children will follow our actions and ignore our words.
When we say we believe the Bible, then everything you do and say should reflect the principles of God's Word, and the actions should follow the words. If there are only words without actions, then it is a lie that we believe the Bible.
Many Christians will say they are Bible believers, but negate more of the Bible than they obey. Just knowing what to do is not enough; we only truly believe when we do what Christ commanded.
Denying what Christ said in His Word, the entire Bible, is to deny Him.
James 1:22-25 "22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.
24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing."
Believing means following. When we truly believe in God and His Word, then we will follow His commands. When we fail, we confess it to be cleansed and remain uncomfortable until we do.
Those who refuse to listen to the truth, even defending the lie, are likely not born again. I am confident that no one who has the Holy Spirit living in them could remain comfortable in their sinful actions and attitudes.
When the Bible is used as a guide book of suggestions it is not believed as the Word of God. It makes me wonder if those who use it this way have ever trusted in Christ.
In our culture conservatives will be so ennamored with a political figure they believe eveyrthing he says and ignore all his flaws to remain loyal. Sadly we do not see this kind of devotion to Jesus Christ on the part of most who say they are Christians.
Shouldn't those who have the God of all creation living in them speak of Him more than anyone or anything else?
Matthew 7:24-25 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock."
Luke 11:28 "But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
When we say we believe the Bible, then everything you do and say should reflect the principles of God's Word, and the actions should follow the words. If there are only words without actions, then it is a lie that we believe the Bible.
Many Christians will say they are Bible believers, but negate more of the Bible than they obey. Just knowing what to do is not enough; we only truly believe when we do what Christ commanded.
Denying what Christ said in His Word, the entire Bible, is to deny Him.
James 1:22-25 "22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.
24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing."
Believing means following. When we truly believe in God and His Word, then we will follow His commands. When we fail, we confess it to be cleansed and remain uncomfortable until we do.
Those who refuse to listen to the truth, even defending the lie, are likely not born again. I am confident that no one who has the Holy Spirit living in them could remain comfortable in their sinful actions and attitudes.
When the Bible is used as a guide book of suggestions it is not believed as the Word of God. It makes me wonder if those who use it this way have ever trusted in Christ.
In our culture conservatives will be so ennamored with a political figure they believe eveyrthing he says and ignore all his flaws to remain loyal. Sadly we do not see this kind of devotion to Jesus Christ on the part of most who say they are Christians.
Shouldn't those who have the God of all creation living in them speak of Him more than anyone or anything else?
Matthew 7:24-25 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock."
Luke 11:28 "But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Past Forgiven Sins and Repentance
It always disturbs me when others want to hold past forgiven sins against their target, when the problem no longer exists.
Everyone is foolish in their teen years if they are smart, they learn from it and change their behavior.
Those who want to hold past forgiven sins against others love to feel superior and want their target to suffer with guilt the rest of their lives. That all by itself is sin!!!!
There is no purpose in dredging up past failures on others to hold over their head except to pretend to be superior.
Those who have repented in the past from sins and learned from it are in a better place than those who refuse to admit they have failures. Those who refuse to admit will never grow or change, they remain emotional and spiritual infants until they confess to God and those they harmed.
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
God never told us to confess our sins to just anyone who had no part in the knowledge of that sin. Some people think we are accountable to them for sin we never committed against them. God never tells us to confess to one another sins not done against them.
Psalm 32:5 "Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah"
God told us to confess our sins to those we have sinned against and only them. Unless there is sin that has not yet been confessed and then a friend is allowed to confront them in love about their sin so that they will confess it and forsake it. This is far different from reaching into the past when the sin has already been dealt with and expunged by God through repentance.
Galatians 6:1-2 "1 Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
Asking someone who has repented why they did something is not only useless, it is arrogant. The only answer anyone could give for their sin is that they wanted to do it. No one can give an excuse for any sin.
The reason someone would ask "why did you do it", is to further heap unnecessary grief on the one who is repentant. This is evidence that the person asking the question is full of pride and reveling in your grief.
Remember that anyone who loves to see our failures is never anyone we should share our lives with, they will only look for every opportunity to keep you in guilt, grief and feelings of total failure. Avoid such people as this, they will never pull you out of the bog, they will push you further into it just to feel powerful over you.
Everyone has sins they had to repent from; their very nature was full of sin before they became born again. No matter how clean you think a life is, they are still headed for hell if they have never trusted in Christ. No one is without sin, to act superior and rude toward a repentant brother is to believe they have never sinned.
Romans 3:23 "23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"
Those who love Christ grieve with a repenting sinner and are full of joy that they repented.
Galatians 6:1-3 "Bear One Another's Burdens
6 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
3 For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself."
Everyone is foolish in their teen years if they are smart, they learn from it and change their behavior.
Those who want to hold past forgiven sins against others love to feel superior and want their target to suffer with guilt the rest of their lives. That all by itself is sin!!!!
There is no purpose in dredging up past failures on others to hold over their head except to pretend to be superior.
Those who have repented in the past from sins and learned from it are in a better place than those who refuse to admit they have failures. Those who refuse to admit will never grow or change, they remain emotional and spiritual infants until they confess to God and those they harmed.
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
God never told us to confess our sins to just anyone who had no part in the knowledge of that sin. Some people think we are accountable to them for sin we never committed against them. God never tells us to confess to one another sins not done against them.
Psalm 32:5 "Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah"
God told us to confess our sins to those we have sinned against and only them. Unless there is sin that has not yet been confessed and then a friend is allowed to confront them in love about their sin so that they will confess it and forsake it. This is far different from reaching into the past when the sin has already been dealt with and expunged by God through repentance.
Galatians 6:1-2 "1 Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
Asking someone who has repented why they did something is not only useless, it is arrogant. The only answer anyone could give for their sin is that they wanted to do it. No one can give an excuse for any sin.
The reason someone would ask "why did you do it", is to further heap unnecessary grief on the one who is repentant. This is evidence that the person asking the question is full of pride and reveling in your grief.
Remember that anyone who loves to see our failures is never anyone we should share our lives with, they will only look for every opportunity to keep you in guilt, grief and feelings of total failure. Avoid such people as this, they will never pull you out of the bog, they will push you further into it just to feel powerful over you.
Everyone has sins they had to repent from; their very nature was full of sin before they became born again. No matter how clean you think a life is, they are still headed for hell if they have never trusted in Christ. No one is without sin, to act superior and rude toward a repentant brother is to believe they have never sinned.
Romans 3:23 "23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"
Those who love Christ grieve with a repenting sinner and are full of joy that they repented.
Galatians 6:1-3 "Bear One Another's Burdens
6 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
3 For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself."
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Flying Monkeys and their Choices
Flying monkeys can choose to ignore the gossip, or they can ask the one gossiped about; they have a choice.
I do blame people who treat others badly because of what they have heard and not seen for themselves.
They are pawns, of course, but it is a choice to believe something merely because they want to maintain the friendship of the one who is a rumor monger.
It is one thing to listen to a trusted friend and perhaps even believe them, and quite another to pass the information to someone else.
When truth is the most important thing to a believer, they dismiss gossip, leaving room for another side to the story. Many people present to others what they want to believe about a situation rather than sharing facts.
The prejudice against a person will determine how a story is shared.
It is unwise to believe the first version of an account without witnesses to corroborate the story.
There are those who are dedicated to misunderstanding someone because they dislike that person. Because of this, it is my practice not to pass on information shared with me by a friend, not because I think they were wrong in their observations, but because there is the element of "needing to know." Does the person I share information with have a need to know it, or are we just attempting to gain converts to ourselves?
I like to share life stories I have encountered with people without their names. I do this not to gain converts but to teach life lessons about the encounters I have personally had with people. I don't like to share things I have heard or observed without all the information about an event.
And, this may be a shocker to some, I do consider even good stories no one can prove as a form of gossip. It doesn't matter if the act is good or bad; if we cannot prove it is true, then we should just ignore it.
Ephesians 4:29 "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear."
It is corrupting to pass on good or bad information that may not be true and cannot be proven. Even if the information sounds good, we might be believing a lie if it is only one person's perspective without truth.
Proverbs 6:16-19 "There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers."
Lying of any sort, whether gossip to demean and tear down, or gossip to cause others to idolize someone because of good deeds.
It is not gossip to call out, even publicly, the false gospel of a preacher who has influence over many people. In cases like this we are to rebuke in the presence of all so that others may fear committing the sin that occurred.
1 Timothy 5:20 "Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning."
It is reasonable and even commanded that we call out the gossip when they are causing division while destroying relationships because of their idle chatter.
We have to remember that not everything we see or everything we hear is our business. People are treated with contempt based on gossip they have heard without justification and without knowledge or wisdom.
1 Thessalonians 4:11 "11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we instructed you,"
I do blame people who treat others badly because of what they have heard and not seen for themselves.
They are pawns, of course, but it is a choice to believe something merely because they want to maintain the friendship of the one who is a rumor monger.
It is one thing to listen to a trusted friend and perhaps even believe them, and quite another to pass the information to someone else.
When truth is the most important thing to a believer, they dismiss gossip, leaving room for another side to the story. Many people present to others what they want to believe about a situation rather than sharing facts.
The prejudice against a person will determine how a story is shared.
It is unwise to believe the first version of an account without witnesses to corroborate the story.
There are those who are dedicated to misunderstanding someone because they dislike that person. Because of this, it is my practice not to pass on information shared with me by a friend, not because I think they were wrong in their observations, but because there is the element of "needing to know." Does the person I share information with have a need to know it, or are we just attempting to gain converts to ourselves?
I like to share life stories I have encountered with people without their names. I do this not to gain converts but to teach life lessons about the encounters I have personally had with people. I don't like to share things I have heard or observed without all the information about an event.
And, this may be a shocker to some, I do consider even good stories no one can prove as a form of gossip. It doesn't matter if the act is good or bad; if we cannot prove it is true, then we should just ignore it.
Ephesians 4:29 "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear."
It is corrupting to pass on good or bad information that may not be true and cannot be proven. Even if the information sounds good, we might be believing a lie if it is only one person's perspective without truth.
Proverbs 6:16-19 "There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers."
Lying of any sort, whether gossip to demean and tear down, or gossip to cause others to idolize someone because of good deeds.
It is not gossip to call out, even publicly, the false gospel of a preacher who has influence over many people. In cases like this we are to rebuke in the presence of all so that others may fear committing the sin that occurred.
1 Timothy 5:20 "Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning."
It is reasonable and even commanded that we call out the gossip when they are causing division while destroying relationships because of their idle chatter.
We have to remember that not everything we see or everything we hear is our business. People are treated with contempt based on gossip they have heard without justification and without knowledge or wisdom.
1 Thessalonians 4:11 "11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we instructed you,"
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Follow the Example of Christ in Our Inheritance
It is reasonable to decide to do what Jesus Christ does; He only leaves an inheritance to those who love Him. We can leave our inheritance to those who love us; it is not revenge, just good sense.
To think we have to give money to people just because they were family is to place too high a value on money.
We gave them our love and the first 20 years of our lives, along with our training, so they would be able to live a kind and righteous life, but they chose otherwise, so they can live with what they chose.
Never allow the culture to guilt you into giving to people who do not love Christ and do not love you.
1 Peter 1:3-5:14
A Heavenly Inheritance
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
Our children's salvation is far more important than money. No rebellious child will suddenly begin to love Christ because they inherited money from us. Perhaps no inheritance will show them their need for Christ.
Our money and goods should go to those who love Christ, so that it will be used to the glory of God.
To think we have to give money to people just because they were family is to place too high a value on money.
We gave them our love and the first 20 years of our lives, along with our training, so they would be able to live a kind and righteous life, but they chose otherwise, so they can live with what they chose.
Never allow the culture to guilt you into giving to people who do not love Christ and do not love you.
1 Peter 1:3-5:14
A Heavenly Inheritance
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
Our children's salvation is far more important than money. No rebellious child will suddenly begin to love Christ because they inherited money from us. Perhaps no inheritance will show them their need for Christ.
Our money and goods should go to those who love Christ, so that it will be used to the glory of God.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Love Revealed by Author Unknown to Me
Judas is a reminder that betrayal does not always come from strangers.
Sometimes it comes from people who sat at your table.
People who knew your story.
Knew your struggles.
Heard your prayers.
Saw your kindness…
Knew your struggles.
Heard your prayers.
Saw your kindness…
and still chose to hurt you.
Jesus walked beside Judas for years.
He shared meals with him.
Served him.
Loved him.
Trusted him enough to let him stay close.
Served him.
Loved him.
Trusted him enough to let him stay close.
Yet Judas still betrayed the Son of God with a kiss.
Think about that.
The greatest act of betrayal in history came disguised as affection.
That is why betrayal cuts so deeply.
Because the pain is not just about what happened.
It is about who did it.
The people we expected to protect our hearts…
sometimes become the ones who wound them most.
sometimes become the ones who wound them most.
And if we are not careful, betrayal can change us.
It can make people cold.
Distrustful.
Bitter.
Guarded.
Distrustful.
Bitter.
Guarded.
It can make them build walls so high that nobody gets close again.
But Jesus never allowed betrayal to poison His heart.
Even knowing Judas would betray Him, Jesus still washed his feet.
That says something powerful about the heart of God.
Because love is not proven by how we treat kind people.
Love is revealed by how we respond when people hurt us.
And maybe this is what someone needs to hear today:
What broke your heart did not escape God’s notice.
He saw every tear.
Every disappointment.
Every silent moment where you questioned why someone you loved could hurt you so deeply.
Every disappointment.
Every silent moment where you questioned why someone you loved could hurt you so deeply.
And just as God carried Jesus through betrayal…
He will carry you too.
Do not let the actions of broken people make you forget the faithfulness of God.
People may fail you.
Friends may disappoint you.
Even those closest to you may walk away.
Friends may disappoint you.
Even those closest to you may walk away.
But the Lord never will.
Scripture says:
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
Not some wounds.
All of them.
So give God the hurt you have been carrying.
Because betrayal may have wounded your heart…
but it does not have to harden it.
God can still heal what people tried to break.
The Love Yourself First Doctrine has Destroyed the People
This is what the lie "you have to love yourself first before you can love anyone else" has created. Parental estrangement by adult children is the result of this monstrous teaching of psychology over the past 40 years.
I had conversations with Christians back in the 70's and 80's about this matter of self-esteem, and every single conversation, I was seen as foolish for saying the culture was training the children to only think of themselves.
Even their good deeds were praised for making them feel good about doing the deed. It wasn't about the need of the other person; it was about how good they felt about doing it.
I have seen news casts like this when a young person was interviewed about their kind act, and they say something like, "it made me feel good about doing it." They didn't say "I felt bad for the person and wanted to help."
The truth is, the more we love ourselves, the less we care about others. We are born loving ourselves too much and need to cultivate denial of self to love others. It is human nature to want to think highly of ourselves, which is why so many people who do good acts love being seen for what they are doing more than they care about the people they are serving.
God condemns deeds done to glorify and gratify self.
Matthew 6:1-2 "1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward."
Matthew 23:1-12 "23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat,
3 so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice.
4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.
5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long,
6 and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues
7 and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others.
8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers.
9 And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ.
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant. 1
2 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
I had conversations with Christians back in the 70's and 80's about this matter of self-esteem, and every single conversation, I was seen as foolish for saying the culture was training the children to only think of themselves.
Even their good deeds were praised for making them feel good about doing the deed. It wasn't about the need of the other person; it was about how good they felt about doing it.
I have seen news casts like this when a young person was interviewed about their kind act, and they say something like, "it made me feel good about doing it." They didn't say "I felt bad for the person and wanted to help."
The truth is, the more we love ourselves, the less we care about others. We are born loving ourselves too much and need to cultivate denial of self to love others. It is human nature to want to think highly of ourselves, which is why so many people who do good acts love being seen for what they are doing more than they care about the people they are serving.
God condemns deeds done to glorify and gratify self.
Matthew 6:1-2 "1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward."
Matthew 23:1-12 "23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat,
3 so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice.
4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.
5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long,
6 and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues
7 and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others.
8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers.
9 And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ.
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant. 1
2 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
Making Peace May Not Be What You Think
Making peace through truth will be despised by those who love conflict. I am peaceful even when they are not; those who reject truth are the ones causing trouble, not the ones who speak truth.
God told us to be peace makers, not peace keepers who generally sweep things under the rug to avoid conflict.
When we speak truth boldly but lovingly, we are peace makers. Those who are dedicated to being liked and avoiding conflict while endorsing sin are not peace makers, they are peace keepers to protect themselves.
God never told us to "keep the peace." He told us to make peace by seeking the truth. The only solutions to problems are in facing the truth and presenting God's solutions as written in the Bible.
When we see that our attempts to make peace through truth are rejected, then it is time to move on from those who want to fight against genuineness, authenticity, and legitimacy.
Those who care about genuine resolution to problems will want to talk things out with love in their hearts, not confrontation.
Many years ago, a young woman approached me in angry tones, declaring that we were going to have a fight; this was her idea of resolving things. My answer was: "I am not going to fight with you, if you want to come back calm with a desire to understand my side too, then we can have a discussion." She never came back, which told me that all she wanted was to vent and refuse to hear me, a sort of hit-and-run attitude.
When someone comes to us with kindness in their voice and love in their heart to work out a problem and to discover our understanding, then that is when we know they are genuinely caring about our relationship. When they come with anger to attack, then it is only to win over us in some way.
It is not possible to help others understand us when they are dedicated to misunderstanding, twisting everything we say as something awful, then there is no reasoning with them.
Proverbs 18:1-3 "1 He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. 2 A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions. 3 With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace."
God told us to be peace makers, not peace keepers who generally sweep things under the rug to avoid conflict.
When we speak truth boldly but lovingly, we are peace makers. Those who are dedicated to being liked and avoiding conflict while endorsing sin are not peace makers, they are peace keepers to protect themselves.
God never told us to "keep the peace." He told us to make peace by seeking the truth. The only solutions to problems are in facing the truth and presenting God's solutions as written in the Bible.
When we see that our attempts to make peace through truth are rejected, then it is time to move on from those who want to fight against genuineness, authenticity, and legitimacy.
Those who care about genuine resolution to problems will want to talk things out with love in their hearts, not confrontation.
Many years ago, a young woman approached me in angry tones, declaring that we were going to have a fight; this was her idea of resolving things. My answer was: "I am not going to fight with you, if you want to come back calm with a desire to understand my side too, then we can have a discussion." She never came back, which told me that all she wanted was to vent and refuse to hear me, a sort of hit-and-run attitude.
When someone comes to us with kindness in their voice and love in their heart to work out a problem and to discover our understanding, then that is when we know they are genuinely caring about our relationship. When they come with anger to attack, then it is only to win over us in some way.
It is not possible to help others understand us when they are dedicated to misunderstanding, twisting everything we say as something awful, then there is no reasoning with them.
Proverbs 18:1-3 "1 He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. 2 A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions. 3 With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace."
Sealed Forever in Christ
Those who have trusted in Christ can believe Him when He says we are sealed forever.
Romans 10:9 "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
Romans 8:15-16 "15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,"
I John 2:3-5 "Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him."
1 John 5:13 "12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life."
When we are transformed by Christ His Holy Spirit lives in us, He never leaves us we are sealed until He takes us home.
Ephesians 1:13-14 " 13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth— the gospel of your salvation— you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory."
Romans 10:9 "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
Romans 8:15-16 "15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,"
I John 2:3-5 "Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him."
1 John 5:13 "12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life."
When we are transformed by Christ His Holy Spirit lives in us, He never leaves us we are sealed until He takes us home.
Ephesians 1:13-14 " 13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth— the gospel of your salvation— you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory."
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Protecting Our Friendships
Sadly, "laughing emojis" were designed to laugh at jokes, but they are often used to mock others. When this is used at a serious comment meant to help, we know what kind of people these are who use them.
I was raised in a family that mocked to demean and intimidate so I am acutely aware of the covert ways in which people degrade others merely for disagreeing.
It is not possible to have a rational, loving discussion with those who use mocking and demeaning language to control the emotions of others.
We need not take these relationship destroyers seriously, but it is best to eliminate those from our lives who use underhanded and belittling language or gestures.
The reason to remove ourselves from those who use these techniques is to avoid wasting our time and a chance at being triggered.
Matthew 23:27-28 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness."
Unreasonable people who mock and intimidate others cannot be trusted; they cannot be relied upon to make the right choices in life experiences. They cannot be relied upon to do the best for others; their only goal is to gossip and spoil the bonds between those who are their targets and the attachments of their targets.
These kinds of relationships destroyers ruin their own friendships, and our relationships with others.
In these last days of apostacy, it is difficult to find deep, lasting friendships. We must protect our connections from those who wish to destroy them.
Romans 16:17 "Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them."
2 Thessalonians 3:6 "Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us."
I was raised in a family that mocked to demean and intimidate so I am acutely aware of the covert ways in which people degrade others merely for disagreeing.
It is not possible to have a rational, loving discussion with those who use mocking and demeaning language to control the emotions of others.
We need not take these relationship destroyers seriously, but it is best to eliminate those from our lives who use underhanded and belittling language or gestures.
The reason to remove ourselves from those who use these techniques is to avoid wasting our time and a chance at being triggered.
Matthew 23:27-28 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness."
Unreasonable people who mock and intimidate others cannot be trusted; they cannot be relied upon to make the right choices in life experiences. They cannot be relied upon to do the best for others; their only goal is to gossip and spoil the bonds between those who are their targets and the attachments of their targets.
These kinds of relationships destroyers ruin their own friendships, and our relationships with others.
In these last days of apostacy, it is difficult to find deep, lasting friendships. We must protect our connections from those who wish to destroy them.
Romans 16:17 "Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them."
2 Thessalonians 3:6 "Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us."