Translations do not do the original language justice in many cases. The world has believed wrong things because the translations were interpreted in terms of a Western mindset, not in the Jewish mindset in which they were written.
In the KJV the word Easter is used where "Passover" should have been.
In Genesis where God said; "the woman's desire would be for her husband but he will rule over her", should have said, as in the original languge; "a woman's desire would be to rule over her husband but he would rule over her." It was describing the conflict between husband and wife after the fall, this should not be present in Christian marriages.
Because of psychology, the principle of forgiveness has been perverted by modern thinking. People are now convinced we should forgive when someone is not sorry so we won't become bitter. It also says if we do not forgive unrepentant people we will not be forgiven.
The bible never teaches these things. We are to forgive the way God forgives, when someone is sorry and does not want to repeat what they have done.
Luke 17:4 "and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
We do not become bitter because we do not forgive the unrepentant; we have not reconciled the relationship but we are not bitter. We pray for them, treat them with the respect they never gave us when in company but they cannot be our friends until there is confession of sin.
James 5:16 "16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."
Someone who thinks there was nothing wrong with offending you will not change and will continue to offend.
There are many more things just like this because of our English translations. So the question remains: how can we trust any translation? The answer is, you cannot trust them entirely; you must ask the Holy Spirit to give you understanding as you study "to show yourselves approved."
When something doesn't fit with other Scripture, we know that there are no contradictions in the word of God, so God needs to tell us how it fits.
Wrong doctrine and abuse have come from misunderstanding God's Word. In our day we must pray for God to guide us. He will bring others who have learned good things to help explain, and God can lead us to them. But we must not believe every preacher on the internet. Ask God to show you who is correct and who is not; He will warn you about some and bless you with others.
Unfortunately, now we live in an age when most will be making up their own doctrine and adding it to Scripture. God will warn us about them so that we will avoid them.
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."
There were things I asked God many years ago that went against what the churches were teaching because the Holy Spirit warned me something was wrong about them.. Then He showed me, not always right away but eventually, that was exciting; it confirmed that He was answering me.
Trust the Holy Spirit He really will lead you into all truth if you want to know.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Monday, September 7, 2026
Those Who Secretly Hate You
Social exclusion is one of the most used tactics of the devil as he attempts to remove all support from Christ followers. This video is a good example of how Christians will be treated regularly as they remain steady and dedicated to Christ in their walk. Follow the Link
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Christians Sin and Must Confess to be Cleansed
In the case of Ananias and Sapphira, God killed them both for lying to the Holy Spirit, but He never said they were not saved or that the Holy Spirit was removed from them.
If the couple had not been born again, He would not have disciplined them.
Hebrews 12:8 "If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons."
Also, God says this to believers who sin:
1 John 2:1-2 "1My 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. 2He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."
And, 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?"
God never reneges on his promises; even when we fail, He does not take back His promise.
2 Timothy 2:12-13 "…12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; 13if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself."
Born-again believers may sin, but they do not deny Him. And God deals with them as He does with His children. They do not lose their family status.
Proverbs 3:11-12 "My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights."
Revelation 3:19 "Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent."
Why do we repent as believers? We do it to grow in holiness because we love Christ Who lives in us. We are not able to live guilt free and cleansed of the sin if we do not confess it.
1 John 1:8-10 "…8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us."
We know believers sin because we are trapped in this body of flesh that we must battle continually. The Spirit within us is sin-free, but the body is not. When we die, we go to God, but our flesh does not go because it is sinful.
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"
Proverbs 28:13 "He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy."
Galatians 5:16-17 " 16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want."
1 Thessalonians 4:1 "Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more."
If the couple had not been born again, He would not have disciplined them.
Hebrews 12:8 "If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons."
Also, God says this to believers who sin:
1 John 2:1-2 "1My 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. 2He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."
And, 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?"
God never reneges on his promises; even when we fail, He does not take back His promise.
2 Timothy 2:12-13 "…12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; 13if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself."
Born-again believers may sin, but they do not deny Him. And God deals with them as He does with His children. They do not lose their family status.
Proverbs 3:11-12 "My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights."
Revelation 3:19 "Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent."
Why do we repent as believers? We do it to grow in holiness because we love Christ Who lives in us. We are not able to live guilt free and cleansed of the sin if we do not confess it.
1 John 1:8-10 "…8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us."
We know believers sin because we are trapped in this body of flesh that we must battle continually. The Spirit within us is sin-free, but the body is not. When we die, we go to God, but our flesh does not go because it is sinful.
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"
Proverbs 28:13 "He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy."
Galatians 5:16-17 " 16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want."
1 Thessalonians 4:1 "Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more."
It Could Be Today!
A brother asked me what I meant when I said; "It could be today." Here was my response to him.
In the old days, after the Jews were dispersed throughout the world, they had a saying in their hope of returning to their homeland: "next year in Jerusalem." Now I say, "It could be today," as we are approaching the final homegoing for believers.
Believers in Christ are looking every day for His return in the clouds and our homegoing.
Titus 2:11 "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,
12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 WAITING FOR OUR BLESSED HOPE, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
15 Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you."
I texted two friends, "It could be today", and they immediately knew what I meant because we discuss this expectation when we are together. What a joy we feel as we ponder going home to Jesus Christ our King.
In the old days, after the Jews were dispersed throughout the world, they had a saying in their hope of returning to their homeland: "next year in Jerusalem." Now I say, "It could be today," as we are approaching the final homegoing for believers.
Believers in Christ are looking every day for His return in the clouds and our homegoing.
Titus 2:11 "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,
12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 WAITING FOR OUR BLESSED HOPE, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
15 Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you."
I texted two friends, "It could be today", and they immediately knew what I meant because we discuss this expectation when we are together. What a joy we feel as we ponder going home to Jesus Christ our King.
Saturday, September 5, 2026
The Character of Christ in Us
Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
The fruit is the character qualities of Christ, only seen clearly by other believers who have the fruit.
They are Spiritual qualities that dominate the believer's character and lead to good deeds.
We cannot judge by the good deeds alone because even bad people can have good deeds to impress others. The fruit is a Spiritual character that can be discerned by other believers.
John 15:4-5 "Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing."
Romans 8:13-14 "For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God."
Many people will think they are going to heaven and accepted by God for their good deeds, and will be sorely disappointed at the judgment.
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.’"
For those who think their good deeds saves them, you must know that only those who are transformed by Christ will see heaven. We are not transformed by our deeds, but by His power when we have trusted in Him.
Anyone who is attempting to change himself, fix himself, without Christ, will not be saved. It is only by believing Christ and desiring to be transformed by Him that He will do all the work in you.
Trust in Him, not in yourself!
The fruit is the character qualities of Christ, only seen clearly by other believers who have the fruit.
They are Spiritual qualities that dominate the believer's character and lead to good deeds.
We cannot judge by the good deeds alone because even bad people can have good deeds to impress others. The fruit is a Spiritual character that can be discerned by other believers.
John 15:4-5 "Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing."
Romans 8:13-14 "For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God."
Many people will think they are going to heaven and accepted by God for their good deeds, and will be sorely disappointed at the judgment.
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.’"
For those who think their good deeds saves them, you must know that only those who are transformed by Christ will see heaven. We are not transformed by our deeds, but by His power when we have trusted in Him.
Anyone who is attempting to change himself, fix himself, without Christ, will not be saved. It is only by believing Christ and desiring to be transformed by Him that He will do all the work in you.
Trust in Him, not in yourself!
A Trial Dominated by Devils
Probably most people don't know that Massachusetts is the state of witchcraft; it is a demonic stronghold.
There are over 2000 witches in Salem and many more thousands throughout the state. It is entirely possible that the 11 jurors who would not do the right thing in the murder trial of the demonized woman were influenced by demonic forces, even if they didn't realize it.
This is what demonic activity looks like: when excuses are made for evil done, and others cannot see the tricks of the devil, their eyes are blinded. Those who are innocent victims of the crimes will be treated with disregard and contempt while the criminal is elevated and promoted.
John 12:39-41 "…39 For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him."
God allows the devil to blind the eyes of those who love evil. Those who are blinded actually believe they are right while they defend and promote evil in the land.
2 Corinthians 4:4 "The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
Acts 28:27 "For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’"
As the world grows darker in these last days, we are going to see much more injustice and persecution for speaking the truth. The victims are persecuted while the criminal is exalted.
So what do we do as we walk through this devilish mess?
Not so simple, but powerful and necessary: with the power of Jesus Christ living in born-again believers, we can keep speaking the truth, never shrinking back from the right thing even under intense pressure from those who do not love God.
It is better to be on God's side than to be loved by the hateful and rebellious masses.
Written to Israel but written for us too!
Ezekiel 18:30: "Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall."
There are over 2000 witches in Salem and many more thousands throughout the state. It is entirely possible that the 11 jurors who would not do the right thing in the murder trial of the demonized woman were influenced by demonic forces, even if they didn't realize it.
This is what demonic activity looks like: when excuses are made for evil done, and others cannot see the tricks of the devil, their eyes are blinded. Those who are innocent victims of the crimes will be treated with disregard and contempt while the criminal is elevated and promoted.
John 12:39-41 "…39 For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him."
God allows the devil to blind the eyes of those who love evil. Those who are blinded actually believe they are right while they defend and promote evil in the land.
2 Corinthians 4:4 "The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
Acts 28:27 "For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’"
As the world grows darker in these last days, we are going to see much more injustice and persecution for speaking the truth. The victims are persecuted while the criminal is exalted.
So what do we do as we walk through this devilish mess?
Not so simple, but powerful and necessary: with the power of Jesus Christ living in born-again believers, we can keep speaking the truth, never shrinking back from the right thing even under intense pressure from those who do not love God.
It is better to be on God's side than to be loved by the hateful and rebellious masses.
Written to Israel but written for us too!
Ezekiel 18:30: "Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall."
He did it in the beginning and is still doing it!
At the beginning of creation, the devil approached Eve with a lie to come between her and God. He convinced her that God Who created her, was evil, withholding things from her.
This was the opposite of what was really happening. God created Eve and gave her perfect life in a perfect place so that she could enjoy the best of everything. She had no need of anything; it was all set before her. This was God's great love for mankind.
The devil's most effective tactic of ruining the relationship between God and His creation was to convince His creation that God was mean, evil and uncaring.
Genesis 3:1-5 "1 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 using the same tactic today against believers in Christ whose desire is to obey God because of their great love for Him.
He is convincing those who do not love God that the followers of Christ are rude and mean for expressing the principles and commands of God to help them find their way to Christ.
We are living in an epidemic of family destruction and community rebellion against God. The devil is delighted when he can incite rioting, irrational accusations, and claims that the people of God are the ones causing all of it with their standards and rules.
We see this in unreasonable, illogical, and absurd decisions making the good guys look bad and the raging, angry people look legitimate.
We see this in community decisions in government, in court cases, in family interactions, in churches, and in every venue of our culture.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these."
It is not a good idea to dwell on all this continually but is hard to ignore because it affects our lives. we must not fill our minds with too many details about what is going on, but it is vitally important to recognize it when it crosses our path.
Why do we need to recognize the tactics of the devil? The reason is simple, if we do not know what is going on we will be sucked into the drama and plots in ways that diminish our walk with Christ.
In 2 Timothy 3:5 we are told to avoid people who have been walking with the devil, disrupting what is good, accusing followers of Christ of false things, and making those controlled by the devil think that believers are the problem, while those controlled by him are the ones causing all the trouble.
The devil has not changed his tactics since the beginning; we can recognize them now in our time.
1 Peter 5:7-9 …7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.…
When someone tries to convince us that someone else is evil because they are following the Bible, we know where that comes from: the devil Himself.
Those who use the Bible, twisting it to fit the culture, are being led by the devil. They use the Bible to negate God rather than speak truth that is helpful; they destroy it. They add their own words to God's, deceiving many.
When you are one person believing God and obeying Him, there will be many other people working against you to discredit you as though you are doing something wrong. At the very least these people will not back you up making you look completely unsupported by those who would claim to love you.
Don't let this discourage you. We do not always have the support of others when we trust in Christ, but we will always have Him. He lives in us, and He is all we need.
Proverbs 3:4-6 "…4 Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
Keep looking up, we are going home soon!!!
This was the opposite of what was really happening. God created Eve and gave her perfect life in a perfect place so that she could enjoy the best of everything. She had no need of anything; it was all set before her. This was God's great love for mankind.
The devil's most effective tactic of ruining the relationship between God and His creation was to convince His creation that God was mean, evil and uncaring.
Genesis 3:1-5 "1 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 using the same tactic today against believers in Christ whose desire is to obey God because of their great love for Him.
He is convincing those who do not love God that the followers of Christ are rude and mean for expressing the principles and commands of God to help them find their way to Christ.
We are living in an epidemic of family destruction and community rebellion against God. The devil is delighted when he can incite rioting, irrational accusations, and claims that the people of God are the ones causing all of it with their standards and rules.
We see this in unreasonable, illogical, and absurd decisions making the good guys look bad and the raging, angry people look legitimate.
We see this in community decisions in government, in court cases, in family interactions, in churches, and in every venue of our culture.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these."
It is not a good idea to dwell on all this continually but is hard to ignore because it affects our lives. we must not fill our minds with too many details about what is going on, but it is vitally important to recognize it when it crosses our path.
Why do we need to recognize the tactics of the devil? The reason is simple, if we do not know what is going on we will be sucked into the drama and plots in ways that diminish our walk with Christ.
In 2 Timothy 3:5 we are told to avoid people who have been walking with the devil, disrupting what is good, accusing followers of Christ of false things, and making those controlled by the devil think that believers are the problem, while those controlled by him are the ones causing all the trouble.
The devil has not changed his tactics since the beginning; we can recognize them now in our time.
1 Peter 5:7-9 …7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.…
When someone tries to convince us that someone else is evil because they are following the Bible, we know where that comes from: the devil Himself.
Those who use the Bible, twisting it to fit the culture, are being led by the devil. They use the Bible to negate God rather than speak truth that is helpful; they destroy it. They add their own words to God's, deceiving many.
When you are one person believing God and obeying Him, there will be many other people working against you to discredit you as though you are doing something wrong. At the very least these people will not back you up making you look completely unsupported by those who would claim to love you.
Don't let this discourage you. We do not always have the support of others when we trust in Christ, but we will always have Him. He lives in us, and He is all we need.
Proverbs 3:4-6 "…4 Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
Keep looking up, we are going home soon!!!
Friday, September 4, 2026
Numbers 6:24-26
Numbers 6:24-26
"24 The Lord bless you and keep you;
25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace."
Those who have been born again are priests; all who have been transformed by Christ are a royal priesthood.
1 Peter 2:5 "You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ."
1 Peter 2:9 "9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."
We are created to share the message of Christ to the world; to intercede for others, and to offer worship, praise, and acts of love as well as mutual submission.
1 Peter 2:12 "12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation."
It matters very much our lifestyle, attitude and goals in life, they reflect the heart of God, or at least should.
Ephesians 2:8-9 "8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast."
Habakkuk 2:4 "4 "Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith."
May each of us reflect the character of Christ today as we seek Him in all things.
"24 The Lord bless you and keep you;
25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace."
Those who have been born again are priests; all who have been transformed by Christ are a royal priesthood.
1 Peter 2:5 "You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ."
1 Peter 2:9 "9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."
We are created to share the message of Christ to the world; to intercede for others, and to offer worship, praise, and acts of love as well as mutual submission.
1 Peter 2:12 "12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation."
It matters very much our lifestyle, attitude and goals in life, they reflect the heart of God, or at least should.
Ephesians 2:8-9 "8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast."
Habakkuk 2:4 "4 "Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith."
May each of us reflect the character of Christ today as we seek Him in all things.
Matthew 5:44-45
"But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."
Thursday, September 3, 2026
The Jury Decision is a Tell about our Society
Absolutely!!! The devil is a murderer and a liar. I believe this woman was demonically possessed at the time of the murders. She lived in Massachusetts, a state with 2,000 witches in Salem alone and thousands more across the state. It is my opinion, based on the Bible, that it doesn't matter if she was on drugs or having depression; she deserves the death penalty. Secondly, letting her off the murder charge based on an excuse opens the door for many more heinous excuses in the future. There must be justice for the children no matter the reason.
Justice for the Children will Happen, Either Here or in Eternity
Something is wrong with people who will not bring justice for those three brutally murdered children.
Then again, Massachusetts is the state of witches: 2,000 practicing Wiccans and modern witches in Salem, and thousands more across the state.
It is quite likely that the woman who murdered her three children was possessed or at least influenced by devils. Now the devils are influencing silly women to defend the killer, blaming it on insanity instead of holding her accountable for her evil.
The devil is a deceiver and a murderer.
2 Corinthians 11:13-14 "14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions."
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 "The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them."
1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."
The devil thinks he had a victory in destroying three innocent lives, but they went to God when they passed because they were all before the age of accountability. But Lindsay will see hell if she does not repent, and all those who support her evil will also go there if they do not repent.
There will be justice for those children in eternity; even if the foolish jurors who will not think of the children do not do what is right now, they will also see punishment in hell if they do not repent.
Sadly, when justice is not done on earth the injustice grows worse until there is barely any left in these end times of wickedness.
2 Corinthians 4:4 "The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
Maranatha!!!!!!! Come Quickly Lord!!!!
Then again, Massachusetts is the state of witches: 2,000 practicing Wiccans and modern witches in Salem, and thousands more across the state.
It is quite likely that the woman who murdered her three children was possessed or at least influenced by devils. Now the devils are influencing silly women to defend the killer, blaming it on insanity instead of holding her accountable for her evil.
The devil is a deceiver and a murderer.
2 Corinthians 11:13-14 "14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions."
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 "The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them."
1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."
The devil thinks he had a victory in destroying three innocent lives, but they went to God when they passed because they were all before the age of accountability. But Lindsay will see hell if she does not repent, and all those who support her evil will also go there if they do not repent.
There will be justice for those children in eternity; even if the foolish jurors who will not think of the children do not do what is right now, they will also see punishment in hell if they do not repent.
Sadly, when justice is not done on earth the injustice grows worse until there is barely any left in these end times of wickedness.
2 Corinthians 4:4 "The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
Maranatha!!!!!!! Come Quickly Lord!!!!
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Insanity Allows for Crime to Thrive While the Innocent are Punished
We are lost entirely as a country when a jury can take days to decide the fate of a woman who murdered her three innocent children. No less than the death penalty should be required for those who brutally murder children.
And life in a mental institution or a jail is not justice for those children, or for the society that must pay for her for the rest of her life, three hots and a cot, as well as medical care on the public dime.
My prayer is that Lansay repent, trust in Christ, and be cleansed of the devil who motivated her. This would gain her heaven, but it would not remove the debt she must pay for the murders and to society.
Genesis 9:6 ""Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed, for in the image of God has God made mankind."
Romans 13:3-4 "Rulers do not "bear the sword in vain" because they are agents of wrath to punish wrongdoers."
Acts 25:11 ""If I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I refuse not to die." Paul did not view the death penalty as evil or unjust.
When we hold human life valuable, then we require a life in return; it is God's justice.
And life in a mental institution or a jail is not justice for those children, or for the society that must pay for her for the rest of her life, three hots and a cot, as well as medical care on the public dime.
My prayer is that Lansay repent, trust in Christ, and be cleansed of the devil who motivated her. This would gain her heaven, but it would not remove the debt she must pay for the murders and to society.
Genesis 9:6 ""Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed, for in the image of God has God made mankind."
Romans 13:3-4 "Rulers do not "bear the sword in vain" because they are agents of wrath to punish wrongdoers."
Acts 25:11 ""If I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I refuse not to die." Paul did not view the death penalty as evil or unjust.
When we hold human life valuable, then we require a life in return; it is God's justice.
Monday, August 31, 2026
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Confession and Then Forgiveness
Confession of offense and forgiveness are two sides of the same coin in relationship resolution. Both must be present for the relationship to be restored.
We do not forgive for our own feelings; we do not become bitter when we do not forgive the unrepentant. We bless those who curse us, treat them with the respect they didn't give us when in company, but cannot have a relationship with them.
God's way of forgiveness is repentance, forgiveness, and then restoration of the relationship, the same way He expects us to forgive.
Luke 17:3-4 "3 Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, 4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Matthew 18:17 "
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector."
People who are rebellious and divisive must be avoided. Those who are rude, offensive and destructive will continually cause trouble between friends.
Romans 16:17-18 "17 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. 18 For such people are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting."
This means we are to not associate with those who will not confess their sin and even justify it.
Because the church as a whole is not obeying God in this command to forgive God's way, the entire society has neglected accountability, leaving people as spiritual and emotional infants.
These people are not only not sorry for their offenses, but they expect to be reinstated in broken relationships while nothing has changed.
People are not growing wiser, stronger in the Lord, nor are they reconciling. The relationship remains broken, the people remain broken, and their witness of Christ is broken.
Those who follow God's Word and expect others to do the same will be excluded and gossiped about, even when their aim is to help mend and restore relationships.
Pray for those in rebellion at a distance, and be sure to pray for your own heart as you do, that you not become bitter, but also that we not concentrate on it continually, ruining the other parts of our life that we must attend to.
May we not abandon God's way just to have people around us, let's promote obedience to God, and those who love Him will be our friends.
We do not forgive for our own feelings; we do not become bitter when we do not forgive the unrepentant. We bless those who curse us, treat them with the respect they didn't give us when in company, but cannot have a relationship with them.
God's way of forgiveness is repentance, forgiveness, and then restoration of the relationship, the same way He expects us to forgive.
Luke 17:3-4 "3 Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, 4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Matthew 18:17 "
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector."
People who are rebellious and divisive must be avoided. Those who are rude, offensive and destructive will continually cause trouble between friends.
Romans 16:17-18 "17 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. 18 For such people are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting."
This means we are to not associate with those who will not confess their sin and even justify it.
Because the church as a whole is not obeying God in this command to forgive God's way, the entire society has neglected accountability, leaving people as spiritual and emotional infants.
These people are not only not sorry for their offenses, but they expect to be reinstated in broken relationships while nothing has changed.
People are not growing wiser, stronger in the Lord, nor are they reconciling. The relationship remains broken, the people remain broken, and their witness of Christ is broken.
Those who follow God's Word and expect others to do the same will be excluded and gossiped about, even when their aim is to help mend and restore relationships.
Pray for those in rebellion at a distance, and be sure to pray for your own heart as you do, that you not become bitter, but also that we not concentrate on it continually, ruining the other parts of our life that we must attend to.
May we not abandon God's way just to have people around us, let's promote obedience to God, and those who love Him will be our friends.
If We Love People Tell Them The Truth
God never says to hope someone will become what they should and act on that basis.
We deal with people the way they are, not what we hope they might become.
When we pretend someone might become something they are not now, we thwart the discipline and correction that God might have for them to improve and repent.
Someone who accepts rebellious people to avoid conflict is lazy. When we are lazy and do not obey God out of fear of being rejected, we will never grow, and neither will anyone who spends time with us.
The person who gets away with sin without accountability falls deeper and deeper into their rebellious heart, eventually will become hardened.
Ephesians 4:18 "They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart."
Proverbs 25:18-20 "18 Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor. 19 Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble. 20 Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart."
Jeremiah 17:5 "This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD."
Isaiah 30:1-3 "Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:"
There is only one solution to avoid a hardened heart.
Matthew 13:14-15 "Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “‘You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’"
Those who walk in rebellion against the Bible must repent to be cleansed by God.
We deal with people the way they are, not what we hope they might become.
When we pretend someone might become something they are not now, we thwart the discipline and correction that God might have for them to improve and repent.
Someone who accepts rebellious people to avoid conflict is lazy. When we are lazy and do not obey God out of fear of being rejected, we will never grow, and neither will anyone who spends time with us.
The person who gets away with sin without accountability falls deeper and deeper into their rebellious heart, eventually will become hardened.
Ephesians 4:18 "They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart."
Proverbs 25:18-20 "18 Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor. 19 Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble. 20 Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart."
Jeremiah 17:5 "This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD."
Isaiah 30:1-3 "Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:"
There is only one solution to avoid a hardened heart.
Matthew 13:14-15 "Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “‘You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’"
Those who walk in rebellion against the Bible must repent to be cleansed by God.
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Judge According to God's Standard and not our Own
Many years ago, when I was a new believer and told someone they were wrong about something according to the Bible, a woman told me I shouldn't tell people they're wrong, while she was telling me I was wrong for telling people they were wrong.
Those who say we should not judge cannot be consistent. If they were consistent, then they would not judge us about anything we say and do.
It would be irrational to think that we could go through life without judging whether or not something or someone was good or bad.
Those who only like to judge others as good are forgetting that declaring someone is good is also judging.
God declared that we should judge righteously according to His principles and commands, not according to our own.
Those who say we should not judge cannot be consistent. If they were consistent, then they would not judge us about anything we say and do.
It would be irrational to think that we could go through life without judging whether or not something or someone was good or bad.
Those who only like to judge others as good are forgetting that declaring someone is good is also judging.
God declared that we should judge righteously according to His principles and commands, not according to our own.
Friday, August 28, 2026
Many False Christians are now influencing others in these last days!
Why all the hubbub about Dolly when the decision has already been made by God about where she went after her death?
I was not concerned about where Dolly went; that decision was made by God already, and it's His business.
However, I am very concerned about those who watched her life and thought it was a valid version of Christianity.
Many superficial people who lack discernment will be led astray by her glitz. New believers might be confused about what it means to be born again by the deception she left behind.
2 John 1:6-7 "6 And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love. 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. "
When someone says there are many ways to heaven, just believe what you want and make that your truth, we know they do not know the Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 4:11-12 "11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Anyone who says they are a Christian and proclaims many ways to heaven is a false Christian. We need no other evidence than this to believe they are heretics.
It doesn't matter to us where Dolly went when she passed; it does matter the legacy and stain she left behind with her false gospel.
I was not concerned about where Dolly went; that decision was made by God already, and it's His business.
However, I am very concerned about those who watched her life and thought it was a valid version of Christianity.
Many superficial people who lack discernment will be led astray by her glitz. New believers might be confused about what it means to be born again by the deception she left behind.
2 John 1:6-7 "6 And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love. 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. "
When someone says there are many ways to heaven, just believe what you want and make that your truth, we know they do not know the Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 4:11-12 "11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Anyone who says they are a Christian and proclaims many ways to heaven is a false Christian. We need no other evidence than this to believe they are heretics.
It doesn't matter to us where Dolly went when she passed; it does matter the legacy and stain she left behind with her false gospel.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Avoid Heretical Movies
If you are a believer, do not bother watching the movie "The Passion of the Christ." There is so much wrong with it, but so subtle that it will distort Christianity for those who don't know their Bibles.
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