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."
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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."
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