Anyone afraid to tell the truth because someone will accuse you of judging?
Remember that judging the matters of life is good and normal. Any attempt to foster guilt in someone because they have taken a stand for righteousness is merely intimidation to manipulate someone into silence.
DON'T FALL FOR IT!
One of the devil's favorite tactic is to make us doubt our convictions or right to express them.
Notice that nearly all liberals say whatever they want, but are enraged when we the redeemed of God say anything they don't want to hear.
Ignore their tactics, continue to speak and remove yourselves from them when they refuse truth.
Matthew 10:13-15 "…13 If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. 14 And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.…"
Friday, October 28, 2016
Judging Abortion!
A facebook brother made a comment that others were accusing him of judging, here was my answer to that thread;
"God commanded us to judge righteously. When I am accused of judging I simply say, not I, but I am telling you God's judgment.
To answer your question, no I do not believe a Christian walking with Christ could vote for someone who thinks that babies are non-persons and worthy of torturous dismembering of an innocent child while still alive in it's mother's womb.
Hillary is the kind of person who would have voted for the Dred Scott decision in the 1800's that declared "negros" as non-persons, leaving owners to do whatever they wanted to them because they had no rights.
Accusing someone of judging is a judgment of it's own. It is not possible to go through life without making choices about actions and beliefs. I am never ashamed of calling something what it is and no one will use the manipulation that declares me bad, mean or evil for deciding if something is right or wrong."
"God commanded us to judge righteously. When I am accused of judging I simply say, not I, but I am telling you God's judgment.
To answer your question, no I do not believe a Christian walking with Christ could vote for someone who thinks that babies are non-persons and worthy of torturous dismembering of an innocent child while still alive in it's mother's womb.
Hillary is the kind of person who would have voted for the Dred Scott decision in the 1800's that declared "negros" as non-persons, leaving owners to do whatever they wanted to them because they had no rights.
Accusing someone of judging is a judgment of it's own. It is not possible to go through life without making choices about actions and beliefs. I am never ashamed of calling something what it is and no one will use the manipulation that declares me bad, mean or evil for deciding if something is right or wrong."
Thursday, October 27, 2016
When Women Rule
Think about it!!!!!
Isaiah 3:11-13
…11 Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him, For what he deserves will be done to him. 12 O My people! Their oppressors are children, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray And confuse the direction of your paths. 13 The LORD arises to contend, And stands to judge the people.…
Isaiah 3:11-13
…11 Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him, For what he deserves will be done to him. 12 O My people! Their oppressors are children, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray And confuse the direction of your paths. 13 The LORD arises to contend, And stands to judge the people.…
Tears of Repentance
This is exactly why I question the salvation of so many people who say they are Christians. They have no testimony of having been broken over their sinfulness, even fighting to argue how good they think they are or becoming enraged when challenged to greater holiness.
"Either sin must drown in the tears of repentance or the soul must burn in hell." Thomas Watson
"Either sin must drown in the tears of repentance or the soul must burn in hell." Thomas Watson
Sealed for Eternity
When we trusted Christ, He came to dwell in us, from then on He continues to train us, help us and discipline us when needed, but He never leaves us.
Ephesians 1:13-14 "13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory."
Ephesians 1:13-14 "13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory."
Judge Righteously Not Flippantly
Leviticus 19:15 'You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
Isaiah 11:3 “And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
When we judge by what we hear or see rather than by God's Word, we are going to be led astray, often working against the Lord in worldly wisdom rather than righteousness.
Do not evaluate a speech based on words alone, or what we think we see. Dig deeper, evaluate the entire matter through research and prayer.
Anything that does not match up with God's Word we are to discard. Far too many people are predisposed to accepting men and circumstances on words alone or a witness of snippet of actions, rather than the whole matter.
Isaiah 11:3 “And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
When we judge by what we hear or see rather than by God's Word, we are going to be led astray, often working against the Lord in worldly wisdom rather than righteousness.
Do not evaluate a speech based on words alone, or what we think we see. Dig deeper, evaluate the entire matter through research and prayer.
Anything that does not match up with God's Word we are to discard. Far too many people are predisposed to accepting men and circumstances on words alone or a witness of snippet of actions, rather than the whole matter.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Forgiveness God's Way
The modern church teaches many things that were spawned from psychological teaching not from the Word of God.
We have been told to forgive offenders when they are not repentant. This is the opposite of what Christ taught.
Luke 17:3 "3 Take heed to yourselves. IF your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and IF he repents, forgive him."
When we remove the step of requiring sorrow for sin, we validate and facilitate an attitude of entitlement without need for change in the offenders behavior or attitude. This is the reason so many preachers exclude the step of conviction of sin in their preaching while promoting a Jesus that winks at and overlooks sin.
God says this: Isaiah 26:10-11 "10 Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD. 11 O LORD, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it."
Satan knows the effectiveness of making an unscriptural act look compassionate to thwart God's ways and principles. Short cutting God's ways destroys the chances of a hardened heart to become softened toward God.
When we have faith we don't have to soft peddle the hard truths that sin cannot be forgiven without repentance, either toward God or in personal relationships. God's ways are the right ways, psychology follows after human desires while orchestrated by the devil to remove all guilt, all conviction and all real restoration.
Psychology's claim is that we will become bitter and angry if we don't forgive the unrepentant. There is no scripture that indicates this, we hate that the unrepentant will not humble themselves, because our desire to restore the relationship is strong. God commands us to forgive, but to forgive His way.
Simply "letting go", whatever that means, when someone will not repent, does nothing. It does not restore the relationship, it merely promotes superficial friendliness that keeps a wall between those who were harmed and the unrepentant heart. Nothing is fixed, nothing is resolved. It is tantamount to sweeping the dirt under the rug or throwing a sheet over it, rather than eliminating the problem entirely. It is similar to placing a bandaide over a gaping wound that requires surgery.
An unrepentant heart WILL repeat their behavior, having to confess to be forgiven is a deterrent to repeat offenses. The more we confess the greater possibility that the sin will be forsaken.
To not require confession is to disobey God's Word which does require it.
James 5:16 "16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail."
1 Corinthians 11:29-31 "…29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 31 Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.…"
We do no one any favors by forgiving before they have been broken over their sin. We help them to remain comfortable with what should change. Change only comes when conviction makes the heart heavy until one desires a change.
1 John 1:9 "9 IF we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
God does not forgive us when we do not repent and we should not forgive the unrepentant either. When a believer walks in pride and will not confess, then we are to remove ourselves from them until they choose to confess and forsake that which has ruined the relationship.
I have met many people who never change their ways because no one holds them to account for their behavior. They go through life believing God forgives no matter what they do or how many times they offend Him. These people count on everyone around them just "letting go" of their anger over offenses. We give them this sad view of Christ by incorporating psychology into our thinking. Doing things God's way is harder work with greater life long results.
When we forgive without repentance we do it so we will "feel" better. It is a grievous thing to have to distance ourselves from those who will not repent, but it is for the greater good. When temporary feelings are the focus of how we operate, we thwart that greater good in favor of superficial and ineffective means for our own personal comfort.
When our focus is Christ, we see things in terms of the eventual outcome rather than temporary superficial feelings, we see the possibility of a changed heart toward God, perhaps even salvation because of the burden of guilt that is God ordained for those who are in sin.
The greatest love toward anyone is to promote confession as God does. Forgiving when there is repentance and remaining open and honest, working out problems rather than sweeping dirt under the rug, only to surface later.
We have been told to forgive offenders when they are not repentant. This is the opposite of what Christ taught.
Luke 17:3 "3 Take heed to yourselves. IF your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and IF he repents, forgive him."
When we remove the step of requiring sorrow for sin, we validate and facilitate an attitude of entitlement without need for change in the offenders behavior or attitude. This is the reason so many preachers exclude the step of conviction of sin in their preaching while promoting a Jesus that winks at and overlooks sin.
God says this: Isaiah 26:10-11 "10 Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD. 11 O LORD, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it."
Satan knows the effectiveness of making an unscriptural act look compassionate to thwart God's ways and principles. Short cutting God's ways destroys the chances of a hardened heart to become softened toward God.
When we have faith we don't have to soft peddle the hard truths that sin cannot be forgiven without repentance, either toward God or in personal relationships. God's ways are the right ways, psychology follows after human desires while orchestrated by the devil to remove all guilt, all conviction and all real restoration.
Psychology's claim is that we will become bitter and angry if we don't forgive the unrepentant. There is no scripture that indicates this, we hate that the unrepentant will not humble themselves, because our desire to restore the relationship is strong. God commands us to forgive, but to forgive His way.
Simply "letting go", whatever that means, when someone will not repent, does nothing. It does not restore the relationship, it merely promotes superficial friendliness that keeps a wall between those who were harmed and the unrepentant heart. Nothing is fixed, nothing is resolved. It is tantamount to sweeping the dirt under the rug or throwing a sheet over it, rather than eliminating the problem entirely. It is similar to placing a bandaide over a gaping wound that requires surgery.
An unrepentant heart WILL repeat their behavior, having to confess to be forgiven is a deterrent to repeat offenses. The more we confess the greater possibility that the sin will be forsaken.
To not require confession is to disobey God's Word which does require it.
James 5:16 "16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail."
1 Corinthians 11:29-31 "…29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 31 Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.…"
We do no one any favors by forgiving before they have been broken over their sin. We help them to remain comfortable with what should change. Change only comes when conviction makes the heart heavy until one desires a change.
1 John 1:9 "9 IF we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
God does not forgive us when we do not repent and we should not forgive the unrepentant either. When a believer walks in pride and will not confess, then we are to remove ourselves from them until they choose to confess and forsake that which has ruined the relationship.
I have met many people who never change their ways because no one holds them to account for their behavior. They go through life believing God forgives no matter what they do or how many times they offend Him. These people count on everyone around them just "letting go" of their anger over offenses. We give them this sad view of Christ by incorporating psychology into our thinking. Doing things God's way is harder work with greater life long results.
When we forgive without repentance we do it so we will "feel" better. It is a grievous thing to have to distance ourselves from those who will not repent, but it is for the greater good. When temporary feelings are the focus of how we operate, we thwart that greater good in favor of superficial and ineffective means for our own personal comfort.
When our focus is Christ, we see things in terms of the eventual outcome rather than temporary superficial feelings, we see the possibility of a changed heart toward God, perhaps even salvation because of the burden of guilt that is God ordained for those who are in sin.
The greatest love toward anyone is to promote confession as God does. Forgiving when there is repentance and remaining open and honest, working out problems rather than sweeping dirt under the rug, only to surface later.
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