They might be referring to the fact that we are trapped in this sinful flesh that we have to fight against every day.
Romans 8:2-4…2 For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the Law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.…
Galatians 5:19-25
19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,
20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,
21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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. 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires."
This suggests to me that the born again believer does the battle against the flesh through resistance to it. While the non-believer does not battle the flesh, they simply give into that baser nature.
Perhaps we might say that the born again believer battles and wins through the power of the Holy Spirit and the non-believer does not battle and loses in everything by giving into what comes naturally.
We are not counted as sinners because our Spirit has been born again, we have been changed into a new creation. This is why we hate sin and battle the flesh. Those who do not hate sin and do not battle the flesh cannot be born again. Not that we are saved by battling but that because Christ changed us we do the battle.
Trudi Gretsinger Said the following:
Many Christians call themselves sinners......I totally understand that, but I ask.....why?.....
Have you not repented of your sins then?.....When you repent of your sins, you are forgiven and the slate is then clean....according to the Lord....
Oh, but you say....the Lord says....
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us......Yes, but......If we confess our sins He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.....So, that would make us righteous.....
Then the Lord says to you.... do not sin....But if anybody does sin, we have Jesus Christ who speaks to the Father in our defense.....
Revelation 14:12
Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
You see?.....The Lord calls us righteous and He also calls us saints.....
We cannot be a sinner and saint at the same time....
Does that make us perfect....No....there is only one perfect person, Jesus Christ.....But, we are to be like Jesus....and He says to us......sin no more!.....
Jesus would not have said "sin no more" if He knew we could not uphold this......We can uphold this, because.....
If you have Jesus Christ in your heart, mind, and soul, then you are holy, because He who is in you is Holy!
Never forget who and who's you are!......
Thursday, October 10, 2019
God's Mercy and Spiritual Boot Camp
God preferred mercy over justice when He sent His Son to die on the cruel cross.
If God had preferred justice He would have hung all of us on that cross. But because He desired mercy He gave His Son to pay the penalty that we all deserved to His Son.
We each deserved to hang on the cross for our own sins. We should have shed our blood to pay for our own sinfulness. But because God is a merciful God He knew that sinful man did not have the ability to pay for his own sin, so He sent His perfect sinless Son to pay the price for our sin.
How utterly ridiculous it is for anyone to mock and malign the Savior Who died for them.
Let it be clear that the age of mercy will end soon. There will be a day when God's mercy is for those who will trust Him, but there will not be mercy for those who reject His amazing gift of forgiveness. All He requires is that we believe on Him and the gift is ours. If anyone refuses this precious gift they will see the fires of hell at the end of their life on this earth.
It makes no sense that anyone would love this life so much, their sin so much that they would reject the gift of eternal life in paradise just to hang onto the evil their heart enjoys.
It reminds me of the child who is told they will get a special treat if they will clean their room. Not only would they get the treat but they would enjoy the pleasure of a clean room. But the child does not want to have to clean their room, they don't want to be told what to do by anyone. So they do not clean their room, they do not get the treat and they live in an ugly messy room and there is no joy for having accomplished anything.
God does not require us to clean our own room, He will do it for us, all we have to do is trust in Him. He does all the work in us when we have confessed our sinfulness and asked to be cleansed.
Ephesians 2:10
"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
1 John 1:9 "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."
When Christ saves us in response to our desire to be born again, He does all the work in us after that. Our life begins a new journey of training, correction, discipline and joy, greater than anything this life has to offer. We go into Spiritual boot camp, learning how to live.
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 everyone He receives as a son.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
Romans 5:3-5 "…3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.…"
Warriors and athletes enter boot camps to be able to make themselves strong and powerful. When we become born again God enters us into Spiritual boot camp to strengthen us. The more we are strengthened the greater joy and peace we have. Christ gets the glory and we get the blessing of Him and an eternity in paradise with our Lord Who cares about us more than anyone on earth ever could.
So what is the reason for your stubbornness to resist Christ?
If God had preferred justice He would have hung all of us on that cross. But because He desired mercy He gave His Son to pay the penalty that we all deserved to His Son.
We each deserved to hang on the cross for our own sins. We should have shed our blood to pay for our own sinfulness. But because God is a merciful God He knew that sinful man did not have the ability to pay for his own sin, so He sent His perfect sinless Son to pay the price for our sin.
How utterly ridiculous it is for anyone to mock and malign the Savior Who died for them.
Let it be clear that the age of mercy will end soon. There will be a day when God's mercy is for those who will trust Him, but there will not be mercy for those who reject His amazing gift of forgiveness. All He requires is that we believe on Him and the gift is ours. If anyone refuses this precious gift they will see the fires of hell at the end of their life on this earth.
It makes no sense that anyone would love this life so much, their sin so much that they would reject the gift of eternal life in paradise just to hang onto the evil their heart enjoys.
It reminds me of the child who is told they will get a special treat if they will clean their room. Not only would they get the treat but they would enjoy the pleasure of a clean room. But the child does not want to have to clean their room, they don't want to be told what to do by anyone. So they do not clean their room, they do not get the treat and they live in an ugly messy room and there is no joy for having accomplished anything.
God does not require us to clean our own room, He will do it for us, all we have to do is trust in Him. He does all the work in us when we have confessed our sinfulness and asked to be cleansed.
Ephesians 2:10
"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
1 John 1:9 "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."
When Christ saves us in response to our desire to be born again, He does all the work in us after that. Our life begins a new journey of training, correction, discipline and joy, greater than anything this life has to offer. We go into Spiritual boot camp, learning how to live.
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 everyone He receives as a son.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
Romans 5:3-5 "…3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.…"
Warriors and athletes enter boot camps to be able to make themselves strong and powerful. When we become born again God enters us into Spiritual boot camp to strengthen us. The more we are strengthened the greater joy and peace we have. Christ gets the glory and we get the blessing of Him and an eternity in paradise with our Lord Who cares about us more than anyone on earth ever could.
So what is the reason for your stubbornness to resist Christ?
Beware of the "Speakers"
Beware of those who think we are able to speak things into existence the same way God did when He created the world.
There are those who say we are little gods with the ability to "name something and claim it" merely because we speak it, the thing will happen.
1 Timothy 4:1
"4 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will [a]fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,"
When we desire an outcome over something we are to pray that God would do a miracle, He will get the glory whether or not the prayers is answered the way we desire. His will for us is very different from our will often.
Our mindset ought to be that we discover His will rather than demanding ours from Him.
James 4:2-4 "…2 You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures. 4 You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.…"
Be careful to consult God and His Word for your answers, rather than those who would tickle the ear to please and appease you.
Proverbs 29:5
"A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet."
Proverbs 26:24-28
"Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling. A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin."
One of the favored ways of the devil is to flatter and schmooze those he wishes to disarm. Never accept flattery, look beyond it to the possible motive.
Job 32:21-22
"I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. For I do not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon take me away."
There are those who say we are little gods with the ability to "name something and claim it" merely because we speak it, the thing will happen.
1 Timothy 4:1
"4 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will [a]fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,"
When we desire an outcome over something we are to pray that God would do a miracle, He will get the glory whether or not the prayers is answered the way we desire. His will for us is very different from our will often.
Our mindset ought to be that we discover His will rather than demanding ours from Him.
James 4:2-4 "…2 You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures. 4 You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.…"
Be careful to consult God and His Word for your answers, rather than those who would tickle the ear to please and appease you.
Proverbs 29:5
"A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet."
Proverbs 26:24-28
"Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling. A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin."
One of the favored ways of the devil is to flatter and schmooze those he wishes to disarm. Never accept flattery, look beyond it to the possible motive.
Job 32:21-22
"I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. For I do not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon take me away."
Last Days Deceptions
Only God can speak something into existence and only God could supernaturally and spiritually impregnate a woman. No human can speak anything into existence and no devil can impregnate a woman.
Stop listening to the false theologians today who are perverting the miracles of God by assigning them to humans or devils.
Psalm 33:6
"…5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion. 6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. 7 He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses."
Luke 1:35 "35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God."
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
Stop listening to the false theologians today who are perverting the miracles of God by assigning them to humans or devils.
Psalm 33:6
"…5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion. 6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. 7 He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses."
Luke 1:35 "35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God."
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Permission to Avoid the Mockers
In response to someone who wasn't sure whether or not to continue with family members on facebook I wrote the following:
When family sent me a clear message they didn't want me in their lives I blocked them all from facebook.
These kind of people are looking for things to whine about. If they cannot see you it will frustrate them but it is the best thing for you.
Its a sort of "we want to see what you are doing on facebook so we can complain about you." "They want you to call so they can hang up on you." If you are not available to them so they can show their contempt, it makes them crazy.
Another way of looking at family gatherings is this, "they invite you to the party so you can see them hating and ignoring you."
There is a lot of this going on, they are not content to put us out of their lives they want to make sure we see them hating us. I believe this is why God tells us in 2 Timothy 3:1-5, in verse 5 He tells us to get away from them.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
"3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, 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 men as these."
Praise to God He has given us permission to avoid the haters, the manipulators and the mockers.
When family sent me a clear message they didn't want me in their lives I blocked them all from facebook.
These kind of people are looking for things to whine about. If they cannot see you it will frustrate them but it is the best thing for you.
Its a sort of "we want to see what you are doing on facebook so we can complain about you." "They want you to call so they can hang up on you." If you are not available to them so they can show their contempt, it makes them crazy.
Another way of looking at family gatherings is this, "they invite you to the party so you can see them hating and ignoring you."
There is a lot of this going on, they are not content to put us out of their lives they want to make sure we see them hating us. I believe this is why God tells us in 2 Timothy 3:1-5, in verse 5 He tells us to get away from them.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
"3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, 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 men as these."
Praise to God He has given us permission to avoid the haters, the manipulators and the mockers.
Prophesy Fulfilled Cannot Be Stopped
A test of spiritual maturity.
Too much focus on worry about whether or not we are maturing is a self focus, however pondering from time to time as we hear from the Holy Spirit will reveal our spiritual health.
We should be evaluating ourselves as questions arise. Especially when someone else corrects us. The Holy Spirit uses other believers to correct and rebuke.
Are you teachable, rebukable or correctable? The answer will be clear as we ponder our responses to a correction.
If you base your reactions on feelings, emotion or the delivery of the one who rebukes, you are spiritually immature.
We ought to be able to accept and pray about a rebuke no matter what the delivery is, if the delivery is the excuse to reject the rebuke then there is spiritual immaturity.
Rebukable people have a humble and wise spirit. They do not focus on the delivery, the feelings or the emotions, rather they focus on whether or not the rebuke is correct.
Since a rebuke cannot be worse by any means than our understanding of the gospel, we see a rebuke as minor to the understanding that we are all pond scum without Christ.
When we know we do not deserve anything, that we are not special or better than others it is easy to receive a rebuke in comparison to how God viewed us before we were born again.
Hebrews 3:12-13 "12 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. 13 But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness."
What is your response when you are rebuked? Do you rage, do you defend yourself, do you dismiss as though unimportant, or do you pray to understand, do you listen to learn and do you repent if the rebuke is found to be deserved?
One of the signs of a prideful person who is stubborn is their automatic reaction to a rebuke. These people will rage almost immediately, they will punish with silence and non-responsiveness as well as gossip to malign those who rebuked them. Prideful people refuse to listen and they refuse to be honest in their responses. When they are caught in their wrong state they will refuse to answer even simple questions.
A sign of the humble teachable and correctable person is their desire to learn more, to talk things out and to come to an understanding. The humble teachable person will respond with interest desiring to learn more, either to understand or to repent if needed.
We live in a world today that fosters an attitude of pride, loving their self elevated status that looms in their own mind, so much so that they will bludgeon anyone who dares to correct them.
Psalm 104:7
"At Your rebuke they fled, At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away."
Proverbs 6:23
"For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life."
Rebuke and correction should be a way of life for all those who are following Christ. There is much work to be done in all of us, refusing correction merely delays the growing process. Stubborn people often grow into old age as spiritually immature as they were when they were young. It is in acknowledging our flaws that we can change and grow. Those who refuse to admit their own flaws will never grow until they can be honest about themselves.
Proverbs 17:10
'A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool."
Proverbs 19:25
"Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd, But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge."
Proverbs 9:7-8
"He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you."
We live among those who are scoffers, they refuse correction while continually spouting their foolishness as though it were from the Bible.
Do not be afraid to rebuke, if the one receiving the rebuke rages in anger that is our clue to remove ourselves and leave them to God. These are not teachable people, further contact with them will only bring heartache. When we realize we cannot reach someone for the gospel or a believer for correction then our job is finished, time to shake the dust from the feet and move on to others who will listen.
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."
Another tactic of stubborn people who do not want to listen is the use of joking to divert attention from the subject at hand. When we meet someone who will not engage rationally and reasonably while remaining on topic we have met someone who avoids any self reflection. These people will either joke or rage, there is no in between. It is impossible to work out a problem with someone like this. God speaks about these people in His Word.
Proverbs 29:8-10 "…8 Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger. 9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution. 10 Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.…"
Ever since God began showing me the various nuances of the rebellious heart I have been able to discern quickly the attitude of those who avoid truth. We cannot help someone or work out a difficulty when those involved will not be honest, open, calm and reflective.
Proverbs 26:4
"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him."
Proverbs 29:8
"Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger."
Titus 1:12 -"14 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them harshly, so that they will be sound in the faith 14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.…"
We should be evaluating ourselves as questions arise. Especially when someone else corrects us. The Holy Spirit uses other believers to correct and rebuke.
Are you teachable, rebukable or correctable? The answer will be clear as we ponder our responses to a correction.
If you base your reactions on feelings, emotion or the delivery of the one who rebukes, you are spiritually immature.
We ought to be able to accept and pray about a rebuke no matter what the delivery is, if the delivery is the excuse to reject the rebuke then there is spiritual immaturity.
Rebukable people have a humble and wise spirit. They do not focus on the delivery, the feelings or the emotions, rather they focus on whether or not the rebuke is correct.
Since a rebuke cannot be worse by any means than our understanding of the gospel, we see a rebuke as minor to the understanding that we are all pond scum without Christ.
When we know we do not deserve anything, that we are not special or better than others it is easy to receive a rebuke in comparison to how God viewed us before we were born again.
Hebrews 3:12-13 "12 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. 13 But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness."
What is your response when you are rebuked? Do you rage, do you defend yourself, do you dismiss as though unimportant, or do you pray to understand, do you listen to learn and do you repent if the rebuke is found to be deserved?
One of the signs of a prideful person who is stubborn is their automatic reaction to a rebuke. These people will rage almost immediately, they will punish with silence and non-responsiveness as well as gossip to malign those who rebuked them. Prideful people refuse to listen and they refuse to be honest in their responses. When they are caught in their wrong state they will refuse to answer even simple questions.
A sign of the humble teachable and correctable person is their desire to learn more, to talk things out and to come to an understanding. The humble teachable person will respond with interest desiring to learn more, either to understand or to repent if needed.
We live in a world today that fosters an attitude of pride, loving their self elevated status that looms in their own mind, so much so that they will bludgeon anyone who dares to correct them.
Psalm 104:7
"At Your rebuke they fled, At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away."
Proverbs 6:23
"For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life."
Rebuke and correction should be a way of life for all those who are following Christ. There is much work to be done in all of us, refusing correction merely delays the growing process. Stubborn people often grow into old age as spiritually immature as they were when they were young. It is in acknowledging our flaws that we can change and grow. Those who refuse to admit their own flaws will never grow until they can be honest about themselves.
Proverbs 17:10
'A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool."
Proverbs 19:25
"Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd, But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge."
Proverbs 9:7-8
"He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you."
We live among those who are scoffers, they refuse correction while continually spouting their foolishness as though it were from the Bible.
Do not be afraid to rebuke, if the one receiving the rebuke rages in anger that is our clue to remove ourselves and leave them to God. These are not teachable people, further contact with them will only bring heartache. When we realize we cannot reach someone for the gospel or a believer for correction then our job is finished, time to shake the dust from the feet and move on to others who will listen.
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."
Another tactic of stubborn people who do not want to listen is the use of joking to divert attention from the subject at hand. When we meet someone who will not engage rationally and reasonably while remaining on topic we have met someone who avoids any self reflection. These people will either joke or rage, there is no in between. It is impossible to work out a problem with someone like this. God speaks about these people in His Word.
Proverbs 29:8-10 "…8 Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger. 9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution. 10 Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.…"
Ever since God began showing me the various nuances of the rebellious heart I have been able to discern quickly the attitude of those who avoid truth. We cannot help someone or work out a difficulty when those involved will not be honest, open, calm and reflective.
Proverbs 26:4
"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him."
Proverbs 29:8
"Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger."
Titus 1:12 -"14 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them harshly, so that they will be sound in the faith 14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.…"
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