Don't worry if the Lord led you to tell the truth and it caused you to lose a friend. A true friend will allow you to follow Christ even when they don't see the purpose or the calling. Even if they don't understand you, they will stick by you because your heart seeks to please the Lord.
Proverbs 18:24
"A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
If you must capitulate in your beliefs to keep friends then you have compromised your own soul just to have bodies around you. It is not worth it, integrity and dedication are far more important than lots of superficial friends.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Stay on the Path and Don't be Discouraged
The mockers will chide you for spending time on facebook as though it were evil. Don't listen to them, these same people would elevate someone who takes to the streets to speak to the unsaved about the Lord.
Facebook is just another street, but one that reaches around the world in seconds. It is the best means right now to meet believers whom we would never have met and to minister to them in prayer.
We can comfort and help through God's word those who are ailing, those who are discouraged and even share the joys of those who have had other blessings.
I have been a target of these naysayers, the mockers and the discouragers. The best way to handle them is to gently explain that God told you to do this and you cannot disobey Him. Some are well meaning but not understanding the calling of Christ to every area of life.
We are walking down a road, it stretches thousands of miles and reaches thousands even millions of people in minutes. If God has called you to walk that Facebook road stay on it until He tells you differently. I believe it will close right before or at the time of the rapture, then our job here will be done and we will be going home.
Just saying!
Facebook is just another street, but one that reaches around the world in seconds. It is the best means right now to meet believers whom we would never have met and to minister to them in prayer.
We can comfort and help through God's word those who are ailing, those who are discouraged and even share the joys of those who have had other blessings.
I have been a target of these naysayers, the mockers and the discouragers. The best way to handle them is to gently explain that God told you to do this and you cannot disobey Him. Some are well meaning but not understanding the calling of Christ to every area of life.
We are walking down a road, it stretches thousands of miles and reaches thousands even millions of people in minutes. If God has called you to walk that Facebook road stay on it until He tells you differently. I believe it will close right before or at the time of the rapture, then our job here will be done and we will be going home.
Just saying!
Do Not Listen to the Mockers
Facebook is an amazing tool for the believer, use it to glorify God.
I have met wonderful believers and even non-believer who have read my posts I would no more condemn facebook because of other nonsense that is occurring than I would condemn telephones or other useful tools. The telephone has been a great tool for getting out the gospel as has the television and every other electronic means.
Yes, these things have been used for evil but we don't have to use them for that, we can use these blessings to get out the truth for Christ. Christ went into the Inns in His day, these were the places of drinking and other bad things. He didn't go there to do those things but that's where people were who needed Him.
I notice that some people rebuking others for being on facebook are on facebook, that's where we met them. I will use any means given to me by the Lord to reach people for preaching or teaching, but that's just me.
All of the means we have today to reach one another has been through God's blessing, just because some people misuse his blessing does not mean the tool was bad.
I have met wonderful believers and even non-believer who have read my posts I would no more condemn facebook because of other nonsense that is occurring than I would condemn telephones or other useful tools. The telephone has been a great tool for getting out the gospel as has the television and every other electronic means.
Yes, these things have been used for evil but we don't have to use them for that, we can use these blessings to get out the truth for Christ. Christ went into the Inns in His day, these were the places of drinking and other bad things. He didn't go there to do those things but that's where people were who needed Him.
I notice that some people rebuking others for being on facebook are on facebook, that's where we met them. I will use any means given to me by the Lord to reach people for preaching or teaching, but that's just me.
All of the means we have today to reach one another has been through God's blessing, just because some people misuse his blessing does not mean the tool was bad.
The Heart is Revealed in the Actions
YES! Actions only come about according to the hearts condition.
Nick Bevilacqua Said this:
"BELIEVING the Gospel and OBEYING the Gospel are synonomous terms and mean the same thing To BELIEVE the Gospel IS to OBEY the Gospel, and to OBEY the Gospel IS to BELIEVE the Gospel. Proof: (Romans 10: 16). The LAW OF FAITH in (Romans 2: 27) IS THE LAW OF THE GOSPEL."
Nick Bevilacqua Said this:
"BELIEVING the Gospel and OBEYING the Gospel are synonomous terms and mean the same thing To BELIEVE the Gospel IS to OBEY the Gospel, and to OBEY the Gospel IS to BELIEVE the Gospel. Proof: (Romans 10: 16). The LAW OF FAITH in (Romans 2: 27) IS THE LAW OF THE GOSPEL."
Holiday Deception
Every single holiday that Christians love today originated out of paganism. Superficial Christians back in the day, thought it would be wise to add Christ to these holidays to make them feel better about celebrating them. Over the generations people began to believe they had their origins in Christianity even though they are not supported in the Bible.
All of these celebrations originated from paganism were dedicated to honoring false gods: Halloween, Birthdays, Christmas, Easter, New Years, Valentines Day, Mardi Gras, May Day, Mother's Day: (the Greeks and Romans practiced "Mother worship"), Wedding Anniversaries, St. Patrick's Day and there are probably more. Mankind loves to celebrate something. Granted many who celebrate these things today do not think of the origins of them, they have been repackaged to become something else. My assertion is that we are not obligated to engage in these holidays just because our culture observes them.
The only celebration we see the Lord commanding in His word to the gathering of born again believers is the Lord's Supper. Christ gave us a celebration that commemorated His death, burial and resurrection, this is the only one that means anything and everything.
The devil found a way to trick believers into enjoying the very things that were his concoctions. Only those who ask God will learn the truth. Those who love their holidays will keep doing them while intimidating those who have given them up into silence about all of it.
All of these celebrations originated from paganism were dedicated to honoring false gods: Halloween, Birthdays, Christmas, Easter, New Years, Valentines Day, Mardi Gras, May Day, Mother's Day: (the Greeks and Romans practiced "Mother worship"), Wedding Anniversaries, St. Patrick's Day and there are probably more. Mankind loves to celebrate something. Granted many who celebrate these things today do not think of the origins of them, they have been repackaged to become something else. My assertion is that we are not obligated to engage in these holidays just because our culture observes them.
The only celebration we see the Lord commanding in His word to the gathering of born again believers is the Lord's Supper. Christ gave us a celebration that commemorated His death, burial and resurrection, this is the only one that means anything and everything.
The devil found a way to trick believers into enjoying the very things that were his concoctions. Only those who ask God will learn the truth. Those who love their holidays will keep doing them while intimidating those who have given them up into silence about all of it.
Amos 5:21-23
"21 “I hate, I reject your festivals,
Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 “Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.
23 “Take away from Me the noise of your songs;
I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.:"
Worldly believers didn't want to miss out in the fun so they fooled themselves into thinking this was alright with God. Many of you probably already know all of this. I researched it many years ago and was shown contempt by everyone even believers for "raining on their parade." God placed doubts about the holidays in my heart and I went to do the research because of the doubts. Something didn't feel right about them and He led me to find the answers.
The Christians who embraced these holidays didn't know their Bibles, the ones who did not embrace them knew their Bibles and did not practice them. Yes, there were believers in this country of America who even outlawed these holidays because they knew where they originated. That was so many generations ago that no one remembers it or talks about it.
I do not judge others for the holidays they celebrate however I feel no pressure to observe them. I am free to choose whether or not to observe them. I can enjoy a dinner with friends during these seasons without guilt or I can decline without guilt. The holidays are nothing to me, they bring no joy or comfort, they are just there. My joy, comfort and hope comes from Jesus Christ and His promise of His return at the end of this church age. The blessing of that time of home going and the Millennium when Christ will reign is so monumental that no human holiday can compare with that.
"21 “I hate, I reject your festivals,
Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 “Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.
23 “Take away from Me the noise of your songs;
I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.:"
Worldly believers didn't want to miss out in the fun so they fooled themselves into thinking this was alright with God. Many of you probably already know all of this. I researched it many years ago and was shown contempt by everyone even believers for "raining on their parade." God placed doubts about the holidays in my heart and I went to do the research because of the doubts. Something didn't feel right about them and He led me to find the answers.
The Christians who embraced these holidays didn't know their Bibles, the ones who did not embrace them knew their Bibles and did not practice them. Yes, there were believers in this country of America who even outlawed these holidays because they knew where they originated. That was so many generations ago that no one remembers it or talks about it.
I do not judge others for the holidays they celebrate however I feel no pressure to observe them. I am free to choose whether or not to observe them. I can enjoy a dinner with friends during these seasons without guilt or I can decline without guilt. The holidays are nothing to me, they bring no joy or comfort, they are just there. My joy, comfort and hope comes from Jesus Christ and His promise of His return at the end of this church age. The blessing of that time of home going and the Millennium when Christ will reign is so monumental that no human holiday can compare with that.
Where did the Practice of Birthday Celebrations Originate?
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