Perhaps something to say to a Christian who is rude to you might be something like this: "Was that a good representation of Christ?"
It is good to challenge a believer about their attitudes so that if they are saved, they can learn that their attitude reveals their heart and shows a need for more spiritual cleansing and growth.
However, this growth cannot happen until they confess it to be cleansed by God.
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."
For non-believers, we can just ignore the insult and allow their own consequences to teach them. Until they repent and trust in Christ, they will not understand right from wrong. They will justify their words and actions based on their feelings, even when nothing wrong was done to them to warrant a hostile reaction.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Darwinism is in the heart of every Christian even without realizing it!
Every child was taught Darwinism since the 1860's in schools all over America.
Darwinism teaches that man is nothing more than another species of animal; therefore, mankind operates from instinct and not reason. He taught that man is basically good and only does bad things because of some bad feelings that dwell inside of him. In other words people who do evil things are just reacting to difficult things in their life.
This is where psychology came into being, from the belief that no one is bad and anyone who does bad things is hurting in some way. This is where the saying, "Hurt people hurt people," comes from.
This teaching has ruined generations of people who treat wicked people like victims and the victims as insignificant. If the victim protests at the ill treatment toward them, then they are judged as harmful and dangerous people.
Satan was very clever when he lied to Eve and accused God of being the bad one for making rules for Adam and Eve. He is using the same tactics today, accusing those who hold a righteous standard for the perpetrator and who defend the victim.
Why did the past few generations choose the way of Satan over God, might be the question? The people believed human beings who wanted to dismiss and reject God because in their heart they loved their sin and wanted to be treated special no matter what they did to others.
Much wrong teaching has entered the traditional church system because of the teaching of Darwinism; here are a few:
1. "People are basically good" (God says man is basically evil)
2. "Hurt people hurt people" (God says wicked people harm others)
3. "Forgive so that you will be forgiven" (God told us to repent and forgive for the sake of the relationship)
4. "Women must obey their husbands even when they tell them to sin because God has a purpose" ( God says obey Him alone always)
5. "Those who do not forgive the unrepentant are bitter." (God said one must repent before being forgiven.)
6. "If someone does not go to a building called a church with a paid pastor, they must not be Christians." (God never told us to go to a building or pay salaries to one man)
7. "One must obey their pastor and adhere to their teaching, or if you don't, you are in rebellion." (God says to obey God rather than man.)
8. "One can divorce their spouse for adultery" (God said if you divorce and remarry you are committing adultery, since God is the One Who makes two people one in marriage, the melding of spirits.)
9. "You are not loving if you correct others with Scripture." (God said we are to admonish, rebuke and correct daily one another.)
10. "You must not be a Christian if you don't celebrate Christmas and Easter." (God told us not to follow pagan holidays, even if the name of Christ is added to them to make them more accepting.)
11. "Babies must be baptized in case they die before growing up" (God told us that adults become baptized when they trust in Christ.)
12. "Children at the age of 12 must be confirmed to be saved." (God never gave any command for formal confirmation.) Man does not confirm someone's salvation, God transforms them when they trust in Christ.
13. "A preacher must have an alter call at eveyr service. (God says believers are to come together to edify one another in the word. Unbelievers do not belong at these gatherings. God said to go into the world and preach the gospel, only bring new people in who have trusted in Christ. Our gatherings are not for evangelism, they are for equipping the saints and encouraging one another.)
14. "We must get people to say the words we tell them to make sure they have been saved." (God says we can trust the Holy Spirit to bring in the people, a need to make sure someone says words is lack of faith, it brings in many false Christian who think the mantra gets them saved.)
15. "We don't discipline Christians in the church; we just love them." (Sadly lack of discipline is not love; it is the opposite. God says if we love our brethren, we will discipline them to bring them back to obedience or if they refuse then it reveals a heart of rebellion.)
There are many more things that go on in the institutional churches that do not honor God at all, they are places full of self-will and disrespect for Christ.
When the Bible is negated it is the same as negating Christ. Christ is the Word, His Word is the essence of Who He is, to ignore His word is to ignore Him.
It is astounding how many people live according to Darwinism and think they don't, who claim to be Christians.
Darwinism teaches that man is nothing more than another species of animal; therefore, mankind operates from instinct and not reason. He taught that man is basically good and only does bad things because of some bad feelings that dwell inside of him. In other words people who do evil things are just reacting to difficult things in their life.
This is where psychology came into being, from the belief that no one is bad and anyone who does bad things is hurting in some way. This is where the saying, "Hurt people hurt people," comes from.
This teaching has ruined generations of people who treat wicked people like victims and the victims as insignificant. If the victim protests at the ill treatment toward them, then they are judged as harmful and dangerous people.
Satan was very clever when he lied to Eve and accused God of being the bad one for making rules for Adam and Eve. He is using the same tactics today, accusing those who hold a righteous standard for the perpetrator and who defend the victim.
Why did the past few generations choose the way of Satan over God, might be the question? The people believed human beings who wanted to dismiss and reject God because in their heart they loved their sin and wanted to be treated special no matter what they did to others.
Much wrong teaching has entered the traditional church system because of the teaching of Darwinism; here are a few:
1. "People are basically good" (God says man is basically evil)
2. "Hurt people hurt people" (God says wicked people harm others)
3. "Forgive so that you will be forgiven" (God told us to repent and forgive for the sake of the relationship)
4. "Women must obey their husbands even when they tell them to sin because God has a purpose" ( God says obey Him alone always)
5. "Those who do not forgive the unrepentant are bitter." (God said one must repent before being forgiven.)
6. "If someone does not go to a building called a church with a paid pastor, they must not be Christians." (God never told us to go to a building or pay salaries to one man)
7. "One must obey their pastor and adhere to their teaching, or if you don't, you are in rebellion." (God says to obey God rather than man.)
8. "One can divorce their spouse for adultery" (God said if you divorce and remarry you are committing adultery, since God is the One Who makes two people one in marriage, the melding of spirits.)
9. "You are not loving if you correct others with Scripture." (God said we are to admonish, rebuke and correct daily one another.)
10. "You must not be a Christian if you don't celebrate Christmas and Easter." (God told us not to follow pagan holidays, even if the name of Christ is added to them to make them more accepting.)
11. "Babies must be baptized in case they die before growing up" (God told us that adults become baptized when they trust in Christ.)
12. "Children at the age of 12 must be confirmed to be saved." (God never gave any command for formal confirmation.) Man does not confirm someone's salvation, God transforms them when they trust in Christ.
13. "A preacher must have an alter call at eveyr service. (God says believers are to come together to edify one another in the word. Unbelievers do not belong at these gatherings. God said to go into the world and preach the gospel, only bring new people in who have trusted in Christ. Our gatherings are not for evangelism, they are for equipping the saints and encouraging one another.)
14. "We must get people to say the words we tell them to make sure they have been saved." (God says we can trust the Holy Spirit to bring in the people, a need to make sure someone says words is lack of faith, it brings in many false Christian who think the mantra gets them saved.)
15. "We don't discipline Christians in the church; we just love them." (Sadly lack of discipline is not love; it is the opposite. God says if we love our brethren, we will discipline them to bring them back to obedience or if they refuse then it reveals a heart of rebellion.)
There are many more things that go on in the institutional churches that do not honor God at all, they are places full of self-will and disrespect for Christ.
When the Bible is negated it is the same as negating Christ. Christ is the Word, His Word is the essence of Who He is, to ignore His word is to ignore Him.
It is astounding how many people live according to Darwinism and think they don't, who claim to be Christians.
Friday, October 30, 2026
Signs of a Civilization that is about to collapse, it begins with Apostacy in the Church
Wise, godly people see the signs of a civilization about to collapse.
Most people see the signs and ignore them, and others embrace the mentalities and practices of the culture that are off, but don't discern the consequences. They think nothing bad will happen to them.
Our culture is so far off from Biblical Christianity that it no longer resembles the first-century gatherings or practices, and yet most will defend today's cultural religious Christianity as though they think it is as it should be, even becoming angry when someone points out the flaws.
Most people who attend churches have no clue what God spoke of in His Word about the gathering of born-again believers.
Most people who say they are Christians could not tell you what it means to be born again. They do not know that being born again means we trusted Christ and He transformed us into a new creation. Most church attendees changed themselves to fit a religious culture, thinking they were earning their own way to heaven by becoming better people.
This is the reason we see so many who do not remain following Christ, because they were trying in their own effort without the transformation that only Christ can do within us.
Those who think they are saving themselves or keeping themselves through their own effort are often very arrogant, proud of their own goodness.
This is a frightening realization that many people who are attending Christian churches today have never been born again and are practicing their own brand of Christianity that has nothing to do with Christ.
Matthew 7:21-23 "I Never Knew You
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.’"
One of the clues we see in discerning false Christianity is the attitude of resistance and hostility when they are corrected with Scripture.
Authentic born-again believers love learning and correction; they love the Scriptures to know God's heart. The false Christian only wants to know enough Scripture out of context to fit their desired beliefs and to impress others who lack wisdom and knowledge of the Bible.
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.…"
1 Timothy 4:1 "Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,"
Matthew 24:11 "and many false prophets will arise and deceive many."
Acts 20:29 "I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. I glean that the people will no longer listen even in the churches but God's direction is to continue to speak the truth anyway. Some may listen but most will not."
When our experience with those around us and in the community is hostility toward the truth, we know we have reached that time in prophecy when there will be little faith on the earth. Lies abound more than truth, and we will be at odds with everyone.
So, our marching orders are to continue to tell the truth, avoid those who have heard it and refuse to listen while being content to be alone a lot.
Titus 1:9 "He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it."
1 Timothy 6:3-5 "If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching, he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain."
The takeaway is: Arguing with a fool makes us also like the fool. Do not waste your time with foolish contentious people. Move on to those who may listen and are genuinely interested in finding truth according to God's Word.
Most people see the signs and ignore them, and others embrace the mentalities and practices of the culture that are off, but don't discern the consequences. They think nothing bad will happen to them.
Our culture is so far off from Biblical Christianity that it no longer resembles the first-century gatherings or practices, and yet most will defend today's cultural religious Christianity as though they think it is as it should be, even becoming angry when someone points out the flaws.
Most people who attend churches have no clue what God spoke of in His Word about the gathering of born-again believers.
Most people who say they are Christians could not tell you what it means to be born again. They do not know that being born again means we trusted Christ and He transformed us into a new creation. Most church attendees changed themselves to fit a religious culture, thinking they were earning their own way to heaven by becoming better people.
This is the reason we see so many who do not remain following Christ, because they were trying in their own effort without the transformation that only Christ can do within us.
Those who think they are saving themselves or keeping themselves through their own effort are often very arrogant, proud of their own goodness.
This is a frightening realization that many people who are attending Christian churches today have never been born again and are practicing their own brand of Christianity that has nothing to do with Christ.
Matthew 7:21-23 "I Never Knew You
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.’"
One of the clues we see in discerning false Christianity is the attitude of resistance and hostility when they are corrected with Scripture.
Authentic born-again believers love learning and correction; they love the Scriptures to know God's heart. The false Christian only wants to know enough Scripture out of context to fit their desired beliefs and to impress others who lack wisdom and knowledge of the Bible.
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.…"
1 Timothy 4:1 "Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,"
Matthew 24:11 "and many false prophets will arise and deceive many."
Acts 20:29 "I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. I glean that the people will no longer listen even in the churches but God's direction is to continue to speak the truth anyway. Some may listen but most will not."
When our experience with those around us and in the community is hostility toward the truth, we know we have reached that time in prophecy when there will be little faith on the earth. Lies abound more than truth, and we will be at odds with everyone.
So, our marching orders are to continue to tell the truth, avoid those who have heard it and refuse to listen while being content to be alone a lot.
Titus 1:9 "He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it."
1 Timothy 6:3-5 "If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching, he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain."
The takeaway is: Arguing with a fool makes us also like the fool. Do not waste your time with foolish contentious people. Move on to those who may listen and are genuinely interested in finding truth according to God's Word.
Society has been Fooled for Centuries and Sadly the Christians right along with Everyone else.
This is what Satan does: he tricks people into celebrating something that dishonors God. And when He gets an entire society to think it is harmless fun, he sends Christians to become angry with those who oppose it.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Fruit of the Spirit, the Character Qualities of Christ
The Fruit of the Spirit is not works; it is the character qualities of Christ that produce His fruit. Unbelievers often do good works to glorify themselves, but those who operate from the fruit of Christ do their good deeds as directed by the Holy Spirit and they will glorify Christ.
Galatians 5:22–23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
We can become confused if someone says they are a Christian and they have good works. Many pretenders do good works but have no interest in obeying God because Christ does not live in them.
Matthew 7:21-23 "I Never Knew You
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.’"
This is the reason I do not like to elevate someone based on the good things they do. Thank them, yes, support a good deed, yes, but do not extol someone as saved merely because they do good things.
Also, remember an unsaved person has a different idea of what "good" is than someone who thinks with the mind of Christ.
Galatians 5:22–23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
We can become confused if someone says they are a Christian and they have good works. Many pretenders do good works but have no interest in obeying God because Christ does not live in them.
Matthew 7:21-23 "I Never Knew You
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.’"
This is the reason I do not like to elevate someone based on the good things they do. Thank them, yes, support a good deed, yes, but do not extol someone as saved merely because they do good things.
Also, remember an unsaved person has a different idea of what "good" is than someone who thinks with the mind of Christ.
Works are not the Fruit of the Spirit
Works are not fruit; God tells us what the fruit is; we don't have to guess.
Galatians 5:22-23 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.…"
The fruits are the character qualities of Christ that do lead to good actions. However, even those without the fruit can have good actions, but they don't count with God because they are done in the flesh to glorify self.
The actions that come from God's fruit glorify Him and not ourselves.
Those who are born again can discern whether the good deeds are from the work of the Holy Spirit or if they are coming from a spirit of pride and self-promotion.
Matthew 7:16-20 "16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
We get confused about who is saved and who is not these days because so many Christians are as worldly as their non-Christian friends. However, when someone walks with Christ we can sense the intense connection between the Holy Spirit in us and the Holy Spirit in them.
John 15:4-5 "Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. / I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing."
Romans 8:13-14 "For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. / For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God."
Ephesians 5:9 "for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth."
What a lovely reunion when we meet up with another believer who walks in the Spirit of God.
Galatians 5:22-23 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.…"
The fruits are the character qualities of Christ that do lead to good actions. However, even those without the fruit can have good actions, but they don't count with God because they are done in the flesh to glorify self.
The actions that come from God's fruit glorify Him and not ourselves.
Those who are born again can discern whether the good deeds are from the work of the Holy Spirit or if they are coming from a spirit of pride and self-promotion.
Matthew 7:16-20 "16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
We get confused about who is saved and who is not these days because so many Christians are as worldly as their non-Christian friends. However, when someone walks with Christ we can sense the intense connection between the Holy Spirit in us and the Holy Spirit in them.
John 15:4-5 "Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. / I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing."
Romans 8:13-14 "For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. / For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God."
Ephesians 5:9 "for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth."
What a lovely reunion when we meet up with another believer who walks in the Spirit of God.
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