Failures happen less when we are chastised, listen, repent, and grow. There is no Spiritual or emotional maturity without chastisement and repentance.
Those who use the excuse that we should never discipline or chastise others are enablers. They do not care about the well being of the offender, they only care that people like them personally.
Proverbs 9:8-9 “Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.”
We live in a culture that believes love means just being friendly. They are so averse to being corrected themselves that they avoid correcting anyone else. This is not love; it is self-exaltation and is useless to help anyone grow.
Matthew 15:14 "Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Proverbs 15:12 "A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise."
Proverbs 23:9 "Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words."
2 Timothy 4:3-4 "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. So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths."
We are living in difficult times when most people, even Christians, will not tolerate language that may help them to grow in holiness. They are hell-bent on praise and adulation, intolerant with anything that will be of real godly help.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Freed From the Traditions of the World
There is more irrational and foolish thinking in our world today because we are living in the end times when "self' is on the throne and arrogance rules the day.
Since the Bible is largely ignored by the culture, even by those who say they are Christians, everyone is steeped in secular psychology, which is based on animal instincts instead of God's Word.
If you treat an animal well, it will become loyal and protective toward us. This is not true of mankind. Animals have no guile, they operate from instinct but mankind is very different.
I cannot count the many times I witnessed someone being kind to others only to be reviled out of jealousy.
God said that the heart of man is "desperately wicked without remedy." Even our good deeds are done to elevate self, boasting and bragging without regard to the effects on others.
In our generation, all children have been raised in a culture that promotes "self-esteem", the idea that we should always think well of ourselves, fosters arrogance and self-will.
2 Timothy 4:3-5 "…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. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."
The myths that this culture has embraced are many. Christmas, Easter, birthday celebrations, Halloween, self-esteem teaching, April Fools' Day, Valentine's Day, and others that were never commanded by God, but most Christians today feel pressured to observe. The culture is overwhelmed but doesn't realize how depleted and ragged they are at the end of it all every year.
In fact, these myths have so dominated the culture that anyone who does not observe them is treated with disrespect as though they are doing something wrong.
God's Word is so simple, but mankind attempts to make it complicated, placing people in bondage to things God never commanded or intended.
Matthew 11:29-30 "Rest for the Weary
…29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
The only celebration God gave us was the Lord's supper to be observed every time we come together. And, notice, this is the one most people ignore while engaging in all the other man-made holidays God never gave.
Our church culture ignores more of the Bible than they obey, and are staunch in judging others who do not go with them.
Matthew 23:4 "They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them."
1 John 5:3 "For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,"
Mark 7:13 "13Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ."
A huge burden was lifted from my soul when God opened my eyes to the futility and meaninglessness of the man-made rules and holidays. May many others pray to be freed as I was freed.
Since the Bible is largely ignored by the culture, even by those who say they are Christians, everyone is steeped in secular psychology, which is based on animal instincts instead of God's Word.
If you treat an animal well, it will become loyal and protective toward us. This is not true of mankind. Animals have no guile, they operate from instinct but mankind is very different.
I cannot count the many times I witnessed someone being kind to others only to be reviled out of jealousy.
God said that the heart of man is "desperately wicked without remedy." Even our good deeds are done to elevate self, boasting and bragging without regard to the effects on others.
In our generation, all children have been raised in a culture that promotes "self-esteem", the idea that we should always think well of ourselves, fosters arrogance and self-will.
2 Timothy 4:3-5 "…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. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."
The myths that this culture has embraced are many. Christmas, Easter, birthday celebrations, Halloween, self-esteem teaching, April Fools' Day, Valentine's Day, and others that were never commanded by God, but most Christians today feel pressured to observe. The culture is overwhelmed but doesn't realize how depleted and ragged they are at the end of it all every year.
In fact, these myths have so dominated the culture that anyone who does not observe them is treated with disrespect as though they are doing something wrong.
God's Word is so simple, but mankind attempts to make it complicated, placing people in bondage to things God never commanded or intended.
Matthew 11:29-30 "Rest for the Weary
…29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
The only celebration God gave us was the Lord's supper to be observed every time we come together. And, notice, this is the one most people ignore while engaging in all the other man-made holidays God never gave.
Our church culture ignores more of the Bible than they obey, and are staunch in judging others who do not go with them.
Matthew 23:4 "They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them."
1 John 5:3 "For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,"
Mark 7:13 "13Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ."
A huge burden was lifted from my soul when God opened my eyes to the futility and meaninglessness of the man-made rules and holidays. May many others pray to be freed as I was freed.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Welcome to the end times.
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."
Has Anyone Noticed This?
God never gave any instructions on how to carry out a wedding, Christian or otherwise. Everything we do in weddings, funerals, and holidays are completely man-made traditions that we do not have to follow.
So many things we think we have to follow God never commanded.
Mark 7:8-9 "You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men... You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition!"
Mark 7:13 "...thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do".
Matthew 15:9 "In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men".
Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ."
Worshipping on Sunday, a one-man-paid-pastor system, a building to meet in, we call "a church", people in pews doing whatever someone up front tells them to do,
Most of our mandated traditions were never commanded by God, while many have negated and demeaned God's Word in their practice.
There is more man-made tradition in the modern church than there is obedience to Christ.
John 1:1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God".
John 1:14: "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us...".
Hebrews 4:12: "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword..."
Revelation 19:13: "...and his name is called The Word of God"
Once you begin to unburden yourselves by ignoring man-made traditions and seeking Christ, you will begin to sense an incredible weight lifted and a disconnect from the world.
Some of the traditions are not bad, but the problem comes when they are expected and taught as mandates. Then comes the judging of others for not doing what they are doing.
The biggest problem is when we encounter pushback from church people who mandate things God never mandated. They judge, they gossip, and pressure others to do what they think the culture expects.
May each one find the freedom to remove themselves from cultural demands while free to obey God's Word.
Matthew 15:1-9
Traditions and Commandments
15:1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’
5 But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”
6 he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition, you have made void the word of God.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
8 “‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Walk with Christ and there will be great freedom, peace and rest.
So many things we think we have to follow God never commanded.
Mark 7:8-9 "You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men... You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition!"
Mark 7:13 "...thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do".
Matthew 15:9 "In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men".
Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ."
Worshipping on Sunday, a one-man-paid-pastor system, a building to meet in, we call "a church", people in pews doing whatever someone up front tells them to do,
Most of our mandated traditions were never commanded by God, while many have negated and demeaned God's Word in their practice.
There is more man-made tradition in the modern church than there is obedience to Christ.
John 1:1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God".
John 1:14: "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us...".
Hebrews 4:12: "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword..."
Revelation 19:13: "...and his name is called The Word of God"
Once you begin to unburden yourselves by ignoring man-made traditions and seeking Christ, you will begin to sense an incredible weight lifted and a disconnect from the world.
Some of the traditions are not bad, but the problem comes when they are expected and taught as mandates. Then comes the judging of others for not doing what they are doing.
The biggest problem is when we encounter pushback from church people who mandate things God never mandated. They judge, they gossip, and pressure others to do what they think the culture expects.
May each one find the freedom to remove themselves from cultural demands while free to obey God's Word.
Matthew 15:1-9
Traditions and Commandments
15:1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’
5 But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”
6 he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition, you have made void the word of God.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
8 “‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Walk with Christ and there will be great freedom, peace and rest.
Monday, March 30, 2026
Confess Sins to be Cleansed of Them
We confess our sins to be cleansed and to grow in holiness.
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."
There can be no Spiritual growth without confession, it demonstrates a desire to be continually changed by Christ.
Those who seek Christ continually self-reflect, pondering the wisdom of the Bible to continue in Spiritual growth.
The more we seek Christ and admit our flaws the more we will grow in holiness.
1 Peter 1:15-16 "15 but [a]like the Holy One who called you, [b]be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; 16 because it is written: “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
2 Corinthians 3:18 "18 But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit."
Romans 12:2 "2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."
1 Thessalonians 4:7 "For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness."
2 Corinthians 7:1 Paul Reveals His Heart
"7 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
Romans 6:22 "But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life."
May each one who claims to be born again evaluate what they do and what they think according to the Bible and the leading of the Holy Spirit and not based on what the world tells them.
The world will tell us the opposite of what God tells us.
Trust in Christ always for everything.
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."
There can be no Spiritual growth without confession, it demonstrates a desire to be continually changed by Christ.
Those who seek Christ continually self-reflect, pondering the wisdom of the Bible to continue in Spiritual growth.
The more we seek Christ and admit our flaws the more we will grow in holiness.
1 Peter 1:15-16 "15 but [a]like the Holy One who called you, [b]be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; 16 because it is written: “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
2 Corinthians 3:18 "18 But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit."
Romans 12:2 "2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."
1 Thessalonians 4:7 "For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness."
2 Corinthians 7:1 Paul Reveals His Heart
"7 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
Romans 6:22 "But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life."
May each one who claims to be born again evaluate what they do and what they think according to the Bible and the leading of the Holy Spirit and not based on what the world tells them.
The world will tell us the opposite of what God tells us.
Trust in Christ always for everything.
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Trusting Christ and the Rapture
For those who mock pre-trib rapture believers, if you do not want ot escape what God said He would save you from, then perhaps you do not trust in Christ as you claim.
𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝟐𝟏:𝟑𝟔
—“𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧.”
𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝟐𝟏:𝟑𝟔
—“𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧.”
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