Those who reject us will use every manner of manipulation to try to cause doubt in us, to relent and follow them.
They will deliberately treat others who follow them with respect and treat disrespectfully those who have the audacity to follow Christ instead of them.
Galatians 4:17-21 "17 They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. 18 It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you, 19 my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! 20 I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you."
People will reject you, hoping you will become jealous and desire to follow them. They will exclude you and court others so that you will sense the rejection and give up seeking Christ.
The more we resolve to obey Christ the worse the pretenders become. They are not satisfied with rejecting us they must also win others to reject us too.
It isn't hard to see in our day the manipulation of the devil who uses people to torment those who follow Christ. The beauty of seeking Christ is that there is no longer hurt associated with the rejection because Christ is all-important in our lives.
James 1:2-9 "2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:"
Thursday, February 5, 2026
The Culture Destroyed by Greed of Personal Gain
When an entire culture resists instruction and correction unless they want it to gain something for themselves, there is no one to listen to the truth.
Isaiah 53:5-7 "…5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. 6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth."
2 Timothy 4:3 "…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."
Titus 1:10-11 "For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision, who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not."
2 Peter 2:1-3 "Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them, the way of truth will be defamed. In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep."
Matthew 24:11-12 "and many false prophets will arise and deceive many. Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold."
Do not be discouraged when people reject you and have no interest in the Word of God, even if they say they are Christians. We live in difficult times when the heaviness of the rejection of God's wisdom and truth weighs on us as we watch those who are filled with guilt and shame while pretending confidence.
God can work as we pray for the souls of these truth rejecters. If they repent, they can know the truth, and it will set them free. Our business is not to change hearts; it is to tell the truth and leave all the results to God. Rejecters may or may not repent, but we must remain faithful and come out from among them as we grow in wisdom.
The more time we spend with people the more we will become like them. This is why God told us to come out from them and be separated. We still love those who are disobedient, however they cannot be our constant companions. We love them through prayer not through acceptance of their sinful choices or lifestyle.
The hope of the unsaved is only one person, and that is Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21 "God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God."
Isaiah 53:5-7 "…5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. 6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth."
2 Timothy 4:3 "…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."
Titus 1:10-11 "For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision, who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not."
2 Peter 2:1-3 "Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them, the way of truth will be defamed. In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep."
Matthew 24:11-12 "and many false prophets will arise and deceive many. Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold."
Do not be discouraged when people reject you and have no interest in the Word of God, even if they say they are Christians. We live in difficult times when the heaviness of the rejection of God's wisdom and truth weighs on us as we watch those who are filled with guilt and shame while pretending confidence.
God can work as we pray for the souls of these truth rejecters. If they repent, they can know the truth, and it will set them free. Our business is not to change hearts; it is to tell the truth and leave all the results to God. Rejecters may or may not repent, but we must remain faithful and come out from among them as we grow in wisdom.
The more time we spend with people the more we will become like them. This is why God told us to come out from them and be separated. We still love those who are disobedient, however they cannot be our constant companions. We love them through prayer not through acceptance of their sinful choices or lifestyle.
The hope of the unsaved is only one person, and that is Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21 "God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God."
Monday, February 2, 2026
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Forgiveness without Reconciliation is not Forgiveness.
It is not forgiveness without reconciliation. This is why God said, "When they come and say I repent you are to forgive them." If someone is not sorry and will not confess their sin, they are not forgiven. If they come and are sorry, then we can reconcile. The confession of sin and the extended forgiveness are the healing that causes reconciliation.
Luke 17:3-5 "…3Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” 5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!"
We are not called to forgive someone who is not repentant. Our model for this is Christ Himself Who requires us to repent to be forgiven and changed into a new creation.
Confession and forgiveness bring growth of character and change of behavior.
Those who say you can forgive but still have nothing to do with the person are not wise and not Biblical. The key is knowing the difference through discernment between manipulation and authentic repentance. God gives us this through the Holy Spirit.
May every believer evaluate these phrases we hear everyone saying, many of them sound so good but are very wrong.
Luke 17:3-5 "…3Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” 5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!"
We are not called to forgive someone who is not repentant. Our model for this is Christ Himself Who requires us to repent to be forgiven and changed into a new creation.
Confession and forgiveness bring growth of character and change of behavior.
Those who say you can forgive but still have nothing to do with the person are not wise and not Biblical. The key is knowing the difference through discernment between manipulation and authentic repentance. God gives us this through the Holy Spirit.
May every believer evaluate these phrases we hear everyone saying, many of them sound so good but are very wrong.
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