Debate Often Only Leads To More Ungodliness

I was asked today why I don't allow "debate" on my facebook. There is some debate, but I am not interested in debating anyone.

When God has told us the truth about a matter and we desire to teach it to others, then there can be no debate about it.

Some of the things that God has told me about are; Divorce and Remarriage and the eternal security of the believer.

There is no need for debate on these things, God has clearly stated His position, all we have to do is read His Word to find the answers.

If someone wants to add clarification to what has been written or correct using Scripture, then I am open to that, I am not, however, open to arguing back and forth indefinitely when it is clear we cannot come to an agreement.

John 8:32 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

There is a movement afoot to muddy the waters by declaring that no one is right and no one is wrong. All ideas are equal in our culture, so there is anger when someone is bold enough to say, "I know the truth."

Our culture wants us to be unsure of what we believe, but God wants us to know the truth and stay to it no matter who comes against us.

1 John 2:27
"As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him."

All the things that God has revealed to me because I spent many hours in prayer about them, cannot be changed by more debate. There are lots of things I have yet to learn, when God shows me the answer on those things, then I will not be moved on what He tells me.

The formalized church is fostering this attitude of acceptance of all ideas, at the very least they are ignoring what they don't like in favor of humanized unity, not the unity that comes through Christ, but unity based on intimidation to pacify the majority.

When the majority is wrong, then the minority is ignored and ridiculed, even run out, at times declaring through gossip, that they are trouble makers and sheep stealers.

We must ask God to show us truth and when He does, we are not to waver.

Ephesians 4:14
"As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;"

1 Corinthians 15:58
"58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord."

Ephesians 2:10
"10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."

If we are in Christ, men have input into our lives through God's design, but they do not determine truth or our actions. God uses them to help us, but they are not the ultimate authority over us, Christ is and He will speak loudly to anyone who wants to hear.

James 1:5
"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."

Yes, listen to wise men that God brings to you, then take what you hear to God, searching His Word to see if what they say is true.

Acts 17:10-11
"10 The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so."

Rather than "debate", we need to engage in prayerful discussion with everyone seek the answers from the Word. This is true fellowship!

Those who desire only to win the argument, refusing to seek the Lord in prayer are double minded and stubborn.

James 1:6-8
"6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."

Broken Families and Self Esteem Have Ruined Our Country

Broken Families and Self Esteem Have Ruined Our Country

Facebook March 10, 2014

The teaching of Self Esteem and broken families were the two greatest catalyst to the beginning of the destruction of our nation.

2 Timothy 3:1-11

"3 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.

10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me."