Mark 7:15 "there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man."
Next time someone says this; "you can't know a person's heart", remind them that no one can do on the outside what is not already on the inside.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
The Social Club Churches Do Not Help
So many things Christians do wear them out and has no value for the kingdom of God. The social clubs we call churches do not help to grow us in holiness, they merely make us feel comfortable about not being holy.
Go Out!
Non-believes have no business in church, that is a worship time for believers. God commanded us to "go into the world" and make disciples. After they are born again, then we are to bring them into the gathering.
Because we have done it our own way instead of God's way, the church gatherings are full of pretenders who have never been broken over their sin, they learn the lingo of the Bible and have learned how to twist it to suit their own purposes.
Mark 16:15 "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
1 Corinthians 5;13 "13 But those who are outside, God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person."
Many who are in the church are living wickedly, no one is challenging them, so everyone else coming in, especially new believers are confused about the importance of obeying God's principles. Anything goes now and the church ceases to be a gathering of believers and degenerates into a modern social club. And, all for the purpose of keeping the pretenders happy and coming back.
When we walk in the Spirit, we desire to be with others who hold the Bible in high regard.
Because we have done it our own way instead of God's way, the church gatherings are full of pretenders who have never been broken over their sin, they learn the lingo of the Bible and have learned how to twist it to suit their own purposes.
Mark 16:15 "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
1 Corinthians 5;13 "13 But those who are outside, God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person."
Many who are in the church are living wickedly, no one is challenging them, so everyone else coming in, especially new believers are confused about the importance of obeying God's principles. Anything goes now and the church ceases to be a gathering of believers and degenerates into a modern social club. And, all for the purpose of keeping the pretenders happy and coming back.
When we walk in the Spirit, we desire to be with others who hold the Bible in high regard.
God Said To Remove Them
Narcissists who are controlled by satan. They think they can manipulate, intimidate and control us by their meanness, but with Christ we have the boldness to resist them and remove them from our lives.
Our modern culture has taught for many years that, to be a good Christian we should just allow anyone and everyone into our lives, mousily putting up with anything they choose to dish out, without challenge......and we call this love.
God tells us to be bold with others about Christ, speak plainly and clearly, when they resist we are to walk away and leave them to God.
How often have we wanted to say, "enough is enough", in dealing with stubborn and contemptuous people, but we resisted because those around us would not only disapprove but all defend the wicked ones.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
"14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said,"
Matthew 7:6 ""Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces."
Proverbs 13:10 "Through insolence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel."
1 Corinthians 10:20-21 "20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons."
1 Corinthians 5:11 "11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a one."
2 Peter 2:13-14 "13 suffering wrong as the wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their [a]deceptions, as they carouse with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children;"
Galatians 4:8-9 "8 However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?"
If we speak and live our faith boldly, few will understand, even people who claim to be "Christian will not understand and will come against us. But thankfully, God gave us permission and even commanded us to withdraw from those who would continually work against the truth God gives us.
We are called to live in peace, if that peace is continually destroyed by rebellious people, then we are to let them go. We can pray for them, as God leads, but not allow them in our lives while they remain rebellious.
If God does a miracle and they become born again, with a changed heart and a changed life, then we can accept them back into our lives, cautiously as we watch their walk.
When we are born again by the Holy Spirit of God, our actions and words will match up, there will not be a discrepancy between our words and our actions.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 "for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake."
Our modern culture has taught for many years that, to be a good Christian we should just allow anyone and everyone into our lives, mousily putting up with anything they choose to dish out, without challenge......and we call this love.
God tells us to be bold with others about Christ, speak plainly and clearly, when they resist we are to walk away and leave them to God.
How often have we wanted to say, "enough is enough", in dealing with stubborn and contemptuous people, but we resisted because those around us would not only disapprove but all defend the wicked ones.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
"14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said,"
Matthew 7:6 ""Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces."
Proverbs 13:10 "Through insolence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel."
1 Corinthians 10:20-21 "20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons."
1 Corinthians 5:11 "11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a one."
2 Peter 2:13-14 "13 suffering wrong as the wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their [a]deceptions, as they carouse with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children;"
Galatians 4:8-9 "8 However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?"
If we speak and live our faith boldly, few will understand, even people who claim to be "Christian will not understand and will come against us. But thankfully, God gave us permission and even commanded us to withdraw from those who would continually work against the truth God gives us.
We are called to live in peace, if that peace is continually destroyed by rebellious people, then we are to let them go. We can pray for them, as God leads, but not allow them in our lives while they remain rebellious.
If God does a miracle and they become born again, with a changed heart and a changed life, then we can accept them back into our lives, cautiously as we watch their walk.
When we are born again by the Holy Spirit of God, our actions and words will match up, there will not be a discrepancy between our words and our actions.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 "for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake."
Change Come From Christ Alone!
When Christ changes us it is not our own efforts that cause a change, Christ changes us, the evidence is our love of the brethren and our love for Christ, is not hidden but clearly visible to others.
If there has not been a change in the way we view life and act, then it was not God Who changed us but only our own arrogance that speaks meaningless and dead words.
If we see someone who is regressing rather than moving forward in love and holiness, then we may be experiencing a professor and not a possessor, one who attempts to be Christian in their own efforts rather than trusting Christ and being changed by Him.
1 John 3:14 "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death."
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Ephesians 2:10 "10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
Acts 28:31 "31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered."
ALL BELIEVERS SHOULD BE GROWING IN HOLINESS, LOVE, KINDNESS, FERVOR FOR THE THINGS OF GOD AND BOLDNESS ABOUT IT ALL!
If there has not been a change in the way we view life and act, then it was not God Who changed us but only our own arrogance that speaks meaningless and dead words.
If we see someone who is regressing rather than moving forward in love and holiness, then we may be experiencing a professor and not a possessor, one who attempts to be Christian in their own efforts rather than trusting Christ and being changed by Him.
1 John 3:14 "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death."
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Ephesians 2:10 "10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
Acts 28:31 "31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered."
ALL BELIEVERS SHOULD BE GROWING IN HOLINESS, LOVE, KINDNESS, FERVOR FOR THE THINGS OF GOD AND BOLDNESS ABOUT IT ALL!
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Are You Born Again or Only Think You Are?
I continue to be grieved from time to time at all the people who claim to be Christians I know, who keep in contact with the unsaved who live wickedly, while never giving them the gospel message.
I also become agitated when I see people who claim to be Christians staying in contact with believers who are living in sin.
God told us to come out from among the unbelievers, they can influence us in a way that dilutes our walk and testimony. God also told us to avoid believers who are living in sin without repentance.
2 Corinthians 6:17 ""Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE," says the Lord. "AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you."
1 Corinthians 15:33 "Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."
1 Corinthians 5:1-13 "1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife.
2 And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
3 For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing.
4 When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
5 you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord."
I am noticing that many believers who keep regular contact with non-believers or pretenders, are becoming more hostile toward radical Christians. By radical Christians, I mean those who desire to live by the Word of God in all their dealings, a daily walk that makes them think of scripture in every instance of life.
Those who are radical Christians are treated like freaks by those who are pretenders or non-believers.
I am also noticing that wicked people who have no semblance of Christianity are using phrases like "I pray for you" or "I am grateful to God", while at the same time demonstrating a hatred for those who love God and a contempt for those who would expose their sin. These same people have no interest in the Word of God and are even embarrassed at the mention of the name of Christ.
I have to wonder which god these unsaved and hostile people are praying to. It isn't the God of the Bible or they would love the brethren.
1 John 3:14 "We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death."
John 9:31 "Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth."
Hang on brothers and sisters we are in for a bumpy ride in the next few years as the Lord tarries. Things are not going to get better, they are growing increasingly hostile toward the born again believer, those we thought were one of us are falling away, seemingly without conscience. Even members of our own families who made an effort in the past to deceive us through double mindedness, are dropping their guard and letting it all hang out. They are evasive, egotistical, insincere and all the other traits God lists in 2 Timothy 3.
Many of them may be those God describes in Matthew 7:21-23. This is a very frightening passage, worth some serious consideration by those who believe they are saved, but have little if any fruit.
May each one evaluate their walk, seeking God to know if thy have ever been born again by the Holy Spirit, or if they have been walking a tightrope of legalism while completely unregenerated by God.
I also become agitated when I see people who claim to be Christians staying in contact with believers who are living in sin.
God told us to come out from among the unbelievers, they can influence us in a way that dilutes our walk and testimony. God also told us to avoid believers who are living in sin without repentance.
2 Corinthians 6:17 ""Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE," says the Lord. "AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you."
1 Corinthians 15:33 "Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."
1 Corinthians 5:1-13 "1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife.
2 And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
3 For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing.
4 When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
5 you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord."
I am noticing that many believers who keep regular contact with non-believers or pretenders, are becoming more hostile toward radical Christians. By radical Christians, I mean those who desire to live by the Word of God in all their dealings, a daily walk that makes them think of scripture in every instance of life.
Those who are radical Christians are treated like freaks by those who are pretenders or non-believers.
I am also noticing that wicked people who have no semblance of Christianity are using phrases like "I pray for you" or "I am grateful to God", while at the same time demonstrating a hatred for those who love God and a contempt for those who would expose their sin. These same people have no interest in the Word of God and are even embarrassed at the mention of the name of Christ.
I have to wonder which god these unsaved and hostile people are praying to. It isn't the God of the Bible or they would love the brethren.
1 John 3:14 "We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death."
John 9:31 "Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth."
Hang on brothers and sisters we are in for a bumpy ride in the next few years as the Lord tarries. Things are not going to get better, they are growing increasingly hostile toward the born again believer, those we thought were one of us are falling away, seemingly without conscience. Even members of our own families who made an effort in the past to deceive us through double mindedness, are dropping their guard and letting it all hang out. They are evasive, egotistical, insincere and all the other traits God lists in 2 Timothy 3.
Many of them may be those God describes in Matthew 7:21-23. This is a very frightening passage, worth some serious consideration by those who believe they are saved, but have little if any fruit.
May each one evaluate their walk, seeking God to know if thy have ever been born again by the Holy Spirit, or if they have been walking a tightrope of legalism while completely unregenerated by God.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Faith Alone in Christ Alone!
Faith alone in Christ alone, is the gospel, anything else is not the gospel. When we do that He will send us the Holy Spirit and will do all the rest of the work in us.
Placebos are for the Weak Minded
Professing Christians are being duped by a placebo form of faith based on superficial platitudes rather than the saving faith that comes from being indwelt by the Holy Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 3:16 "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"
1 Corinthians 6:19 "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?" ...
2 Corinthians 6:16 "Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, "I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE."
Ezekiel 36:27 ""I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances."
2 Timothy 1:14 "Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you."
1 Corinthians 3:16 "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"
1 Corinthians 6:19 "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?" ...
2 Corinthians 6:16 "Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, "I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE."
Ezekiel 36:27 ""I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances."
2 Timothy 1:14 "Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you."
It's Almost Over Folks!
I am convinced that this country, very soon will cease to be the country we have always known, not because I know anything significant about what is going on in the government, but because we are at the place of rebellion against God that other countries were when God destroyed them.
Deuteronomy 8:20 ""Like the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, so you shall perish; because you would not listen to the voice of the LORD your God."
When a nation gets to the point of endorsing same sex unions, we can be sure we are destined to be punished severely by the Lord.
God was patient when we were murdering more than 50 million babies,
He was patient when we were divorcing and remarrying without conscience,
He was patient when our youth defied their parents, thinking it was a normal youthful response,
He was patient when we began living in sin without the benefit of marriage,
He was patient when we indulged in every form of personal pleasure while living to please only ourselves.
And He has been patient when we lie about Him, His Word and or purpose on this earth.
2 Pete 3:8-18 "8 But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. 9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
A New Heaven and Earth
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.
11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat! 13 But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
14 Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,
15 and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you,
16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness,
18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen."
We have sorely tested God's patience over and over and over again. Now we test Him one more time by the methodically planed institution of same sex marriage one state at a time. When our president has openly endorsed this evil, we have crossed the line into rampant rebellion across God in the land. What is in the hearts of the people, is going to intensify in the institutions and streets with avengeance.
Many who would not have practiced this sin, will begin to do so, the only thing holding them back were the laws that restrained them. When the law is removed, the flood gates of evil will begin.
1 Timothy 1:9 "realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers"
Deuteronomy 8:20 ""Like the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, so you shall perish; because you would not listen to the voice of the LORD your God."
When a nation gets to the point of endorsing same sex unions, we can be sure we are destined to be punished severely by the Lord.
God was patient when we were murdering more than 50 million babies,
He was patient when we were divorcing and remarrying without conscience,
He was patient when our youth defied their parents, thinking it was a normal youthful response,
He was patient when we began living in sin without the benefit of marriage,
He was patient when we indulged in every form of personal pleasure while living to please only ourselves.
And He has been patient when we lie about Him, His Word and or purpose on this earth.
2 Pete 3:8-18 "8 But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. 9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
A New Heaven and Earth
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.
11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat! 13 But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
14 Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,
15 and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you,
16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness,
18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen."
We have sorely tested God's patience over and over and over again. Now we test Him one more time by the methodically planed institution of same sex marriage one state at a time. When our president has openly endorsed this evil, we have crossed the line into rampant rebellion across God in the land. What is in the hearts of the people, is going to intensify in the institutions and streets with avengeance.
Many who would not have practiced this sin, will begin to do so, the only thing holding them back were the laws that restrained them. When the law is removed, the flood gates of evil will begin.
1 Timothy 1:9 "realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers"
Thursday, April 23, 2015
The Dross Keeps Burning Day After Day
Idolatry is more than bowing down to an idol, or glancing at a picture to pretend it is a god. Idolatry is a state of mind that places anything or anyone above God. It is also choosing to see something good when there is no good, those proverbial rose colored glasses have been the down fall of many relationships and prevents spiritual growth.
Deuteronomy 6:15 "for the LORD your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth."
There are those who would say they choose to see the good in people, rather than the bad. Are they so weak that they cannot love a person unless they can think of them as all good? The true test of love, is deeply caring for someone while knowing the bad as well as the good. We all have warts, we will until the day we die, if we cannot call things by their right names and still love anyway, then we must have an elevated view of ourselves, even a godlike view, after all everyone loves themselves, we are born that way.
Christ loved us while we were yet sinners, can we not love others with their imperfections and personality maladies?
We must be honest in all matters, while choosing to love God's way, speaking truth always, ready to share solutions to faults. We do no one a service, we do not love God's way, when we refuse to see the sin in our brothers and sisters. We do not love if we refuse to admit the sin in ourselves to grow in holiness. We must be able to see the whole person, not just what we want to believe about them.
The Christian life is not about showing the world how good we think we are, rather it is a walk of lessons, continual dross burning until the day we die. Pretending is not acceptable to God, only truth is.
3 John 1:4 "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."
Proverbs 27:6 "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy."
Romans 15:14 "And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another."
Colossians 3:16 "Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God."
Psalm 141:5 "Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me; It is oil upon the head; Do not let my head refuse it, For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds."
Luke 17:3 ""Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him."
1 Thessalonians 5:14 "We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone."
2 Timothy 3:16 "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;"
1 Corinthians 4:14 "I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children."
Deuteronomy 6:15 "for the LORD your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth."
There are those who would say they choose to see the good in people, rather than the bad. Are they so weak that they cannot love a person unless they can think of them as all good? The true test of love, is deeply caring for someone while knowing the bad as well as the good. We all have warts, we will until the day we die, if we cannot call things by their right names and still love anyway, then we must have an elevated view of ourselves, even a godlike view, after all everyone loves themselves, we are born that way.
Christ loved us while we were yet sinners, can we not love others with their imperfections and personality maladies?
We must be honest in all matters, while choosing to love God's way, speaking truth always, ready to share solutions to faults. We do no one a service, we do not love God's way, when we refuse to see the sin in our brothers and sisters. We do not love if we refuse to admit the sin in ourselves to grow in holiness. We must be able to see the whole person, not just what we want to believe about them.
The Christian life is not about showing the world how good we think we are, rather it is a walk of lessons, continual dross burning until the day we die. Pretending is not acceptable to God, only truth is.
3 John 1:4 "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."
Proverbs 27:6 "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy."
Romans 15:14 "And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another."
Colossians 3:16 "Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God."
Psalm 141:5 "Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me; It is oil upon the head; Do not let my head refuse it, For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds."
Luke 17:3 ""Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him."
1 Thessalonians 5:14 "We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone."
2 Timothy 3:16 "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;"
1 Corinthians 4:14 "I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children."
What we believe determines how we act.
Matthew 15:11 ""It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
Our outer bodies reveal who we are on the inside.
When a woman wears a tiny hanky bikini on the beach in front of strangers, we know that woman has lust and exhibitionism in her heart. A woman of God who loves Him with all her heart could not display herself in this way. Here heart of immorality is demonstrated by her outer actions.
A man who tells little lies to protect himself or cause others to elevate him, is a man with a heart of deception while being deeply prideful.
A child who takes a cookie without asking, after being given a command to wait until later when Mother is ready for him to have one, has theft, deceit and wanton rebellion in his heart.
A woman who allows a family member to act wickedly without challenge has pride in her heart. She desires to be loved by family members more than she loves God, the family members are idols to her.
When a man purchases things for himself while chastising family members when they do the same, has arrogance and selfishness in his heart.
Those who defend preachers who speak falsehoods about God and His word, are seeking their ears to be tickled, love their pretense more than they love God or their fellow believers.
The man or woman who assume things about others without strong evidence, have a heart of deceit and gossip. They desire to see others harmed, these same folks will protect the evil man while maligning the holy person.
Yes, we can see the heart of a person by the way the conduct their lives. Of course not perfectly, our flesh sometimes gets in the way, however, often we choose not to see the obvious because it means conflict and rejection to us. Never mind that the purveyor of evil goes unchallenged without an opportunity to turn from his evil and be cleansed.
If we love God more than anyone or anything else, even our very lives, then we are going to be more concerned about helping mankind see their sin sickness, while sharing the gospel for the cure.
Do we understand that this life is NOT about us, but about glorifying Christ?
Our outer bodies reveal who we are on the inside.
When a woman wears a tiny hanky bikini on the beach in front of strangers, we know that woman has lust and exhibitionism in her heart. A woman of God who loves Him with all her heart could not display herself in this way. Here heart of immorality is demonstrated by her outer actions.
A man who tells little lies to protect himself or cause others to elevate him, is a man with a heart of deception while being deeply prideful.
A child who takes a cookie without asking, after being given a command to wait until later when Mother is ready for him to have one, has theft, deceit and wanton rebellion in his heart.
A woman who allows a family member to act wickedly without challenge has pride in her heart. She desires to be loved by family members more than she loves God, the family members are idols to her.
When a man purchases things for himself while chastising family members when they do the same, has arrogance and selfishness in his heart.
Those who defend preachers who speak falsehoods about God and His word, are seeking their ears to be tickled, love their pretense more than they love God or their fellow believers.
The man or woman who assume things about others without strong evidence, have a heart of deceit and gossip. They desire to see others harmed, these same folks will protect the evil man while maligning the holy person.
Yes, we can see the heart of a person by the way the conduct their lives. Of course not perfectly, our flesh sometimes gets in the way, however, often we choose not to see the obvious because it means conflict and rejection to us. Never mind that the purveyor of evil goes unchallenged without an opportunity to turn from his evil and be cleansed.
If we love God more than anyone or anything else, even our very lives, then we are going to be more concerned about helping mankind see their sin sickness, while sharing the gospel for the cure.
Do we understand that this life is NOT about us, but about glorifying Christ?
Many Pretenders Inhabit the Chrurch
It has been my experience that most gatherings of Christians today major on the minors and minor on the majors.
They preach deeds and accomplishments rather than holiness and spiritual inner growth. When we neglect the inner growth in favor of outer actions, we have a superficial Christianity based on works that will not last.
Someone who has grown in inner holiness will be acting as they should. Their evil nature will be continually cleansed, while their sin falls off with each new growth spurt. The pretender does not grow in holiness they wither and die on the inside, the outside regression reveals what was in their heart all along and their continued reliance on self rather than Christ.
When God changes us from the inside because of our desire to be godly, then it is real and permanent. When we try to make ourselves appear holy by our deeds, then we are neglecting the inner man, and there is no real change, our heart remains arrogant while our outward appearance is shallow, those with discernment can see the difference between a shallow believer and a holy one.
Both the superficial believer and the holy believer will have almost the same appearance on the outside, the superficial believer will not be able to sustain the pretense and at some point will begin to regress.
However, the holy believer who has been steadily seeking God to be changed by Him, will have permanent and real change in their soul that will withstand all trials. These are those who endure to the end.
When the pretender encounters trials they wain and wobble and topple, regressing often to the point of no return. The true believer who has been changed by Christ because their desire is more than outer appearance, they have an intense hope to be made holier by Christ, they do not wain, wobble or topple, they remain steady to the end of their life, because it is Christ Who sustains them.
Hebrews 1:3 "He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,"
The pretender has only himself, a fallen human being, losing strength with each passing year, but the true believer has the strength of Christ Who will never let us down.
If you have ever seen, as I have, believers who seemed to be on fire for God in their early years, while appearing to give up much of what they stood for with the passing of time, in favor of being accepted by the culture, then you have witnessed a pretender who walked in their own strength and lost momentum because of the trials of life. These people are those mentioned in 2 Timothy 3, having a form of religion, but denying Christ in their walk.
Matthew 13:3-15 "3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;
4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.
5 Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.
6 But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.
8 And others fell on the good soil and *yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
9 He who has ears, let him hear.”
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
12 For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
13 Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
14 In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,
‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
15 For the heart of this people has become dull, With their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes, Otherwise they would see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears, And understand with their heart and return, And I would heal them."
Have you wondered why so many believers do not seem to understand basic and elementary principles of God's Word? The reason is that you have been encountering pretenders who cannot understand. Many of them have been in the church for years, rather than growing in holiness and wisdom, they have become more dull and less spiritual. They have hardened their hearts to what they did hear while never questioning that which should have been challenged in the teachings of the organized church. They got their ears tickled while walking backward and loving it.
1 Corinthians 2:14 "But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised."
Those who are pretenders are often the persecutors of the true believers. They have a hatred and disdain for truth, their demonstration of this is in the contempt with which they treat those who would expose error and rebellion.
James 1:2-8 "2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
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"
1 Corinthians 8:6 "Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist."
Rather than working to elevate ourselves in the eyes of others to appear good, it is best to ask God if we are a pretender, are we seeking God for the answers to glorify Him, or are we seeking to be elevated in the eyes of man to be ourselves glorified in this life? This is the most important question a Christian can ask in this age of apostasy.
Which are you, a pretender who focuses on the outer appearances or a true believer seeking to be cleansed by Christ?
They preach deeds and accomplishments rather than holiness and spiritual inner growth. When we neglect the inner growth in favor of outer actions, we have a superficial Christianity based on works that will not last.
Someone who has grown in inner holiness will be acting as they should. Their evil nature will be continually cleansed, while their sin falls off with each new growth spurt. The pretender does not grow in holiness they wither and die on the inside, the outside regression reveals what was in their heart all along and their continued reliance on self rather than Christ.
When God changes us from the inside because of our desire to be godly, then it is real and permanent. When we try to make ourselves appear holy by our deeds, then we are neglecting the inner man, and there is no real change, our heart remains arrogant while our outward appearance is shallow, those with discernment can see the difference between a shallow believer and a holy one.
Both the superficial believer and the holy believer will have almost the same appearance on the outside, the superficial believer will not be able to sustain the pretense and at some point will begin to regress.
However, the holy believer who has been steadily seeking God to be changed by Him, will have permanent and real change in their soul that will withstand all trials. These are those who endure to the end.
When the pretender encounters trials they wain and wobble and topple, regressing often to the point of no return. The true believer who has been changed by Christ because their desire is more than outer appearance, they have an intense hope to be made holier by Christ, they do not wain, wobble or topple, they remain steady to the end of their life, because it is Christ Who sustains them.
Hebrews 1:3 "He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,"
The pretender has only himself, a fallen human being, losing strength with each passing year, but the true believer has the strength of Christ Who will never let us down.
If you have ever seen, as I have, believers who seemed to be on fire for God in their early years, while appearing to give up much of what they stood for with the passing of time, in favor of being accepted by the culture, then you have witnessed a pretender who walked in their own strength and lost momentum because of the trials of life. These people are those mentioned in 2 Timothy 3, having a form of religion, but denying Christ in their walk.
Matthew 13:3-15 "3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;
4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.
5 Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.
6 But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.
8 And others fell on the good soil and *yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
9 He who has ears, let him hear.”
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
12 For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
13 Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
14 In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,
‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
15 For the heart of this people has become dull, With their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes, Otherwise they would see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears, And understand with their heart and return, And I would heal them."
Have you wondered why so many believers do not seem to understand basic and elementary principles of God's Word? The reason is that you have been encountering pretenders who cannot understand. Many of them have been in the church for years, rather than growing in holiness and wisdom, they have become more dull and less spiritual. They have hardened their hearts to what they did hear while never questioning that which should have been challenged in the teachings of the organized church. They got their ears tickled while walking backward and loving it.
1 Corinthians 2:14 "But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised."
Those who are pretenders are often the persecutors of the true believers. They have a hatred and disdain for truth, their demonstration of this is in the contempt with which they treat those who would expose error and rebellion.
James 1:2-8 "2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
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"
1 Corinthians 8:6 "Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist."
Rather than working to elevate ourselves in the eyes of others to appear good, it is best to ask God if we are a pretender, are we seeking God for the answers to glorify Him, or are we seeking to be elevated in the eyes of man to be ourselves glorified in this life? This is the most important question a Christian can ask in this age of apostasy.
Which are you, a pretender who focuses on the outer appearances or a true believer seeking to be cleansed by Christ?
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
C.S. Lewis a False Teacher
Big problems with the theology of C.S. Lewis! Next time you hear someone quoting him from the pulpit, it would be good to stand up and expose it then and there.
http://www.standstillawhile.net/2010/05/cs-lewis/
http://www.standstillawhile.net/2010/05/cs-lewis/
Rah Rah I Used To Say!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/daqwGRdRIsk?feature=player_detailpage
I used to get all "rah rah" over these sort of songs years ago, until I became born again and began growing in the Lord, then they became disgusting to me. The closer I became to Christ Who lives in me the less I could celebrate what these songs stood for. Here is what I heard the song saying:"I thank my lucky stars", (not God, but his lucky stars, divination)
Deuteronomy 4:19 ""And beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them, those which the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven."
Jeremiah 10:2 "Thus says the LORD, "Do not learn the way of the nations, And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens Although the nations are terrified by them;"
"The flag stands for freedom", (not devotion to Christ) Freedom has become our god, in this country, that freedom has led to narcissism at it's worst. The teaching of self esteem has destroyed an entire generation of people, causing them to think they deserve freedom when they disserve God's judgement.
Exodus 20:3 ""You shall have no other gods before Me."
"I love this land, God bless the USA", is about loving this land and our freedom not anything about God except to hallar for His blessing when we deserve destruction.
Jeremiah 11:14 ""Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster."
"Pride in every American heart....proud to be an American", is a phrase that is elevated by many as a good thing, it is the pride in the American heart that has ruined our culture. God does not elevate pride on any level in His Word.
Proverbs 11:2 "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom."
Proverbs 16:5 "Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished."
Proverbs 29:23 "One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor."
Galatians 6:3 "For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself."
James 4:6 "But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
We have taught self esteem, a patently unbiblical concept for the last 40 years in the schools. Our culture has become more wicked and self absorbed than any time in it's history. Divorce and remarriage has been elevated to a right, every church gathering has these people in them. This is a sin that is completely accepted in the American form of Christianity. Even those who don't do it, accept it as a valid marriage and completely ignore the Bible on this matter.
Luke 16:18 ""Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery." And, there are no exceptions as many think, they have twisted the Word to say what they want it to say, without study to determine God's will.
The blood of 60 million babies is on the land as a testimony against us. Every man woman and child seeks to elevate themselves above everyone else, making outer appearances more important than holiness....and that is the Christian. Non-believers and Christians do not look very much different from one another these days. The reason for this is that most who are in the church have never been born again, they merely have mouthed words and attempted to make their own righteousness in their own way. They have bought into a worldly form of Christianity that is not at all Biblical.
Genesis 9:6 ""Whoever sheds man's blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man."
Homosexuality is being elevated to a "rights" status while many churches are saying foolish things like "just love them."
The term "love" has been completely misunderstood and deliberately I believe, to allow those who are doing the loving, to remain friends with the world, without conflict and rejection. They love their fun and accolades from others more than they love God. But the "love" we see in churches today is not love at all.
Young people are not bothering to get married and the dresses the women wear when they do marry are immoral. There is no modesty in them, God is a very small part of the ceremony while levity happens throughout the whole service. Marriage is not taken seriously on any level. Sadly, no one is repentant or ashamed.
Jeremiah 6:15 ""Were they ashamed because of the abomination they have done? They were not even ashamed at all; They did not even know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time that I punish them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD."
Our country is so far gone in terms of immorality and loss of integrity, that most people think the little things don't matter very much because they are not doing the big stuff, but their little things are huge, they show a lack of inclination toward God and an arrogant self righteousness.
God must judge this nation, even if we were to repent, which we will not, He must avenge the blood of the babies. We have taken the final step in debauchery by the endorsement of homosexuality at the highest levels of our land and in nearly every state. God is not going to ignore all this sin, even those who are not doing "the big stuff", walking in arrogance, selfishness and self indulgence. They are proud of how good they think they are, looking down their noses at others who have repented, while cozying up to those who have not. They love to feel superior to others, so they must negate the cleansing of the righteous while stroking the wicked one who will not repent.
I have no pride in this wicked nation, nor is this my home. I desire to be a good citizen to honor God, but this nation has managed to forget Who made us powerful, because of that, we are in the punishment stage of our downfall. It is God we should be elevating, not our freedom, our nation, our power or anything else but Him. The song does not reflect anything close to the true Christianity. God only gives the leaders to a nation, that they deserve.
Isaiah 60:12 "For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste."
Proverbs 14:34 "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people."
Romans 13:1 "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God."
So much of what "so called Christians" are doing and elevating are actually working against God, leaving a false view of God in the eyes of non-believers. I know more believers who don't know their Bibles and who have lack discernment than I do those who intimately know God and therefore have discernment quickly about nearly every matter, however, sadly, those who have discernment are spurned by those who lack it, the pretender will not listen. Not only will they not listen but they will not answer, they refuse to admit when they are wrong, they are not repentant and they demean those who tell the truth.
Jeremiah 7:27 "Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee."
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "3 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS but denying its power. And from such people turn away."
Our nation is not a godly nation, it is a wicked one, on its way out permanently. We will not recover from all this mess, it is going to get worse.
I used to get all "rah rah" over these sort of songs years ago, until I became born again and began growing in the Lord, then they became disgusting to me. The closer I became to Christ Who lives in me the less I could celebrate what these songs stood for. Here is what I heard the song saying:"I thank my lucky stars", (not God, but his lucky stars, divination)
Deuteronomy 4:19 ""And beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them, those which the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven."
Jeremiah 10:2 "Thus says the LORD, "Do not learn the way of the nations, And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens Although the nations are terrified by them;"
"The flag stands for freedom", (not devotion to Christ) Freedom has become our god, in this country, that freedom has led to narcissism at it's worst. The teaching of self esteem has destroyed an entire generation of people, causing them to think they deserve freedom when they disserve God's judgement.
Exodus 20:3 ""You shall have no other gods before Me."
"I love this land, God bless the USA", is about loving this land and our freedom not anything about God except to hallar for His blessing when we deserve destruction.
Jeremiah 11:14 ""Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster."
"Pride in every American heart....proud to be an American", is a phrase that is elevated by many as a good thing, it is the pride in the American heart that has ruined our culture. God does not elevate pride on any level in His Word.
Proverbs 11:2 "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom."
Proverbs 16:5 "Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished."
Proverbs 29:23 "One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor."
Galatians 6:3 "For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself."
James 4:6 "But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
We have taught self esteem, a patently unbiblical concept for the last 40 years in the schools. Our culture has become more wicked and self absorbed than any time in it's history. Divorce and remarriage has been elevated to a right, every church gathering has these people in them. This is a sin that is completely accepted in the American form of Christianity. Even those who don't do it, accept it as a valid marriage and completely ignore the Bible on this matter.
Luke 16:18 ""Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery." And, there are no exceptions as many think, they have twisted the Word to say what they want it to say, without study to determine God's will.
The blood of 60 million babies is on the land as a testimony against us. Every man woman and child seeks to elevate themselves above everyone else, making outer appearances more important than holiness....and that is the Christian. Non-believers and Christians do not look very much different from one another these days. The reason for this is that most who are in the church have never been born again, they merely have mouthed words and attempted to make their own righteousness in their own way. They have bought into a worldly form of Christianity that is not at all Biblical.
Genesis 9:6 ""Whoever sheds man's blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man."
Homosexuality is being elevated to a "rights" status while many churches are saying foolish things like "just love them."
The term "love" has been completely misunderstood and deliberately I believe, to allow those who are doing the loving, to remain friends with the world, without conflict and rejection. They love their fun and accolades from others more than they love God. But the "love" we see in churches today is not love at all.
Young people are not bothering to get married and the dresses the women wear when they do marry are immoral. There is no modesty in them, God is a very small part of the ceremony while levity happens throughout the whole service. Marriage is not taken seriously on any level. Sadly, no one is repentant or ashamed.
Jeremiah 6:15 ""Were they ashamed because of the abomination they have done? They were not even ashamed at all; They did not even know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time that I punish them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD."
Our country is so far gone in terms of immorality and loss of integrity, that most people think the little things don't matter very much because they are not doing the big stuff, but their little things are huge, they show a lack of inclination toward God and an arrogant self righteousness.
God must judge this nation, even if we were to repent, which we will not, He must avenge the blood of the babies. We have taken the final step in debauchery by the endorsement of homosexuality at the highest levels of our land and in nearly every state. God is not going to ignore all this sin, even those who are not doing "the big stuff", walking in arrogance, selfishness and self indulgence. They are proud of how good they think they are, looking down their noses at others who have repented, while cozying up to those who have not. They love to feel superior to others, so they must negate the cleansing of the righteous while stroking the wicked one who will not repent.
I have no pride in this wicked nation, nor is this my home. I desire to be a good citizen to honor God, but this nation has managed to forget Who made us powerful, because of that, we are in the punishment stage of our downfall. It is God we should be elevating, not our freedom, our nation, our power or anything else but Him. The song does not reflect anything close to the true Christianity. God only gives the leaders to a nation, that they deserve.
Isaiah 60:12 "For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste."
Proverbs 14:34 "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people."
Romans 13:1 "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God."
So much of what "so called Christians" are doing and elevating are actually working against God, leaving a false view of God in the eyes of non-believers. I know more believers who don't know their Bibles and who have lack discernment than I do those who intimately know God and therefore have discernment quickly about nearly every matter, however, sadly, those who have discernment are spurned by those who lack it, the pretender will not listen. Not only will they not listen but they will not answer, they refuse to admit when they are wrong, they are not repentant and they demean those who tell the truth.
Jeremiah 7:27 "Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee."
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "3 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS but denying its power. And from such people turn away."
Our nation is not a godly nation, it is a wicked one, on its way out permanently. We will not recover from all this mess, it is going to get worse.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Are We Open Enough?
Anyone who supports abortion even if they don't do it themselves, has the same punishment of Hitler if they do not repent.
2 John 1:10-11 "10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; 11 for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds."
Those who endorse by silence wicked deeds are willing helpers in evil. At the very least we should be known for our disapproval of evil, so much so that most people who know us would know what we disapprove of without even asking us.
2 John 1:10-11 "10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; 11 for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds."
Those who endorse by silence wicked deeds are willing helpers in evil. At the very least we should be known for our disapproval of evil, so much so that most people who know us would know what we disapprove of without even asking us.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Don't Be A Fool, Trust Christ
"Only a fool says in his heart "no" God." When a fool says there is no God, he is not saying He doesn't exist, he is saying he refuses to count Him as worthy of his notice.
God calls people like this "fools" because He created them, to deny the very Being that could blow on them and make them disappear, is what I call stupid at best.
The believers life is one of great joy and peace even through the hardships. There is more despair than ever before, teen suicide is up because all hope has been taken away from the youth. Their families are in shambles, the world doesn't care, they are "on their own completely", in their minds. There is no one they can count on and no one they trust.
For the believer, we love people but do not place our trust in them, we place it in Christ Who knows the end from the beginning. Those who do not have Christ, all they have is themselves in this growing narcissistic mess.
My prayer is always that those who walk in despair will listen to the still small voice of God when He speaks to them, that they will realize that this life is not all there is and only Christ can fill that emptiness they feel.
If only people would realize that no matter what is going on in their lives, Christ can take them through it, coming out the other side victoriously. God doesn't bail us out of our troubles, but He will go through with us, if we place our trust in Him alone.
Psalm 56:8 "You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?"
God calls people like this "fools" because He created them, to deny the very Being that could blow on them and make them disappear, is what I call stupid at best.
The believers life is one of great joy and peace even through the hardships. There is more despair than ever before, teen suicide is up because all hope has been taken away from the youth. Their families are in shambles, the world doesn't care, they are "on their own completely", in their minds. There is no one they can count on and no one they trust.
For the believer, we love people but do not place our trust in them, we place it in Christ Who knows the end from the beginning. Those who do not have Christ, all they have is themselves in this growing narcissistic mess.
My prayer is always that those who walk in despair will listen to the still small voice of God when He speaks to them, that they will realize that this life is not all there is and only Christ can fill that emptiness they feel.
If only people would realize that no matter what is going on in their lives, Christ can take them through it, coming out the other side victoriously. God doesn't bail us out of our troubles, but He will go through with us, if we place our trust in Him alone.
Psalm 56:8 "You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?"
Two Things Can Happen
There may be those who think we are negative people because we are constantly warning and correcting. Our desire is to help people avoid the pitfalls of their sin but mostly to trust Christ and live forever in heaven.
I also believe we are to warn of the coming judgement, if there is some way to make unbelievers feel good about that, I don't know what it is. Warning seems negative to those who are perishing, but to others who may heed the warnings, it is a huge blessing, one that will last for eternity.
Matthew 10:28 "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell."
Luke 21:28 "Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
Two things can happen because of our "negativity", the first is that non-believers will spurn the warnings, hate us for telling them, and the second is that non-believers might become saved because they listened and will see the amazing blessings of heaven forever.
Jude 1:20-23 "20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:
23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh."
Isaiah 30:10 "Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:"
Those who are stubborn will spurn the warnings that God has given us to share, while on their way to hell. Sadly, these will be most people who hear the forewarnings of what is coming, but mock and persecute us all the while thinking they are harming us, but in fact they are negating God.
Those who think we are negative are missing the great joy we have in the Lord. They choose not to see that we are strong, and persevering no matter what comes against us. They fail to see our joy when we live every day with Christ in us, our helper and sustainer. The unsaved have no help, they are at the mercy of their own fallen devices, while thinking thy are in charge, they are controlled by the devils minions. They are not their own person as they think, but a slave to their flesh and the devil.
1 John 2:16 "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."
There is great hope for the believer, no matter what life throws our way, the Lord that lives in us is continually directing us toward holiness, reminding us of the glory to come.
I also believe we are to warn of the coming judgement, if there is some way to make unbelievers feel good about that, I don't know what it is. Warning seems negative to those who are perishing, but to others who may heed the warnings, it is a huge blessing, one that will last for eternity.
Matthew 10:28 "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell."
Luke 21:28 "Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
Two things can happen because of our "negativity", the first is that non-believers will spurn the warnings, hate us for telling them, and the second is that non-believers might become saved because they listened and will see the amazing blessings of heaven forever.
Jude 1:20-23 "20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:
23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh."
Isaiah 30:10 "Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:"
Those who are stubborn will spurn the warnings that God has given us to share, while on their way to hell. Sadly, these will be most people who hear the forewarnings of what is coming, but mock and persecute us all the while thinking they are harming us, but in fact they are negating God.
Those who think we are negative are missing the great joy we have in the Lord. They choose not to see that we are strong, and persevering no matter what comes against us. They fail to see our joy when we live every day with Christ in us, our helper and sustainer. The unsaved have no help, they are at the mercy of their own fallen devices, while thinking thy are in charge, they are controlled by the devils minions. They are not their own person as they think, but a slave to their flesh and the devil.
1 John 2:16 "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."
There is great hope for the believer, no matter what life throws our way, the Lord that lives in us is continually directing us toward holiness, reminding us of the glory to come.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Evil Does Not Win, Christ Does
Evil is not only being allowed and tolerated but celebrated in our day, it is a very hard time to be living in our world. Everyday we see new things rottonizing our children and destroying family unity.
The closer we get to the time of the Lord's return, the more despicable our culture becomes. The elements I have noticed missing the most, are love, empathy and kindness.
Pride rules the day, most people are looking to protect their own desires above all else, while despising those who think we should do otherwise.
I have quoted 2 Timothy 3 more times than I can count in the past year, in an effort to comfort those who are experiencing the antics of narcissists, who think that they are more important than anyone else and rabbit with anger when anyone suggests that they are ungodly and unloving. The gospel offends those who have elevated themselves to godlike status.
As believers we don't have to be whipped around by the machinations of those who attempt to use or abuse us emotionally or spiritually. We can remain being controlled by Christ, withdrawing from the world as God leads, as stated in 2 Timothy 3 when God says "from such turn away."
We have great hope in the face of all this wickedness, the hope of our future and that no one who wants to become born again, will be and after the last one accepts Christ, we will be going home. Hallelujah!!!!
The closer we get to the time of the Lord's return, the more despicable our culture becomes. The elements I have noticed missing the most, are love, empathy and kindness.
Pride rules the day, most people are looking to protect their own desires above all else, while despising those who think we should do otherwise.
I have quoted 2 Timothy 3 more times than I can count in the past year, in an effort to comfort those who are experiencing the antics of narcissists, who think that they are more important than anyone else and rabbit with anger when anyone suggests that they are ungodly and unloving. The gospel offends those who have elevated themselves to godlike status.
As believers we don't have to be whipped around by the machinations of those who attempt to use or abuse us emotionally or spiritually. We can remain being controlled by Christ, withdrawing from the world as God leads, as stated in 2 Timothy 3 when God says "from such turn away."
We have great hope in the face of all this wickedness, the hope of our future and that no one who wants to become born again, will be and after the last one accepts Christ, we will be going home. Hallelujah!!!!
The Mother Matters
"20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother."
Proverbs 6:20
"My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:"
Proverbs 19:26
"He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach."
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Hospitality Is Important
Hospitality is more than actions that we take, it is also an attitude that we have. When we love others we care about their personal comfort and their emotional and spiritual well being.
If we love, we are careful not to do things in the presence of another that might be offensive to them, whether it be a movie, a type of food they abstain from or language that would offend them. We do not show displeasure at their presence by ignoring them while they are in the room.
Part of hospitality is knowing the person we are serving, if it is a stranger we are careful to act in ways that are generally accepted as gentile, free from crude speech or action and especially free from confrontation over things that do not matter.
Ephesians 4:29 "Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear."
Showing our delight in the visit of our guest, is one of the ways we accept them, that gives them a sense that they are welcome in our home. When there is aloofness, shyness or dismissiveness, we make the guest feel as though we are a burden.
A part of hospitality is learning to be a good guest. If a host has worked to make a beautiful table and delicious food, we don't say things like "why did you make such a fuss," Rather we say "thank you so much, this is lovely." To mock the decorations or negate them in any way is a way for a narcissist to diminish the person who decorated the beautiful table and made the wonderful food. It is a form of not only ungratefulness but also a way of stripping the host of her delight in serving. The purpose in this is to hurt the host, removing her joy in preparing for her guests.
The reason to write about this in a culture that no longer understands these principles, is because we are seeing hospitality diminishing in this culture of selfishness but we can be the examples. We cannot get our guests to act as they should but we can continue to obey God in being hospitable no matter what our guests do. If we are a guest, we will not always encounter hosts who act as they should but we can be a good guest. We will never be disappointed when we obey God, even if others do not act as they should.
If we love, we are careful not to do things in the presence of another that might be offensive to them, whether it be a movie, a type of food they abstain from or language that would offend them. We do not show displeasure at their presence by ignoring them while they are in the room.
Part of hospitality is knowing the person we are serving, if it is a stranger we are careful to act in ways that are generally accepted as gentile, free from crude speech or action and especially free from confrontation over things that do not matter.
Ephesians 4:29 "Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear."
Showing our delight in the visit of our guest, is one of the ways we accept them, that gives them a sense that they are welcome in our home. When there is aloofness, shyness or dismissiveness, we make the guest feel as though we are a burden.
A part of hospitality is learning to be a good guest. If a host has worked to make a beautiful table and delicious food, we don't say things like "why did you make such a fuss," Rather we say "thank you so much, this is lovely." To mock the decorations or negate them in any way is a way for a narcissist to diminish the person who decorated the beautiful table and made the wonderful food. It is a form of not only ungratefulness but also a way of stripping the host of her delight in serving. The purpose in this is to hurt the host, removing her joy in preparing for her guests.
The reason to write about this in a culture that no longer understands these principles, is because we are seeing hospitality diminishing in this culture of selfishness but we can be the examples. We cannot get our guests to act as they should but we can continue to obey God in being hospitable no matter what our guests do. If we are a guest, we will not always encounter hosts who act as they should but we can be a good guest. We will never be disappointed when we obey God, even if others do not act as they should.
Without Hospitality We Cannot Please God
Not that long ago it was considered rude to neglect to offer refreshment to a stranger when they found themselves at our home. It was also an offense for the stranger to refuse refreshment when offered.
An old expression of this was: "don't ask and don't refuse", was the rule of thumb pertaining to hospitality. The one who offered was showing gratefulness for the visit and the one accepting was showing gratefulness for being accepted as a visitor.
Refreshment was a way of welcoming those that entered our home, to refuse the refreshment was insulting, a sort of rejection of the hospitality showed arrogance.
We live in a time when many people do not offer hospitality to their extended family let alone to total strangers. We also live in a time when most people don't feel an obligation to anyone who is not closely connected to them through family. They show their disinterest in us through their lack of enthusiasm for the visit.
Hospitality has always been important in God's economy. He highly values kindness extended to those who came to call, no matter who they were. To neglect this kindness is the same as saying, "I don't care about you and I have no interest in your visit, on the part of the host or the visitor.
1 Peter 4:9 "Be hospitable to one another without complaint."
Romans 12:12-13 "12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality."
1 Timothy 3:2 "An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,"
Titus 1:7-8 "7 For the [a]overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, 8 but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,"
1 Timothy 5:10 "having a reputation for good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work."
Hebrews 13:2 "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it."
We see by these verses that God commands us to place others above ourselves, denying self is the greater part of the Christian life, without it we would never do what we should do, be what we should be in the sight of God.
An old expression of this was: "don't ask and don't refuse", was the rule of thumb pertaining to hospitality. The one who offered was showing gratefulness for the visit and the one accepting was showing gratefulness for being accepted as a visitor.
Refreshment was a way of welcoming those that entered our home, to refuse the refreshment was insulting, a sort of rejection of the hospitality showed arrogance.
We live in a time when many people do not offer hospitality to their extended family let alone to total strangers. We also live in a time when most people don't feel an obligation to anyone who is not closely connected to them through family. They show their disinterest in us through their lack of enthusiasm for the visit.
Hospitality has always been important in God's economy. He highly values kindness extended to those who came to call, no matter who they were. To neglect this kindness is the same as saying, "I don't care about you and I have no interest in your visit, on the part of the host or the visitor.
1 Peter 4:9 "Be hospitable to one another without complaint."
Romans 12:12-13 "12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality."
1 Timothy 3:2 "An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,"
Titus 1:7-8 "7 For the [a]overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, 8 but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,"
1 Timothy 5:10 "having a reputation for good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work."
Hebrews 13:2 "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it."
We see by these verses that God commands us to place others above ourselves, denying self is the greater part of the Christian life, without it we would never do what we should do, be what we should be in the sight of God.
Monday, April 13, 2015
America Deserves Judgment Not Blessing
Remember when we trusted in our country? We said the pledge of allegiance every morning in school. We watched our soldiers march in the parades with a very large and looming American flag at the front of the procession.
We sang beautiful songs that told of the greatness of our nation, while using phrases like "my country right or wrong." We signed petitions to get our leaders to pay attention to us when we wanted a law changed and voted in every election. Our confidence in the nation was unshakable.
When our men went off to war, we hailed them, prayed for them and regaled our families with stories of how powerful we were and that no one could defeat us, we were Americans, living in the most powerful nation in the world. Not only were we able to protect ourselves, but we protected other nations around the world, liberating them from evil armies. When we conquered the countries taken by Hitler in WWII, we gave them back to their own people rather than assimilating them into our country.
We have been very proud of our own accomplishments. We have fought many battles and won all the wars we fought in, never having had an invasion or experienced a takeover by any military regime. We were confident that no one could invade us, because our shores were well protected.
Perhaps we have been too proud, too self reliant and far too indulgent. We said our faith was in God, it has even been written on our money, but in reality our faith was in our own military might and ability to develop our own economy.
God blessed our nation, there is no doubt about that. I believe He wanted us to see what would happen when we began to trust in our wealth and our might, arrogantly thinking it was ourselves that made it all happen.
We sang beautiful songs that told of the greatness of our nation, while using phrases like "my country right or wrong." We signed petitions to get our leaders to pay attention to us when we wanted a law changed and voted in every election. Our confidence in the nation was unshakable.
When our men went off to war, we hailed them, prayed for them and regaled our families with stories of how powerful we were and that no one could defeat us, we were Americans, living in the most powerful nation in the world. Not only were we able to protect ourselves, but we protected other nations around the world, liberating them from evil armies. When we conquered the countries taken by Hitler in WWII, we gave them back to their own people rather than assimilating them into our country.
We have been very proud of our own accomplishments. We have fought many battles and won all the wars we fought in, never having had an invasion or experienced a takeover by any military regime. We were confident that no one could invade us, because our shores were well protected.
Perhaps we have been too proud, too self reliant and far too indulgent. We said our faith was in God, it has even been written on our money, but in reality our faith was in our own military might and ability to develop our own economy.
God blessed our nation, there is no doubt about that. I believe He wanted us to see what would happen when we began to trust in our wealth and our might, arrogantly thinking it was ourselves that made it all happen.
As we became more affluent and powerful, we used God, expecting Him to protect us even when we had no real desire to know Him. We said "God bless America", while murdering babies, robbing the hard worker to give to the lazy, protecting those who deal in filthy reading material, divorce and remarriage, an entertainment industry that champions iniquity while promoting complete and total freedom to do so and much more sin. As we abound in every kind of sin, we teach our children not to speak out against it through mantra's like "don't judge."
1 Timothy 6:17 "Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy."
The scripture in Isaiah 29 describes us as a nation.
Isaiah 29:13 "Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:"
We proclaimed often that God was on our side, but forgot to be on His. We became a nation of people who felt entitled to the protection and blessings of God without considering gratefulness to Him. We have not been compelled to seek Him or seek to obey His principles, desiring merely to have an appearance of righteousness while defying Him often, we continued to walk in our own ways.
2 Timothy 3:5 "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
Our freedom has become our god, above all else, it is that obsession with freedom that has led us to every form of debauchery imaginable. When a nation begins to kill its' young without conscience over these horrific murders, while endorsing the basest form of sexual immorality, we can no longer expect God to help us. When freedom becomes the freedom to act as contemptibly as we please, then we have lost the nation entirely.
Our children are indulged, arrogant, disrespectful and everything else mentioned in 2 Timothy 3. Unless Christ gets into the hearts of our children, this country will continue to decline and in ways we never imagined.
God has given us over to our debased minds as a country, while punishing us with depraved, wicked men who lack empathy or kindness of any sort, to be the leaders of our country. There is much corruption in every state government and in the capitol of this nation too.
Then only solution to this mess, is for each individual to repent and begin to seek Christ to be changed into a new creation by Him.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 "16 Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
18 Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,
19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has [j]committed to us the word of reconciliation.
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
1 Timothy 6:17 "Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy."
The scripture in Isaiah 29 describes us as a nation.
Isaiah 29:13 "Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:"
We proclaimed often that God was on our side, but forgot to be on His. We became a nation of people who felt entitled to the protection and blessings of God without considering gratefulness to Him. We have not been compelled to seek Him or seek to obey His principles, desiring merely to have an appearance of righteousness while defying Him often, we continued to walk in our own ways.
2 Timothy 3:5 "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
Our freedom has become our god, above all else, it is that obsession with freedom that has led us to every form of debauchery imaginable. When a nation begins to kill its' young without conscience over these horrific murders, while endorsing the basest form of sexual immorality, we can no longer expect God to help us. When freedom becomes the freedom to act as contemptibly as we please, then we have lost the nation entirely.
Our children are indulged, arrogant, disrespectful and everything else mentioned in 2 Timothy 3. Unless Christ gets into the hearts of our children, this country will continue to decline and in ways we never imagined.
God has given us over to our debased minds as a country, while punishing us with depraved, wicked men who lack empathy or kindness of any sort, to be the leaders of our country. There is much corruption in every state government and in the capitol of this nation too.
Then only solution to this mess, is for each individual to repent and begin to seek Christ to be changed into a new creation by Him.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 "16 Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
18 Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,
19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has [j]committed to us the word of reconciliation.
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
Psalm 119:41-48
"41 May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Lord, Your salvation according to Your word;
42 So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.
43 And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I wait for Your ordinances.
44 So I will keep Your law continually, Forever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.
46 I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And shall not be ashamed.
47 I shall delight in Your commandments, Which I love.
48 And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments, Which I love; And I will meditate on Your statutes."
42 So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.
43 And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I wait for Your ordinances.
44 So I will keep Your law continually, Forever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.
46 I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And shall not be ashamed.
47 I shall delight in Your commandments, Which I love.
48 And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments, Which I love; And I will meditate on Your statutes."
God's Precepts are Preferred
Psalm 119:65-72
"65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver."
"65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver."
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Spank the Perp and Comfort the Victim
Our narcissistic modern world wants us to keep everything a secret, after all narcissists know what they do and say is evil, so they cloak it in covert language to hide it from onlookers while knowing that their target will understand. Evil people count on good people being sensitive to gossip, using this intimidation to keep their secrets.
The best way to stop the mouth of the narcissist is to expose their schemes. Tell the world what they do and say, so that fear is brought about in the heart of a narcissist.
One of the most damaging false doctrines that has emerged in modern times is the foolish idea that we should forgive the unrepentant. This is selfish, to help the narcissist to feel a victory in his evil by allowing him to expect forgiveness no matter what he does, only increases his confidence that evil works, even hardening his heart to truth. The only reason for doing this is to protect ourselves from wrong judgements of others who have been indoctrinated into this false doctrine, appearing to the the good guy. The opinions of others are more important than God's principles of discpline.
If everyone obeyed the Word and forgave WHEN THERE IS REPENTANCE, then the narcissist would learn to modify his behavior, possibly leaving him more open to the gospel of repentance. When we lead him to have a view of God as forgiving when there is no repentance, he will never see his need to confess or repent to God or anyone else. He will see God as a paper doll puppet that winks at sin and tolerates evil. He will demand forgiveness from others no matter what his heart condition, while operating as though God owes it to him.
The sins of our brothers and sisters should separate them from us, until they are broken and repentant over them. God commanded us to be separate from unbelievers in relationships. Our contact with non-believers should be for the purpose of the gospel, not to be close friends.
We expose sin and separate ourselves from believers so their relationships with God will be restored. We expose and separate ourselves from non-believers so they will learn there will be no access to God or heaven without confession and repentance. We remain in the lives of people to help them either to become born again or to be restored as a believer, but we do not make the unrepentant our friends on a regular basis.
Our modern psychology that concocted this foolish notion of forgiving without repentance has created a culture that indulges in their sin rather than seeing the damaging nature of it. It also applies pressure to the innocent to continue contact with evil people and forgive them, while enduring their continual abuse. An unrepentant person will not change their ways, until they are broken over their win. There is no love in counseling a broken person who has been victimized by the wicked, to forgive them and continue contact with them. There may be some cases like this led by the Lord, where the victim has been compelled to do this, but it should never be a pressure from other outside sources. If this happens, it should be a prompting from God in their own spirit. Our sympathies and protection should always be with the victim first.
Isaiah 59:2 "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear."
1 Timothy 5:20 "Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear."
Titus 1:13 "This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;"
I was once told by someone that we should protect everyone's reputation, even the evil doer. This is patently wrong and unBiblical, not to mention silly. God clearly told us to expose those who are evil. We are to protect the reputation of a righteous man by defending lies against him, but we are commanded to expose the evil of someone who is walking wickedly.
1 Peter 2:12 "Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation."
Often, mean and manipulative people are protected by ignorant people out of fear of being seen as a gossip. The evil person never changes his behavior because he believes it works and he will not be exposed.
Ephesians 5:11 "Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;"
Exposure can be a blessing to those who are sinning, it forces them to face their sin, giving them a greater chance to repent and receive true forgiveness, allowing their relationship to be restored or in the case of the unsaved, to become born again.
All this teaching about forgiveness when there is no repentance has created a lot of fakers to remain in the body without challenge while living blatantly in sin, enjoying their evil as they influence new and weak believers. Those who forgive before someone is repentant are prideful, enjoying their "sacrificial" martyr type attitude, when all they are accomplishing is for sin to run rampant through our churches and our culture. Every place we see forgiveness in the Word, it is connected with repentance. No where in the Word are we told to forgive the unrepentant.
1 Corinthians 5:6-8 "6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?
7 Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
8 Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."
2 Corinthians 6:17 "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,"
1 Corinthians 5:17 "But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person."
Ezekiel 33:7-9 "7 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved."
It would be good for all believers to stop and pray about everything we were taught, comparing it with the Word of God, if it is not accurate then throw it away. Many things our modern apostate church believes today, was brought in through the evil medium of psychology. We have gone down to Egypt for our help rather than turning to Christ for the wisdom. Egypt has always been a euphemism for the world and its' ways.
Egypt is in the church today and because of this, the church is an apostate mess, filled with pretenders and wolves who are proud of themselves for forgiving the unrepentant.
John 12:43 "For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God."
God is not impressed with our forgiveness given without repentance, only men are impressed.
1 Corinthians 5:1-2 "5 It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father’s wife. 2 You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed from your midst."
How terrible it must have been for the husband of the woman, whose son was sleeping with his wife, knowing that an entire church was "just forgiving him." How completely ridiculous is this. Many people are harmed by the deeds of evil men, but the one who gets the understanding and love is not the victim but the perp. How utterly hateful to the victim for an entire church to embrace the sinner while in essence throwing the victim under the bus.
Let us stop acting self righteously by forgiving evil people who are not repentant and begin loving the victims and our love for the perps should require a changed heart from them,
The best way to stop the mouth of the narcissist is to expose their schemes. Tell the world what they do and say, so that fear is brought about in the heart of a narcissist.
One of the most damaging false doctrines that has emerged in modern times is the foolish idea that we should forgive the unrepentant. This is selfish, to help the narcissist to feel a victory in his evil by allowing him to expect forgiveness no matter what he does, only increases his confidence that evil works, even hardening his heart to truth. The only reason for doing this is to protect ourselves from wrong judgements of others who have been indoctrinated into this false doctrine, appearing to the the good guy. The opinions of others are more important than God's principles of discpline.
If everyone obeyed the Word and forgave WHEN THERE IS REPENTANCE, then the narcissist would learn to modify his behavior, possibly leaving him more open to the gospel of repentance. When we lead him to have a view of God as forgiving when there is no repentance, he will never see his need to confess or repent to God or anyone else. He will see God as a paper doll puppet that winks at sin and tolerates evil. He will demand forgiveness from others no matter what his heart condition, while operating as though God owes it to him.
The sins of our brothers and sisters should separate them from us, until they are broken and repentant over them. God commanded us to be separate from unbelievers in relationships. Our contact with non-believers should be for the purpose of the gospel, not to be close friends.
We expose sin and separate ourselves from believers so their relationships with God will be restored. We expose and separate ourselves from non-believers so they will learn there will be no access to God or heaven without confession and repentance. We remain in the lives of people to help them either to become born again or to be restored as a believer, but we do not make the unrepentant our friends on a regular basis.
Our modern psychology that concocted this foolish notion of forgiving without repentance has created a culture that indulges in their sin rather than seeing the damaging nature of it. It also applies pressure to the innocent to continue contact with evil people and forgive them, while enduring their continual abuse. An unrepentant person will not change their ways, until they are broken over their win. There is no love in counseling a broken person who has been victimized by the wicked, to forgive them and continue contact with them. There may be some cases like this led by the Lord, where the victim has been compelled to do this, but it should never be a pressure from other outside sources. If this happens, it should be a prompting from God in their own spirit. Our sympathies and protection should always be with the victim first.
Isaiah 59:2 "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear."
1 Timothy 5:20 "Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear."
Titus 1:13 "This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;"
I was once told by someone that we should protect everyone's reputation, even the evil doer. This is patently wrong and unBiblical, not to mention silly. God clearly told us to expose those who are evil. We are to protect the reputation of a righteous man by defending lies against him, but we are commanded to expose the evil of someone who is walking wickedly.
1 Peter 2:12 "Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation."
Often, mean and manipulative people are protected by ignorant people out of fear of being seen as a gossip. The evil person never changes his behavior because he believes it works and he will not be exposed.
Ephesians 5:11 "Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;"
Exposure can be a blessing to those who are sinning, it forces them to face their sin, giving them a greater chance to repent and receive true forgiveness, allowing their relationship to be restored or in the case of the unsaved, to become born again.
All this teaching about forgiveness when there is no repentance has created a lot of fakers to remain in the body without challenge while living blatantly in sin, enjoying their evil as they influence new and weak believers. Those who forgive before someone is repentant are prideful, enjoying their "sacrificial" martyr type attitude, when all they are accomplishing is for sin to run rampant through our churches and our culture. Every place we see forgiveness in the Word, it is connected with repentance. No where in the Word are we told to forgive the unrepentant.
1 Corinthians 5:6-8 "6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?
7 Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
8 Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."
2 Corinthians 6:17 "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,"
1 Corinthians 5:17 "But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person."
Ezekiel 33:7-9 "7 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved."
It would be good for all believers to stop and pray about everything we were taught, comparing it with the Word of God, if it is not accurate then throw it away. Many things our modern apostate church believes today, was brought in through the evil medium of psychology. We have gone down to Egypt for our help rather than turning to Christ for the wisdom. Egypt has always been a euphemism for the world and its' ways.
Egypt is in the church today and because of this, the church is an apostate mess, filled with pretenders and wolves who are proud of themselves for forgiving the unrepentant.
John 12:43 "For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God."
God is not impressed with our forgiveness given without repentance, only men are impressed.
1 Corinthians 5:1-2 "5 It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father’s wife. 2 You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed from your midst."
How terrible it must have been for the husband of the woman, whose son was sleeping with his wife, knowing that an entire church was "just forgiving him." How completely ridiculous is this. Many people are harmed by the deeds of evil men, but the one who gets the understanding and love is not the victim but the perp. How utterly hateful to the victim for an entire church to embrace the sinner while in essence throwing the victim under the bus.
Let us stop acting self righteously by forgiving evil people who are not repentant and begin loving the victims and our love for the perps should require a changed heart from them,
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Beware of the Trolls
Beware, there are trolls afoot, coming to believers pages to fight and argue to defend their wicked ways. Watch out for them, when they come, they are there for only one reason and that is to bring discord and intimidation.
Matthew 7:21-23 "21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and ...See More
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They are not wise because they judge themselves as good based not on God's standard but on their own. God said this about them;
2 Corinthians 10:12 "For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise."
God says HE hates the evil doer.
Psalm 26:5 "I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked."
Those who hollar "I am compassionate and loving" the loudest are those who know they are not or they wouldn't have to declare it so loudly. IF they keep shouting "I am loving" long enough they might be able to convince themselves that they are.
I notice that they have no scripture to support what they are saying, so they think they can just say anything they want and that should convince someone. While calling our posting of Scripture as our opinion, they are again, proclaiming their own faults, hoping someone looking on will believe their lies about us.
God is the judge and He has clearly told believers what that judgment already is, we have no need of our own opinions, we can just state God's declaration, they will be held responsible for their rejection of His Words.
The trolls I am speaking of and encountered today were pro-aborts and same sex marriage advocates. They came against everything that was righteous, attacked us as mean when we quoted God's Word and called our character into question. They called out their troops to accost us because they tend to run in packs, like rabid animals to attack anyone who has a godly standard.
These people are the ultimate narcissists, they think only of themselves, willing to murder babies to escape their responsibility to protect the weak and sacrifice for others.
A narcissist is one who cannot allow anyone to correct them, they will even lie to defend their superior view of themselves.
We know that satan is the father of lies and will use every trick possible to demean those who are speaking truth. A narcissist is one who cannot hear warnings or instruction.
When someone will defend the murder of innocent babies while endorsing the evil of homosexuality, even when God's Word is clearly used to support God's view of these things, they will turn around and level accusations against believers that the narcissist is doing but the believer is not doing.
There isn't anything more hateful than killing babies, but the one who defends it accuses those who love babies and even love the murderer, to warn them, but the narcissist will accuse the loving believer of hate, when the narcissists is the one that hates.
No one can reason with them, they are impervious to reasonable thinking, because everything is about themselves, even to the point of murdering others and maligning the reputation of the righteous believer to remain in a self righteous superior position in their own minds while justifying their evil.
Our culture is full of these demonically controlled narcissists. They are the ones who are angry when a righteous man tells them that murdering is wrong. Murder is not a problem for the narcissist, because they live completely for themselves.
Until God changes the heart of a narcissist they remain in their sin, following deeply the mandate by satan to love themselves above all else. They are not born again, nor do they see their own wickedness. God will have to open their eyes and the means He uses may be devastating. IF they continue to reject God, then the final judgment will be even more devastating and eternal. May the Lord open the eyes of those who are on the wide road to hell.
Matthew 7:21-23 "21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and ...See More
29 mins · Like
They are not wise because they judge themselves as good based not on God's standard but on their own. God said this about them;
2 Corinthians 10:12 "For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise."
God says HE hates the evil doer.
Psalm 26:5 "I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked."
Those who hollar "I am compassionate and loving" the loudest are those who know they are not or they wouldn't have to declare it so loudly. IF they keep shouting "I am loving" long enough they might be able to convince themselves that they are.
I notice that they have no scripture to support what they are saying, so they think they can just say anything they want and that should convince someone. While calling our posting of Scripture as our opinion, they are again, proclaiming their own faults, hoping someone looking on will believe their lies about us.
God is the judge and He has clearly told believers what that judgment already is, we have no need of our own opinions, we can just state God's declaration, they will be held responsible for their rejection of His Words.
The trolls I am speaking of and encountered today were pro-aborts and same sex marriage advocates. They came against everything that was righteous, attacked us as mean when we quoted God's Word and called our character into question. They called out their troops to accost us because they tend to run in packs, like rabid animals to attack anyone who has a godly standard.
These people are the ultimate narcissists, they think only of themselves, willing to murder babies to escape their responsibility to protect the weak and sacrifice for others.
A narcissist is one who cannot allow anyone to correct them, they will even lie to defend their superior view of themselves.
We know that satan is the father of lies and will use every trick possible to demean those who are speaking truth. A narcissist is one who cannot hear warnings or instruction.
When someone will defend the murder of innocent babies while endorsing the evil of homosexuality, even when God's Word is clearly used to support God's view of these things, they will turn around and level accusations against believers that the narcissist is doing but the believer is not doing.
There isn't anything more hateful than killing babies, but the one who defends it accuses those who love babies and even love the murderer, to warn them, but the narcissist will accuse the loving believer of hate, when the narcissists is the one that hates.
No one can reason with them, they are impervious to reasonable thinking, because everything is about themselves, even to the point of murdering others and maligning the reputation of the righteous believer to remain in a self righteous superior position in their own minds while justifying their evil.
Our culture is full of these demonically controlled narcissists. They are the ones who are angry when a righteous man tells them that murdering is wrong. Murder is not a problem for the narcissist, because they live completely for themselves.
Until God changes the heart of a narcissist they remain in their sin, following deeply the mandate by satan to love themselves above all else. They are not born again, nor do they see their own wickedness. God will have to open their eyes and the means He uses may be devastating. IF they continue to reject God, then the final judgment will be even more devastating and eternal. May the Lord open the eyes of those who are on the wide road to hell.
Friday, April 10, 2015
The Devil Continues To March
The devil is on the attack once again. Sowing discord among the brethren but also firing up the darts of the enemy, coming from the haters of God toward believers. We can expect this in these last days, the righteous will be maligned and the evil man will be exalted. Those who love Christ and are born again will feel the brunt of this hatred.
Romans 16:17-18 "I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive."
Romans 16:17-18 "I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive."
Our World Abuses the Victim and Protects the Abuser
We have an epidemic in our country, and that is the propensity to feel sorry for an abuser, while victimizing the one who speaks out against the abuse. Those who are treated the worst are those who defend the victims.
We have seen it time and time again, the injustice of emotional abuse perpetrated on those who point out sin, while those who are sinning are protected.
Proverbs 13:6 "Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless, But wickedness subverts the sinner."
Psalm 37:12 "The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth."
Psalm 11:5 "The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates."
Psalm 37:12-15
"12 The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slay those who are upright in conduct.
15 Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their bows will be broken."
We have seen it time and time again, the injustice of emotional abuse perpetrated on those who point out sin, while those who are sinning are protected.
Proverbs 13:6 "Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless, But wickedness subverts the sinner."
Psalm 37:12 "The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth."
Psalm 11:5 "The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates."
Psalm 37:12-15
"12 The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slay those who are upright in conduct.
15 Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their bows will be broken."
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