The thinking of the "liberals."
"I can't love or respect you if you don't think like I do."
"I can't love or respect you unless you validate everything I do and everything I am."
"I can't love or respect you if you do not act like I do or dress like I do."
"You are worthy of demeaning and mocking if you say anything different from what I say."
"If you dare to demonstrate a life of following your principles that are not what I like, you will be maligned, mocked and gossiped about."
The love of the liberal narcissist is entirely based on how much we elevate and praise them personally. Their love is not love at all but conditional to our being just like them.
In order to be loved by the liberal, we must do what they do, like what they like, think as they do and above all praise them at all times no matter what.
2 Timothy 3:2 "1 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,…"
Jude 1:16 "16 These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage."
Do not take the "liberal" seriously, they are undiscerning, lacking in empathy while using manipulation and intimidation on a regular basis to control others. They are tortured souls who are not satisfied with their own accomplishments, but must force others to engage in their elevated view of their own importance.
We see this in politics and in families. The powers that be, are working to frighten dissenters into compliance, through pressure from the courts to give in to their demands or loose everything.
Families do this as well as political entities.
We have recourse in all this, we can obey God no matter what and leave the consequences to God. God has the answers for everything. It is good to remember that everything we go through makes us stronger, it is a spiritual exercise that shows us our vulnerabilities, which areas need more work.
Romans 5:3-4 "More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,"
James 1:12-18
"12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him."
If you have been perplexed by all the nonsensical drama that seems to envelope you in this life, this may shed some light on it. We are living in a fallen world, that is getting worse all the time.
As reasonable godly thinking people, we are astonished at the silliness we encounter. Irrational reactions to normal, benign actions and conversations seem to be increasing.
The church gatherings are full of pretenders, not merely false teachers but also those who are divisive through their disobedience and haughty arrogant attitudes, defending that which God has condemned, they cause trouble, polarizing people against one another.
These same divisive individuals will attempt to bring others into their fold thought lies and half truths. They think they are being cleaver, while in fact they are being manipulated by demons.
Sadly there are those who remain silent within the gatherings merely to be accepted but would not normally surrender their own lives to the same sins, they manage to endorse the sin in the lives of others by their silence.
These people of the devil, are unaware that they are being used to do the bidding of the evil one. When they do evil and are confronted about their evil, they play the victim to garner sympathy from others, thereby managing to turn others against those who will not accept their sin. Even though the real evidence shows that a liar has manipulated the perceptions of others, undiscerning people who are worried about the praise of men, will hold their tongues when they should speak. The devil is diabolical in his dealings, intimidation and manipulation are his favorite tools.
He can get people to think their wicked plans are their own idea, even being proud of themselves for how shrewd they were, all the while the devil and his minions are enjoying the mess they create.
God has a lot to say about all this:
John 8:43-45 "…43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!…"
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
"3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,
4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 "…13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.…"
1 Peter 5:8
"8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."
Those who choose to obey God and ask for His Wisdom will be able to see these attitudes for what they are, that is devilish.
Ephesians 4:14 "14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;"
2 Peter 1:4 "4 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust."
Philippians 1:9-10 "And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,"
We don't have to be undiscerning or lacking in wisdom, it is a choice to either have discernment and wisdom or not.
James 1:4-6 "…4 Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.…"
