Thursday, April 11, 2019
Feelings or Truth One Cannot Have Both
When what we want to believe gets in the way of truth, it is best to go back to prayer and study while ignoring feelings entirely.
God's Unity or Man's Superficial Unity?
Philippians 2:2
"Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind."
We are to pray and study together until we come to the same mind, that is the mind of Christ. Our unity is not in set aside truth to be friendly. Our unity is in Christ Himself. We will not disagree on important matters when we are unified in Christ.
Worldly unit produces apathy and sin that discredits God and His commands. Superficial man made unity is not of God, it causes division.
"Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind."
We are to pray and study together until we come to the same mind, that is the mind of Christ. Our unity is not in set aside truth to be friendly. Our unity is in Christ Himself. We will not disagree on important matters when we are unified in Christ.
Worldly unit produces apathy and sin that discredits God and His commands. Superficial man made unity is not of God, it causes division.
Emotions Over Mind Creates Chaos
When we have more people thinking with their emotions more than their mind to ponder truth, the country is lost.
Jumping in to Help!
Jumping in to help in time of need should be an automatic response for those who are in Christ.
Every Christian ought to jump in to help someone in trouble without even having to think about it. If we have to stop and ponder whether nor not to help someone in distress then God has more work to do on us.
Remember the good Samaritan?
Every Christian ought to jump in to help someone in trouble without even having to think about it. If we have to stop and ponder whether nor not to help someone in distress then God has more work to do on us.
Remember the good Samaritan?
Christ Intercedes for Us!!!
Aren't you so glad for this?
Romans 8:25-27 "…25 But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently. 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. 27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.…"
Romans 8:25-27 "…25 But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently. 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. 27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.…"
He's Not a Christian
I like some of the things Trump is doing but I am quite sure they have more to do with smoke and mirrors than substance. I ordered his book recently on Amazon. I want to see how his mind works. The name of the book is "The Art of the Deal", I believe I will discover that he is using the same tactics now that he used in business and which spawned his book.
This man is a pre-curser to the anti-christ. He knows how to manipulate people better than anyone I have seen. I have no dilutions that he is the "savior" of the country. He may be a very nice man, but so steeped in "winning the deal" that he will say whatever the majority want to hear to achieve this.
It crossed my mind recently that he loves power, knows how to acquire it while making it look like it the other guys idea. I am convinced that becoming president was on his bucket list.
Flattery, promises, God talk and more is his ploy to get people to vote for him again. I will vote for him again because the alternative is out of the question. It is not an option to vote for volatile narcissistic democrats who not only do not care about this country but also have murderous hearts.
My prayer is that Trump become born again. What a powerhouse for God he would be if that were to happen.
If you want to see what a narcissist really looks like watch the antics of the Democrats. They use mocking, intimidation, manipulation and every thing else that works on weak minded people.
Trump knows that love and kindness does more to win people than intimidation. The Democrats act like bratty spoiled six year old children having a tantrum. In all my years I have never see so many adults acting so childishly.
It is no wonder that Hollywood would support the liberals and the Democrats. Hollywood is a place where selfish people who love to show off while thinking they are superior dwell. Show business is a hot bed of liberalism, but if that is not bad enough it holds sway over most of the population of this country.
Proverbs 18:2
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
This man is a pre-curser to the anti-christ. He knows how to manipulate people better than anyone I have seen. I have no dilutions that he is the "savior" of the country. He may be a very nice man, but so steeped in "winning the deal" that he will say whatever the majority want to hear to achieve this.
It crossed my mind recently that he loves power, knows how to acquire it while making it look like it the other guys idea. I am convinced that becoming president was on his bucket list.
Flattery, promises, God talk and more is his ploy to get people to vote for him again. I will vote for him again because the alternative is out of the question. It is not an option to vote for volatile narcissistic democrats who not only do not care about this country but also have murderous hearts.
My prayer is that Trump become born again. What a powerhouse for God he would be if that were to happen.
If you want to see what a narcissist really looks like watch the antics of the Democrats. They use mocking, intimidation, manipulation and every thing else that works on weak minded people.
Trump knows that love and kindness does more to win people than intimidation. The Democrats act like bratty spoiled six year old children having a tantrum. In all my years I have never see so many adults acting so childishly.
It is no wonder that Hollywood would support the liberals and the Democrats. Hollywood is a place where selfish people who love to show off while thinking they are superior dwell. Show business is a hot bed of liberalism, but if that is not bad enough it holds sway over most of the population of this country.
Proverbs 18:2
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
Follow the link to learn that Trump is not a Christian.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-on-god-i-dont-like-to-have-to-ask-for-forgiveness-2016-1?fbclid=IwAR2HYWQE2qG0rzTDhJoTvMCt0xHQ0ZVO_5b4suCNPltqx_m3kXZrvTOvyVA
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-on-god-i-dont-like-to-have-to-ask-for-forgiveness-2016-1?fbclid=IwAR2HYWQE2qG0rzTDhJoTvMCt0xHQ0ZVO_5b4suCNPltqx_m3kXZrvTOvyVA
No Such Thing as a Carnal Christian
Seeking Rather than Offense
If you are offended that someone might not think you are born again, how about self reflecting and seeking God instead of worrying about what someone thinks of you. If someone notices that you do not operate the way a Spirit filled Christian should then perhaps there ought to be shame instead of anger.
Perhaps if someone thinks you might not be born again they are not seeing in you the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Fruit is not just something you say about yourself. The Fruit are deep abiding character qualities that cannot be denied. Works will flow out of this Spirit that thinks not about self but obedience to God to glorify Him.
The fruit of the Spirit are not works or words but rather a life that demonstrates trust in Christ without even trying, it is ingrained, it only grows in holiness and does not go backward.
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Perhaps if someone thinks you might not be born again they are not seeing in you the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Fruit is not just something you say about yourself. The Fruit are deep abiding character qualities that cannot be denied. Works will flow out of this Spirit that thinks not about self but obedience to God to glorify Him.
The fruit of the Spirit are not works or words but rather a life that demonstrates trust in Christ without even trying, it is ingrained, it only grows in holiness and does not go backward.
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Jesus Christ Broke the Sabbath
Did you know that Jesus Christ broke the Sabbath, its one of the reasons the Pharisees were so angry with Him. They used His breaking the "Sabbath" as an excuse to refuse to believe He was the Son of God and equal to God.
John 5:18
"18 For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God."
John 5:18
"18 For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God."
Love is a Choice not a Feeling
Love is a verb, an action word. It is not based on feelings but on truth.
Karen Long said the following:
"You can't fall out of love. You can only choose to stop obeying the commands to love.
It is what I refer to as "world-speak" to say; "I've fallen out of love," or "My spouse has fallen out of love," or "I just don't love you that way anymore."
Scripture describes love very differently than the way we think of it. We think of it as an emotion whereas scripture describes it as an act of obedience. An emotion can and will inevitably fade. Thus the feeling of having "fallen out of love." But obedience, as a sign of your integrity for a covenant, remains until death. With His life and death, Jesus clearly demonstrated love as an act of obedience by taking up His cross and then dying on it. As He said, He was willing to put His Father's will before His own. He demonstrated unwavering integrity for His Father's Law and the covenant of love. This is love (and faith) according to God, Who is Love.
So, understanding the truth about love, I hope you can see it's not possible to fall out of love. It is possible on the other-hand to choose to stop obeying the commands to love or to have never obeyed them to begin with.
I will go so far as saying that in our marriages most of us never obeyed the commands to love to begin with. Instead we got married mostly as a result of “romantic attraction" (aka; limerence) and relied on the feelings of elation that came with it to carry the relationship for a time. But eventually, those feelings faded and by then it’s likely we already had children and we had begun to accumulate memories and moments as well as expectations for the future. So, wanting to be optimistic, we told ourselves this will somehow get better. But it didn't get better and soon it was no longer bearable for us or our spouse and a crisis could not be avoided.
In the beginning, when Adam and Eve "fell" their sin was that they stopped obeying the commands of God, Who is Love. As a result, they were banished from the presence of Love. Now the goal for all of us is to reconcile with God so we can return to Love. We do that through our obedience to the commands to love as we love God, our neighbors (those close to us) and ourselves."
And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. - 2 John 1:6"
Karen Long said the following:
"You can't fall out of love. You can only choose to stop obeying the commands to love.
It is what I refer to as "world-speak" to say; "I've fallen out of love," or "My spouse has fallen out of love," or "I just don't love you that way anymore."
Scripture describes love very differently than the way we think of it. We think of it as an emotion whereas scripture describes it as an act of obedience. An emotion can and will inevitably fade. Thus the feeling of having "fallen out of love." But obedience, as a sign of your integrity for a covenant, remains until death. With His life and death, Jesus clearly demonstrated love as an act of obedience by taking up His cross and then dying on it. As He said, He was willing to put His Father's will before His own. He demonstrated unwavering integrity for His Father's Law and the covenant of love. This is love (and faith) according to God, Who is Love.
So, understanding the truth about love, I hope you can see it's not possible to fall out of love. It is possible on the other-hand to choose to stop obeying the commands to love or to have never obeyed them to begin with.
I will go so far as saying that in our marriages most of us never obeyed the commands to love to begin with. Instead we got married mostly as a result of “romantic attraction" (aka; limerence) and relied on the feelings of elation that came with it to carry the relationship for a time. But eventually, those feelings faded and by then it’s likely we already had children and we had begun to accumulate memories and moments as well as expectations for the future. So, wanting to be optimistic, we told ourselves this will somehow get better. But it didn't get better and soon it was no longer bearable for us or our spouse and a crisis could not be avoided.
In the beginning, when Adam and Eve "fell" their sin was that they stopped obeying the commands of God, Who is Love. As a result, they were banished from the presence of Love. Now the goal for all of us is to reconcile with God so we can return to Love. We do that through our obedience to the commands to love as we love God, our neighbors (those close to us) and ourselves."
And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. - 2 John 1:6"
Pressing On Toward the Goal
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