A man quoted someone else when he said; "evil hates forgiveness."
I never thought about that much in all my years but it is true. Those who hate Christ often hold forgiven sins over other people as though those sins are still active.
As born again believers we love to forgive those who confess their sin. There is great joy that someone is honest and is being cleansed by God because of their desire to be changed. We know how much we had to be forgiven therefore we love to forgive those who are desiring to be forgiven by God and others.
The harshest people toward others are those who remain in their own sin. They often will keep alive things from the past that have been wiped away by the blood of Christ.
The very people who hate forgiveness are in the greatest need of it. The people who will not admit they have sin are those who are also in need of forgiveness.
The same people who want to be forgiven themselves will not repent nor will they extend forgiveness when there is confession.
Probably all of us know people like this, they love their contempt and bask in their idea of superiority over others.
The born again believer cares nothing about being superior to anyone. We know we are all inferior to God and He is the One Who counts.
We can love imperfect people because we are all imperfect ourselves. If Christ can love us while we were still in our sin and even be dedicated to cleansing us if we want it, then we as possessors of the Holy Spirit can love others.
Christ extended forgiveness when there was an expression of confession over sin, we can do the same.
There is only difficulty confessing sin and forgiving others when there is much pride.
Proverbs 11:2
"When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom."
Only a humble person can admit sins and flaws!
Proverbs 16:18
"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall."
Proverbs 16:5
"Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished."
Psalm 10:4
"In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
Galatians 6:3
"For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself."
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
When Peace Like A River
Amen, Amen!!!!!! He is in control and we know the conclusion of the matter of life!!!!!!
The Mentality of a Liberal
Liberals are narcissists, that is, people with the mentality of bratty six year olds. There is not reasoning with them! They must have their own way or they will have a tantrum. When the tantrum does not work they will move on to violence against others and then accuse the others of violence.
These are people who are controlled by the devil. Thinking they are acting on their own they are ragingly irrational as well as unreasonable without self control.
Perhaps joking about them relieves the pressure of frustration of having to deal with giant bratty six year olds. Sadly these are the ones who are ruling most things in government today.
The insane are ruling the asylum and it does not appear to be getting better.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
"3 But realize this, that in the last days perilous (ragingly insane) times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these."
These are people who are controlled by the devil. Thinking they are acting on their own they are ragingly irrational as well as unreasonable without self control.
Perhaps joking about them relieves the pressure of frustration of having to deal with giant bratty six year olds. Sadly these are the ones who are ruling most things in government today.
The insane are ruling the asylum and it does not appear to be getting better.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
"3 But realize this, that in the last days perilous (ragingly insane) times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these."
All that the Patriarchs of the Bible said came down from Christ Himself
All messages from the patriarchs of the Bible were voices for repeating the Word of Christ. They had no words of their own, nor did they have authority of their own. All words and authority coming down from the patriarchs in every dispensation were from Christ Himself.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1).
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14).
In the Book of Revelation it says.
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God (Revelation 19:13).
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1).
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14).
In the Book of Revelation it says.
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God (Revelation 19:13).
What is a True Friend?
Leviticus 19:17 KJV
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Proverbs 24:25 KJV
Pray Without Ceasing......Talking To God Throughout Our Day
When God told us to "pray without ceasing" I am convinced he meant that we are communicating with Him all day long. When we talk to God throughout our day we will be sharing everything as we would with a friend who spends the day with us. We do not ignore our friend, we talk to them in conversation as we move about our day.
John 15:14-16 "…14 You are My friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.…"
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
"16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
John 15:14-16 "…14 You are My friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.…"
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
"16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
The Evidence of a Born Again Believer
When we understand the union of a man and a woman as being a work of God then we can also understand the work of God in our salvation.
When God makes two people one in marriage it is a spiritual glue, a union that man cannot dissolve.
When God makes us a new creation indwelt by the Holy Spirit no man can undo what God has done.
When we make the choice to trust Christ He does all the work in us, nothing of ourselves saves us or keeps us.
Ephesians 2:10
"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
Ephesians 1:13-14
"13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory."
Just as the seal of salvation cannot be unsealed so also the seal of a marriage in oneness cannot be unsealed.
We do not preserve our salvation and we do not preserve our marriages, these unions have been preserved by God, no man can dissolve anything that God has done.
This is important, all we do is believe in Christ, what He did on the cross for us, to pay for our sins and He does all the work in us.
All we do in marriage is to make the vow before God, which is done by believers and unbelievers alike, and He does the work of melding the two spirits into one.
Going to the state to dissolve the union does nothing to undo what God did. It merely makes up a piece of paper to pretend the union is dissolved, but it is merely an illusion to satisfy those who want to disobediently remarry.
All remarriage after divorce is adultery.
Matthew 19:4-6
"Haven't you read that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' and said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh?" So they are no longer two but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate"
The word "let in that last verse is an old English word that leads us to believe its a command not to separate, but the Holy Spirit clearly told me it is not a command, it is a fact that no man can undo what God has done. Often the old English conveys ideas based on words that have changed to mean the opposite in modern times.
Just as God said; "those who endure to the end shall be saved" has been misinterpreted to mean that it is a command to endure, when the real meaning is that all believers will endure to the end. The enduring to the end is the evidence that the one was born again all along.
Those who do not endure to the end were never saved, that's the proof.
John 14:15 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments."
Malachi 2:16 "For I hate divorce!" says the LORD, the God of Israel. "To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,*" says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. "So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife."
God still hates divorce and all the other things He commanded remain in place. Following His commands do not save us, but if we are born again we will love His commands living a lifestyle that demonstrates this. When we fail temporarily we will hate it, confess to be cleansed from it and continue to learn from it while growing in holiness.
The born again believer is constantly growing and changing to be more Christ like. We are all at different stages but all are growing.
Some believers are stubborn and grow more slowly, even stagnating to such a degree as to regress in their walk. These might be believers but they also might be pretenders as shown in Matthew 7:21-23.
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 in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’
23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’"
Notice the words in verse 23, "I NEVER KNEW YOU", these people will do miracles in His name, even living lives everyone would think is godly. But their heart was all about themselves and their appearance rather than ever having trusted Christ.
Some born again believers have so little fruit they have been saved but trusted Christ only for salvation and nothing else, here's what God says about them:
1 Corinthians 3:14-16 "…14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames. 16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?…"
It is wise for those who think they are saved but disobeying the Word of God frequently to ask God if they have ever been born again. God said that many will think they are saved but are not, that many means most.
We live in a world in which people are convinced all they have to do is say things and that means those things are true, there never has to be actual evidence or proof. The transgender mentality is of this sort, if they say they are a different gender all they have to do is mutate themselves to appear what they want to be. The truth remains they are not what they say, they only pretend to be.
This is true of pretenders in the church, they pretend to love God but deny His principles in the Word, even fighting to defend their sin as though their words of allegiance are of any worth at all.
Matthew 15:8-9 " 8‘ These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”…"
Only about 7% of communication is words, everything else has to do with actions.
If you say you love Christ and lives as though you have no regard for His principles and commands, then you are lying.
If you say you love Christ and act embarrassed at the mention of the name of Jesus Christ then you are lying.
1 John 2:3-5 "…3 By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. 4 If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:…"
1 John 3:13-15 "…13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.…"
It has been my experience that the Spirit in one person bears witness with the Spirit of God in someone else. Those who love Christ and in truth have an immediate connection with other believers. When we meet someone who claims to be a Christian but are irritated and angry with other believers are clearly not born again. The Spirit of God in one person cheers at the Spirit of God in another believer.
Romans 8:15-17 "…15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.…"
I have met many people who say they are Christians when asked but would never offer the information. These people often have no sense of connection with the Spirit of God in me, in fact they seem strained in fear as we visit. Not because of anything I am saying but because the Holy Spirit in me is convicting them of their sin without me saying a word.
John 16:7-9 "…7 But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me. "
When you meet another Christian who is agitated at you all the time for nothing, we are probably witnessing someone who is a pretender. Born again believers connect with one another in love without any words being exchanged.
John 13:35
"35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Remember this passage!!!!!!
1 John 3:13-14 "…13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death."
When God makes two people one in marriage it is a spiritual glue, a union that man cannot dissolve.
When God makes us a new creation indwelt by the Holy Spirit no man can undo what God has done.
When we make the choice to trust Christ He does all the work in us, nothing of ourselves saves us or keeps us.
Ephesians 2:10
"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
Ephesians 1:13-14
"13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory."
Just as the seal of salvation cannot be unsealed so also the seal of a marriage in oneness cannot be unsealed.
We do not preserve our salvation and we do not preserve our marriages, these unions have been preserved by God, no man can dissolve anything that God has done.
This is important, all we do is believe in Christ, what He did on the cross for us, to pay for our sins and He does all the work in us.
All we do in marriage is to make the vow before God, which is done by believers and unbelievers alike, and He does the work of melding the two spirits into one.
Going to the state to dissolve the union does nothing to undo what God did. It merely makes up a piece of paper to pretend the union is dissolved, but it is merely an illusion to satisfy those who want to disobediently remarry.
All remarriage after divorce is adultery.
Matthew 19:4-6
"Haven't you read that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' and said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh?" So they are no longer two but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate"
The word "let in that last verse is an old English word that leads us to believe its a command not to separate, but the Holy Spirit clearly told me it is not a command, it is a fact that no man can undo what God has done. Often the old English conveys ideas based on words that have changed to mean the opposite in modern times.
Just as God said; "those who endure to the end shall be saved" has been misinterpreted to mean that it is a command to endure, when the real meaning is that all believers will endure to the end. The enduring to the end is the evidence that the one was born again all along.
Those who do not endure to the end were never saved, that's the proof.
John 14:15 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments."
Malachi 2:16 "For I hate divorce!" says the LORD, the God of Israel. "To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,*" says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. "So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife."
God still hates divorce and all the other things He commanded remain in place. Following His commands do not save us, but if we are born again we will love His commands living a lifestyle that demonstrates this. When we fail temporarily we will hate it, confess to be cleansed from it and continue to learn from it while growing in holiness.
The born again believer is constantly growing and changing to be more Christ like. We are all at different stages but all are growing.
Some believers are stubborn and grow more slowly, even stagnating to such a degree as to regress in their walk. These might be believers but they also might be pretenders as shown in Matthew 7:21-23.
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 in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’
23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’"
Notice the words in verse 23, "I NEVER KNEW YOU", these people will do miracles in His name, even living lives everyone would think is godly. But their heart was all about themselves and their appearance rather than ever having trusted Christ.
Some born again believers have so little fruit they have been saved but trusted Christ only for salvation and nothing else, here's what God says about them:
1 Corinthians 3:14-16 "…14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames. 16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?…"
It is wise for those who think they are saved but disobeying the Word of God frequently to ask God if they have ever been born again. God said that many will think they are saved but are not, that many means most.
We live in a world in which people are convinced all they have to do is say things and that means those things are true, there never has to be actual evidence or proof. The transgender mentality is of this sort, if they say they are a different gender all they have to do is mutate themselves to appear what they want to be. The truth remains they are not what they say, they only pretend to be.
This is true of pretenders in the church, they pretend to love God but deny His principles in the Word, even fighting to defend their sin as though their words of allegiance are of any worth at all.
Matthew 15:8-9 " 8‘ These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”…"
Only about 7% of communication is words, everything else has to do with actions.
If you say you love Christ and lives as though you have no regard for His principles and commands, then you are lying.
If you say you love Christ and act embarrassed at the mention of the name of Jesus Christ then you are lying.
1 John 2:3-5 "…3 By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. 4 If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:…"
1 John 3:13-15 "…13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.…"
It has been my experience that the Spirit in one person bears witness with the Spirit of God in someone else. Those who love Christ and in truth have an immediate connection with other believers. When we meet someone who claims to be a Christian but are irritated and angry with other believers are clearly not born again. The Spirit of God in one person cheers at the Spirit of God in another believer.
Romans 8:15-17 "…15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.…"
I have met many people who say they are Christians when asked but would never offer the information. These people often have no sense of connection with the Spirit of God in me, in fact they seem strained in fear as we visit. Not because of anything I am saying but because the Holy Spirit in me is convicting them of their sin without me saying a word.
John 16:7-9 "…7 But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me. "
When you meet another Christian who is agitated at you all the time for nothing, we are probably witnessing someone who is a pretender. Born again believers connect with one another in love without any words being exchanged.
John 13:35
"35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Remember this passage!!!!!!
1 John 3:13-14 "…13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death."
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