Saturday, November 23, 2019
2 Corinthians 6:16-18
"…16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” 17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” 18 And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”…"
Expunge the Frenemies!
There is a a pervasive circumstance now, that is for people to be surrounded by others who have no love for them.
There is a new term now, "frenimies", these are people who are friends but act like enemies. This is just how bad the world is becoming, so many keep friends who are enemies merely to have someone to hang out with. I prefer to be alone than to be surrounded by frenimies.
The world is becoming so evil that it is difficult to find those who are actual friends who love you. Friends who weep with you, laugh with you and desire to be with you. The world had to devise a new term to fit the world we live in, "frenimies."
As born again believers we never have to settle for "frenimies" we can have real friends. They will be few and we will not be with them often because they are so far from where we live often. They are precious to us, they walk with Christ and love us the way Christ loves us.
Expunge the "frenimies" from your life, they will work against Christ and bring chaos and torment continually for no other reason than to watch you squirm.
These "frenemies" have redefined many of the words in the Bible to mean what they wish them to mean.
Forgiveness has been redefined to mean we absolve wicked people of their sin even when they are not sorry so they will like us.
Marriage has been redefined to mean one man and woman at a time. And, between sames genders.
Sin has been redefined to mean anything that makes someone else feel bad about their behavior.
The truth is this:
God said forgiveness is only for those who are repentant and willing to confess their sin.
1 John 1:9
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Marriage is between one man and one woman for life, no one such thing as dissolving a marriage that God made into one.
Mark 10:9 …8 and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Meaning no man can separate what God joined.
Sin is what God says it is, not what man decides.
John 14:15-16 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—…"
What are God's commandments? Answer: Everything God had written down in His book, the Bible.
1 John 5:3
"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome."
When we are born again we have a teachable heart. We love the things of the Lord and desire to be pleasing to Him. John
14:21
"Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”
When we see arrogance, resistance to correction and continual contempt for those who speak truth, this is a very big clue that the person who does this was never born again.
John 16:8 " 8 And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;…"
When a nonbeliever is convicted by the Holy Spirit in someone else their response is to rage and execute revenge.
1 Corinthians 14:24
"But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,"
We are not to call out the unbeliever, but we are to call out the person who claims to be a believer so that they do not come into the body with false doctrine causing unholy division.
1 Corinthians 5:12-13 "…12 What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”"
There is a new term now, "frenimies", these are people who are friends but act like enemies. This is just how bad the world is becoming, so many keep friends who are enemies merely to have someone to hang out with. I prefer to be alone than to be surrounded by frenimies.
The world is becoming so evil that it is difficult to find those who are actual friends who love you. Friends who weep with you, laugh with you and desire to be with you. The world had to devise a new term to fit the world we live in, "frenimies."
As born again believers we never have to settle for "frenimies" we can have real friends. They will be few and we will not be with them often because they are so far from where we live often. They are precious to us, they walk with Christ and love us the way Christ loves us.
Expunge the "frenimies" from your life, they will work against Christ and bring chaos and torment continually for no other reason than to watch you squirm.
These "frenemies" have redefined many of the words in the Bible to mean what they wish them to mean.
Forgiveness has been redefined to mean we absolve wicked people of their sin even when they are not sorry so they will like us.
Marriage has been redefined to mean one man and woman at a time. And, between sames genders.
Sin has been redefined to mean anything that makes someone else feel bad about their behavior.
The truth is this:
God said forgiveness is only for those who are repentant and willing to confess their sin.
1 John 1:9
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Marriage is between one man and one woman for life, no one such thing as dissolving a marriage that God made into one.
Mark 10:9 …8 and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Meaning no man can separate what God joined.
Sin is what God says it is, not what man decides.
John 14:15-16 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—…"
What are God's commandments? Answer: Everything God had written down in His book, the Bible.
1 John 5:3
"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome."
When we are born again we have a teachable heart. We love the things of the Lord and desire to be pleasing to Him. John
14:21
"Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”
When we see arrogance, resistance to correction and continual contempt for those who speak truth, this is a very big clue that the person who does this was never born again.
John 16:8 " 8 And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;…"
When a nonbeliever is convicted by the Holy Spirit in someone else their response is to rage and execute revenge.
1 Corinthians 14:24
"But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,"
We are not to call out the unbeliever, but we are to call out the person who claims to be a believer so that they do not come into the body with false doctrine causing unholy division.
1 Corinthians 5:12-13 "…12 What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”"
Do Not Answer a Fool According to His Folly
A born again believer is peaceful and teachable, but the pretender is vitriolic and undisciplined. This is one way to discern the difference between one who is genuinely born again and one who is a cultural Christian.
So many people these days are claiming to be Christian while they fight bitterly against proper doctrine while maligning the character of those who have remained strong in the doctrines of the Bible.
We must remove ourselves from these rebellious hearts, they will continually bring discord and contention among the brethren.
Romans 16:17
"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."
There are many people in the church gatherings today who bring in heresies, paganism and false doctrine in order to embrace the sin they love.
Just recently a woman challenged me to prove a doctrine because she was angry that I had asserted it. So I sent her much scripture and even an entire article to prove what the scripture says about the matter.
This woman wrote back to tell me that I was wrong, that I didn't even back up my assertions with Bible and then attacked my character by saying I was stubborn. Who was she describing I wonder? Perhaps she was describing herself.
Whenever you encounter someone who attacks our person rather than addressing the scripture you shared, it is a clue they are narcissists attempting to manipulate you into feeling sorry you stood for the truth. Then there is always the lying, claiming you didn't provide scripture when you did.
When I asked this person not to continue this discussion, no more e-mails since we could not come to an agreement, accused me of being arrogant for saying her doctrine was wrong and that I would not budge on this issue. In the next sentence she asserted that her doctrine was right and mine was wrong. But why did she not consider herself arrogant for saying the same thing I had said. This is a typical ploy of the narcissist. They will call name of another person, calling them out while they are doing the same thing.
Ephesians 4:1-3
"I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."
When we see what we are dealing with it is time to excuse ourselves and walk away. Never using the same tactics of the narcissist, that is name calling, judging character and engaging in fights. This is their goal, to draw us into a fight so they can feel justified in their hatred toward us.
You will be accused of being "mean spirited" and "arrogant" by those who are these things themselves, even when you acted in a reasonable rational way, discussing calmly and setting boundaries.
Narcissists hate boundaries. When you ask them not to send any more e-mails on that particular subject and they do anyway. The need for them to have the very last word is intense. They will send one more, even after you asked them to stop and then declare in that one that they will not be writing again. This is their way of feeling they are still in control.
Allow the narcissist to have the last word. God said not to answer a fool according to their folly. He also said to answer a fool according to their folly, that is to not answer at all.
Proverbs 26:4 "…3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! 4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes."
So many people these days are claiming to be Christian while they fight bitterly against proper doctrine while maligning the character of those who have remained strong in the doctrines of the Bible.
We must remove ourselves from these rebellious hearts, they will continually bring discord and contention among the brethren.
Romans 16:17
"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."
There are many people in the church gatherings today who bring in heresies, paganism and false doctrine in order to embrace the sin they love.
Just recently a woman challenged me to prove a doctrine because she was angry that I had asserted it. So I sent her much scripture and even an entire article to prove what the scripture says about the matter.
This woman wrote back to tell me that I was wrong, that I didn't even back up my assertions with Bible and then attacked my character by saying I was stubborn. Who was she describing I wonder? Perhaps she was describing herself.
Whenever you encounter someone who attacks our person rather than addressing the scripture you shared, it is a clue they are narcissists attempting to manipulate you into feeling sorry you stood for the truth. Then there is always the lying, claiming you didn't provide scripture when you did.
When I asked this person not to continue this discussion, no more e-mails since we could not come to an agreement, accused me of being arrogant for saying her doctrine was wrong and that I would not budge on this issue. In the next sentence she asserted that her doctrine was right and mine was wrong. But why did she not consider herself arrogant for saying the same thing I had said. This is a typical ploy of the narcissist. They will call name of another person, calling them out while they are doing the same thing.
Ephesians 4:1-3
"I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."
When we see what we are dealing with it is time to excuse ourselves and walk away. Never using the same tactics of the narcissist, that is name calling, judging character and engaging in fights. This is their goal, to draw us into a fight so they can feel justified in their hatred toward us.
You will be accused of being "mean spirited" and "arrogant" by those who are these things themselves, even when you acted in a reasonable rational way, discussing calmly and setting boundaries.
Narcissists hate boundaries. When you ask them not to send any more e-mails on that particular subject and they do anyway. The need for them to have the very last word is intense. They will send one more, even after you asked them to stop and then declare in that one that they will not be writing again. This is their way of feeling they are still in control.
Allow the narcissist to have the last word. God said not to answer a fool according to their folly. He also said to answer a fool according to their folly, that is to not answer at all.
Proverbs 26:4 "…3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! 4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes."
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