Thank you everyone for your prayers. I spent night before last for severe dizziness in the hospital, they did a battery of tests and found nothing, but I do have a pinched nerve in my neck that needs attention. The nerve was found previous to my dizziness attack. I praise God that He allowed me to be able to get in to the doctor to discuss this problem in less than a week from now. I also praise Him that I am basically a healthy person except for this nightmarish bought with dizziness.
This is the first time in three days I have been able to sit at the computer for a few minutes. Still can't do anything other sit still.
I know there are many of you who are going through worse things than I and I pray for you when I hear about your problems. I cherish the privilege of praying for my dear friends on facebook and I appreciate your prayers too.
Proverbs 27:9
"Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel."
Some of you have offered wise counsel which I appreciate very much. The Lord already knows what is needed for me and He knows for you too, its just a matter of His timing to heal or show the doctors what they must do, even if they don't know He is doing it.
Psalm 107:19-21
"Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
My husband has been a wonderful help in all of this, I am in good hands with him and God!!!!
Hallelujah!!!! God's got this and everything else too!!!!
Friday, January 31, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020
To Glorify God
The purpose of God working in our lives is always to glorify God.
John 16:12-14 …12 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"
John 16:12-14 …12 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Justifying Sin
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Those Who Sow Discord Among the Brethren
" THE LORD HATES THOSE WHO CAUSE DISCORD AMONG THE BRETHREN,." Satan sends these People into Churches and onto Facebook to Sow Discord and Divide the Body of Christ. They will twist the word of God so they can Label anyone a Heretic that will not follow them." AVOID SUCH PEOPLE,.."
" These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
17 A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren."
Proverbs 6:16-19
" These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
17 A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren."
Proverbs 6:16-19
The Authentically Spiritual Person
Someone who truly is Spiritual, indwelt with the Holy Spirit never has to announce it to convince anyone else. God will shine in them without them saying a word.
It is best never to trumpet ourselves, our job is to trumpet Christ Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-16
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."
John 8:12
"Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
It is best never to trumpet ourselves, our job is to trumpet Christ Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-16
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."
John 8:12
"Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
How to Get to Hell
Alan Brayshaw said this:
" WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO GO TO HELL? Nothing. Just go on Living for Yourself." Be a Good person. Attend a dead Church. Be Religious." Eat and drink,. and get married. Live a long happy life for Yourself."
" What do You Need to be Saved? Repent and Believe in the Lord JESUS CHRIST and His finish work on the Cross and that He is Coming Again. " All Who Call on the the name of the Lord Shall be Saved."
" And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized." Acts 16:30-33
" WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO GO TO HELL? Nothing. Just go on Living for Yourself." Be a Good person. Attend a dead Church. Be Religious." Eat and drink,. and get married. Live a long happy life for Yourself."
" What do You Need to be Saved? Repent and Believe in the Lord JESUS CHRIST and His finish work on the Cross and that He is Coming Again. " All Who Call on the the name of the Lord Shall be Saved."
" And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized." Acts 16:30-33
Friday, January 24, 2020
Holocaust Survivors!
Almost our entire married life. We were active in the pro-life movement from the onset in 1973. As we got older we dialed back because of health, moving and other things, but we still vote and have attended some ralleys. Now its time for the younger survivors to take up the mantle as we become to old to carry on as we once did.
The Way of the Apostate Church
Audrey Boyd
ples, temples or build podiums and have chairs and pews. IT'S NOT WRITTEN. MANY ARE THE FOCUS OF MEN ON MAN MADE THINGS. AND THIS IS NOT THE ASSIGNMENT OF YAH , NOT HIS INSTRUCTIONS ( BUT MAN'S) AND HIS FOCUS IS NOT THE KINGDOM OF YAH BUT A KINGDOM ON EARTH = IDOLATRY -- HE SAYS IN 1 COR. 6 , COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM -- REPENT-- CHANGE YOUR WAYS , MINDS, AND THOUGHT --TURN TO YAHUSHA AND SEEK HIS KINGDOM FIRST
Revelation 9:1-12 The Devils of the Tribulation are Unleased
9 Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him.
2 He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
3 Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5 And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.
6 And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.
7 The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.
8 They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.
9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle.
10 They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.
11 They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon.
12 The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.
When the locusts are released in the end times they very likely could be devils who have been given permission by God to torment the people of the earth. I would be interested in thoughts about this from others. Please use Scripture!
2 He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
3 Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5 And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.
6 And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.
7 The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.
8 They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.
9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle.
10 They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.
11 They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon.
12 The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.
When the locusts are released in the end times they very likely could be devils who have been given permission by God to torment the people of the earth. I would be interested in thoughts about this from others. Please use Scripture!
Facebook the Believers Blessing
When I began facebook I expected to be treated the way my family treated me. That is to be ignored, mocked and rejected continually. However, I promised God that I would continue anyway even if no one payed attention or validated me. BECAUSE He was the One Who was telling me to do it, it didn't matter whether anyone would like it. He said "use it for Me."
Then something happened that I did not expect! People began liking and requesting friendship, it was a shock to me. Well, having been treated as I was all of my life by family I expected over time eventually these people would dislike me too.
The shock was that those who have requested friendships with me chose me because they were like minded with me. They enjoyed hearing Biblical principles and scriptures as much as I do. These people have been a great blessing to me.
God allowed the medium of facebook for believers who were like minded to connect during these end times when so many are alone without support for their walk with Christ.
I have many brothers and sisters now that I have never met but value as much as if we had met them.
Having been mocked for being on facebook by "Christians" or those I might call pretenders, I realize that they do not know even remotely what we do here. Because they have no inclination to connect with born again believers who are on fire for the Lord, they think our friends are not real friends. Most people are using their facebook to boast about their lives, even though they only present the "good" things as though they live in a utopia in their own minds. Impressing people is more important to them than speaking about Christ.
I expect to see my born again facebook friends at the marriage supper of the Lamb soon. They are my forever family, who bless me as I am allowed to freely share my heart about the things of the Lord. We do not always completely agree but we love one another, accept one another as our conversation is around Christ. There is a love and respect that we do not see in our families or the communities in which we live. It blesses me greatly. I praise the Lord for all my brothers and sisters who are authentically born again and moving forward in their walk all the time.
Proverbs 18:24
"24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
Proverbs 13:20
"20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm."
John 15:13
"13 Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."
Proverbs 27:17
"17 Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another."
Ecclesiastes 4:12
"12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart."
Hallelujah!!!!
Then something happened that I did not expect! People began liking and requesting friendship, it was a shock to me. Well, having been treated as I was all of my life by family I expected over time eventually these people would dislike me too.
The shock was that those who have requested friendships with me chose me because they were like minded with me. They enjoyed hearing Biblical principles and scriptures as much as I do. These people have been a great blessing to me.
God allowed the medium of facebook for believers who were like minded to connect during these end times when so many are alone without support for their walk with Christ.
I have many brothers and sisters now that I have never met but value as much as if we had met them.
Having been mocked for being on facebook by "Christians" or those I might call pretenders, I realize that they do not know even remotely what we do here. Because they have no inclination to connect with born again believers who are on fire for the Lord, they think our friends are not real friends. Most people are using their facebook to boast about their lives, even though they only present the "good" things as though they live in a utopia in their own minds. Impressing people is more important to them than speaking about Christ.
I expect to see my born again facebook friends at the marriage supper of the Lamb soon. They are my forever family, who bless me as I am allowed to freely share my heart about the things of the Lord. We do not always completely agree but we love one another, accept one another as our conversation is around Christ. There is a love and respect that we do not see in our families or the communities in which we live. It blesses me greatly. I praise the Lord for all my brothers and sisters who are authentically born again and moving forward in their walk all the time.
Proverbs 18:24
"24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
Proverbs 13:20
"20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm."
John 15:13
"13 Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."
Proverbs 27:17
"17 Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another."
Ecclesiastes 4:12
"12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart."
Hallelujah!!!!
God's People Do Not Defend Sin
A born again child of God never defends sin, they are ashamed when confronted with it. Many prideful pretenders today have no shame, justifying their sinful attitudes and actions, even becoming enraged and vengeful when they are told their need to repent.
So many people today will sin against others having no conscience over their actions expecting to return to the one they harmed and resume as though nothing ever happened. When they are told what they have done they become angry, gossip and vengeful against the one they harmed as though the victim is responsible to resume the relationship.
This mentality is called the "sweet mean cycle" used by those who are not sorry for their actions but want to resume the relationship. This cycle is one in which the one who sins continually harms someone, comes back as though nothing happened never confessing their sin, not even sorry for what they did. In fact if confronted with what they did they lash out for further abuse.
Our relationships must be based on love and truth. When someone operates from lack of remorse and continual disrespect then it is time to exit leaving them to God.
Loving someone from afar can be much more valuable than remaining to be on an emotional roller coaster ride in which we never know what the next harmful thing will happen and are unable to believe the kindness that is phony. Without confession of sin there is no evidence that anything will change permanently in the way we are treated.
Matthew 18: 15=18 “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16 But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed.
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
18 Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."
In our day this is an impossible task because there are no churches to turn to who will support the victims. Church discipline is not only rare it is discouraged by most churches. The "just love them in their sin" mantra is in the mouths of most church goers and leaders today.
Sin grows because it is not dealt with and victims are left alone, often even discouraged or mistreated for their desire to handle things Biblically through church discipline.
Those who practice the sweet/mean cycle can never be trusted, since there is no indication of sorrow over their deeds.
It has been my experience that the born again believer hates ever hurting anyone. They take a lot from rude people and rarely return rudeness in defense of themselves. If they do on rare occasion slip and return anger they feel terrible about it and will apologize to correct it. The narcissist never apologizes, is never genuinely sorry and continues the same path of the cycle they have always done.
1 John 3:8-10 "…8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.…'
I know several if not lots of people who do harm to others, if only in the form of gossip against them who feel justified and without remorse for their mean spirited machinations. Often they concoct an idea of the one for whom they have contempt and say it so often they actually begin to believe their own lies. Then they pass these lies onto others for support.
A born again believer hates gossip, they hate contention, mocking and demeaning, they do not do it to anyone because the Holy Spirit in them would immediately convict them of their sin.
Sometimes the narcissist will not like that we have withdrawn so they will enter the sweet cycle to stave off any bad feelings about themselves while fooling their target that they still like them. But it is calculated, temporary and will be repeated only as needed to draw the target back into to be further abused.
Proverbs 22:24-25 "24 Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, 25 or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.…'
We love everyone even those who abuse us, but it is foolish to become constant companions with them when there is no sincere confession of sin in the relationship. We can love everyone, but we must love the narcissist from afar through prayer.
It has been my experience that remaining in company with those who are bent on taring you down will not cause them to repent, it only further enables them. God must deal with them his way without you.
Isaiah 26:10 "10 Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD. "
God said to pray for those who persecute you. If you have to be in their presence show them kindness but if you do not have to be around them it is wise and prudent to avoid them if possible.
Titus 3:9-11 "9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless. 10 Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition, 11 knowing that such a man is corrupt and sinful; he is self-condemned.…"
God never expected us to accept all people as our friends who cross our paths. We are to be wise in the choice of our constant companions. We are stronger when we have companions who love God and follow His principles. These are our support system and we are theirs.
Proverbs 13:19-20 "…19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools. 20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. "
So many people today will sin against others having no conscience over their actions expecting to return to the one they harmed and resume as though nothing ever happened. When they are told what they have done they become angry, gossip and vengeful against the one they harmed as though the victim is responsible to resume the relationship.
This mentality is called the "sweet mean cycle" used by those who are not sorry for their actions but want to resume the relationship. This cycle is one in which the one who sins continually harms someone, comes back as though nothing happened never confessing their sin, not even sorry for what they did. In fact if confronted with what they did they lash out for further abuse.
Our relationships must be based on love and truth. When someone operates from lack of remorse and continual disrespect then it is time to exit leaving them to God.
Loving someone from afar can be much more valuable than remaining to be on an emotional roller coaster ride in which we never know what the next harmful thing will happen and are unable to believe the kindness that is phony. Without confession of sin there is no evidence that anything will change permanently in the way we are treated.
Matthew 18: 15=18 “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16 But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed.
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
18 Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."
In our day this is an impossible task because there are no churches to turn to who will support the victims. Church discipline is not only rare it is discouraged by most churches. The "just love them in their sin" mantra is in the mouths of most church goers and leaders today.
Sin grows because it is not dealt with and victims are left alone, often even discouraged or mistreated for their desire to handle things Biblically through church discipline.
Those who practice the sweet/mean cycle can never be trusted, since there is no indication of sorrow over their deeds.
It has been my experience that the born again believer hates ever hurting anyone. They take a lot from rude people and rarely return rudeness in defense of themselves. If they do on rare occasion slip and return anger they feel terrible about it and will apologize to correct it. The narcissist never apologizes, is never genuinely sorry and continues the same path of the cycle they have always done.
1 John 3:8-10 "…8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.…'
I know several if not lots of people who do harm to others, if only in the form of gossip against them who feel justified and without remorse for their mean spirited machinations. Often they concoct an idea of the one for whom they have contempt and say it so often they actually begin to believe their own lies. Then they pass these lies onto others for support.
A born again believer hates gossip, they hate contention, mocking and demeaning, they do not do it to anyone because the Holy Spirit in them would immediately convict them of their sin.
Sometimes the narcissist will not like that we have withdrawn so they will enter the sweet cycle to stave off any bad feelings about themselves while fooling their target that they still like them. But it is calculated, temporary and will be repeated only as needed to draw the target back into to be further abused.
Proverbs 22:24-25 "24 Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, 25 or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.…'
We love everyone even those who abuse us, but it is foolish to become constant companions with them when there is no sincere confession of sin in the relationship. We can love everyone, but we must love the narcissist from afar through prayer.
It has been my experience that remaining in company with those who are bent on taring you down will not cause them to repent, it only further enables them. God must deal with them his way without you.
Isaiah 26:10 "10 Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD. "
God said to pray for those who persecute you. If you have to be in their presence show them kindness but if you do not have to be around them it is wise and prudent to avoid them if possible.
Titus 3:9-11 "9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless. 10 Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition, 11 knowing that such a man is corrupt and sinful; he is self-condemned.…"
God never expected us to accept all people as our friends who cross our paths. We are to be wise in the choice of our constant companions. We are stronger when we have companions who love God and follow His principles. These are our support system and we are theirs.
Proverbs 13:19-20 "…19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools. 20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. "
Defying God is Evidence of No Salvation
I am convinced that those who are divorced and remarried without conscience over it have never been born again. If they had been born again they would be convicted by the Holy Spirit and stop the sinning.
1 John 3:8-10 "…8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.…"
Anyone who becomes angry when we tell them they are in sin are not born of God. A child of God indwelt by Christ does not become angry they become ashamed and eventually confess to be cleansed. 1 John 1:9 was written to the church it comes with a promise.
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."
As I sought God for truth on the matter of divorce and remarriage God presented a book to me by Joseph Webb many years ago. I disagree than a born again believer can lose their salvation over any sin, however, many people who refuse to repent were never born again. The Holy Spirit convicts of sin. No born again child of God defends their sin, rather they are ashamed of it.
1 John 3:8-10 "…8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.…"
Anyone who becomes angry when we tell them they are in sin are not born of God. A child of God indwelt by Christ does not become angry they become ashamed and eventually confess to be cleansed. 1 John 1:9 was written to the church it comes with a promise.
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."
As I sought God for truth on the matter of divorce and remarriage God presented a book to me by Joseph Webb many years ago. I disagree than a born again believer can lose their salvation over any sin, however, many people who refuse to repent were never born again. The Holy Spirit convicts of sin. No born again child of God defends their sin, rather they are ashamed of it.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Instruction and Accountability are our Friends
There is a term these days that was developed by rebellious people to deflect any form of instruction or accountability that they refuse.
That phrase is "unsolicited advice." This is the new mantra designed to keep people from expressing concern about our actions.
Just because someone doesn't like the advice given to them does not mean it was wrong to express the advice.
"Unsolicited advice" the term came from a cultural mentality that we should never give our opinions or advice unless we are asked.
In the case of the prophet Jeremiah, God told him to go and warn the people saying they would not listen but he was to do it anyway. The people were going to be responsible for their response but Jeremiah would be pleasing God because He obeyed.
God never mentions anything remotely akin to "unsolicited advice" as being wrong. In fact He tells us to speak truth to people so they can consider some other way of thinking that might help them.
We live in a rebellious culture that wants no input or correction unless it sound like its what they want.
Proverbs 12:15
"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice."
Proverbs 11:14
"Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety."
It is normal natural and good to listen to advice even when we have not asked for it. Becoming offended because someone offered us advice is exposing the pride within ourselves that says, "you have attacked me by telling me I might need to think another way."
It is not a personal attack for someone to suggest something to help. It only seems like it to people who are full of pride. When we are humble we listen to advice, evaluate it and carry on to do what God tells us to do. After all, it might be God Who is using someone to help us.
I recall the story about a man who was caught in a flood. The water was rising within his house, it filled the first floor so he went to the second floor. Along came a man in a boat to save him but the man's response was, "no thank you God is going to save me." Then as the waters rose to the second floor the man crawled out on the roof. A man in a helicopter came along and offered to pull him up to save him. The man declined this help saying that he didn't need the help, God would save him.
The waters rose above the roof, the man who could not swim died. When the man got to heaven he asked God, "why didn't you save me from the flood." God replied, "what do you mean, I sent you a boat and then a helicopter why didn't you use what I sent you."
Those who think they are an entity unto themselves and need no input from others are often those who make very bad decisions. No one person can know all there is to know. Those who listen to ideas and advice from others while evaluating them after praying for God to show them more, will be those who make good decisions because they know they are not all knowing, that God is the only One Who is and that He can also send others.
Those who will only listen to the advice of those who praise and honor them will likely be receiving only what they like to hear, further delaying their emotional and spiritual growth. The favorite friends of the "all knowing" narcissists are those who almost never advise and who say what the narcissist likes to hear.
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
That phrase is "unsolicited advice." This is the new mantra designed to keep people from expressing concern about our actions.
Just because someone doesn't like the advice given to them does not mean it was wrong to express the advice.
"Unsolicited advice" the term came from a cultural mentality that we should never give our opinions or advice unless we are asked.
In the case of the prophet Jeremiah, God told him to go and warn the people saying they would not listen but he was to do it anyway. The people were going to be responsible for their response but Jeremiah would be pleasing God because He obeyed.
God never mentions anything remotely akin to "unsolicited advice" as being wrong. In fact He tells us to speak truth to people so they can consider some other way of thinking that might help them.
We live in a rebellious culture that wants no input or correction unless it sound like its what they want.
Proverbs 12:15
"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice."
Proverbs 11:14
"Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety."
It is normal natural and good to listen to advice even when we have not asked for it. Becoming offended because someone offered us advice is exposing the pride within ourselves that says, "you have attacked me by telling me I might need to think another way."
It is not a personal attack for someone to suggest something to help. It only seems like it to people who are full of pride. When we are humble we listen to advice, evaluate it and carry on to do what God tells us to do. After all, it might be God Who is using someone to help us.
I recall the story about a man who was caught in a flood. The water was rising within his house, it filled the first floor so he went to the second floor. Along came a man in a boat to save him but the man's response was, "no thank you God is going to save me." Then as the waters rose to the second floor the man crawled out on the roof. A man in a helicopter came along and offered to pull him up to save him. The man declined this help saying that he didn't need the help, God would save him.
The waters rose above the roof, the man who could not swim died. When the man got to heaven he asked God, "why didn't you save me from the flood." God replied, "what do you mean, I sent you a boat and then a helicopter why didn't you use what I sent you."
Those who think they are an entity unto themselves and need no input from others are often those who make very bad decisions. No one person can know all there is to know. Those who listen to ideas and advice from others while evaluating them after praying for God to show them more, will be those who make good decisions because they know they are not all knowing, that God is the only One Who is and that He can also send others.
Those who will only listen to the advice of those who praise and honor them will likely be receiving only what they like to hear, further delaying their emotional and spiritual growth. The favorite friends of the "all knowing" narcissists are those who almost never advise and who say what the narcissist likes to hear.
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
The Authentically Born Again Believer Never Walks Away from Christ
All who remain in Christ are those who were born again. Those who do not remain were never born again.
1 John 2:19
"19 They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us."
1 John 2:19
"19 They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us."
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
God Cares How We Do Things
There are those who believe its alright to use any method as long as the intentions are good. But intentions are not good when we do our own thing without consulting God and without being led by the Holy Spirit !!! Just saying!
Isaiah 55:8-9
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts than your thoughts."
Does anyone actually think that their ways are higher than God's ways? Does anyone think that they can ignore God's principles and commands to do things their own way and God is forced to endorse it? NOT
God wants us to seek and obey Him. Doing something in your own flesh and demanding God bless it gets us nothing except discipline from God.
Jeremiah 42:19-21 "…19 The LORD has told you, O remnant of Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Know for sure that I have warned you today! 20 For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us, and we will do it.’ 21 For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you.…"
We are to seek God first and do what He commands. Those who seek themselves and then command God will feel the brunt of His wrath.
Isaiah 55:8-9
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts than your thoughts."
Does anyone actually think that their ways are higher than God's ways? Does anyone think that they can ignore God's principles and commands to do things their own way and God is forced to endorse it? NOT
God wants us to seek and obey Him. Doing something in your own flesh and demanding God bless it gets us nothing except discipline from God.
Jeremiah 42:19-21 "…19 The LORD has told you, O remnant of Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Know for sure that I have warned you today! 20 For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us, and we will do it.’ 21 For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you.…"
We are to seek God first and do what He commands. Those who seek themselves and then command God will feel the brunt of His wrath.
The Battle Belongs to the Lord, Seek Him
We are in a battle, a battle for our minds and for our strength. The battle is the Lord's and our job is to fight it in prayer and speak boldly as led by the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 6:12
"12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places."
Ephesians 6:12
"12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places."
Purity of the Worship Assembly
There is a mistaken belief that we should invite unbelievers to church to evangelize them. This is not from the Bible. If an unbeliever wanders in we are kind and welcoming but we must give them the gospel straight and clear. IF they are open they will stay if not they will leave.
We are not called to bring unbelievers into our worship, that is reserved for God's people. However, we are told to go into the world and preach, then when they become born again authentically we can bring them into the gathering.
The assembly of born again believers is holy and must be protected from worldliness. Unbelievers should never be allowed to come in and do their own thing as though in a night club.
Mark 16:15-16 "15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.…"
2 Corinthians 6:13-15 "13 As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also. 14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?…'"
We are not called to bring unbelievers into our worship, that is reserved for God's people. However, we are told to go into the world and preach, then when they become born again authentically we can bring them into the gathering.
The assembly of born again believers is holy and must be protected from worldliness. Unbelievers should never be allowed to come in and do their own thing as though in a night club.
Mark 16:15-16 "15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.…"
2 Corinthians 6:13-15 "13 As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also. 14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?…'"
Pray for the Family Members Who are Pretenders
There are most likely more unsaved professing Christians than there are authentic born again believers in our world today.
Matthew 7:12-14 "13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it."
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.’
I thought about this the other day and God opened my eyes to a truth. Often I wondered what God meant when He said it would be as in the days of Noah and Lot.
I knew it meant that everyone would do what is right in their own eyes and no one would listen to truth and warnings. Then I realized too that only one family was saved in Noah's and Lot's day, and in the rapture there will be only one family, the family of born again believers.
And not all of the people in those families were saved, the son in laws of Lot were not saved and many relatives of Noah's were not saved. In the rapture there will be many professing Christians who are left behind because they had not trusted Christ but only pretended to do so.
When we go in the rapture many family members will not be going with us.
Matthew 7:12-14 "13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it."
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.’
I thought about this the other day and God opened my eyes to a truth. Often I wondered what God meant when He said it would be as in the days of Noah and Lot.
I knew it meant that everyone would do what is right in their own eyes and no one would listen to truth and warnings. Then I realized too that only one family was saved in Noah's and Lot's day, and in the rapture there will be only one family, the family of born again believers.
And not all of the people in those families were saved, the son in laws of Lot were not saved and many relatives of Noah's were not saved. In the rapture there will be many professing Christians who are left behind because they had not trusted Christ but only pretended to do so.
When we go in the rapture many family members will not be going with us.
The Not So Missing Reading Glasses
I keep reading glasses all over the house so if I forget to take some with me to the next room I will have some readily available.
OH OH, I didn't realize my the glasses I was using were my kitchen glasses that were still on my face. When I sat down at my computer desk I grabbed the available glasses there and began to put them on over the ones that were already on my face. LOL
Yep, this is what old age is like, forgetting where we left things not because we have a problem with memory but because we were robotically placing our glasses on not even thinking about it. A ritual that we do every time we are going to read something and I am reading in nearly every room all the time.
I am so glad God has grown me a sense of humor or these actions could be disturbing.
Job 12:12
"Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days."
OH OH, I didn't realize my the glasses I was using were my kitchen glasses that were still on my face. When I sat down at my computer desk I grabbed the available glasses there and began to put them on over the ones that were already on my face. LOL
Yep, this is what old age is like, forgetting where we left things not because we have a problem with memory but because we were robotically placing our glasses on not even thinking about it. A ritual that we do every time we are going to read something and I am reading in nearly every room all the time.
I am so glad God has grown me a sense of humor or these actions could be disturbing.
Job 12:12
"Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days."
Monday, January 20, 2020
The Respect is Missing!
God clearly commands children to obey their parents. To listen to their father's teaching and to obey the law of their mother.
Proverbs 6:20-21 "20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 21 Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.…"
This commandment to "bind them ALWAYS upon your heart is being violated continually among adult children.
As our children were growing up they were being raised primarily by the culture through their daily contact with the public school system. They were taught things their mother and father didn't agree with and the pull of the world was far greater than the influence of their parents. Not only were they adversely influenced by the schools and churches around them, they were also affected by the family culture that was also in rebellion against God.
As the years passed the children were trained by the culture to resist the training of their parents to become one with their culture.
Many times the children would reluctantly obey my commands to put away their coat or clean their room, even though they did what they were told it was not out of devotion and love it was to avoid being disciplined for not obeying.
Why did I think the obedience was to stay out of trouble? Simple put, when they thought I couldn't see or that they could get away with something they knew I would not approve of they would sneak and do as they pleased.
Sadly though these adult children carry their angst and stubbornness into adulthood as they remain disrespectful only more openly because I cannot punish them anymore. What does this tell me? It says that they were never willingly and lovingly compliant to begin with all their growing years.
Ones' character does not change because they suddenly grew up. The character that was inside all along in their youth is magnified as they grow up to be their true selves on the outside. When we let go of our children as they leave home is when we will see what they are made of, what has been there all the time emerges.
I once heard a story about a little boy who was being disciplined by his father. The father commanded the boy to go and sit in a chair as a punishment for bad behavior. The boy went to the chair and sat down. After sitting down the boy loudly declared; "I am sitting down on the outside up on the inside I am standing up."
God cares about the inside far more than the outside. Our heart condition is what drives our character and our actions. Those who are obeying just to be seen as good or merely to keep out of trouble will eventually let down their guard and become on the outside the character that was inside all along.
One example of this is when a young boy came home from school and removed his coat as he let it fall to the floor. The little boy knew the mother was a tidy person and would expect her to tell him to put his coat in its proper place in the closet.
The young boy knew his mother would be irritated that he had not done what he knew to do. He was enjoying the frustration of the mother who had been through this with the boy many times about other things.
When the mother commanded the boy to put his coat away one more time, the boy grabbed the coat, went to the closet and threw the coat in rather than hanging it on the hook. This is defiance in God's eyes.
How hard would it have been to walk in the door of the house, take the coat off as he went to the closet and hung it up the way he knew his mother wanted? Not hard at all!!!!
When a mother encounters these covertly disobedient actions there is a wedge created between the mother and the son. The wedge is created by the son who will not obey God in obeying the law of his mother.
Merely doing what the authorities over you ask is not necessarily obedience if it does not come from a heart that wishes to bless those God has placed over us.
The rebellion in our day is no longer covert because there is almost no accountability or punishment for those who defy authority. There is also no support for those who believe in standards and rules, they pretty much stand alone.
Another aspect of this rebellion is that the rebellious one always finds a way to blame the one who was reasonable in their command for being mean. Its sort of like the bully who pokes and pokes at his little sister and then accuses her of being out of control when she shouts at him to stop after several pokes.
I cannot count the number of appalling blogs I have read about daughters in law who come right out and say; "I hate my mother in law." These entitled brats have never learned to respect the mother of their spouse, treating them with the love and dignity one would treat their own mothers. My guess is that these same rebellious in law children never treated anyone with respect because they didn't know what it looked like.
Then there was one blog I read that blessed my socks off. It was a young newly married woman who said; "I love my mother in law." I saw the sweetness and respect in the tone of this letter and it made me realize there are still some out there who understand that if we love our spouse we treat their mother with love and kindness.
Those who get married and attempt to isolate our spouse from their mother are disrespecting the mother but also their spouse.
When we get married the mother of our spouse is to be treated as a mother to us also. It is respect for the spouse that we treat their parents with love. Only one generation ago both people in a marriage called the mother and father of their spouse; "Mom and Dad." It was expected and considered normal.
Now we have adult children calling their parent in laws by their first names, a disrespectful stance. Placing ones self on the same level as the in law parents is disrespectful.
Ephesians 6:1-2 "1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),…"
Proverbs 6:20-21 "20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 21 Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.…"
This commandment to "bind them ALWAYS upon your heart is being violated continually among adult children.
As our children were growing up they were being raised primarily by the culture through their daily contact with the public school system. They were taught things their mother and father didn't agree with and the pull of the world was far greater than the influence of their parents. Not only were they adversely influenced by the schools and churches around them, they were also affected by the family culture that was also in rebellion against God.
As the years passed the children were trained by the culture to resist the training of their parents to become one with their culture.
Many times the children would reluctantly obey my commands to put away their coat or clean their room, even though they did what they were told it was not out of devotion and love it was to avoid being disciplined for not obeying.
Why did I think the obedience was to stay out of trouble? Simple put, when they thought I couldn't see or that they could get away with something they knew I would not approve of they would sneak and do as they pleased.
Sadly though these adult children carry their angst and stubbornness into adulthood as they remain disrespectful only more openly because I cannot punish them anymore. What does this tell me? It says that they were never willingly and lovingly compliant to begin with all their growing years.
Ones' character does not change because they suddenly grew up. The character that was inside all along in their youth is magnified as they grow up to be their true selves on the outside. When we let go of our children as they leave home is when we will see what they are made of, what has been there all the time emerges.
I once heard a story about a little boy who was being disciplined by his father. The father commanded the boy to go and sit in a chair as a punishment for bad behavior. The boy went to the chair and sat down. After sitting down the boy loudly declared; "I am sitting down on the outside up on the inside I am standing up."
God cares about the inside far more than the outside. Our heart condition is what drives our character and our actions. Those who are obeying just to be seen as good or merely to keep out of trouble will eventually let down their guard and become on the outside the character that was inside all along.
One example of this is when a young boy came home from school and removed his coat as he let it fall to the floor. The little boy knew the mother was a tidy person and would expect her to tell him to put his coat in its proper place in the closet.
The young boy knew his mother would be irritated that he had not done what he knew to do. He was enjoying the frustration of the mother who had been through this with the boy many times about other things.
When the mother commanded the boy to put his coat away one more time, the boy grabbed the coat, went to the closet and threw the coat in rather than hanging it on the hook. This is defiance in God's eyes.
How hard would it have been to walk in the door of the house, take the coat off as he went to the closet and hung it up the way he knew his mother wanted? Not hard at all!!!!
When a mother encounters these covertly disobedient actions there is a wedge created between the mother and the son. The wedge is created by the son who will not obey God in obeying the law of his mother.
Merely doing what the authorities over you ask is not necessarily obedience if it does not come from a heart that wishes to bless those God has placed over us.
The rebellion in our day is no longer covert because there is almost no accountability or punishment for those who defy authority. There is also no support for those who believe in standards and rules, they pretty much stand alone.
Another aspect of this rebellion is that the rebellious one always finds a way to blame the one who was reasonable in their command for being mean. Its sort of like the bully who pokes and pokes at his little sister and then accuses her of being out of control when she shouts at him to stop after several pokes.
I cannot count the number of appalling blogs I have read about daughters in law who come right out and say; "I hate my mother in law." These entitled brats have never learned to respect the mother of their spouse, treating them with the love and dignity one would treat their own mothers. My guess is that these same rebellious in law children never treated anyone with respect because they didn't know what it looked like.
Then there was one blog I read that blessed my socks off. It was a young newly married woman who said; "I love my mother in law." I saw the sweetness and respect in the tone of this letter and it made me realize there are still some out there who understand that if we love our spouse we treat their mother with love and kindness.
Those who get married and attempt to isolate our spouse from their mother are disrespecting the mother but also their spouse.
When we get married the mother of our spouse is to be treated as a mother to us also. It is respect for the spouse that we treat their parents with love. Only one generation ago both people in a marriage called the mother and father of their spouse; "Mom and Dad." It was expected and considered normal.
Now we have adult children calling their parent in laws by their first names, a disrespectful stance. Placing ones self on the same level as the in law parents is disrespectful.
Ephesians 6:1-2 "1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),…"
The Most Frightening Passage in the Bible
Christianity is not a religious system or a set of rules to follow, its not even a profession of faith. The life in Christ is a life changed completely from the old devilish sinful nature into a heavenly life seeking Christ Who lives in us.
We are trapped in this body of death and sin and must battle the flesh in prayer and Scripture study. When we do this we will not satisfy the flesh, but will live in the Spirit, Who is Christ.
Galatians 5:16-17 "16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.…"
However:
Romans 6:14-16 "…13 Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. 14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!…"
Many "Christians" who say we are under grace so we should not be concerned about sin do not understand that grace has given us the ability to reject and avoid sin.
Accepting sin in the body is like drinking poison thinking it will not harm you because you eat good food all the rest of the time.
If you meet someone who defends sin and justifies it using grace as an excuse, even angry to fight to defend it, you may be encountering a pretender. A pretender is someone who believes they are saved but has little to no interest in seeking or pleasing God. They do not have the Holy Spirit even though they may have lots of head knowledge about the Bible, they do not understand what they have read in the Bible.
Matthew 7:21-23
I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
There are people who may have good works, even their whole lives who thought they were saved only to be turned away from heaven. I call this the most frightening passage in the Bible.
We are trapped in this body of death and sin and must battle the flesh in prayer and Scripture study. When we do this we will not satisfy the flesh, but will live in the Spirit, Who is Christ.
Galatians 5:16-17 "16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.…"
However:
Romans 6:14-16 "…13 Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. 14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!…"
Many "Christians" who say we are under grace so we should not be concerned about sin do not understand that grace has given us the ability to reject and avoid sin.
Accepting sin in the body is like drinking poison thinking it will not harm you because you eat good food all the rest of the time.
If you meet someone who defends sin and justifies it using grace as an excuse, even angry to fight to defend it, you may be encountering a pretender. A pretender is someone who believes they are saved but has little to no interest in seeking or pleasing God. They do not have the Holy Spirit even though they may have lots of head knowledge about the Bible, they do not understand what they have read in the Bible.
Matthew 7:21-23
I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
There are people who may have good works, even their whole lives who thought they were saved only to be turned away from heaven. I call this the most frightening passage in the Bible.
Going Home Soon!
Never feel bad or respond when others mock you for loving Christ!! Our home going will make it all worth it.
One Salvation One Family
One family was saved out of the flood in Noah's day!
One family was saved from the wrath of God in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in Lot's day.
Only one family will be saved from the wrath of God during the tribulation taken out before the wrath begins. That family are the born again believers.
When we belong to God we are not appointed to His wrath.
1 Thessalonians 5:8-10 "…8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation. 9 For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.…"
One family was saved from the wrath of God in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in Lot's day.
Only one family will be saved from the wrath of God during the tribulation taken out before the wrath begins. That family are the born again believers.
When we belong to God we are not appointed to His wrath.
1 Thessalonians 5:8-10 "…8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation. 9 For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.…"
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