I know it sounds harsh to some, but I will not allow continual back and forth arguing about a matter when those who want to argue will not bring scripture to back up what they say.
Often those who wish to argue are not concnerned about the Bible, but are only concerned about emotional circumstances. We do not base our belief system on emotional arguments, we base them on the Word of God.
IF God says something it does not matter how one wants to justify sin, we are only concerned about what God said. God knows best about right and wrong, all we have to do is seek Him for the answers.
It is when people look to their own emotions for their standards that cause petty arguments where there need not be an argument.
It is common for me to ask contentious people to provide me with the proof scripture for their assertions, but the will not. As soon as I ask for scripture they begin the personal attacks. "You're this" and "You're that", are phrases we hear, but not the scripture.
Some provide scripture out of context, when corrected with the entire passage to support the thought they become angry and repeat themselves.
I was once accused of not bringing scripture when I had provided many scriptures and even an entire article full of scripture. After this came the personal attacks on my character.
Remember this: When someone cannot answer with scripture they usually begin the character assassination. This is when we know they don't diligently divide the word or are not led by the Holy Spirit. One of the signs of someone not being able to admit they don't know something is when they begin the personal attacks and rage at us.
Romans 2:8
"8 but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation."
Philippians 2:14
"14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing;"
Proverbs 22:23-25 "
…23 for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them. 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.…"
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Isaiah 8:12
Repeating Worldly Mantras
So many Christians today are repeating mantra's that did not come from God's word. One of them is "God wouldn't want me to suffer."
The same God who placed His only Son on the cross to die for the Sins of others wouldn't want anyone else to suffer.
No where does God ever say He does not want His children to suffer.
2 Timothy 3:12-13 "12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evil men and impostors go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.…"
Jesus Christ was put on a cross by His own Father for the sake of the world. That was more suffering than anyone else in this world will endure and it was for others.
The apostles were all martyred for their faith. Missionaries are martyred for their faith.
2 Corinthians 12:10
"10 Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong."
Mark 10:29-30
29 Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, 30 but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, ALONG WITH PERSECUTIONS; and in the age to come, eternal life."
"ALONG WITH PERSECUTIONS", This ought to tell us everything. God never promised an easy life but He did promise persecution and rejection from everyone around us including family. He never tells us to bail out, but He does promise to go through with us.
Hebrews 13:5 "Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'"
Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
The same God who placed His only Son on the cross to die for the Sins of others wouldn't want anyone else to suffer.
No where does God ever say He does not want His children to suffer.
2 Timothy 3:12-13 "12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evil men and impostors go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.…"
Jesus Christ was put on a cross by His own Father for the sake of the world. That was more suffering than anyone else in this world will endure and it was for others.
The apostles were all martyred for their faith. Missionaries are martyred for their faith.
2 Corinthians 12:10
"10 Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong."
Mark 10:29-30
29 Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, 30 but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, ALONG WITH PERSECUTIONS; and in the age to come, eternal life."
"ALONG WITH PERSECUTIONS", This ought to tell us everything. God never promised an easy life but He did promise persecution and rejection from everyone around us including family. He never tells us to bail out, but He does promise to go through with us.
Hebrews 13:5 "Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'"
Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
Simply, They Just Don't Believe God
People reject God's Word because they don't like what He says so they make up their own rules and pretend God thinks the way they think.
God Says This About Himself:
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."
Those who make up their own rules, or twist God's rules to make them more acceptable to their own way, are in rebellion against God. How can someone say they believe the Bible and love God when they become enraged at the suggestion that they are not following the Bible as they say?
When we are confronted with a question or told we are in error, there is no need to be angry, just say, "I don't know" or give the scriptures that support what you believe. It's not hard, but it does take humility.
James 4:10
"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you."
James 4:6
"But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
We must evaluate ourselves, when a question comes up we must go to the Word of God to make sure of what God said. Those who do not want to do this will depend on the preachers who will say what they want 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.…"
Our response to the encounters we have in which someone rages at us is to disengage with love and kindness, walking away to leave them to God. One cannot reason with those who become angry in a discussion or with those who are bent on defending sin.
God Says This About Himself:
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."
Those who make up their own rules, or twist God's rules to make them more acceptable to their own way, are in rebellion against God. How can someone say they believe the Bible and love God when they become enraged at the suggestion that they are not following the Bible as they say?
When we are confronted with a question or told we are in error, there is no need to be angry, just say, "I don't know" or give the scriptures that support what you believe. It's not hard, but it does take humility.
James 4:10
"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you."
James 4:6
"But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
We must evaluate ourselves, when a question comes up we must go to the Word of God to make sure of what God said. Those who do not want to do this will depend on the preachers who will say what they want 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.…"
Our response to the encounters we have in which someone rages at us is to disengage with love and kindness, walking away to leave them to God. One cannot reason with those who become angry in a discussion or with those who are bent on defending sin.
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