A Satanic Culture of Intmidation

A satanic culture will protect and defend the wicked person while demeaning or rebuking the victims. This is why we are seeing such "ragingly insane" attitudes and actions these days.

God warned us this would happen and the mentalities behind it all. We know it is demonic influence infecting the minds of people making them believe they are the victims while those they abuse are the ones causing all the trouble.

We once attended a church in which the pastor held the Bible above his head and said this; "all of life's answers are not in this book" and "all of life's answers are not Jesus Christ."

We left that church because of the psychology that was being used that undermined the word of God. When we walked out never to return we were told by some of the attendees there that we were being rebellious, that attending a gathering was like a marriage, you did not leave. There is no scripture that says such a thing, but it was being used to shame and embarrass us into remaining.

Interestingly the terrible doctrine and snarky attitudes did not do as the attackers had hoped, that we would come back with our tails between our legs. All it served to do for us was to solidify in our minds that leaving was the right move for us.

We were new believers at the time, having left the Catholic church to follow Christ this was the first church we attended. Even in our infancy, we knew their doctrine was wrong and could not tolerate it, especially knowing they would not listen to our correction.

I wonder how many people who are new believers become intimidated by false teachers and ignore their sense that something is wrong while buckling under to the pressure of these false teachers.

When we make a boundary about our dedication to the Bible our soul cannot stand to cross that boundary into false doctrine. The Holy Spirit will nag at us until we do what is right. However, if we ignore that nagging from God to stay true to Him, the Holy Spirit will go silent until we resolve the problem the last time He spoke to us.

Psalm 66:18

"18 If I regard wickedness in my heart,

The Lord will not hear;"

1 Thessalonians 5:18-19 "18 Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do not extinguish the Spirit. 20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt,…

Ephesians 4:30

"And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption."

When we listen to men rather than Christ in us He will allow us to believe what the men say and pay the price for not listening to Him.

Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"

Over the years I heard people say they have been praying a long time for something but could never get a clear answer from God, they were perplexed as though God owed them an answer.

Sadly the people that expressed this were those who were in rebellion against the truth of the Bible in some area of their lives. They expected God to answer their prayers the way they wanted them answered but weren't willing to obey God's Word as He spoke to them in the Bible. In fact, they didn't search the Bible to obey God's principles but expected God to give them what they wanted their own way.

While it is true that "Christians" today are more likely to endorse sin and embrace false gospels, we do not have to become like them. We can walk in truth when no one else walks with us.

There is more joy in being alone obeying God than in a room full of friends who don't love Him. When we are without human companionship we are not alone, because Christ is always with us. He goes through everything with us and provides for all our needs.

Philippians 4:19-20 "19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. 20 To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.…"

2 Corinthians 9:8

"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work."

Hallelujah!!!

Colin Miller | Unbalanced and Unbiblical

Opinions or Facts?

Far too many people are basing their opinions about events seen on the news on how they "want to feel" more than anything else.

It has been my experience in recent years that most people operate based on how they wish to believe things rather than on facts.

The internet is terrible for this judging based on feelings over small snippets of information without the facts.

Proverbs 18:12-13 "…12 Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor. 13 He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him."

John 7:51

"Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?"

In our day of many lies and false opinions, it is better not to make judgments based on the news media or what strangers may claim. It is acceptable now in our culture to exaggerate to make a point or so many people seem to think.

Our culture acts as though it believes that as long as you believe you are right about something, exaggeration is acceptable.

I am here to tell you that exaggeration to cause people to view things our own way is sin. It is not alright to make up false facts or pretend something is true just because we might like the way it reads on paper.

We are a "feelings-oriented" people now, so many people react to events based on how they wish to feel and not on what really happened.

As born-again believers, we must not judge according to appearances without facts.

John 7:24 "24Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

Also, one last thing, it is not our business to judge the things we hear in the media. If we are chosen to sit on a jury and judge the fate of someone, then we are judging according to facts, not opinions based on short snippets of information.

Leviticus 19:15

“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor."