Satan is a Liar Don't Believe Him

There are those who wish to believe things about you that are not true and are dedicated to their belief to the point of refusing to discuss their thoughts to find the truth.

Do not be intimidated by these people who love their ideas of you rather than the truth. They did it to Christ and all the apostles. and they will do it to us too.

Remember the narcissists favored tactic is to accuse us of doing what they are doing and we are not. The devil is behind it all, he is the accuser of the brethren, working every day to turn as many people against God's people as possible.

We have no reason to take seriously what others say and do if we are secure in Christ. We only worry about what someone thinks because we elevate them to the level of Christ. He is the only One Who should matter, He is the only One Who loves us and Whom we follow. He was the One Who died for us!!!

We do not follow people or assign value to their opinions of us. We value above anyone else what God thinks of us.

Galatians 1:10

"For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ."

Ephesians 6:6

"not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart."

Psalm 16:3

"As for the saints who are in the earth,

They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight."

Not Revival but Transformation

God did not call for revival, He called for transformation. Only He can transform the vilest sinner, man can only pretend to change himself.

2 Corinthians 5:16-18 "…16 So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! 1 8All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:…"

Respect for God's Word

Think about it, if people would realize the terrible sacrifice, the bloody death, and the mocking our Savior went through how could they ever dismiss His Word, the Bible, as a book of suggestions? Or, lie against is as they twist His words to reject His meaning.

A true born-again believer could never treat His word that disrespectfully because they knew what He lost for our gain.

Many people who say they are "Christians" care little to nothing about the Word of God Authored by Jesus Christ. The whole thing from Genesis to Revelation was given my Christ to the apostles to write down. They are not expendable or to be dismissed, they are to be understood and followed.

John 14:15 "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—…"

Notice that God said the Holy Spirit, the Advocate would be with us "FOREVER", He never hops in and out of people, He remains, teaching, directing, redirecting, disciplining, and everything a good parent does to guide their children toward obedience.

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?…"

Since we are sinful creatures in our bodies we must have an Advocate Who goes before the Father on our behalf. That Advocate is Jesus Christ Whose Holy Spirit lives in us when we have believed.

Those who live in constant sin without remorse or conscience about it have never been born again. No child of God could continue in sin without guilt. No child of God is defensive of sin, rather they are ashamed and remain that way until they confess it to be cleansed .

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.…"

1 John 1:8-10 "…8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.…"

Mockers Will Come Mocking