"Mommies highlight the things that breed weakness." Dr. Laura
Our country has been so feminized that when people must face correction or discipline, they melt like snowflakes in the sun. Their skin is thin, and their emotions take over rational thinking.
When we take our eyes off of Jesus Christ and make ourselves the whole purpose in life we weaken ourselves, leaving us vulnerable to manipulation and fraud.
This is the reason little boys need fathers. Sadly when the fathers were raised by single women without a father in the home they tend to become emotionally frail, easily influenced by emotionalism.
The reason God gave two parents was for the tenderness of the mother in times of teaching and the strength of men in times of learning to be a man. Both are needed; they balance one another out.
In our culture today, when both mother and father are delicate and fragile emotionally, the children grow up easily offended by everything that does not praise and gratify them.
A culture such as this, relationships dissolve without resolution of problems, and no one wants to hear what is needed to repair what is broken; they simply move on to others to control and manipulate.
2 Timothy 3 describes a culture that has been given over to the devil, who controls the hearts and minds of everyone in it.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 Difficult Times Will Come
3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these."
Divorce and remarriage have caused this weakness; when there is a divorce, the father is not in the picture most of the time. With remarriage, the new father has no influence over those children who came with the mother; she still retains all the power over the children, and the father is treated as an outsider unworthy of respect.
If only people would realize that the strength of the nuclear family is paramount to the strength of the nation and the maturity of the people in that family.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
No One Earns Salvation or Deserves It
"If you're thinking that you don't deserve a second chance from God, it's important to remember that you didn't deserve the first one, either." Author Unknown
Mere Words Do Not Make Something True
Who is the real believer in the Bible? Who is the real follower of Christ?
They say, " I am a Bible believer," and I accept divorce and remarriage as a choice for us to make." But what does God say?
Mark 10:11-12 "So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
They claim to be a Christian but were never broken over their sinful nature, while even defending the ungodly things they say and do.
They say, "We don't have to confess our sin, we just do better next time."
1 John 1:9 "1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
James 5:16 "16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."
Another passage in our day is being violated continually, that is, the command to honor father and mother. These principles have been reduced to "give them gifts or do things for them when you feel like it but there is no respect for delight in their wisdom. Respect and honor are attitudes that deeply value and protect parents. It is an attitude stance not just something people say.
Ephesians 6:1 4 "1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."
In our day, a parent who disciplines their children is seen as provoking them, but this is not what God meant by provoking. When children act rebelliously and disrespectfully, they have provoked their parents and defied the word of God.
Provoking a child has to do with taunting them unnecessarily, disregarding their personhood.
Many "Christians" in our day do not love one another as God commanded; they are committed to promoting themselves, boasting about themselves while negating those who do not elevate them as special.
The scripture violated here is the following:
Romans 12:9-11 "9 Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. 11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.…"
1 John 3:13-15 "…13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.…"
The most violated Scripture of all is that concerning love. Most who claim to love are guilty of violating the next Scripture:
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
"4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
I see many who gossip, who dishonor those whom they deem to be unworthy of their love, who delight in being superior while pushing others down to accomplish this; they do not protect those they claim to love, and they misinterpret conversations, angry in their hearts, with the intent to dominate and control others.
So many people say they follow Scripture because they don't steal, rape, murder or do the big stuff they could get arrested for, but they do covertly steal a man's reputation through gossip. God said if you hate someone, you have committed murder in your heart, and they use others to promote themselves. And, they punish anyone who brings God's word to bear in any conversation, resenting that they were instructed.
Philippians 2:3 "
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves;
Merely saying they are Bible believers makes many people liars, because they do not follow most of it most of the time in their attitudes and actions; they mimic the world in rebellion in subtle ways.
May we be those who seek Christ for the truth, setting aside all man-made traditions to learn His ways.
They say, " I am a Bible believer," and I accept divorce and remarriage as a choice for us to make." But what does God say?
Mark 10:11-12 "So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
They claim to be a Christian but were never broken over their sinful nature, while even defending the ungodly things they say and do.
They say, "We don't have to confess our sin, we just do better next time."
1 John 1:9 "1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
James 5:16 "16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."
Another passage in our day is being violated continually, that is, the command to honor father and mother. These principles have been reduced to "give them gifts or do things for them when you feel like it but there is no respect for delight in their wisdom. Respect and honor are attitudes that deeply value and protect parents. It is an attitude stance not just something people say.
Ephesians 6:1 4 "1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."
In our day, a parent who disciplines their children is seen as provoking them, but this is not what God meant by provoking. When children act rebelliously and disrespectfully, they have provoked their parents and defied the word of God.
Provoking a child has to do with taunting them unnecessarily, disregarding their personhood.
Many "Christians" in our day do not love one another as God commanded; they are committed to promoting themselves, boasting about themselves while negating those who do not elevate them as special.
The scripture violated here is the following:
Romans 12:9-11 "9 Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. 11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.…"
1 John 3:13-15 "…13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.…"
The most violated Scripture of all is that concerning love. Most who claim to love are guilty of violating the next Scripture:
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
"4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
I see many who gossip, who dishonor those whom they deem to be unworthy of their love, who delight in being superior while pushing others down to accomplish this; they do not protect those they claim to love, and they misinterpret conversations, angry in their hearts, with the intent to dominate and control others.
So many people say they follow Scripture because they don't steal, rape, murder or do the big stuff they could get arrested for, but they do covertly steal a man's reputation through gossip. God said if you hate someone, you have committed murder in your heart, and they use others to promote themselves. And, they punish anyone who brings God's word to bear in any conversation, resenting that they were instructed.
Philippians 2:3 "
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves;
Merely saying they are Bible believers makes many people liars, because they do not follow most of it most of the time in their attitudes and actions; they mimic the world in rebellion in subtle ways.
May we be those who seek Christ for the truth, setting aside all man-made traditions to learn His ways.
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Remember Ananias and Sapphira?
Notice that Sapphira was not given a pass for obeying her husband. She was counted as conspiring with her husband so they were both killed. Sometimes I wonder if she had refused to follow her husband in this he may have relented or been the only one killed.
No woman will stand before God with the excuse, "My husband told me to, so I obeyed him. We will each stand alone before God one day, and no one else will be our excuse.
Jesse Speaks
This is one of the most unsettling stories in the entire New Testament—and most Christians barely talk about it.
In Acts 5, Ananias and Sapphira aren’t pagans. They aren’t enemies of the church. They aren’t outsiders mocking God.
Members of the early Christian community. People who witnessed miracles, generosity, unity, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. And yet, after lying about a donation—pretending to be more generous than they actually were—they fall dead at the apostles’ feet.
No warning.
No altar call.
No second chance.
God strikes them down.
This is where modern Christianity gets uncomfortable.
We love to talk about grace. Forgiveness. Mercy. And those things are real—central, even. But Acts 5 forces us to confront something we’d rather ignore: God is not casual about holiness.
Ananias and Sapphira weren’t punished for giving too little.
They were judged for lying to God—using generosity as a performance, trying to deceive the Holy Spirit while wearing the mask of righteousness.
This wasn’t about money.
It was about hypocrisy at the foundation of the Church.
Why so severe?
Because this was the Church’s beginning. The moment when purity, unity, and truth mattered most. God made it unmistakably clear: this wasn’t a social club, a brand, or a feel-good movement. It was holy ground.
Scripture says “great fear came upon the whole church.”
Not trauma. Not confusion. Reverence.
That fear wasn’t destructive—it was clarifying.
The uncomfortable truth is this: grace does not cancel holiness.
Mercy does not mean God is indifferent to deception.
And love does not mean God tolerates performative faith.
Acts 5 stands as a warning across centuries—especially to religious people.
God is not impressed by appearances.
He cannot be manipulated by optics.
And He will not be lied to.
This story isn’t meant to make us afraid of God—it’s meant to make us honest before Him.
Because the same God who struck down hypocrisy is the God who invites repentance, truth, and humility.
No woman will stand before God with the excuse, "My husband told me to, so I obeyed him. We will each stand alone before God one day, and no one else will be our excuse.
Jesse Speaks
This is one of the most unsettling stories in the entire New Testament—and most Christians barely talk about it.
In Acts 5, Ananias and Sapphira aren’t pagans. They aren’t enemies of the church. They aren’t outsiders mocking God.
They are believers.
Members of the early Christian community. People who witnessed miracles, generosity, unity, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. And yet, after lying about a donation—pretending to be more generous than they actually were—they fall dead at the apostles’ feet.
No warning.
No altar call.
No second chance.
God strikes them down.
This is where modern Christianity gets uncomfortable.
We love to talk about grace. Forgiveness. Mercy. And those things are real—central, even. But Acts 5 forces us to confront something we’d rather ignore: God is not casual about holiness.
Ananias and Sapphira weren’t punished for giving too little.
They were judged for lying to God—using generosity as a performance, trying to deceive the Holy Spirit while wearing the mask of righteousness.
This wasn’t about money.
It was about hypocrisy at the foundation of the Church.
Why so severe?
Because this was the Church’s beginning. The moment when purity, unity, and truth mattered most. God made it unmistakably clear: this wasn’t a social club, a brand, or a feel-good movement. It was holy ground.
Scripture says “great fear came upon the whole church.”
Not trauma. Not confusion. Reverence.
That fear wasn’t destructive—it was clarifying.
The uncomfortable truth is this: grace does not cancel holiness.
Mercy does not mean God is indifferent to deception.
And love does not mean God tolerates performative faith.
Acts 5 stands as a warning across centuries—especially to religious people.
God is not impressed by appearances.
He cannot be manipulated by optics.
And He will not be lied to.
This story isn’t meant to make us afraid of God—it’s meant to make us honest before Him.
Because the same God who struck down hypocrisy is the God who invites repentance, truth, and humility.
Stubborn People Who are not Born Again
Stubborn people who are in the church but not born again will see every correction as a personal attack instead of a desire to help them grow in holiness.
Those Who See Correction as a Personal Attack
Stubborn people who are in the church but not born again will see every correction as a personal attack instead of a desire to help them grow in holiness.
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