Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Satan's Tactics Have Not Changed
Satan used these same tactics in the garden with Eve to turn her against God. He questioned everything God said and did so that she began to see Him as a problem and not worthy of worship. People do this with one another influenced by their sin nature and by the devil.
1 Peter 5:7-9 …7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering."
1 Peter 1:13 "Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
1 Thessalonians 5:6 "So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober."
From: Below article quoted from The Awakened Empath
THE REPUTATION TRAP: Why Suddenly Everyone Seems to Have a Problem With You.
Have you ever had friends, coworkers, or family members suddenly start acting weird toward you? They treat you like you’re difficult, "crazy," or just not worth listening to anymore.
It feels like you’ve done nothing wrong, but suddenly, you’re the bad guy.
It’s not in your head. It’s a trick called a "Smear Campaign."
How It Works
When someone wants to control you, they don’t always attack you to your face. Instead, they attack your reputation behind your back.
They change the story: They whisper to others that you’re "unstable" or "dramatic."
They twist your words: They take something you said and change it until it makes you look like the villain.
They get others to do the work: Once they convince people you’re the problem, those people start acting differently toward you. You end up feeling alone, and you don’t even know why.
Why They Do It
It’s not about who you actually are. It’s about keeping you off balance.
To keep you quiet: If they make you look like the "crazy" one, nobody will believe you when you try to tell the truth.
To isolate you: If they can convince everyone else to turn against you, they know you’ll have nowhere else to turn.
To feel powerful: It makes them feel important to be the one "warning" others about you.
How to Break Free
This feels awful, and it’s normal to want to run around and fix your reputation. But that’s exactly what they want you to do.
Stop trying to explain: You cannot convince someone who has already been told a lie. The more you defend yourself, the more it looks like you’re "guilty."
Stay calm: Your steady, calm behavior is the best proof that their stories are lies.
Focus on yourself: Let them play their games. You have a life to live. The truth about your character will always come out on its own.
1 Peter 5:7-9 …7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering."
1 Peter 1:13 "Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
1 Thessalonians 5:6 "So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober."
From: Below article quoted from The Awakened Empath
THE REPUTATION TRAP: Why Suddenly Everyone Seems to Have a Problem With You.
Have you ever had friends, coworkers, or family members suddenly start acting weird toward you? They treat you like you’re difficult, "crazy," or just not worth listening to anymore.
It feels like you’ve done nothing wrong, but suddenly, you’re the bad guy.
It’s not in your head. It’s a trick called a "Smear Campaign."
How It Works
When someone wants to control you, they don’t always attack you to your face. Instead, they attack your reputation behind your back.
They change the story: They whisper to others that you’re "unstable" or "dramatic."
They twist your words: They take something you said and change it until it makes you look like the villain.
They get others to do the work: Once they convince people you’re the problem, those people start acting differently toward you. You end up feeling alone, and you don’t even know why.
Why They Do It
It’s not about who you actually are. It’s about keeping you off balance.
To keep you quiet: If they make you look like the "crazy" one, nobody will believe you when you try to tell the truth.
To isolate you: If they can convince everyone else to turn against you, they know you’ll have nowhere else to turn.
To feel powerful: It makes them feel important to be the one "warning" others about you.
How to Break Free
This feels awful, and it’s normal to want to run around and fix your reputation. But that’s exactly what they want you to do.
Stop trying to explain: You cannot convince someone who has already been told a lie. The more you defend yourself, the more it looks like you’re "guilty."
Stay calm: Your steady, calm behavior is the best proof that their stories are lies.
People will eventually see who you really are by how you act.
Focus on yourself: Let them play their games. You have a life to live. The truth about your character will always come out on its own.
Monday, July 20, 2026
Our Light Shines in a Dark World
When someone has the mentality of using God when He is needed while negating His commands and desires for us, then it is likely they feel this way about people too.
We do not have one attitude toward God and a totally different one for people. If we love God, we will love people. If we are humble toward God, then we will be humble toward people.
Humility is the absence of self, so that we might be a servant to others.
Philippians 2:4 "Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others."
1 John 3:14: "We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers."
John 13:34-35
34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
1 Peter 1:22: 22 "Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,"
When we love people, we don't use them; our interactions with them are not transactions to benefit only ourselves.
What is love God's way?
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
"4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
It is not hard to discern when others have this love of Christ, one can sense it. Even those who do not love can sense it and resent it. They feel threatened by it and by the Holy Spirit Who lives in us.
This love of Christ can intimidate rebellious people, chasing them away, but it will entice those who are open to Christ to come closer to learn how they can have it too.
James 5:7-8 "Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near."
I am convinced that in these last days before Christ takes His church home, the world that does not love is getting harsher and those who love Christ are becoming more loving and dedicated to Him. Their love will be like a candle lit in the darkness; the world sees it but is afraid of it.
May the love of the Lord shine so brightly in us that it can be seen by all those people around us, so that the ungodly who reject Christ will run away and those who want to know Him will draw closer.
Matthew 5:15-16 "…15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. "
Mark 4:21 "Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?"
Luke 11:33 "No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light."
Luke 8:16 "No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light. let your light shine before men,
Philippians 2:15 "so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world."
May our light shine brighter as the world grows darker. Let our love be a beacon in this fallen world before we go home.
We do not have one attitude toward God and a totally different one for people. If we love God, we will love people. If we are humble toward God, then we will be humble toward people.
Humility is the absence of self, so that we might be a servant to others.
Philippians 2:4 "Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others."
1 John 3:14: "We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers."
John 13:34-35
34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
1 Peter 1:22: 22 "Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,"
When we love people, we don't use them; our interactions with them are not transactions to benefit only ourselves.
What is love God's way?
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
"4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
It is not hard to discern when others have this love of Christ, one can sense it. Even those who do not love can sense it and resent it. They feel threatened by it and by the Holy Spirit Who lives in us.
This love of Christ can intimidate rebellious people, chasing them away, but it will entice those who are open to Christ to come closer to learn how they can have it too.
James 5:7-8 "Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near."
I am convinced that in these last days before Christ takes His church home, the world that does not love is getting harsher and those who love Christ are becoming more loving and dedicated to Him. Their love will be like a candle lit in the darkness; the world sees it but is afraid of it.
May the love of the Lord shine so brightly in us that it can be seen by all those people around us, so that the ungodly who reject Christ will run away and those who want to know Him will draw closer.
Matthew 5:15-16 "…15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. "
Mark 4:21 "Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?"
Luke 11:33 "No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light."
Luke 8:16 "No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light. let your light shine before men,
Philippians 2:15 "so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world."
May our light shine brighter as the world grows darker. Let our love be a beacon in this fallen world before we go home.
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Saturday, July 18, 2026
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Finally in sight, the finish line is upon us! 
What a time to be watching and waiting!
For so long, believers have looked forward to the glorious return of our King. Some days the wait has felt long, but every day brings us one step closer to that incredible moment when we will be with the Lord forever.
As we watch the world around us, we can see events unfolding that remind us just how near we may be to the fulfillment of God's promises.
The signs spoken of in Scripture continue to point us toward the blessed hope that has encouraged believers for generations.
So don't grow weary. Don't lose your excitement. Keep looking up!
Today could be the day our King calls His people home. What a wonderful thought! The race is almost finished, the victory is already secured, and eternity with Jesus grows closer with every passing moment.
Until then, let's stay faithful, stay encouraged, and keep our eyes fixed on Him. The finish line is ahead, and our hearts are filled with joyful expectation!
Come, Lord Jesus! Let today be the day! 
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Friday, July 17, 2026
The Nephilim Lie
One of the most absurd teachings in our day is taken from the fictional book of Enoch concerning the nephilim and devils. It is blasphemy to assign to devils the same ability as Father God to place His Son, Jesus Christ, in a body in Mary's womb.
What was the devil's main objective? He wanted to become as powerful as God. Since he could not do that, he pretended to do so, deceiving the people God created into believing the devil is as powerful as God the Father.
And now he has deceived many prominent preachers that devils mated with human women and created giants. The Bible does not teach this at all, but sadly, because people will not pray and ask God to expose false teaching, they believe the false teachers.
It is an easy matter when we look at simple evidence from the Bible that angels and demons do not procreate among themselves; where would they get the seed to impregnate a woman?
God said when He created the animals they each only procreated with their own kind. Cats do not mate with dogs, elephants do not mate with tigers and so on. How much more silly to say that spirit beings who don't even mate with each other would mate with human flesh.
It is total nonsense that devils mated with humans and yet this lie has been accepted by many modern teachers today.
Something is seriously wrong in the Christian culture when blasphemous lies can be taught and most people in the churches are accepting it.
Perhaps most people love the intrigue of myths and refuse to ask God what is truth and what is not. Mixing myth with truth is devastating to evangelism.
1 Timothy 4:3-5 "…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. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."
The challenge is to ask God for truth, even if you find yourself going against your Christian culture, to believe only truth!!!!
What was the devil's main objective? He wanted to become as powerful as God. Since he could not do that, he pretended to do so, deceiving the people God created into believing the devil is as powerful as God the Father.
And now he has deceived many prominent preachers that devils mated with human women and created giants. The Bible does not teach this at all, but sadly, because people will not pray and ask God to expose false teaching, they believe the false teachers.
It is an easy matter when we look at simple evidence from the Bible that angels and demons do not procreate among themselves; where would they get the seed to impregnate a woman?
God said when He created the animals they each only procreated with their own kind. Cats do not mate with dogs, elephants do not mate with tigers and so on. How much more silly to say that spirit beings who don't even mate with each other would mate with human flesh.
It is total nonsense that devils mated with humans and yet this lie has been accepted by many modern teachers today.
Something is seriously wrong in the Christian culture when blasphemous lies can be taught and most people in the churches are accepting it.
Perhaps most people love the intrigue of myths and refuse to ask God what is truth and what is not. Mixing myth with truth is devastating to evangelism.
1 Timothy 4:3-5 "…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. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."
The challenge is to ask God for truth, even if you find yourself going against your Christian culture, to believe only truth!!!!
Foolish Men Who Depend on Themselves Instead of Christ
Men seem to always want to depend on themselves to make things happen the way that seems right to them.
Proverbs 14:12 "12 There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death."
It is the heart of mankind to think they must figure out every minor detail to get things right. When we walk by faith in Christ, it is not merely something we say; it is something we trust in that is the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is not a concept; He is a person, and He leads us in all things. We need no scripted material in our gatherings to edify one another. Can a man script something better than the Holy Spirit? NO!
John 16:13 "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come."
The same principle that applied to the apostles when they would be handed over to the authorities also applies to the gathering of believers. Trusting in Christ is not an idea in our heads, it is how we live our lives.
Matthew 10:19-20 "19 But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour, you will be given what to say. 20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."
No one can bring about order and truth better than the Holy Spirit. The key is how much faith the believers have to trust in Him for all things.
Mankind continually reverts to its own devices while claiming its plans are from the Holy Spirit.
The challenge for us would be to test how many times we try to figure out things on our own, compared to how many times we trust in Christ.
And, please, may no one ever use the excuse again, "God gave me a brain", which is the most foolish justification for trusting in oneself right from the devil's mouth.
My answer would be that God gave us a brain, and look what we did with it. When we wanted to trust in ourselves, mankind fell into punishment and despair for trusting in its own brain.
Those who say foolish things like, "God helps those who help themselves," do not understand that God helps those who cannot help themselves. The moment we begin to trust in our own ways and thinking is the day we fail without hope, and sadly, so badly we don't even know we have failed.
Proverbs 28:26 "Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered."
May we remember the words of God and forget the foolish words of man.
Proverbs 14:12 "12 There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death."
It is the heart of mankind to think they must figure out every minor detail to get things right. When we walk by faith in Christ, it is not merely something we say; it is something we trust in that is the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is not a concept; He is a person, and He leads us in all things. We need no scripted material in our gatherings to edify one another. Can a man script something better than the Holy Spirit? NO!
John 16:13 "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come."
The same principle that applied to the apostles when they would be handed over to the authorities also applies to the gathering of believers. Trusting in Christ is not an idea in our heads, it is how we live our lives.
Matthew 10:19-20 "19 But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour, you will be given what to say. 20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."
No one can bring about order and truth better than the Holy Spirit. The key is how much faith the believers have to trust in Him for all things.
Mankind continually reverts to its own devices while claiming its plans are from the Holy Spirit.
The challenge for us would be to test how many times we try to figure out things on our own, compared to how many times we trust in Christ.
And, please, may no one ever use the excuse again, "God gave me a brain", which is the most foolish justification for trusting in oneself right from the devil's mouth.
My answer would be that God gave us a brain, and look what we did with it. When we wanted to trust in ourselves, mankind fell into punishment and despair for trusting in its own brain.
Those who say foolish things like, "God helps those who help themselves," do not understand that God helps those who cannot help themselves. The moment we begin to trust in our own ways and thinking is the day we fail without hope, and sadly, so badly we don't even know we have failed.
Proverbs 28:26 "Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered."
May we remember the words of God and forget the foolish words of man.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Hated Because of Christ
Matthew 10:35-37 "…35 For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ 37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;…"
Luke 12:51-53 "Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Mark 13:12 "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death."
Matthew 24:10 "At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another."
Mark 6:4
Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
This is the life of the one who follows hard after Jesus Christ. They will find themselves surrounded by people who hate them, not because of their sin that was dealt with on the cross, but because they are free from the cultural rules and ideas that God never gave to those who are born again.
Those who hate the born-again believer may use past sin against them, but their real reason for the anger is that they have been transformed by Christ and the unbelieving family members hate them for their freedom and joy in Christ.
Luke 12:51-53 "Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Mark 13:12 "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death."
Matthew 24:10 "At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another."
Mark 6:4
Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
This is the life of the one who follows hard after Jesus Christ. They will find themselves surrounded by people who hate them, not because of their sin that was dealt with on the cross, but because they are free from the cultural rules and ideas that God never gave to those who are born again.
Those who hate the born-again believer may use past sin against them, but their real reason for the anger is that they have been transformed by Christ and the unbelieving family members hate them for their freedom and joy in Christ.
Actions, Attitudes and Words that Destroy Relationships
People who are attempting to mend a relationship don't ignore the problem and just return with a gift without any apology; we can be sure their behavior will not change.
When someone has harmed us but does not feel any regret about it while wanting to pretend it never happened or that what they did was not wrong, because in their mind, you deserved it, then you know they are just manipulating so the consequences will go away.
A young woman once told me her husband insulted his mother, mocking her weight, saying, "You really look like a grandma now." This young woman supported the disrespect of her husband by saying, "She needed to hear it." When I corrected her that it was rude, mean, and unbiblical to insult a parent in such a way, she argued with me as though she thought it was acceptable to act in this manner.
There was never an acknowledgment that this act was wrong; in fact, I was disrespected for the correction. When you see this mentality in ungodly people who attend church gatherings every week, you can be sure there is a lack of love, humility, and all the other fruit of the Spirit.
Those who love Christ are convicted of their rude actions and words and learn from it to grow into lovely, kind individuals. Those who argue with correction and refuse to admit they did anything wrong do not grow.
Sadly, these same people who refuse to grow emotionally and spiritually will gossip to ruin the reputation of others because of their need to make the one who corrects look like the bad one.
People who have the fruit of the Holy Spirit cannot stand hurting others; they repent quickly and do not repeat the same actions. And, they never defend their rude behavior, they are ashamed of it and say so out loud.
When someone is rude and unkind regularly and never repents from it, it is likely they were never born again.
Galatians 5:22-23 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
When we love God and are led by the Holy Spirit we are deeply aware of our own attitude and actions, growing over the years, never growing worse.
There is a love that dwells within the born-again believer that is acutely aware of the needs of others more than even our own.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 "4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Philippians 2:2-4 "…2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others."
Finally, relationships are not broken by the big things; they are destroyed by the constant little things that demonstrate a mentality of hatred.
Gossip to harm others and rude comments and actions are what ruin a relationship, the very reason God gave us the fruit of the Spirit of Christ and the love necessary to grow a relationship into a beautiful picture of His love for His Church.
3 John 1:9-10 "I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction. So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church."
Paul dealt with gossip, rudeness, and disrespect in the church gatherings, calling it out, he addressed the problems to convict of sin those who are arrogant, while protecting those who are being attacked by these wolves in sheep's clothing.
We are living in the times of 2 Timothy 3, in which people in the churches will have a form of religion but deny Christ in their attitude of superiority and the lifestyle of indulgence.
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."
I am comforted by the fact that one day the Lord will make everything right, and no one will get away with their disrespect for His Word and others.
When someone has harmed us but does not feel any regret about it while wanting to pretend it never happened or that what they did was not wrong, because in their mind, you deserved it, then you know they are just manipulating so the consequences will go away.
A young woman once told me her husband insulted his mother, mocking her weight, saying, "You really look like a grandma now." This young woman supported the disrespect of her husband by saying, "She needed to hear it." When I corrected her that it was rude, mean, and unbiblical to insult a parent in such a way, she argued with me as though she thought it was acceptable to act in this manner.
There was never an acknowledgment that this act was wrong; in fact, I was disrespected for the correction. When you see this mentality in ungodly people who attend church gatherings every week, you can be sure there is a lack of love, humility, and all the other fruit of the Spirit.
Those who love Christ are convicted of their rude actions and words and learn from it to grow into lovely, kind individuals. Those who argue with correction and refuse to admit they did anything wrong do not grow.
Sadly, these same people who refuse to grow emotionally and spiritually will gossip to ruin the reputation of others because of their need to make the one who corrects look like the bad one.
People who have the fruit of the Holy Spirit cannot stand hurting others; they repent quickly and do not repeat the same actions. And, they never defend their rude behavior, they are ashamed of it and say so out loud.
When someone is rude and unkind regularly and never repents from it, it is likely they were never born again.
Galatians 5:22-23 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
When we love God and are led by the Holy Spirit we are deeply aware of our own attitude and actions, growing over the years, never growing worse.
There is a love that dwells within the born-again believer that is acutely aware of the needs of others more than even our own.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 "4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Philippians 2:2-4 "…2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others."
Finally, relationships are not broken by the big things; they are destroyed by the constant little things that demonstrate a mentality of hatred.
Gossip to harm others and rude comments and actions are what ruin a relationship, the very reason God gave us the fruit of the Spirit of Christ and the love necessary to grow a relationship into a beautiful picture of His love for His Church.
3 John 1:9-10 "I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction. So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church."
Paul dealt with gossip, rudeness, and disrespect in the church gatherings, calling it out, he addressed the problems to convict of sin those who are arrogant, while protecting those who are being attacked by these wolves in sheep's clothing.
We are living in the times of 2 Timothy 3, in which people in the churches will have a form of religion but deny Christ in their attitude of superiority and the lifestyle of indulgence.
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."
I am comforted by the fact that one day the Lord will make everything right, and no one will get away with their disrespect for His Word and others.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Legalism isn't what most people think!
Some say they are not legalistic because they allow everything and are tolerant of everyone and all that God condemns.
1 Corinthians 5:11-13 "11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. 12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? 13 God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”
In our day in most church gatherings those who are reviled and excluded are the ones who point out the sin and desire to restore the sinner through repenatance.
The Christian church is legalistic in divorce and remarriage, they defend it as though it is endorsed in the Bible. They judge those who speak about the Bible against divorce and remarriage, and isolate them because they bring the word of God that condemns these acts.
People in the church are calling legalism things that are obedience to the word of God, while they follow the rules and standards of man that God never gave.
It is just like the devil to claim that bad is good and good is bad. His favorite place to be is in the gathering of believers where people love the ear-tickling and accepting sermons that allow sin without consequences.
People are calling it legalistic when we speak the truth of God about things that are accepted by the culture, while following the rules man makes up to control the people.
It is never legalism to seek the truth of God to actually follow it. It is legalism to negate the things of God to embrace man's idea of righteousness that God spoke against in the Bible.
We are literally living in an opposite world, where people often believe the opposite of what God said, even those in many church gatherings.
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."
We know this mentality is in the church because God said in verse 5 "they have a form of godliness," but have denied Christ in the practice of their religion.
Many are religious but not born again, sad to say, and religious and rebellious at the same time.
2 Peter 3:3 "Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires."
Matthew 24:12 "Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold."
We are experiencing almost a total lack of God's love from nearly everyone. The love the world displays is one of serving others to elevate themselves. It is not the love of God because they are dedicated to God and to their brothers and sisters in Christ. It is a self-love that is good to people when they have something to offer, not a pure selfless love.
Jude 1:18 “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
We can live in peace as we obey God's Word even if others do not. There will not be many who come alongside to support our resolve to obey the Bible, but Christ is enough, and one or two others are gravy.
1 Corinthians 5:11-13 "11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. 12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? 13 God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”
In our day in most church gatherings those who are reviled and excluded are the ones who point out the sin and desire to restore the sinner through repenatance.
The Christian church is legalistic in divorce and remarriage, they defend it as though it is endorsed in the Bible. They judge those who speak about the Bible against divorce and remarriage, and isolate them because they bring the word of God that condemns these acts.
People in the church are calling legalism things that are obedience to the word of God, while they follow the rules and standards of man that God never gave.
It is just like the devil to claim that bad is good and good is bad. His favorite place to be is in the gathering of believers where people love the ear-tickling and accepting sermons that allow sin without consequences.
People are calling it legalistic when we speak the truth of God about things that are accepted by the culture, while following the rules man makes up to control the people.
It is never legalism to seek the truth of God to actually follow it. It is legalism to negate the things of God to embrace man's idea of righteousness that God spoke against in the Bible.
We are literally living in an opposite world, where people often believe the opposite of what God said, even those in many church gatherings.
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."
We know this mentality is in the church because God said in verse 5 "they have a form of godliness," but have denied Christ in the practice of their religion.
Many are religious but not born again, sad to say, and religious and rebellious at the same time.
2 Peter 3:3 "Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires."
Matthew 24:12 "Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold."
We are experiencing almost a total lack of God's love from nearly everyone. The love the world displays is one of serving others to elevate themselves. It is not the love of God because they are dedicated to God and to their brothers and sisters in Christ. It is a self-love that is good to people when they have something to offer, not a pure selfless love.
Jude 1:18 “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
We can live in peace as we obey God's Word even if others do not. There will not be many who come alongside to support our resolve to obey the Bible, but Christ is enough, and one or two others are gravy.
Monday, July 13, 2026
Myths have been Popularized Hindering Truth
Once a myth has been popularized and repeated, it is nearly impossible to change minds about it. So many myths have entered the church teachings that there is more wrong than is right in what most people believe.
2 Timothy 4:3-4 "…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. 5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 "and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness."
Romans 2:8 "But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger."
Proverbs 28:9 "Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable."
Titus 1:10-16 "10 For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.
11 They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
12 One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.
15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work."
We are living in the end times, in which most Christians will claim they are Bible-believing but follow very few of God's principles and commands. They have accepted the ways of the world while claiming it is alright with God.
May each one re-evaluate what they believe and what they practice to make it in line with God's heart.
2 Timothy 4:3-4 "…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. 5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 "and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness."
Romans 2:8 "But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger."
Proverbs 28:9 "Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable."
Titus 1:10-16 "10 For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.
11 They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
12 One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.
15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work."
We are living in the end times, in which most Christians will claim they are Bible-believing but follow very few of God's principles and commands. They have accepted the ways of the world while claiming it is alright with God.
May each one re-evaluate what they believe and what they practice to make it in line with God's heart.
Dealing with the World While Walking with Christ
In dealing with the world, we are encountering more instances of narcissistic abuse, usually verbal and emotional insults and invalidation, because the devil has been working hard from the time of Christ until now to ruin the witness of believers as well as discourage them from speaking the truth.
Most of my interactions with narcissists have been their propensity to attempt to hide their insults in language that makes us look crazy if we were to confront them head-on.
We can sense the tension before a narcissist even opens their mouth. There is a hidden hostility that looms over the relationship that cannot be explained. It isn't based on anything that happened, but rather on a sense of hatred they must hide because they don't really have a reason.
Narcissists are always looking for a reason to despise those who love Christ. Sadly, these are not only people in the world, they are also deeply embedded in the organized church system.
Narcissists like to hide in plain sight. They love larger crowds because it is easier to pretend to have the traits they know the group expects in public. They are a different person entirely when no one else is watching or can hear, toward those they despise.
Godly people who have the Holy Spirit and have the fruit of the Holy Spirit are deeply enmeshed with the love and kindness of Jesus Christ. It is so much a part of their being that they never treat anyone with manipulation, superiority, or rudeness on any level. It is not in them to act in ways that diminish others.
Galatians 5:22-23 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
Those who have the love of Christ are loving and kind all the time to everyone they encounter. They may make boundaries excluding evil people to protect their walk with Christ, but their being is full of the love of Christ, no manipulation, intimidation, or mocking, just truth to help.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "4 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant. 5 It does not act disgracefully, it does not seek its own benefit; it is not provoked, does not keep an account of a wrong suffered, 6 it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 it keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Never allow a narcissist to goad you into becoming like them. Never use their tactics to exact revenge; they and the devil love it when they can accuse us of the same things they do.
Often the narcissist is influenced by the devil to accuse the believer of the things the narcissist is doing, but the target is not. Accusation is the devil's favorite way of diminishing our walk with Christ. This is why God told us to avoid such people in 2 Timothy 3:5.
The key to our walk with Christ is to never adopt the tactics of the narcissist, which is influenced by the devil, and to keep ourselves from hating those who torment us.
Proverbs 26:3-5 "…3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! 4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes."
Foolish people want us to fight back defensively. They start arguments and then play the victim when we answer them. The best answer for an insult is no answer at all.
However, there are times when the Holy Spirit will lead us to speak the truth, but without the tactics of the devil. Speaking truth to resolve something is God's way; accusations that are not based on truth are the devil's way.
Proverbs 23:9 "Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words."
When we discover someone is being led by the devil in their words and tactics, the best course is to ignore it completely without response.
2 Timothy 2:23-24 "But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. / And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing."
Proverbs 22:24-25 "Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare."
Proverbs 13:20 "He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed."
Part of living the joyful and peaceful life Christ has given us is knowing when to engage and when not to engage with people. Christ in us will tell us when we need to know.
Hallelujah!!!!
Most of my interactions with narcissists have been their propensity to attempt to hide their insults in language that makes us look crazy if we were to confront them head-on.
We can sense the tension before a narcissist even opens their mouth. There is a hidden hostility that looms over the relationship that cannot be explained. It isn't based on anything that happened, but rather on a sense of hatred they must hide because they don't really have a reason.
Narcissists are always looking for a reason to despise those who love Christ. Sadly, these are not only people in the world, they are also deeply embedded in the organized church system.
Narcissists like to hide in plain sight. They love larger crowds because it is easier to pretend to have the traits they know the group expects in public. They are a different person entirely when no one else is watching or can hear, toward those they despise.
Godly people who have the Holy Spirit and have the fruit of the Holy Spirit are deeply enmeshed with the love and kindness of Jesus Christ. It is so much a part of their being that they never treat anyone with manipulation, superiority, or rudeness on any level. It is not in them to act in ways that diminish others.
Galatians 5:22-23 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
Those who have the love of Christ are loving and kind all the time to everyone they encounter. They may make boundaries excluding evil people to protect their walk with Christ, but their being is full of the love of Christ, no manipulation, intimidation, or mocking, just truth to help.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "4 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant. 5 It does not act disgracefully, it does not seek its own benefit; it is not provoked, does not keep an account of a wrong suffered, 6 it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 it keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Never allow a narcissist to goad you into becoming like them. Never use their tactics to exact revenge; they and the devil love it when they can accuse us of the same things they do.
Often the narcissist is influenced by the devil to accuse the believer of the things the narcissist is doing, but the target is not. Accusation is the devil's favorite way of diminishing our walk with Christ. This is why God told us to avoid such people in 2 Timothy 3:5.
The key to our walk with Christ is to never adopt the tactics of the narcissist, which is influenced by the devil, and to keep ourselves from hating those who torment us.
Proverbs 26:3-5 "…3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! 4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes."
Foolish people want us to fight back defensively. They start arguments and then play the victim when we answer them. The best answer for an insult is no answer at all.
However, there are times when the Holy Spirit will lead us to speak the truth, but without the tactics of the devil. Speaking truth to resolve something is God's way; accusations that are not based on truth are the devil's way.
Proverbs 23:9 "Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words."
When we discover someone is being led by the devil in their words and tactics, the best course is to ignore it completely without response.
2 Timothy 2:23-24 "But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. / And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing."
Proverbs 22:24-25 "Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare."
Proverbs 13:20 "He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed."
Part of living the joyful and peaceful life Christ has given us is knowing when to engage and when not to engage with people. Christ in us will tell us when we need to know.
Hallelujah!!!!
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Calvinism is a False Gospel
Calvinism tells people they don't have to make a choice, so what if someone wants to make a choice, but they were not chosen by God?
This makes people walk in perpetual fear that they may not be saved. All the Calvinists I have met are arrogant and judge everyone as unsaved who does not believe in Calvinism. Which makes no sense because how can someone know for sure who is saved and who is not if they don't know for sure who is chosen?
1 John 2:2 "2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
So are we to assume God lied when He said He died for all? According to Calvinists.
By the way, why are people following Calvin when God said to only follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 16:24 "Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."
1 Corinthians 3:3-5 "…3 for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man? 4 For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men? 5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role."
1 Corinthians 1:12 tells us not to follow men but to only follow Christ.
Sadly far too many people are adding to the word of God to make up their own ideas of religion, leading many people away from Christ.
This makes people walk in perpetual fear that they may not be saved. All the Calvinists I have met are arrogant and judge everyone as unsaved who does not believe in Calvinism. Which makes no sense because how can someone know for sure who is saved and who is not if they don't know for sure who is chosen?
1 John 2:2 "2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
So are we to assume God lied when He said He died for all? According to Calvinists.
By the way, why are people following Calvin when God said to only follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 16:24 "Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."
1 Corinthians 3:3-5 "…3 for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man? 4 For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men? 5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role."
1 Corinthians 1:12 tells us not to follow men but to only follow Christ.
Sadly far too many people are adding to the word of God to make up their own ideas of religion, leading many people away from Christ.
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Bible Teachers Who Add to the Truth to Make a Lie
I am grieved that so many Bible teachers are teaching the false narrative of the nephelim. The word nephelim in the original language means mighty men. Angels cannot procreate with humans because they have no seed and are a different species. The idea of giants created by devils in humans violates the scripture that God created the physical world in which each species mated with its own kind.
Genesis 1:24 "24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds:" God said there were godly men who married pagan women, and that there were giants in the land at the time, not that the union of those two humans created the giants.
Only God the Father could create a human being in the womb without a physical seed; devils cannot do this. To say the devils could do what God did is to make them gods and bring God the Father down. It is blasphemy to pretend devils can do what God the Father can only do.
Also, I am so sorry that well-known Bible teachers are attempting to answer questions with guesses. Guesses are not wise when answering Biblical questions. We ought to be able to say "that the Bible does not speak to that, so there is no answer." What could have happened that didn't should never be expressed.
Since prophecy tells us what did happen, it is foolish to guess at what would have happened if the prophecy had not been so. This is how so many teachers get themselves into false doctrine, by the mere suggestion at what could have happened but didn't.
We need to stop guessing at what might have happened or what could have happened that God never spoke about in the Bible.
I did this once when I pondered what would have happened if Sapphirah had talked her husband out of lying to the Holy Spirit. I was wrong in doing that, I see it now. It is best to speak about what did happen and what God said will happen, without any guesses.
Years ago, someone asked if the "other followers not of us" were aliens from outer space. It was a silly question when the context clearly says they are followers of Christ, just not in His immediate group. To add fantasy to the truth is to bring false doctrine.
Now we have people believing the "Nephilim" are back and walking the earth again; this is patently ridiculous.
I am grieved by how many times people put up news articles without any way of proving they are true. I recall when someone said once, "You know it must be true, because I saw it on the internet."
We are living in a world full of fantasy, sensationalism, and entertainment-minded Christians who have no problem distorting Scripture to make things more interesting.
Not only do they want to gain more followers, but they also want those followers to think they have special knowledge that will wow everyone.
Sadly, too many preachers get their information from other preachers who are caught up in extra-biblical texts such as the "Book of Enoch", which was not written by Enoch, but by someone else centuries after the flood. Not only does this book get much wrong, but it also has blasphemies in it.
These are the days just like those of Lot and Noah, in which the world is so full of lies and distortions that there is little faith and truth left upon the earth.
It is better to resist listening to modern-day preachers who are mesmerized and indoctrinated to believe fantasies.
Read the Word yourself, and pray that the Holy Spirit will show you the truth. I listen to some teachers but am very careful to compare the wording of the bible with what they say so that I do not believe anything that is not Biblical. Keep everything within the context of the entire Bible and the Holy Spirit will guied you.
John 16:13-14 "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.…"
How can we tell if someone has truth? If what they say brings glory to God and not to themselves.
Genesis 1:24 "24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds:" God said there were godly men who married pagan women, and that there were giants in the land at the time, not that the union of those two humans created the giants.
Only God the Father could create a human being in the womb without a physical seed; devils cannot do this. To say the devils could do what God did is to make them gods and bring God the Father down. It is blasphemy to pretend devils can do what God the Father can only do.
Also, I am so sorry that well-known Bible teachers are attempting to answer questions with guesses. Guesses are not wise when answering Biblical questions. We ought to be able to say "that the Bible does not speak to that, so there is no answer." What could have happened that didn't should never be expressed.
Since prophecy tells us what did happen, it is foolish to guess at what would have happened if the prophecy had not been so. This is how so many teachers get themselves into false doctrine, by the mere suggestion at what could have happened but didn't.
We need to stop guessing at what might have happened or what could have happened that God never spoke about in the Bible.
I did this once when I pondered what would have happened if Sapphirah had talked her husband out of lying to the Holy Spirit. I was wrong in doing that, I see it now. It is best to speak about what did happen and what God said will happen, without any guesses.
Years ago, someone asked if the "other followers not of us" were aliens from outer space. It was a silly question when the context clearly says they are followers of Christ, just not in His immediate group. To add fantasy to the truth is to bring false doctrine.
Now we have people believing the "Nephilim" are back and walking the earth again; this is patently ridiculous.
I am grieved by how many times people put up news articles without any way of proving they are true. I recall when someone said once, "You know it must be true, because I saw it on the internet."
We are living in a world full of fantasy, sensationalism, and entertainment-minded Christians who have no problem distorting Scripture to make things more interesting.
Not only do they want to gain more followers, but they also want those followers to think they have special knowledge that will wow everyone.
Sadly, too many preachers get their information from other preachers who are caught up in extra-biblical texts such as the "Book of Enoch", which was not written by Enoch, but by someone else centuries after the flood. Not only does this book get much wrong, but it also has blasphemies in it.
These are the days just like those of Lot and Noah, in which the world is so full of lies and distortions that there is little faith and truth left upon the earth.
It is better to resist listening to modern-day preachers who are mesmerized and indoctrinated to believe fantasies.
Read the Word yourself, and pray that the Holy Spirit will show you the truth. I listen to some teachers but am very careful to compare the wording of the bible with what they say so that I do not believe anything that is not Biblical. Keep everything within the context of the entire Bible and the Holy Spirit will guied you.
John 16:13-14 "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.…"
How can we tell if someone has truth? If what they say brings glory to God and not to themselves.
The Most Important People in our Lives: Christ and our Spouse!!!
It is a betrayal of our wedding vows to make any other family member more important than our spouse. (A form of adultery)
SPOUSES ALWAYS COME FIRST ABOVE ANYONE ELSE!
Friday, July 10, 2026
Why Do People Go To Church
Why do many people "go to church"? It's because they don't understand that when we are born again, we "are" the church.
Traditions have trained people to use "going to church" as a way of feeling safe, expecting blessings for doing so, and having someone to turn to when there was no one else, that is, God.
Sadly, their idea of God is someone who gives them their needs and desires while keeping them safe from life.
And, worse, many attend church gatherings to impress others, making their friends and family believe they are good people for following the rules and being decent to others.
None of these things should motivate us to attend gatherings.
Jesus Christ died a brutal death to pay the penalty for our sin, the death we deserved. He took it for us and promises to come and live in us when we trust in Him. He has promised to keep us from spiritual death and give us the strength to get through this life, which is full of difficulties and emotional traumas because of the fall of man thousands of years ago.
Not only does He promise to remain with us here, but He promises to take us to our heavenly home to be with Him when we leave this life. He decides when we leave and gives us the peace and joy until that happens.
Romans 6:23 "…22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
1 John 5:11-12 "And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life."
John 10:28 "I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand."
Ephesians 3:11 "according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord."
1 Peter 2:23-25 "…23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. 24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” 25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.…"
Notice God says Christ is the overseer of our soul, not ourselves and not any other human being.
Hebrews 9:28 "so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him."
We were not able to pay our own debt for our own sin, only the sinless Son of God, Jesus Christ, could do it.
Because of this, we owe Him everything; instead of using Him like a celestial sugar daddy with our hands continually out, we should be bowing before Him, asking Him to give us the power to carry out His will, and asking Him to transform us into His likeness.
Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God."
2 Corinthians 4:7-10
"7 But we have this treasure in earthen containers, so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
8 we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;
9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body."
Hallelujah!!!! Depending on Christ brings great joy and peace no matter what we must endure on this earth.
Traditions have trained people to use "going to church" as a way of feeling safe, expecting blessings for doing so, and having someone to turn to when there was no one else, that is, God.
Sadly, their idea of God is someone who gives them their needs and desires while keeping them safe from life.
And, worse, many attend church gatherings to impress others, making their friends and family believe they are good people for following the rules and being decent to others.
None of these things should motivate us to attend gatherings.
Jesus Christ died a brutal death to pay the penalty for our sin, the death we deserved. He took it for us and promises to come and live in us when we trust in Him. He has promised to keep us from spiritual death and give us the strength to get through this life, which is full of difficulties and emotional traumas because of the fall of man thousands of years ago.
Not only does He promise to remain with us here, but He promises to take us to our heavenly home to be with Him when we leave this life. He decides when we leave and gives us the peace and joy until that happens.
Romans 6:23 "…22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
1 John 5:11-12 "And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life."
John 10:28 "I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand."
Ephesians 3:11 "according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord."
1 Peter 2:23-25 "…23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. 24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” 25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.…"
Notice God says Christ is the overseer of our soul, not ourselves and not any other human being.
Hebrews 9:28 "so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him."
We were not able to pay our own debt for our own sin, only the sinless Son of God, Jesus Christ, could do it.
Because of this, we owe Him everything; instead of using Him like a celestial sugar daddy with our hands continually out, we should be bowing before Him, asking Him to give us the power to carry out His will, and asking Him to transform us into His likeness.
Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God."
2 Corinthians 4:7-10
"7 But we have this treasure in earthen containers, so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
8 we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;
9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body."
Hallelujah!!!! Depending on Christ brings great joy and peace no matter what we must endure on this earth.
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