If you have sensed a strong voice inside yourself that you know is the Lord, there is no questioning whether or not it is Him, then you know what it feels like to hear God's still small voice.
It is not something anyone can express in words to someone who has not experienced it.
There is no other prompting in the world that is like the voice of the Lord within us, when we are born again believers who seek Him.
God will never "not answer" a believer who desires to know truth. He always answers and the truth that is revealed is exciting every time.
James 1:4-6 "…4 Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.…"
Friday, October 20, 2017
The Holidays Do Not Bless God
I expect to be despised and rejected for this bit of truth, mess with the favored holidays and you mess with an army of followers who are dedicated to their pleasure, so much so they are willing to throw truth under the bus to maintain it.
What were the wise men doing when they sought to find the Lord Jesus Christ after His birth?
They were celebrating Who He was, that is God and what He came to do, that was to die for the sins of the world, they were not throwing a celebration party that He was born.
Nowhere in the Word of God do we see the birth of Christ being celebrated after that first encounter with the wise men. The wise men came sometime after Christ’s birth, when He would have been about two years old. In the years following, there were no indications that anyone celebrated each year, the day of Christ’s birth.
The gifts that the wise men brought were gold, frankinsence and myrr. The Gold was for the care of the King throughout His life and the spices were for anointing His body after His death on the cross.
The wise men came because they knew the scriptures that said Christ would come to die a cruel death for the sins of mankind. They were focused on His right to Kingship and His purpose in coming.
The concoction of the modern “Christmas” was a distraction from the mission of Christ in our midst. It was brought by ungodly men in the Catholic church as a means of inculcating into the “mass”, pagan practices to entice the people away from the real purpose of the first coming of Christ, that was to shed every drop of blood in payment for the sins of mankind. Only the death of the Perfect Lamb could solve the problem of sin.
By the way, it is not known by most non-Catholics that the “sacrifice of the mass”, the Catholic service every week is a demonstration of the re-sacrificing Christ in every service. This is an abomination to God, that His sacrifice, that was once done on the cross is re-done every week, since the Catholic church does not believe once was enough and that the priests must do it over and over again.
Those who thought they were being very clever in getting the people distracted from the purpose of Christ, by adding pagan rituals to the Christian faith, served only to pervert the mission and purpose of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Once a pagan ritual has been “Christianized” it is nearly impossible to convince the people that it is not of God.
And here we are centuries later, deeply rooted in a tradition that was not only not given by God in His word but even condemned by Him. Yet the Christians hold onto this ritual as though it were gospel truth, lying against the word of God, saying God loves it when in fact He hates it.
Every command of God has been ignored by Christians today, excuses made to justify their sins against God while calling them good.
God hates divorce and the people of God are claiming He allows it for particular sins. This is a lie against His word, as well as the Easter celebration, the Halloween celebration and much more that purports to honor Him but in fact dishonors Him.
Not very many people realize that Christmas was banned by the Pilgrims in the beginning of this country because it was pagan and because it was a riotous drunken holiday, very much like today. Only one thing is different for believers these days, there is not drunkenness on wine during this time, but there is drunkenness in addiction to tradition that does not honor God the way He wishes to be honored.
Christ gave us only one celebration, it was a command from Him and remains a command today, that is the Lord’s supper, the very tradition ordained of God is the one ignored by most Christians today. Few participate in this celebration, while most indulge in the Christ-mas as presented by the Catholic church.
Let me explain “brain washing”, it goes like this, whenever we are deeply invested in something that has is not truth, but are so compelled to practice it that we cannot think of doing anything else without a grave sense of doom if we do not, then we can count ourselves as “brain washed.”
No one can give me even one Scripture that shows that the birth of Christ was celebrated throughout his life, every year with parties and gifts. This tradition came out of the Catholic church in Germany, where the pagan Christmas tree was brought into the house, re-purposed, in a manner of speaking, from the pagan worship of the trees to become a symbol of the cross of Christ. I can’t think of anything so silly, as to equate the cross of Christ with a fir tree decorated with colorful balls and lights.
We did these things in our own home, early on I was convinced something was wrong but could not put my finger on it. My husband was not saved and we were still Catholic, so I indulged the household, all the while feeling something deeply amiss. After awhile I made rules that no pictures of "santa" would be allowed, but that we could do the other things. They household accepted this, but I remained tormented that something was not right about all that went on in this holiday.
When someone loves to engage in pagan rituals but their Christian faith cannot reconcile it, they pretend it is Christian by assigning the pagan symbols with Christianity, making themselves feel justified to indulge in that which normally would be anathema.
Jeremiah 10:1-5 “10 Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.2 Thus says the LORD,
“Do not learn the way of the nations,
And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens
Although the nations are terrified by them;
3 For the customs of the peoples are [a]delusion;
Because it is wood cut from the forest,
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
4 “They decorate it with silver and with gold;
They fasten it with nails and with hammers
So that it will not totter.
5 “Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”
When we add paganism to Christianity we do only one thing, that is to pervert the ways of God in order to enjoy that which is displeasing to Him, even worse than that an abomination.
Easter is another Catholic holiday just like Christmas, it was given to include the pagan practices in Christianity, to entice the pagans to join the church.
The devil’s lie that we can incorporate evil practices as long as we add some Christianity to it, is probably the most clever and addicting lie Satan could have encouraged.
Once a people is used to the comfort and pleasure of a familiar lie, it is nearly impossible to convince them of the truth.
Let’s be honest, believers who cannot let go of the pagan holidays that have Christ tacked onto the end of them, really cannot let go of the happy feelings those holidays brought, the enjoyment of family, the gifts the revelry associated with them, is addicting.
The day I asked God to show me only truth and to open my eyes to anything I was doing that did not please Him, was the day my eyes were widely and deeply opened to all these things. I no longer had a desire for that which dishonors God.
There are many godly people who are born again, who remain entrenched in these holidays, absolutely unconvinced of their pagan origins. They cannot let go of the things that made them so happy and comfortable down through the years. Those things that gave them comfort and joy are deeply imbedded into their inner heart, so much so that they actually believe these holidays must be of God because they have added Christ to them.
Has anyone noticed that those holidays that God never gave us, are the ones that have gone crazy with indulgence by the unsaved world. Yes, the unsaved world loves them, practices the paganism as though it cannot avoid it, controlled by the addiction of these times.
Their false god, Santa, is mentioned continually throughout the season while Christ is not. The children look to this false god to give them all the material pleasures they want, while there is no love for Christ. The pagan tree is placed in the house to gaze upon, while the Bible is completely neglected.
At Easter the children are looking to the “Easter egg” hunts that are a symbol of fertility, given by the fertility goddess “Estes”, another name for Easter.
The one holiday that seems to be a no brainer for most believers is Halloween, that one they seem to understand, the others are harder and more insidious and covert. When something is covert, it looks very much like truth but in fact is a lie.
The unsaved community and most Christians, completely ignore the Lord’s supper, that is the one God gave and is pleased with, it is the only one that has not been perverted because it was not given by man, but by God. Notice too that the unsaved world has no interest in it as they do the other holidays that were given by man.
There was a day in my youthful ignorance that I once said, “we must keep Christ in Christmas”, but as the Lord opened my eyes that phrase was changed, it now says, “we must get Christ out of Christmas”, it was never His and continues to be an abomination to Him.
God said this in another time and place but it still applies in principle to us today:
Amos 5:20-22 “…20 Will not the day of the LORD be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it? 21 "I hate, I reject your festivals, Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies. 22 "Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.…”
Do not take the Scriptures lightly, search them diligently to find out what is pleasing to the Lord and do that, obey His specific commands while rejecting all that man has offered as a replacement. If you do this, you will not miss those beggarly holidays that only serve to titillate the senses, they will be nothing anymore.
I must warn though, that if you have been led by God to remove all that dishonors Him, you will be rejected by your friends and family for following your heart that leads to God. Even if you never speak to them about it, they will be offended that you do not participate.
Your relatives will hate you for giving up Christmas when they were more comfortable with you when you came to the Christmas gathering with your shack up honey. They didn't mind the sin in your life as long as you indulged in their holidays.
Superficial Christians often neglect the important matters in favor of the superficial appearance oriented, pleasurable goings on.
Sin is not very important to those who love holidays, but the holidays are to fight for, getting the picture now?
What were the wise men doing when they sought to find the Lord Jesus Christ after His birth?
They were celebrating Who He was, that is God and what He came to do, that was to die for the sins of the world, they were not throwing a celebration party that He was born.
Nowhere in the Word of God do we see the birth of Christ being celebrated after that first encounter with the wise men. The wise men came sometime after Christ’s birth, when He would have been about two years old. In the years following, there were no indications that anyone celebrated each year, the day of Christ’s birth.
The gifts that the wise men brought were gold, frankinsence and myrr. The Gold was for the care of the King throughout His life and the spices were for anointing His body after His death on the cross.
The wise men came because they knew the scriptures that said Christ would come to die a cruel death for the sins of mankind. They were focused on His right to Kingship and His purpose in coming.
The concoction of the modern “Christmas” was a distraction from the mission of Christ in our midst. It was brought by ungodly men in the Catholic church as a means of inculcating into the “mass”, pagan practices to entice the people away from the real purpose of the first coming of Christ, that was to shed every drop of blood in payment for the sins of mankind. Only the death of the Perfect Lamb could solve the problem of sin.
By the way, it is not known by most non-Catholics that the “sacrifice of the mass”, the Catholic service every week is a demonstration of the re-sacrificing Christ in every service. This is an abomination to God, that His sacrifice, that was once done on the cross is re-done every week, since the Catholic church does not believe once was enough and that the priests must do it over and over again.
Those who thought they were being very clever in getting the people distracted from the purpose of Christ, by adding pagan rituals to the Christian faith, served only to pervert the mission and purpose of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Once a pagan ritual has been “Christianized” it is nearly impossible to convince the people that it is not of God.
And here we are centuries later, deeply rooted in a tradition that was not only not given by God in His word but even condemned by Him. Yet the Christians hold onto this ritual as though it were gospel truth, lying against the word of God, saying God loves it when in fact He hates it.
Every command of God has been ignored by Christians today, excuses made to justify their sins against God while calling them good.
God hates divorce and the people of God are claiming He allows it for particular sins. This is a lie against His word, as well as the Easter celebration, the Halloween celebration and much more that purports to honor Him but in fact dishonors Him.
Not very many people realize that Christmas was banned by the Pilgrims in the beginning of this country because it was pagan and because it was a riotous drunken holiday, very much like today. Only one thing is different for believers these days, there is not drunkenness on wine during this time, but there is drunkenness in addiction to tradition that does not honor God the way He wishes to be honored.
Christ gave us only one celebration, it was a command from Him and remains a command today, that is the Lord’s supper, the very tradition ordained of God is the one ignored by most Christians today. Few participate in this celebration, while most indulge in the Christ-mas as presented by the Catholic church.
Let me explain “brain washing”, it goes like this, whenever we are deeply invested in something that has is not truth, but are so compelled to practice it that we cannot think of doing anything else without a grave sense of doom if we do not, then we can count ourselves as “brain washed.”
No one can give me even one Scripture that shows that the birth of Christ was celebrated throughout his life, every year with parties and gifts. This tradition came out of the Catholic church in Germany, where the pagan Christmas tree was brought into the house, re-purposed, in a manner of speaking, from the pagan worship of the trees to become a symbol of the cross of Christ. I can’t think of anything so silly, as to equate the cross of Christ with a fir tree decorated with colorful balls and lights.
We did these things in our own home, early on I was convinced something was wrong but could not put my finger on it. My husband was not saved and we were still Catholic, so I indulged the household, all the while feeling something deeply amiss. After awhile I made rules that no pictures of "santa" would be allowed, but that we could do the other things. They household accepted this, but I remained tormented that something was not right about all that went on in this holiday.
When someone loves to engage in pagan rituals but their Christian faith cannot reconcile it, they pretend it is Christian by assigning the pagan symbols with Christianity, making themselves feel justified to indulge in that which normally would be anathema.
Jeremiah 10:1-5 “10 Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.2 Thus says the LORD,
“Do not learn the way of the nations,
And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens
Although the nations are terrified by them;
3 For the customs of the peoples are [a]delusion;
Because it is wood cut from the forest,
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
4 “They decorate it with silver and with gold;
They fasten it with nails and with hammers
So that it will not totter.
5 “Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”
When we add paganism to Christianity we do only one thing, that is to pervert the ways of God in order to enjoy that which is displeasing to Him, even worse than that an abomination.
Easter is another Catholic holiday just like Christmas, it was given to include the pagan practices in Christianity, to entice the pagans to join the church.
The devil’s lie that we can incorporate evil practices as long as we add some Christianity to it, is probably the most clever and addicting lie Satan could have encouraged.
Once a people is used to the comfort and pleasure of a familiar lie, it is nearly impossible to convince them of the truth.
Let’s be honest, believers who cannot let go of the pagan holidays that have Christ tacked onto the end of them, really cannot let go of the happy feelings those holidays brought, the enjoyment of family, the gifts the revelry associated with them, is addicting.
The day I asked God to show me only truth and to open my eyes to anything I was doing that did not please Him, was the day my eyes were widely and deeply opened to all these things. I no longer had a desire for that which dishonors God.
There are many godly people who are born again, who remain entrenched in these holidays, absolutely unconvinced of their pagan origins. They cannot let go of the things that made them so happy and comfortable down through the years. Those things that gave them comfort and joy are deeply imbedded into their inner heart, so much so that they actually believe these holidays must be of God because they have added Christ to them.
Has anyone noticed that those holidays that God never gave us, are the ones that have gone crazy with indulgence by the unsaved world. Yes, the unsaved world loves them, practices the paganism as though it cannot avoid it, controlled by the addiction of these times.
Their false god, Santa, is mentioned continually throughout the season while Christ is not. The children look to this false god to give them all the material pleasures they want, while there is no love for Christ. The pagan tree is placed in the house to gaze upon, while the Bible is completely neglected.
At Easter the children are looking to the “Easter egg” hunts that are a symbol of fertility, given by the fertility goddess “Estes”, another name for Easter.
The one holiday that seems to be a no brainer for most believers is Halloween, that one they seem to understand, the others are harder and more insidious and covert. When something is covert, it looks very much like truth but in fact is a lie.
The unsaved community and most Christians, completely ignore the Lord’s supper, that is the one God gave and is pleased with, it is the only one that has not been perverted because it was not given by man, but by God. Notice too that the unsaved world has no interest in it as they do the other holidays that were given by man.
There was a day in my youthful ignorance that I once said, “we must keep Christ in Christmas”, but as the Lord opened my eyes that phrase was changed, it now says, “we must get Christ out of Christmas”, it was never His and continues to be an abomination to Him.
God said this in another time and place but it still applies in principle to us today:
Amos 5:20-22 “…20 Will not the day of the LORD be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it? 21 "I hate, I reject your festivals, Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies. 22 "Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.…”
Do not take the Scriptures lightly, search them diligently to find out what is pleasing to the Lord and do that, obey His specific commands while rejecting all that man has offered as a replacement. If you do this, you will not miss those beggarly holidays that only serve to titillate the senses, they will be nothing anymore.
I must warn though, that if you have been led by God to remove all that dishonors Him, you will be rejected by your friends and family for following your heart that leads to God. Even if you never speak to them about it, they will be offended that you do not participate.
Your relatives will hate you for giving up Christmas when they were more comfortable with you when you came to the Christmas gathering with your shack up honey. They didn't mind the sin in your life as long as you indulged in their holidays.
Superficial Christians often neglect the important matters in favor of the superficial appearance oriented, pleasurable goings on.
Sin is not very important to those who love holidays, but the holidays are to fight for, getting the picture now?
Thursday, October 19, 2017
The Evil and Wrath Increase
The whole world in becoming more and more evil.
Matthew 24:37-39
"37 For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.
38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
39 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be."
This time it will not be a flood, but terrible wrath of God on every front. The misery upon the earth will be so great that the people will ask for the mountains to fall on them.
Luke 23:30 "30 At that time, ‘They will say to the mountains, “Fall on us,” and to the hills, “Cover us.”'
Revelation 6:16 "And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:"
Matthew 24:37-39
"37 For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.
38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
39 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be."
This time it will not be a flood, but terrible wrath of God on every front. The misery upon the earth will be so great that the people will ask for the mountains to fall on them.
Luke 23:30 "30 At that time, ‘They will say to the mountains, “Fall on us,” and to the hills, “Cover us.”'
Revelation 6:16 "And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:"
There Are Times to be Unbalanced
I wrote this in response to a brother in a recent post, I thought I would share it here.
The reason I may seem unbalanced in my posts at times is because I am attempting to give the side of things no one else knows about or is too frightened to express.
There is rejection involved in telling the whole truth, especially if almost no one else believes it.
The reason I may seem unbalanced in my posts at times is because I am attempting to give the side of things no one else knows about or is too frightened to express.
There is rejection involved in telling the whole truth, especially if almost no one else believes it.
Don't Worry About Telling the Truth
We do not have to withhold truth worrying that someone will take it the wrong way.
We can speak truth, all of it and rely on the Lord to use it with anyone He chooses.
Just speak truth, don't worry how it will be used, evil doers will twist anything and everything to justify their sin, that's not our problem.
Zechariah 8:16
"'These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates."
We can speak truth, all of it and rely on the Lord to use it with anyone He chooses.
Just speak truth, don't worry how it will be used, evil doers will twist anything and everything to justify their sin, that's not our problem.
Zechariah 8:16
"'These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates."
Question it All
Question everything you were taught, especially if it came from the field of psychology or the modern church system.
Psychology is based on a system of "cause and effect", a Darwinian premise that people are basically animals and only act badly when treated badly or act good because they are treated well.
The truth from God is that man is basically wicked, rather than Darwin's idea that man is basically good. The devil always preaches the opposite of what God teaches.
Since Darwin's aim was to discredit God in every way possible, then we can expect that everything he said was based on that mentality.
God says this:
Jeremiah 17:9-10 " 9"The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? 10" I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.…"
The world hates God, rejects His ways and despise those who obey Him.
John 15:18-19 "18 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. 19 If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world."
If the devil can get the world to operate against the ways of God, he can destroy many people in the process. All he has to do is get them to buy into many wrong thinking patterns, while making them think it is all good, then he can ruin families, communities and everything in between, including the church.
The plan of the devil is to replace God's principles with good sounding ideas that add a sentence or two of God's ways, basically corrupting all of God's principles.
When we are aware of the devil's devices we will obey God, but the rest of the culture who does not seek the Holy Spirit for wisdom, will agree with the ways of the devil instead of the ways of God.
Ephesians 6:11-18
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
14 Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,"
Psychology is based on a system of "cause and effect", a Darwinian premise that people are basically animals and only act badly when treated badly or act good because they are treated well.
The truth from God is that man is basically wicked, rather than Darwin's idea that man is basically good. The devil always preaches the opposite of what God teaches.
Since Darwin's aim was to discredit God in every way possible, then we can expect that everything he said was based on that mentality.
God says this:
Jeremiah 17:9-10 " 9"The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? 10" I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.…"
The world hates God, rejects His ways and despise those who obey Him.
John 15:18-19 "18 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. 19 If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world."
If the devil can get the world to operate against the ways of God, he can destroy many people in the process. All he has to do is get them to buy into many wrong thinking patterns, while making them think it is all good, then he can ruin families, communities and everything in between, including the church.
The plan of the devil is to replace God's principles with good sounding ideas that add a sentence or two of God's ways, basically corrupting all of God's principles.
When we are aware of the devil's devices we will obey God, but the rest of the culture who does not seek the Holy Spirit for wisdom, will agree with the ways of the devil instead of the ways of God.
Ephesians 6:11-18
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
14 Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,"
Brain Washed by Psychology
Two things that our modern church cannot wrap their mind around because they have been brain washed by psychology.
The concept of forgiveness predicated on repentance and all pictures of men depicting Christ are idols.
I find it interesting that so many people do not want to make anyone accountable for their sin, claiming that we should forgive without requiring confession of the sin against us, when they would say they believe that one cannot come to Christ unless they confess their sinfulness.
It is my belief that people do not want to accept the idea that we must confess our sin to be forgiven, because they want everyone else to ignore their sin. They hate the idea of admitting they have sinned, they sense a loss of power if they confess. They think it makes them seem weak, so they prance around spouting psychology to absolve the sinner of his accountability, in case they need this same absolution one day.
Those who love Christ confess often to Him their failings, but most people do not do this, they love to pretend they don't do wrong things, hoping everyone will merely grace them with forgiveness even though they are not sorry for anything they did.
If we take this thinking to it's logical extreme, then we must forgive the one who rapes and murders a woman, just because! There is no justice in this wicked version of forgiveness. It is not from God nor does it do anything of value, in fact it serves to empower the wicked rapist and murderer to continue his behavior.
NO, NO!!! We should not be forgiving those who are not sorry for their sins. It is wicked to empower the evil person while leaving no justice for the victim.
Jeremiah 6:14-16 "…14"They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially, Saying, 'Peace, peace,' But there is no peace. 15"Were they ashamed because of the abomination they have done? They were not even ashamed at all; They did not even know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time that I punish them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD. 16Thus says the LORD, "Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; And you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'…"
Notice in verse 14, "they have healed the brokenness of My people "SUPERFICIALLY", in other words they have buried their heads in the sand while the rapist and murderer are given special status as the victim is pressured and demeaned for not forgiving one who is not only not sorry but will do the act all over again when given the chance. We know he will because he was not sorry the first time.
Psychology has managed to brain wash two generations of people to operate in the exact opposite of what Christ taught. Christ is not a squishy marchmallo who winks at the evil of the rapist while beating up on the victim, this is a satanic false Jesus who loves to make the victim feel guilty for getting raped and murdered.
I personally do not forgive wicked men or women who refuse to repent, that would be against God's justice. If God has not forgiven them then I have no right to forgive them, I am not better than God that I should do something He would not do.
How dare you self righteous types pressure and demean those who are obeying God, while you pressure them to disobey God. Forgiveness is for the repentant, not for the wicked heart who loves their sin.
The false and unjust view of the modern Jesus has corrupted many, empowering evil people to remain evil, while bludgeoning the victim without cause. Shame on you!
This is the same mentality that causes many people to hide the sins of family members, thinking if we are nice enough they will stop their evil behavior, just the opposite is true.
Isaiah 26:10 "10 Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD."
Now I write to those who are victims of evil people, you are only required to forgive them if they confess, if they will not then you must remove yourselves from them, praying that perhaps one day they will admit their sin. In the mean time, get on with your life without them. Carry on for Christ knowing He knows all about their stubborn hearts, it's His business, you are free to move on. You will not become bitter because they will not confess, but they will grow more and more bitter as their heart hardens a little more with each day they refuse.
Hebrews 3:15 "15 As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”"
Matthew 18:16-17 "…16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. "
1 John 1:10
"If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."
1 John 3:8-10
"Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother."
Luke 17:3-4 "3 So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”"
Notice that God says "IF they repent, forgive them."
We are to go to those who have offended us, if they repent then they are forgiven, if they do not then we are not to forgive them, we are to walk away and treat them as an enemy. A friend would be sorry for the harm they do us, in fact a true friend would feel bad before we would have to say anything to them.
We live in a corrupted world, all the teachings of psychology are designed to allow people to continue in sin without any consequences.
The concept of forgiveness predicated on repentance and all pictures of men depicting Christ are idols.
I find it interesting that so many people do not want to make anyone accountable for their sin, claiming that we should forgive without requiring confession of the sin against us, when they would say they believe that one cannot come to Christ unless they confess their sinfulness.
It is my belief that people do not want to accept the idea that we must confess our sin to be forgiven, because they want everyone else to ignore their sin. They hate the idea of admitting they have sinned, they sense a loss of power if they confess. They think it makes them seem weak, so they prance around spouting psychology to absolve the sinner of his accountability, in case they need this same absolution one day.
Those who love Christ confess often to Him their failings, but most people do not do this, they love to pretend they don't do wrong things, hoping everyone will merely grace them with forgiveness even though they are not sorry for anything they did.
If we take this thinking to it's logical extreme, then we must forgive the one who rapes and murders a woman, just because! There is no justice in this wicked version of forgiveness. It is not from God nor does it do anything of value, in fact it serves to empower the wicked rapist and murderer to continue his behavior.
NO, NO!!! We should not be forgiving those who are not sorry for their sins. It is wicked to empower the evil person while leaving no justice for the victim.
Jeremiah 6:14-16 "…14"They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially, Saying, 'Peace, peace,' But there is no peace. 15"Were they ashamed because of the abomination they have done? They were not even ashamed at all; They did not even know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time that I punish them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD. 16Thus says the LORD, "Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; And you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'…"
Notice in verse 14, "they have healed the brokenness of My people "SUPERFICIALLY", in other words they have buried their heads in the sand while the rapist and murderer are given special status as the victim is pressured and demeaned for not forgiving one who is not only not sorry but will do the act all over again when given the chance. We know he will because he was not sorry the first time.
Psychology has managed to brain wash two generations of people to operate in the exact opposite of what Christ taught. Christ is not a squishy marchmallo who winks at the evil of the rapist while beating up on the victim, this is a satanic false Jesus who loves to make the victim feel guilty for getting raped and murdered.
I personally do not forgive wicked men or women who refuse to repent, that would be against God's justice. If God has not forgiven them then I have no right to forgive them, I am not better than God that I should do something He would not do.
How dare you self righteous types pressure and demean those who are obeying God, while you pressure them to disobey God. Forgiveness is for the repentant, not for the wicked heart who loves their sin.
The false and unjust view of the modern Jesus has corrupted many, empowering evil people to remain evil, while bludgeoning the victim without cause. Shame on you!
This is the same mentality that causes many people to hide the sins of family members, thinking if we are nice enough they will stop their evil behavior, just the opposite is true.
Isaiah 26:10 "10 Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD."
Now I write to those who are victims of evil people, you are only required to forgive them if they confess, if they will not then you must remove yourselves from them, praying that perhaps one day they will admit their sin. In the mean time, get on with your life without them. Carry on for Christ knowing He knows all about their stubborn hearts, it's His business, you are free to move on. You will not become bitter because they will not confess, but they will grow more and more bitter as their heart hardens a little more with each day they refuse.
Hebrews 3:15 "15 As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”"
Matthew 18:16-17 "…16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. "
1 John 1:10
"If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."
1 John 3:8-10
"Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother."
Luke 17:3-4 "3 So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”"
Notice that God says "IF they repent, forgive them."
We are to go to those who have offended us, if they repent then they are forgiven, if they do not then we are not to forgive them, we are to walk away and treat them as an enemy. A friend would be sorry for the harm they do us, in fact a true friend would feel bad before we would have to say anything to them.
We live in a corrupted world, all the teachings of psychology are designed to allow people to continue in sin without any consequences.
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