We must have compassion for brothers and sisters who are going through difficult times. We know that God brings difficulties to believers to strengthen them. God loves us more than we can know, trials are His blessing to us to show us what residue is still inside as well as to make us stronger.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises everyone He receives as a son.”
7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
James 1:2-8
"2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."
Hebrews 12:8 "But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons."
We are in Spiritual boot camp, we will come out the other side better than when we started if we keep our eyes fixed on Christ.
Friday, August 23, 2019
The Corrupt American Church!
Sadly so many "Christians" I meet have no interest in seeking God about anything. They pray for things they want but violate His word constantly in favor of tradition and their own desires.
Amos 5:21-23
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.
23 “Take away from Me the noise of your songs;
I will not even listen to the sound of your harps."
Matthew 15:7-9 "…7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”…"
Amos 5:21-23
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.
23 “Take away from Me the noise of your songs;
I will not even listen to the sound of your harps."
Matthew 15:7-9 "…7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”…"
The God Who Loves is the God Who Disciplines!
God disciplines those He loves we might as well accept it and thank God for it.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises everyone He receives as a son.”
7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
James 1:2-8
"2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."
Hebrews 12:8 "But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons."
Do you want to brag that you never are disciplined by God, then you are saying you are not sons of God.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises everyone He receives as a son.”
7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
James 1:2-8
"2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."
Hebrews 12:8 "But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons."
Do you want to brag that you never are disciplined by God, then you are saying you are not sons of God.
Feminism the Destroyer of Families and Cultures
Jennifer Stelmach Conicelli
We’ve been duped! What happened⁉️
Today's feminist views women who choose to stay home and serve their children and husbands as "slaves" while defending who they are actually enslaved to. GENIUS!!
Men are not the enemy, and homemaking and does not make a woman a slave or a lesser person. 💯
Modern day feminism is toxic and damaging to the women's movement. It is equality between the two genders, but corrupt and on steroids. I support what feminism used to be. I support women who work hard and have goals and ambition, not women who hate men and stomp around with no shirts on to get attention and piss off the public.
Originally, feminists fought for equality. Now, they are fighting for superiority. They want men to become feminine as they become masculine. It is the inverse of what God intended. 💔🙏
I love the role I play in my family as a mother, wife and a nurturer. I love that my husband is our protector. I honor him as the man of the house and my equal partner. We are equal, but not the same. What my husband lacks, I provide and vice versa. We were made to complement each other. Where one is weaker the other is stronger. We respect and appreciate our roles and differences. ❤️
I am a feminist in the respect that women should have equal rights and it ends there. I do not support man bashing or the bashing of women who choose Mom life over a career.
Name ONE RIGHT that men have over women.
Spoiler alert – you can’t. 🤷♀️💯
Spoiler alert – you can’t. 🤷♀️💯
Why call it feminism and say it’s about equality. Why not just use the word “equality”?? 🤯🤯
Thursday, August 22, 2019
God's Wonderful Creatures!!!
This is the kind of bear that came through our yard this morning in front of our window while we were having our morning coffee. I shouted to Rodger in surprise for him to come and see causing the black bear to take off running. He went down over our hill and out of sight. We couldn't move fast enough to get a picture so I found one on the internet that looked like him to show you.
Before we saw the bear our three animals, two dogs and the cat seemed very anxious to come in the house, they rushed in, not usually what they do in the morning. Just after that we saw the bear, so we are surmising that our animals knew the bear was in the area.
Before we saw the bear our three animals, two dogs and the cat seemed very anxious to come in the house, they rushed in, not usually what they do in the morning. Just after that we saw the bear, so we are surmising that our animals knew the bear was in the area.
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Seek Christ and You will find Truth
Our American culture does not understand that knowing the Bible is far more than just knowing the verses. We must understand some nuances of the Jewish culture in which the Bible was written.
God wrote to all of us in terms of the understandings of the Jewish mindset. Our western mindset views things very differently from how the Jews thought and what Christ meant in many of His writings.
One example of this is the marriage expectations of the Jews based on God's commands.
In the Jewish tradition children were betrothed to one another by their parents at a young age. when approaching marriage age the woman had the freedom to decide not to marry the man the parents had chosen for her.
When the couple who had been betrothed became of marriageable age there was a year "engagement" period that was called the courting stage of the betrothal. During this time if either party in the betrothal was found to have been unfaithful there was a certificate of divorcement required to get out of the engagement and it could only happen in cases of unfaithfulness.
This is the custom Christ spoke of in Matthew when He said "except for fornication", fornication is a description of "before marriage."
Because the western mindset didn't know the customs of the Jews in the time of Jesus they do not understand that Christ was not giving an out for adultery in marriage, but only in the engagement period.
In the other gospels Christ does not add this exception because they were written to gentiles who did not have this custom of divorcing from an engagement.
When God said He hates divorce He was not just stating a feeling, He was declaring that it was a serious sin against Him to divorce.
Those who use that Moses gave permission for divorce are refusing to admit that God allowed it because of "the hardness of their hearts." So anyone who is justifying divorce is declaring they have a hard heart that refuses to obey God.
When the people were given what they wanted that displeased God they were coming out from under God's blessing and protection. How can this ever be a good thing, to defy God to get what we want and then expect anything from Him.
There have been those who have become angry with me for speaking against divorce because all of them had some excuse or other why their situation was different from everyone else's.
The truth is that most divorces are not for adultery, however even if they were there is no permission from God. Adultery is very harmful but it is not unforgivable. When we make a vow in front of God He expects us to keep it no matter what. There is room for scriptural separation for the purpose of prayer and fasting but never divorce.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11 "…10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. "
No human being is completely sinless in marriage. Pride wells up in a heart when someone cheats on them. It is more about "no one does that to me" mentality than it is "we are having a problem that needs much prayer and fasting."
I have known many couples who had sins in their marriage, some adultery, others were things like neglect or emotional and physical abuse. In short everyone has sin in marriage some things worse than others, we don't abandon our spouse because they are sinful, we pray, we fast, we do things necessary to bring the spouse to their senses, but we stand by them to help them return to righteousness.
This mentality of throwing people away because they don't measure up is not from God. Jesus Christ does not leave us when we mess up, He disciplines and removes blessings for us to see He will not speak to us any longer as long as we are in sin. To be returned to fellowship with our Savior we must confess to be cleansed. 1 John was written to believers.
1 John 1:9 1
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
If we love our God first and our spouses second far more than we love ourselves then we will do whatever is necessary to stay with the one we promised to stay with for the rest of our lives. We never know if our faithfulness in spite of their sin will cause them to repent one day.
1 Corinthians 7:15-17 "…15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace. 16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife? 17 Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.…"
These verses do not allow for divorce, the word "bound" here has nothing to do with marriage, it has to do with no longer being under their authority. We do not have to consider the desires of someone who is no longer living with us. As long as that one who leaves is alive they remain our spouse and we must not remarry.
Mark 10:8-9 "…8 and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
This verse is saying no man can undo or dissolve the glue God used to blend two people into one. Just as no man can undo their salvation once God has made them a new creation.
God makes two people one in marriage and He makes man a new creation when they are born again. In both cases no man can undo that blending. Man is blended with his wife and the born again believer has been blended with Christ.
Remarriage is adultery if there is a remaining living spouse. Its really very simple when we are seeking truth. These things only become complicated when someone refuses to believe God.
God wrote to all of us in terms of the understandings of the Jewish mindset. Our western mindset views things very differently from how the Jews thought and what Christ meant in many of His writings.
One example of this is the marriage expectations of the Jews based on God's commands.
In the Jewish tradition children were betrothed to one another by their parents at a young age. when approaching marriage age the woman had the freedom to decide not to marry the man the parents had chosen for her.
When the couple who had been betrothed became of marriageable age there was a year "engagement" period that was called the courting stage of the betrothal. During this time if either party in the betrothal was found to have been unfaithful there was a certificate of divorcement required to get out of the engagement and it could only happen in cases of unfaithfulness.
This is the custom Christ spoke of in Matthew when He said "except for fornication", fornication is a description of "before marriage."
Because the western mindset didn't know the customs of the Jews in the time of Jesus they do not understand that Christ was not giving an out for adultery in marriage, but only in the engagement period.
In the other gospels Christ does not add this exception because they were written to gentiles who did not have this custom of divorcing from an engagement.
When God said He hates divorce He was not just stating a feeling, He was declaring that it was a serious sin against Him to divorce.
Those who use that Moses gave permission for divorce are refusing to admit that God allowed it because of "the hardness of their hearts." So anyone who is justifying divorce is declaring they have a hard heart that refuses to obey God.
When the people were given what they wanted that displeased God they were coming out from under God's blessing and protection. How can this ever be a good thing, to defy God to get what we want and then expect anything from Him.
There have been those who have become angry with me for speaking against divorce because all of them had some excuse or other why their situation was different from everyone else's.
The truth is that most divorces are not for adultery, however even if they were there is no permission from God. Adultery is very harmful but it is not unforgivable. When we make a vow in front of God He expects us to keep it no matter what. There is room for scriptural separation for the purpose of prayer and fasting but never divorce.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11 "…10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. "
No human being is completely sinless in marriage. Pride wells up in a heart when someone cheats on them. It is more about "no one does that to me" mentality than it is "we are having a problem that needs much prayer and fasting."
I have known many couples who had sins in their marriage, some adultery, others were things like neglect or emotional and physical abuse. In short everyone has sin in marriage some things worse than others, we don't abandon our spouse because they are sinful, we pray, we fast, we do things necessary to bring the spouse to their senses, but we stand by them to help them return to righteousness.
This mentality of throwing people away because they don't measure up is not from God. Jesus Christ does not leave us when we mess up, He disciplines and removes blessings for us to see He will not speak to us any longer as long as we are in sin. To be returned to fellowship with our Savior we must confess to be cleansed. 1 John was written to believers.
1 John 1:9 1
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
If we love our God first and our spouses second far more than we love ourselves then we will do whatever is necessary to stay with the one we promised to stay with for the rest of our lives. We never know if our faithfulness in spite of their sin will cause them to repent one day.
1 Corinthians 7:15-17 "…15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace. 16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife? 17 Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.…"
These verses do not allow for divorce, the word "bound" here has nothing to do with marriage, it has to do with no longer being under their authority. We do not have to consider the desires of someone who is no longer living with us. As long as that one who leaves is alive they remain our spouse and we must not remarry.
Mark 10:8-9 "…8 and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
This verse is saying no man can undo or dissolve the glue God used to blend two people into one. Just as no man can undo their salvation once God has made them a new creation.
God makes two people one in marriage and He makes man a new creation when they are born again. In both cases no man can undo that blending. Man is blended with his wife and the born again believer has been blended with Christ.
Remarriage is adultery if there is a remaining living spouse. Its really very simple when we are seeking truth. These things only become complicated when someone refuses to believe God.
Socialism When a Country is Finished with God
Lamb & Lion Ministries:
"Socialism always flourishes in a secular society. And the reason is simple. Here's how Robert Knight of the American Civil Rights Union explained it in a recent article: "...Socialism goes hand in hand with abandoning God and worshiping the idol of an ever-growing government."
"History attests to the fact that people are always willing to surrender their freedoms for the promise of security. That is exactly what Socialism does. Beware!"
"Socialism always flourishes in a secular society. And the reason is simple. Here's how Robert Knight of the American Civil Rights Union explained it in a recent article: "...Socialism goes hand in hand with abandoning God and worshiping the idol of an ever-growing government."
"History attests to the fact that people are always willing to surrender their freedoms for the promise of security. That is exactly what Socialism does. Beware!"
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