Saturday, September 7, 2019
Do Not Practice What the Pagans Do!
Exactly true Trudi!!! One way the devil has to deceive people is to make them believe something is just innocent fun or good for them. We ought to resist doing what the pagans do.
1 Thessalonians 5:20–22
20 do not despise prophetic utterances. 21 But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; 22 abstain from every form of evil.
Jeremiah 10:2–4
2 Thus says YHVH, “Do not learn the way of the nations (pagans), 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 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.
Trudi Gretsinger said this:
If you think doing Yoga is okay and harmless.....after all, you probably do not meditate with this.....
Well read this....get educated......
If you think that you can use yoga only for physical training and not be affected by its spiritual side, you are wrong. You are wrong if you believe the many websites and teachers in the West who declare that yoga is just a harmless physical exercise.
The Bible warns of such spiritual seduction: “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;” (1 TIMOTHY 4:1).
The Roots of Yoga
Let us take a small look at the roots of the yoga tree - and also have a smell at some of its fruit - for well did Christ say in MATTHEW 7:16 “Ye shall know them by their fruits.”
It was the Lord Krishna (one of Hindu's many millions of deities), in the Bhagavad Gita, who introduced the ritual of yoga as a way of achieving union with the universe. The Sanskrit word yoga actually means "union" or "yoking", aiming at bringing about the union of the human spirit with the spirit of the universe. But what is more deeply meant is a separation from the physical illusion of life.
A great part of Hindu teaching is that this world and all we see, is nothing more than an illusion.
Ironically, while yoga in the west is, more often than not, promoted as a way to achieve health and a better way of living; in the east, where it originated, it is more openly understood to be a way of dying.
How Yoga Became Popular in the West
Although yoga has been known to the West since before Christ, and has been practiced in the East for almost 3000 years, it really only took off in the West in a significant way around the same time of the explosion of the drug culture in the 60’s, and the growth of certain types of music.
Many people involved with psychedelic drugs were (and are still today) attracted to any experience that offered an expansion of conscience, or a change of perceived reality.
One of the Lies Today
One branch or path of yoga is called Hatha Yoga and this is probably what most people in the West associate with the word "yoga" – believing it is being practised only for mental and physical health.2
Some of the positions in yoga are not quite as harmless as they may appear, but are obviously of occult origin, as in the “cobra”, which is usually followed by “greeting the sun” – and taking the pose of the “mountain”. These are all positions which are designed to welcome Hindu gods.
Ouija boards, Tarot cards, Astrology signs and symbols may all seem harmless to some, but like yoga, they have an idea attached
Of course, it could be asked whether something purely physical can have any spiritual implications. One needs only look at such practices as Ouija boards, Tarot cards, Astrology signs and symbols may all seem harmless to some, but like yoga, they have an idea attached to them that is the problem..
Karma & Reincarnation
Yoga was specifically designed as a way to escape the constant and never-ending deaths and rebirths of reincarnation - ("...the fire of yoga burns all Karmas", Kundalini Yoga, by Sri Swami Sivananda).
Does one remember what one did wrong? Believers in reincarnation will respond with "in the sub-conscience" but how may I change if it is locked away in my sub-conscience? How can I learn from it?
The idea of karma however goes so far that some believers will not help people - as you may inadvertently be helping someone who is in trouble due to bad karma, and who is supposed to be working it off - and so by helping them you actually take away their chance to work it off.
This all stands of course in total opposition to the Word of God - as stated in HEBREWS 9:27 - "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
Is it not a strange situation that in India, where the teaching of karma and reincarnation has been alive for longer than anywhere else in the world, that the economic progress there only breeds social injustice and that poverty, starvation and terrible suffering just continue to increase?
Personal Result of Yoga - Awakening Kundalini
It may be true that the asanas (positions) and even perhaps the pranayama (breathing) can have health benefits, but the ultimate goal in yoga is something much more sinister. Very few Western yoga teachers actually touch upon this aspect of yoga – but according to the ancient texts, it is indeed the main aim - the asanas and the pranayama really intend to produce the awakening of what is known as "kundalini power", which is taught as being a snake coiled around the base of the spine.
When this serpent is awakened, it will then move up through the body, through the "chakras" (the so-called life-force centres) and once it reaches the "crown chakra" (or the top of the head) it will explode into the so called "thousand-petalled lotus".
This is when the danger really starts, and for many people from this point onwards it is almost impossible to return to any semblance of normality. The ancient texts actually include a warning about this, but most Western teachers are either ignorant of it, being too aware of the vast revenues that yoga can bring in, or are indeed themselves deceived and are willingly leading people down a very dangerous path.
What Do You Do about It?
Things may not have become as bad as that for you, but be aware anyway – if you practice yoga, you practice Hinduism; and the more you do it, the more you open yourself up to the spiritual side of it. Thousands of others have experienced very similar things while practising yoga. Not all have been as fortunate as I in being set free from this – many have become insane, or indeed been driven to suicide.3
Yoga is not just a harmless physical exercise, it opens the door to demonic control. On which side do you ultimately want to stand? The devil’s or Christ’s? The consequences are more serious than you might realise.
JOHN 10:10 - "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
And how is this abundant life given by Jesus Christ?
JOHN 3:5 - "Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
1 Thessalonians 5:20–22
20 do not despise prophetic utterances. 21 But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; 22 abstain from every form of evil.
Jeremiah 10:2–4
2 Thus says YHVH, “Do not learn the way of the nations (pagans), 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 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.
Trudi Gretsinger said this:
If you think doing Yoga is okay and harmless.....after all, you probably do not meditate with this.....
Well read this....get educated......
If you think that you can use yoga only for physical training and not be affected by its spiritual side, you are wrong. You are wrong if you believe the many websites and teachers in the West who declare that yoga is just a harmless physical exercise.
The Bible warns of such spiritual seduction: “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;” (1 TIMOTHY 4:1).
The Roots of Yoga
Let us take a small look at the roots of the yoga tree - and also have a smell at some of its fruit - for well did Christ say in MATTHEW 7:16 “Ye shall know them by their fruits.”
It was the Lord Krishna (one of Hindu's many millions of deities), in the Bhagavad Gita, who introduced the ritual of yoga as a way of achieving union with the universe. The Sanskrit word yoga actually means "union" or "yoking", aiming at bringing about the union of the human spirit with the spirit of the universe. But what is more deeply meant is a separation from the physical illusion of life.
A great part of Hindu teaching is that this world and all we see, is nothing more than an illusion.
Ironically, while yoga in the west is, more often than not, promoted as a way to achieve health and a better way of living; in the east, where it originated, it is more openly understood to be a way of dying.
How Yoga Became Popular in the West
Although yoga has been known to the West since before Christ, and has been practiced in the East for almost 3000 years, it really only took off in the West in a significant way around the same time of the explosion of the drug culture in the 60’s, and the growth of certain types of music.
Many people involved with psychedelic drugs were (and are still today) attracted to any experience that offered an expansion of conscience, or a change of perceived reality.
One of the Lies Today
One branch or path of yoga is called Hatha Yoga and this is probably what most people in the West associate with the word "yoga" – believing it is being practised only for mental and physical health.2
Some of the positions in yoga are not quite as harmless as they may appear, but are obviously of occult origin, as in the “cobra”, which is usually followed by “greeting the sun” – and taking the pose of the “mountain”. These are all positions which are designed to welcome Hindu gods.
Ouija boards, Tarot cards, Astrology signs and symbols may all seem harmless to some, but like yoga, they have an idea attached
Of course, it could be asked whether something purely physical can have any spiritual implications. One needs only look at such practices as Ouija boards, Tarot cards, Astrology signs and symbols may all seem harmless to some, but like yoga, they have an idea attached to them that is the problem..
Karma & Reincarnation
Yoga was specifically designed as a way to escape the constant and never-ending deaths and rebirths of reincarnation - ("...the fire of yoga burns all Karmas", Kundalini Yoga, by Sri Swami Sivananda).
Does one remember what one did wrong? Believers in reincarnation will respond with "in the sub-conscience" but how may I change if it is locked away in my sub-conscience? How can I learn from it?
The idea of karma however goes so far that some believers will not help people - as you may inadvertently be helping someone who is in trouble due to bad karma, and who is supposed to be working it off - and so by helping them you actually take away their chance to work it off.
This all stands of course in total opposition to the Word of God - as stated in HEBREWS 9:27 - "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
Is it not a strange situation that in India, where the teaching of karma and reincarnation has been alive for longer than anywhere else in the world, that the economic progress there only breeds social injustice and that poverty, starvation and terrible suffering just continue to increase?
Personal Result of Yoga - Awakening Kundalini
It may be true that the asanas (positions) and even perhaps the pranayama (breathing) can have health benefits, but the ultimate goal in yoga is something much more sinister. Very few Western yoga teachers actually touch upon this aspect of yoga – but according to the ancient texts, it is indeed the main aim - the asanas and the pranayama really intend to produce the awakening of what is known as "kundalini power", which is taught as being a snake coiled around the base of the spine.
When this serpent is awakened, it will then move up through the body, through the "chakras" (the so-called life-force centres) and once it reaches the "crown chakra" (or the top of the head) it will explode into the so called "thousand-petalled lotus".
This is when the danger really starts, and for many people from this point onwards it is almost impossible to return to any semblance of normality. The ancient texts actually include a warning about this, but most Western teachers are either ignorant of it, being too aware of the vast revenues that yoga can bring in, or are indeed themselves deceived and are willingly leading people down a very dangerous path.
What Do You Do about It?
Things may not have become as bad as that for you, but be aware anyway – if you practice yoga, you practice Hinduism; and the more you do it, the more you open yourself up to the spiritual side of it. Thousands of others have experienced very similar things while practising yoga. Not all have been as fortunate as I in being set free from this – many have become insane, or indeed been driven to suicide.3
Yoga is not just a harmless physical exercise, it opens the door to demonic control. On which side do you ultimately want to stand? The devil’s or Christ’s? The consequences are more serious than you might realise.
JOHN 10:10 - "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
And how is this abundant life given by Jesus Christ?
JOHN 3:5 - "Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
Setting Our Sights on Christ Not on Man
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
"…17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
When I was much younger and having babies I was told by Christians that I should name my children after famous men from the Bible to give them great men to emulate as they grew up.
I questioned this practice because it didn't make sense to me. I didn't believe that someone automatically became the character of the man they were named after simply because they had that man's name.
Then as I pondered that all men are fallen, all men need a Savior and no one is without sin, it occurred to me that naming a child after a man would not only reflect the idea of the good of that man it would also reflect the evil of that man. Since it was evident to me that all men have some good and all men have some evil but that an unregenerate man is basically all evil, then it made no sense to me to guide our children toward revering a man or woman they were named after.
Romans 3:23
"23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"
It occurred to me that God said we should emulate Christ, only He is worthy to be followed. Following the character of any man is to set our sights on men rather than on Christ.
Names in the Jewish culture had meaning to describe the man's character and were guided by God Himself in many cases. As we read God's word we see this in the Hebrew culture. However we see no mandate in the word of God for Gentiles to name their children according to a genealogy.
God's people, the Jews, had a special mandate from God concerning names because they were the special people with an heritage down from David through the line of Christ.
I do believe it is possible that God gives names to the heart of a parent that reflect what the character of that child will become. But only God knows the character of a child. Naming a child after someone because we like them or they have done something good has no magical power or influence over a child's character. It is better to hear from God in the naming of our children so that they reflect their own character and not that of another man.
I know this is true because I know many people in my lifetime who have been named after family members who were nothing like their namesakes. They didn't emulate them or even know much about them to be able to emulate them. Some of these people were a disgrace to their namesake and others became better than the one whom they were named after.
1 Corinthians 2:15-16 "…15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment. 16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ."
God would never tell us to become like another man. But He does tell born again believers to become like Christ.
If you were not named after someone you were special. You were a blank slate that God could shape into whatever He wanted without prejudice.
Also remember that God has His own name for us based on our own character, personality and talents. Each individual will stand before the Lord for who they are, not anyone they were named after.
A woman will stand before the Lord alone without her husband to give an account of her life, it will not be based on the life of her husband. Every human being will stand alone before God to give an account based on their own decisions, their own trust in Christ or lack of trust in Christ.
No one will be able to use anyone else as an excuse for their actions or lack of actions. No one will be using their name sake as a reason why they did anything.
The person we were named after does not live in us, does not direct us and has no influence over us, only Christ is all that for us.
I guess my point is this; do not be hindered by the example of the person you were named after, set your sights higher toward Christ Who saved you, lives in you and guides your path.
Only Christ is worthy to be emulated!
Psalms 118:8 - "[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."
Those who are born again trust in Christ alone!
"…17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
When I was much younger and having babies I was told by Christians that I should name my children after famous men from the Bible to give them great men to emulate as they grew up.
I questioned this practice because it didn't make sense to me. I didn't believe that someone automatically became the character of the man they were named after simply because they had that man's name.
Then as I pondered that all men are fallen, all men need a Savior and no one is without sin, it occurred to me that naming a child after a man would not only reflect the idea of the good of that man it would also reflect the evil of that man. Since it was evident to me that all men have some good and all men have some evil but that an unregenerate man is basically all evil, then it made no sense to me to guide our children toward revering a man or woman they were named after.
Romans 3:23
"23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"
It occurred to me that God said we should emulate Christ, only He is worthy to be followed. Following the character of any man is to set our sights on men rather than on Christ.
Names in the Jewish culture had meaning to describe the man's character and were guided by God Himself in many cases. As we read God's word we see this in the Hebrew culture. However we see no mandate in the word of God for Gentiles to name their children according to a genealogy.
God's people, the Jews, had a special mandate from God concerning names because they were the special people with an heritage down from David through the line of Christ.
I do believe it is possible that God gives names to the heart of a parent that reflect what the character of that child will become. But only God knows the character of a child. Naming a child after someone because we like them or they have done something good has no magical power or influence over a child's character. It is better to hear from God in the naming of our children so that they reflect their own character and not that of another man.
I know this is true because I know many people in my lifetime who have been named after family members who were nothing like their namesakes. They didn't emulate them or even know much about them to be able to emulate them. Some of these people were a disgrace to their namesake and others became better than the one whom they were named after.
1 Corinthians 2:15-16 "…15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment. 16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ."
God would never tell us to become like another man. But He does tell born again believers to become like Christ.
If you were not named after someone you were special. You were a blank slate that God could shape into whatever He wanted without prejudice.
Also remember that God has His own name for us based on our own character, personality and talents. Each individual will stand before the Lord for who they are, not anyone they were named after.
A woman will stand before the Lord alone without her husband to give an account of her life, it will not be based on the life of her husband. Every human being will stand alone before God to give an account based on their own decisions, their own trust in Christ or lack of trust in Christ.
No one will be able to use anyone else as an excuse for their actions or lack of actions. No one will be using their name sake as a reason why they did anything.
The person we were named after does not live in us, does not direct us and has no influence over us, only Christ is all that for us.
I guess my point is this; do not be hindered by the example of the person you were named after, set your sights higher toward Christ Who saved you, lives in you and guides your path.
Only Christ is worthy to be emulated!
Psalms 118:8 - "[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."
Those who are born again trust in Christ alone!
Friday, September 6, 2019
Transgenderism is Afoot
Just waiting for the day when a woman marries a man only to find out on their wedding night the man is a woman in disguise as a transgender or a man who marries a transgender woman who is really a man.
This is a legitimate reason for divorce since it is homosexuality and deception involved.
People in our day, it is wise to pray earnestly for wisdom when entering into a relationship. There are those who would deliberately deceive to ruin another human being.
Proverbs 6:12-16
"A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing. There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:"
This is a legitimate reason for divorce since it is homosexuality and deception involved.
People in our day, it is wise to pray earnestly for wisdom when entering into a relationship. There are those who would deliberately deceive to ruin another human being.
Proverbs 6:12-16
"A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing. There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:"
To Honor Parents is to Honor God!
To honor parents is the same as honoring God. He is the One Who commanded children to honor parents.
What does honor of parents look like? First it is not the honor of one more than the other, it is honoring both equally.
Two ways God commands us to demonstrate this honor toward parents is to esteem them and seek their wisdom.
Those adult children who act superior to their parents, one or both of the parents are dishonoring God.
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Ruth honored her widowed mother-in-law Naomi. Simeon Solomon, 1860." Wikibooks
The command to honor father and mother is to be extended to both parents and even in-law parents. Those who think they can dishonor the parents of their spouse do not understand the dynamic of "parentage."
The best way we can love our spouse is to treat with a great deal of respect both in-law parents. To accept the in-law parents the same way you would accept your own is to honor your spouse and to honor God.
To treat one of the in-law parents as unworthy of respect or to treat the in-law parents as unworthy of attention is to disobey God and dishonor Him as well as the in-law parents.
These commands violated bring with that a condemnation in the life of the children. It is dangerous to revile the commands of God and think one can get away with it without consequences.
Proverbs 1:8-9 "8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. 9 For they are a garland of grace on your head, and a pendant around your neck.…"
There is no good reason to dishonor parents. There is no command to choose to honor parents based on whether or not they seem to measure up with your own idea of goodness.
Those who treat in-law parents as second rate to be ignored or abandoned will see the punishment of God.
1 Kings 2:19
"19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king’s mother, and she sat on his right."
Even the King back in the day knew to treat with a great deal of respect the mother-in-law. It is amazing to me those who hold the old Jewish customs of the feasts in such high regard while ignoring the command and mandate to treat their mother-in-law with respect.
The problem I fear is the lack of understanding in our day of what respect looks like. Respect is more than just pretending to be nice to someone. Respect is actually caring deeply about them. Respect is shown when their wisdom is listened to and valued. I do not see many young people today who act as though they value their parents or even their grandparents. The children battle with them when they don't like what the parent or the grandparent says.
Even more disheartening is that most parents and grandparents these days withhold their opinions out of fear of rejection from their children and grandchildren. They have been intimidated into silence in order to earn love.
I don't know about you, but I cannot imagine being intimidated into silence to earn love from anyone. If someone loves me they will be glad I spoke and perhaps even seen the value in the worlds.
Adult children do not have to agree with everything we say, but they should listen and go away to pray about it, rather than feeling the intense itch to lash out or have their own say as though they are superior.
The young people of today have been trained that their ideas are better than anyone else's simply because they had them in their head. They feel no sense of listening or learning from their elders, this will bring them to ruin.
The word of God will be offensive to the rebellious young person. They will hate correction, hate that you are "preaching" to them but it must be done. When they refuse remove yourself and let God teach them. When God teaches through life experiences it will be harder on them than if they just listened to wisdom and went to prayer to seek God. The word of God cuts deeply in those who cannot tolerate instruction.
Proverbs 12:1-2 "1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. 2 The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil."
Just Saying!!!!!
1 Peter 2:1
"2:1 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander."
Hebrews 4:12
"12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart."
What does honor of parents look like? First it is not the honor of one more than the other, it is honoring both equally.
Two ways God commands us to demonstrate this honor toward parents is to esteem them and seek their wisdom.
Those adult children who act superior to their parents, one or both of the parents are dishonoring God.
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Ruth honored her widowed mother-in-law Naomi. Simeon Solomon, 1860." Wikibooks
The command to honor father and mother is to be extended to both parents and even in-law parents. Those who think they can dishonor the parents of their spouse do not understand the dynamic of "parentage."
The best way we can love our spouse is to treat with a great deal of respect both in-law parents. To accept the in-law parents the same way you would accept your own is to honor your spouse and to honor God.
To treat one of the in-law parents as unworthy of respect or to treat the in-law parents as unworthy of attention is to disobey God and dishonor Him as well as the in-law parents.
These commands violated bring with that a condemnation in the life of the children. It is dangerous to revile the commands of God and think one can get away with it without consequences.
Proverbs 1:8-9 "8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. 9 For they are a garland of grace on your head, and a pendant around your neck.…"
There is no good reason to dishonor parents. There is no command to choose to honor parents based on whether or not they seem to measure up with your own idea of goodness.
Those who treat in-law parents as second rate to be ignored or abandoned will see the punishment of God.
1 Kings 2:19
"19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king’s mother, and she sat on his right."
Even the King back in the day knew to treat with a great deal of respect the mother-in-law. It is amazing to me those who hold the old Jewish customs of the feasts in such high regard while ignoring the command and mandate to treat their mother-in-law with respect.
The problem I fear is the lack of understanding in our day of what respect looks like. Respect is more than just pretending to be nice to someone. Respect is actually caring deeply about them. Respect is shown when their wisdom is listened to and valued. I do not see many young people today who act as though they value their parents or even their grandparents. The children battle with them when they don't like what the parent or the grandparent says.
Even more disheartening is that most parents and grandparents these days withhold their opinions out of fear of rejection from their children and grandchildren. They have been intimidated into silence in order to earn love.
I don't know about you, but I cannot imagine being intimidated into silence to earn love from anyone. If someone loves me they will be glad I spoke and perhaps even seen the value in the worlds.
Adult children do not have to agree with everything we say, but they should listen and go away to pray about it, rather than feeling the intense itch to lash out or have their own say as though they are superior.
The young people of today have been trained that their ideas are better than anyone else's simply because they had them in their head. They feel no sense of listening or learning from their elders, this will bring them to ruin.
The word of God will be offensive to the rebellious young person. They will hate correction, hate that you are "preaching" to them but it must be done. When they refuse remove yourself and let God teach them. When God teaches through life experiences it will be harder on them than if they just listened to wisdom and went to prayer to seek God. The word of God cuts deeply in those who cannot tolerate instruction.
Proverbs 12:1-2 "1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. 2 The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil."
Just Saying!!!!!
1 Peter 2:1
"2:1 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander."
Hebrews 4:12
"12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart."
The Hatred of Envy
Envy leads to "Schadenfreude"
Envy is a form of hatred! Its a sin to be angry at the accomplishments of others. Envy is far more hostile that most realize.
"Schadenfreude" The condition in a person's mind that experiences joy at someone else's misfortune!
Loves to berate others.
"Etymology. Schadenfreude is borrowed from German; it is a compound of Schaden, "damage, harm", and Freude, "joy". The German word was first mentioned in English texts in 1852 and 1867, and first used in English running text in 1895. In German, it was first attested in the 1740s." Wikipedia
On way of berating others is to attempt to deny them the joy of their accomplishments. Also another way is to act disinterested in their accomplishments as though they don't deserve to have any. We might add to this list the act of ignoring the person entirely to show them their insignificance. All these things are born out of the attitude that hates to see someone they hate succeed.
If you have experienced this with family members you know how mean it is and the sense that one must flee to feel whole again.
Jeremich 31: 3 The LORD appeared to him from afar: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion. 4 Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing."
Envy is a form of hatred! Its a sin to be angry at the accomplishments of others. Envy is far more hostile that most realize.
"Schadenfreude" The condition in a person's mind that experiences joy at someone else's misfortune!
Loves to berate others.
"Etymology. Schadenfreude is borrowed from German; it is a compound of Schaden, "damage, harm", and Freude, "joy". The German word was first mentioned in English texts in 1852 and 1867, and first used in English running text in 1895. In German, it was first attested in the 1740s." Wikipedia
On way of berating others is to attempt to deny them the joy of their accomplishments. Also another way is to act disinterested in their accomplishments as though they don't deserve to have any. We might add to this list the act of ignoring the person entirely to show them their insignificance. All these things are born out of the attitude that hates to see someone they hate succeed.
If you have experienced this with family members you know how mean it is and the sense that one must flee to feel whole again.
Jesus Christ loves us even when others do not, nothing others do or refuse to do will change how much He loves us.
Next time you are tempted to take the narcissist seriously, don't!!!!
The Lord Knows Who Belongs to Him
In sharing with a brother this morning my joy at the presence of another born again believer that we are meeting for the first time., there is no question that Christ in us has met with Christ in that other person.
I have only experienced this a few times in my life and over time it was evident that the person who stirred my Spirit was also indwelt with the Holy Spirit. It was the Spirit that connected, not emotion, but great inner joy.
Questions About the Holy Spirit for Kids: says this:
"The Bible says, "At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit" (Luke 1:41). The Holy Spirit within Elizabeth and John bore witness to the fact that Mary was carrying the Messiah, Jesus the Christ. Scripture tell us that prophetically, "Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, 'God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy'" (Luke 1:42-44). In the same way, the Holy Spirit bears witness in the lives of other people that you bear the presence of Christ in your life. So shine the light!"
There are also those whom we meet who say they are Christians but the Spirit in us does not bear witness with the spirit in them. We sense not only a disconnect but almost a repulsion as though there is no connection at all.
Those who judge the walk of others a lot to discover their inferiority in order to feel superior to others is evident in those who wish to be seen as good people but really do not possess the goodness of the Lord. These may be pretenders or they may be disobedient Christians, we cannot always know for sure which thing they are, but we know there is no connection between us.
2 Timothy 2:19
"19 Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”
The Lord lives in us and He knows who belong to Him.
I have only experienced this a few times in my life and over time it was evident that the person who stirred my Spirit was also indwelt with the Holy Spirit. It was the Spirit that connected, not emotion, but great inner joy.
Questions About the Holy Spirit for Kids: says this:
"The Bible says, "At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit" (Luke 1:41). The Holy Spirit within Elizabeth and John bore witness to the fact that Mary was carrying the Messiah, Jesus the Christ. Scripture tell us that prophetically, "Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, 'God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy'" (Luke 1:42-44). In the same way, the Holy Spirit bears witness in the lives of other people that you bear the presence of Christ in your life. So shine the light!"
There are also those whom we meet who say they are Christians but the Spirit in us does not bear witness with the spirit in them. We sense not only a disconnect but almost a repulsion as though there is no connection at all.
Those who judge the walk of others a lot to discover their inferiority in order to feel superior to others is evident in those who wish to be seen as good people but really do not possess the goodness of the Lord. These may be pretenders or they may be disobedient Christians, we cannot always know for sure which thing they are, but we know there is no connection between us.
2 Timothy 2:19
"19 Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”
The Lord lives in us and He knows who belong to Him.
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