A Culture That Cannot Be Corrected

Have you been told recently that someone was offended by a post you had written, that you thought was a reasonable expression of your thoughts, but not rude?

If you have answered yes to this, you are in good company. Believers who are bold and unassuming, are frequently targeted for abuse.

Those who want no conviction of sin in their lives will work to ruin the reputation and influence of those who wish to warn about the coming wrath.

In order to warn about the coming wrath we must first show the reason for the wrath.............that is sin!

Our world is deeply enraged at any suggestion that they may be sinful. Pride rules the hearts of most people. We have been trained as a culture to think very highly of ourselves, through the self esteem teaching.

Even those who claim they don't believe in self esteem have used elements of it in the training of their children by excessive praise and mild, if any correction.

Hebrews 12:11 "For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it."

A culture that cannot be corrected cannot be righteous.

Proverbs 12:1 "Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid."

2 Timothy 3:16 "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,"

PC Will Destroy A Nation

I know many people who are so prideful they will do things that harm themselves just to prove no one can "boss" them. They are furiously resistant to instruction or correction.

Those who refuse to trust Christ are of this sort, blasphemously rebellious.

Since they view themselves as perfection, their own personal gods, they can never allow anyone to suggest in the mildest terms, that they are in need of changing.

These same people consider a suggestion or clarification "bossing", simply because they will not be told anything, they must always be the best, the most and the one who is admired.

We know this mentality is growing exponentially in these ends days. Christ warned that this would be the prevailing mentality in the very end of days. The character "anti-qualities" are listed quite clearly in 2 Timothy 3:1-5.

"3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these."

When someone reaches this point in their rebellion, there is nothing we can do to help them. We can pray, but any attempt at reasoning with them or explanation will only enrage them further.

As we can see it is becoming increasingly difficult to reason with most people today. The art of discussion for the sake of seeking truth and solutions seems to be in the past.

It is politically incorrect to assume anyone needs to change their behavior or attitudes. The expectation is that we should all just praise everyone for whatever choice they have made, so their delicate and fragile self esteem will not be damaged.

Sadly many believers don't know their Bible's well enough to realize this pc thinking is not only incorrect but deeply devastating to an individual, a culture and a nation.

Now we see the entire world embracing this. In the process they allow evil to run rampant, dominating everyone, while righteousness is demeaned and those who walk righteously are mocked and persecuted, lied against and negated.

Around every corner is another pc supporter who monitors our moves and reports to the thought police, those who are watching for us to make a misstep for further abuse.

I am thankful that as believers we don't have to allow these wicked people to control our emotions or our actions. We can continue moving ahead in obedience to Christ no matter what anyone else is doing to us or saying about us.

Please remember that Christ promised we would encounter this, it is an encouragement to remain strong, it does not have to manipulate us into anything. Manipulation and intimidation has no effect on the born again believer who knows their Bible.

Our defense mechanism for living in this world is quite simply, stay in prayer, know the Word well and refuse to respond to the tactics of the devil. When we know the wiles of the enemy, we are better equipped to withstand his arrows.

1 Peter 5:7-9 "…7 Cast all your anxiety on Him (Christ), because He cares for you. 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.…"

Ephesians 6:15-17 "…15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can 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.…"

We Used To Call Them Tantrums

We used to call them tantrums when children, in an out of control demanding way, kicked, screamed and cried, because they were not getting their way.

When they are adults who do this we call it narcissistic rage. I manifests itself in a slightly different form but amounts to the same thing.

We are seeing more of these adult tantrums than ever before because of the traits that are mentioned in 2 Timothy 3.

2 Timothy 3:1-5
"3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these."

The only hope for this country is the spiritual healing power of Jesus Christ when these adult children repent from their arrogance and self righteousness. God promises that most will not listen, but we speak because some might. God knows who will and who won't, it is His business to figure it all out.

Ezekiel 2:6-8 "…6 "And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
7 "But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.
8 "Now you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you."…"

Forget what their response might be, just obey and leave all the results to the Lord.

Guard the Minds of Our Brothers and Sisters

Believers please pay attention. It is not alright to post the actions of evil people whether public or in secret. I have seen things in the news feed today that I wish I had never seen.

Just because something really happened and seems like news, does not mean it is proper for a believer to show it to others.

It is interesting that the evil and wicked things that go into our minds are difficult to get out of there, but the good things seem to be difficult to retain.

I have no desire to know what wicked people are doing in public or otherwise. It is deeply emotionally and spiritually damaging to be tormented with the memories that have to be fought off through prayer. It is a form of demonic attack to see something that is vile.

If we care about our brothers and sisters we need to protect the minds of brothers and sisters in Christ. And, YOU should not be looking at them either.

Ephesians 5:3-5 "3 But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among [d]saints; 4 and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this you know with certainty, that no [e]immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God."

Keep On Speaking Truth

We will be held responsible before God when we remain silent while others sin in our presence or speak to us about the sin they love. The Bible clearly says that we have a responsibility to speak the truth to everyone all the time.

EZ 3:18-19 "18"When I say to the wicked, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. 19"Yet if you have warned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered yourself.…"

2 TIM 3:16 All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, 3:17 That the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

2 TIM 4:2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

2 TIM 2:24,25 And the Lord's bond servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, 2:25 with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth.

2 THES 3:14 And if anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take special note of that man and do not associate with him, so that he may be put to shame, 2:15 And yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

1 TIM 5:1 Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, to the younger men as brothers, 5:2 the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, in all purity.

PROV 6:23; 3:12; 23:13; 29:17; Jer 30:11; TITUS 1:13; 2:15; 1 TIM 5:20; REV 3:19; LUKE 17:3

"No Man is an Island"

The woman who wrote that "it's no one's business", clearly does not understand that no person is an entity unto themselves in their decisions. All the decisions we make affect others especially abortion that kills another human being. This is what comes from teaching self esteem and independence in the heart of those who believe they should do whatever they want without any challenge.

We have raised a generation of people who feel entitled to complete independence from every other person. They believe that it is no one's business what they do, but the Bible teaches the opposite.

Abraham Lincoln said: "The right to swing my fist ends at the tip of another man's nose."

In God's economy we are responsible to others for our own choices, even if those choices do not directly impact an individual, they at least "influence" others.

Matthew 5:13-16 "13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.
14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a [b]hill cannot be hidden;
15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a [c]basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."

Louise G. Blunt wrote this:

"I was reading some comments this morning on a video I had posted of a fetus of a few weeks that was still moving after a miscarriage or abortion, not sure. Anyway, I thought I would share what someone who believes she is a Christian posted. How sad! People are on the wide road to destruction and they do not have a clue!

The Bible says.....Proverbs 31:8-9 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
This is what she had to say....."

"I wonder why people are so concerned with what OTHER PEOPLE do with THEIR OWN BODIES. Mind your own damn business if you feel like you can raise a child successfully in the society that we are living in kudos to you, but don't bash another woman because she made the choice not to. "If everyone stays in their OWN lane there won't be any traffic" Just saying and for the people that think they are going to comment negativity from my opinion just don't because I've never had and abortion and My Heavenly Father has only blessed me with 1 child that I love dearly I just don't believe in ppl downing someone for their choice because at the end of the day we don't have to live with the choices of someone else only our own which goes back to me saying just mind your own business and stay in your own lane...love you all

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Winning Should Not Be The Objective

I notice that the narcissist must "win" even in conversation. I have seen this competition. If they are not interested in the subject they will act as though it is unworthy of attention or response. They tend to be extremely unresponsive unless the conversation is about them. They want us to "drag out of them" a response, but act irritated that we have forced them to respond.

The narcissist makes it impossible to have a conversation. All communication is a contest that turns into a fight, rather than seeking understanding of the message of the other person.

It is impossible to work out solutions, the narcissist is continually bent on getting their own way. They never seek compromise, every negotiation is a battle to be won.

Witnessing this competitiveness with narcissists, I notice that they will demand things their own way without communication, but when forced to communicate they will give in to appear the martyr. Allowing the other person to have their way, they will not be supportive in any way for the activity. It is a sort of "my way or your way", but if we allow your way, you will be punished and they will not participate. Never is it a matter of discussion to meet anyone half way so that the matter becomes "our way."

I actually had a woman say to me on the phone one time in a friendly conversation, upon ending the conversation, she said, "talk at you later." I suppose she thought that was cute, but it revealed a great deal about her. She didn't realize that this is what she was doing. Narcissist don't engage in back and forth conversation, they talk at us, but will not engage with us when we speak.

Through the entire conversation I never felt that she heard anything I said, but spoke continually herself. I responded to her remarks with enthusiasm, but when it was my turn to talk she acted completely disinterested without response.

There are narcissists who practice withholding, they don't share anything, out of fear that they will be discovered. When they get information from others they tend to judge everything based on their own particular habits, leaving them thinking that others will judge them. In short the narcissist believes others are doing what they are doing, but the others are not.

Conversations and interaction with a narcissist are agonizing, seldom do they show real interest in anyone else, their desires, their hopes or calamities.

All conversations with narcissists are based on their acquiring a sense of glee from their superiority. No conversation has value to them except to make themselves the center of attention. Even their simulated displays of concern are very brief, lacking emotion that comes with empathy and very robotic in nature. They are embarrassed when we show genuine emotion, in their mind it is weakness worthy of contempt.

Narcissists seek out for their friends those who will fawn over them the way a fan fawns over an idol. As soon as a friend is transparent and genuine, realizing what they are dealing with, the narcissist will employ the silent treatment to demean their friend, to cause insecurity and return them to the fawning stage. Narcissists cannot tolerate transparency, it frightens them, they are prone to lie frequently to make things appear the way they want them to be rather than the way they are in reality.

Ephesians 4:25 "Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another."

2 Corinthians 1:12 "For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you."

John 3:19-20 "And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed."

Ephesians 4:17-26 "17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.
18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.
20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!—
21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,
22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,
23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil."