Because of our liberal environment on earth we are being told now that it is murder to kill animals. This thinking comes out of evolution, that we are nothing more than animals and if we kill another of our own kind it is murder whether it be man or beast.
This is silly, God clearly says that a wise man takes good care of his animals. However He also tells us that the beasts are for us to eat.
Proverbs 12:10 "A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel."
It is foolish and wasteful to kill animals simply for sport or trophies, but it is not murder.
Genesis 9:3
"Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything."
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Sin is Sin No Matter What Form It Takes
There are so many who are enraged at the sin of homosexuality and transgender, who are divorced and remarried, thinking they are different.
All of it is sexual sin and rebellion. Every divorced and remarried couple should, at the very least, be asking God, but instead they fight and surround themselves with others who validate their sin.
Those of us who have sought God and taken a stand are the ones who are pummeled continually and abandoned because we believe Christ. This is a sign of our end times condition, 2 Timothy 3:1-5 speaks about it clearly.
2 Timothy "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, [a]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."
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
All of it is sexual sin and rebellion. Every divorced and remarried couple should, at the very least, be asking God, but instead they fight and surround themselves with others who validate their sin.
Those of us who have sought God and taken a stand are the ones who are pummeled continually and abandoned because we believe Christ. This is a sign of our end times condition, 2 Timothy 3:1-5 speaks about it clearly.
2 Timothy "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, [a]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."
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
The Police Understand!
Watch the video on the link below and be encouraged!
Something similar happened to me. I slapped my son for smart mouthing me and he threatened to call the police. I dialed the phone for him and my son refused to talk so I hung up the phone.
The police had my number before there was caller idea for everyone else, she asked me what the problem was, I told her that I slapped my son and he threatened to tell the police on me.
The officer on the other end told me to tell my son that if he wanted to tell on me, he needed to make a complaint and they would come and take him away to JDH for his rebellion. She said to tell him that "your mother has a right to discipline her son and that she was right in doing it." I was blessed that the police had my back.
The police are out there every day, they see the results of undisciplined children that commit crimes. They know that discipline helps to train children to be better citizens. Thank God for police officers who will back up a parent who wants to do the right thing.
Something similar happened to me. I slapped my son for smart mouthing me and he threatened to call the police. I dialed the phone for him and my son refused to talk so I hung up the phone.
The police had my number before there was caller idea for everyone else, she asked me what the problem was, I told her that I slapped my son and he threatened to tell the police on me.
The officer on the other end told me to tell my son that if he wanted to tell on me, he needed to make a complaint and they would come and take him away to JDH for his rebellion. She said to tell him that "your mother has a right to discipline her son and that she was right in doing it." I was blessed that the police had my back.
The police are out there every day, they see the results of undisciplined children that commit crimes. They know that discipline helps to train children to be better citizens. Thank God for police officers who will back up a parent who wants to do the right thing.
Monday, November 28, 2016
Pray and See the Clues
Young people, before you marry, pray and educate yourself on the signs of narcissism. Someone does not change into something after marriage that they were not before marriage.
There are signs that we can see if we know what to look for, in someone who might be abusive or arrogant.
In every case where there is an abusive spouse, the clues were there all along before one made those marriage vows. The problem is that so many young people refuse to believe those who know the signs, excusing away the clues they see, only to have the traits of their narcissist emerging more boldly after the wedding.
Through prayer, direction from the Holy Spirit and equipped with the knowledge of the tactics and traits of a narcissist, a woman can avoid committing to a man who will probably abuse her, whether it is physically or emotionally.
Yes, women can be abusive too, but in my generation more often it was the man who was the abuser. It could be that this has changed because of the feminist movement where women feel empowered to be more aggressive.
For those who are believers, expect a potential spouse to be on their best behavior, willing to hide the real self to win you. If they are the one suggesting Bible study and prayer together, wonderful. However, if you are the one having to always suggest these important things in which them men should be leading, then run like the wind. A man who will leave all the work of guiding and studying to the woman will not lead and protect his family, in anything.
Sadly, many young women over the years would not listen and remain stuck with a man who shows little or no interest in her outside the bedroom. Or, even worse these women end up divorced with children who are angry at the whole mess, forever doomed to a life without support of a man or even their community. Don't make this mistake, thinking that "love is all you need." That little ditty, spawned by a popular rock group in the '60's is a lie.
The love these songs portray is not love but infatuation that is temporary at best, based alone on personal pleasure and happy times. When the tough stuff comes, the people who were dedicated to their feelings of infatuation, suddenly disappear, divorcing, in search of another high, never able to love the way Christ told us to love.
Most people in our children's generation marry for their own pleasure, when that pleasure diminishes and the hard work of marriage and children arise, they become unglued. Having been pampered and babied all their lives to believe they are special and deserving of anything they desire, they bolt as soon as the going gets tough. We know this because of the present divorce rate, and sadly it is in the church too.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,
5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered,
6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
7 [a]bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Our culture looks to the heroes out there hoping to hitch themselves to the wagon of the hero. Perhaps we should look to the heroes who stuck out their marriages for many years no matter what. These are the people that we can learn from, not those who have failed marriages, thinking we can use the excuses they used to get rid of the old to get some new adulation.
We don't have to marry those who would abuse us, we can seek God, wait on Him and learn what a godly person looks like from the inside out.
There are signs that we can see if we know what to look for, in someone who might be abusive or arrogant.
In every case where there is an abusive spouse, the clues were there all along before one made those marriage vows. The problem is that so many young people refuse to believe those who know the signs, excusing away the clues they see, only to have the traits of their narcissist emerging more boldly after the wedding.
Through prayer, direction from the Holy Spirit and equipped with the knowledge of the tactics and traits of a narcissist, a woman can avoid committing to a man who will probably abuse her, whether it is physically or emotionally.
Yes, women can be abusive too, but in my generation more often it was the man who was the abuser. It could be that this has changed because of the feminist movement where women feel empowered to be more aggressive.
For those who are believers, expect a potential spouse to be on their best behavior, willing to hide the real self to win you. If they are the one suggesting Bible study and prayer together, wonderful. However, if you are the one having to always suggest these important things in which them men should be leading, then run like the wind. A man who will leave all the work of guiding and studying to the woman will not lead and protect his family, in anything.
Sadly, many young women over the years would not listen and remain stuck with a man who shows little or no interest in her outside the bedroom. Or, even worse these women end up divorced with children who are angry at the whole mess, forever doomed to a life without support of a man or even their community. Don't make this mistake, thinking that "love is all you need." That little ditty, spawned by a popular rock group in the '60's is a lie.
The love these songs portray is not love but infatuation that is temporary at best, based alone on personal pleasure and happy times. When the tough stuff comes, the people who were dedicated to their feelings of infatuation, suddenly disappear, divorcing, in search of another high, never able to love the way Christ told us to love.
Most people in our children's generation marry for their own pleasure, when that pleasure diminishes and the hard work of marriage and children arise, they become unglued. Having been pampered and babied all their lives to believe they are special and deserving of anything they desire, they bolt as soon as the going gets tough. We know this because of the present divorce rate, and sadly it is in the church too.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,
5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered,
6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
7 [a]bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Our culture looks to the heroes out there hoping to hitch themselves to the wagon of the hero. Perhaps we should look to the heroes who stuck out their marriages for many years no matter what. These are the people that we can learn from, not those who have failed marriages, thinking we can use the excuses they used to get rid of the old to get some new adulation.
We don't have to marry those who would abuse us, we can seek God, wait on Him and learn what a godly person looks like from the inside out.
Christ the Anointing Oil
1 John 2:19-21 "…19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us. 20 You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. 21 I have not written you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.…"
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
"21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, 22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge."
Acts 2:17 "17‘- In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people; your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams."
1 John 2:27 "27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught."
James 5:14–15
"Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven."
We are not healed from illness just by pouring oil on us, it is Christ Who heals and the oil is a symbol of Him.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
"21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, 22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge."
Acts 2:17 "17‘- In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people; your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams."
1 John 2:27 "27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught."
James 5:14–15
"Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven."
We are not healed from illness just by pouring oil on us, it is Christ Who heals and the oil is a symbol of Him.
They Abused Christ
There are many who believe it is alright to divorce someone because they are abusive. Leave to be safe, but divorce for abuse is not any where to be found in the Word.
So, a question, should Christ remove His offer of salvation to mankind because they were abusive to Him?
Romans 5:7-8 "a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
So, a question, should Christ remove His offer of salvation to mankind because they were abusive to Him?
Romans 5:7-8 "a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
They Ran Out Because They Never Trusted
The oil in the lamps of the virgins is the Holy Spirit. Those without oil were never born again they only thought they were. When things got tough and long they gave up because they didn't have the Holy Spirit to sustain them.
Those who had oil but not enough were those that tasted of the Holy Spirit, knew about Him but never trusted Him. If they had trusted Him they would have remained to wait for Him. They never would have run out.
Matthew 25:1-12
"1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2 Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
4 but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
5 Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.
6 But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’
7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.
8 The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
9 But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’
10 And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
11 Later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’
12 But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’
13 Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour."
Matthew 7:21-23
"21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’
23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
Those who had oil but not enough were those that tasted of the Holy Spirit, knew about Him but never trusted Him. If they had trusted Him they would have remained to wait for Him. They never would have run out.
Matthew 25:1-12
"1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2 Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
4 but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
5 Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.
6 But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’
7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.
8 The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
9 But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’
10 And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
11 Later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’
12 But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’
13 Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour."
Matthew 7:21-23
"21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’
23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
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