Why Would a Born-Again Believer Defend What God Hates

The book of Matthew was written to Jews who had the custom of divorcing from the betrothal, which is why the word "fornication" was used instead of "immorality" or "adultery."

In the other gospels, this exception for divorce was not mentioned because the gentiles had no custom of divorcing from the betrothal, meaning engagement.

This is also why God said to remain single or be reconciled if one divorced because God makes them one person, they don't make themselves that way. God did this, therefore what God does no one can undo.

1 Corinthians 7:10-12 "…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. 12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.…"

Ever since the government allowed for divorce the church followed the world and began to twist the Bible, finding false excuses to allow believers to divorce.

God's Word was clear on many things that the modern apostate church has perverted and accepted.

No one can undo the spiritual bond God makes between two people who make the promise "until death do we part." This spiritual glue that God used to bind two people into one can only be dissolved by God when death occurs.

Mark 10:12

"And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."

1 Corinthians 7:39

"A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord."

Divorce and remarriage is not complicated, these acts are sin against God and the spouse who is put out. The law of the land does not take priority over the Law of God.

The law of the land allows for abortion, but it flies in God's face as does the allowance for divorce and remarriage.

We see what happens when people begin to twist the Bible mixing it with cultural thinking, the law of God is broken and the Christian culture runs amok to disobey God in favor of their own "feelings" and "desires."

It is amazing how many Christians become angry and even rage at those who would tell them what God said. They use every excuse in the societal book to justify what God hates.

Romans 7:3

"Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress."

Malachi 2:16

16 “For I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “and him who covers his garment with violence,” says the Lord of armies. “So be careful about your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.”

Why would a born-again believer defend what God hates? Just asking!

Satan has no Control, Christ has ALL the Control

It has become clear to me over the years that people convey more honestly what they are feeling and thinking through their body language and actions.

Narcissists can say something nice while at the same time making you feel awful as though they do not mean what they are saying. This is not something anyone can explain, one has to experience it and know what they are watching to be able to understand this phenomenon.

This amazing God-given ability for the body to demonstrate what is in the heart without words. We can remain silent without words and still send messages that are clear to those who have discernment.

Some people will be saying yes to you while their head is shaking side to side as if to say no. Their bodies cannot hide their emotions or spiritual bent.

This is why I believe God said; "you shall know them by their fruit." The fruit is; love, joy, peace, gentleness, kindness, and self-control. These are intangible things, that can only be seen through body language and Spiritual discernment.

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

The fruit of the Spirit of God does produce righteous actions but this fruit is present all the time within us even when there are no actions.

A dear friend once told me he could tell a man's character by the way he walked down the sidewalk. I believe him because I have seen this for myself. There is a proud walk and a humble walk, both visible to those with discernment.

I can also discern when someone is lying or making up stories to impress or in an attempt at superiority.

Proverbs 6:17-19

"17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,

And hands that shed innocent blood,

18 A heart that devises wicked plans,

Feet that run rapidly to evil,

19 A false witness who declares lies,

And one who spreads strife among brothers."

Proverbs 29:23

"One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor."

Psalm 10:4

"In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Something to always remember, we must work on our inner man to become Christlike. We are not able to hide whatever is inside, it leaks out through our facial expressions and body language. We can only hide for a short time but those who are discerning will see our hearts anyway.

Why do you think non-believers are uncomfortable around authentic born-again believers? I believe it's because they can sense the Holy Spirit in us and the kindness they know they lack. There is a strong Spiritual element to our body language and facial expressions that the unbelievers can see but cannot explain. They think there is something about us that they cannot endure.

They see it with their own spirits without knowing what they are observing. They are disquieted around us but have to make up something they don't like about us because of that feeling they are having, but cannot point to any evidence that we have done anything wrong.

This is why non-believers often attack our character, describing their own character in their attack on us. They choose to believe we are just like them, so they accuse us of what they are doing and we are not. This has become common and typical in our day as the end times progress toward the tribulation.

2 Timothy 3:1-5

Difficult Times Will Come

"3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, 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 people as these."

Have you ever been in a discussion about a matter when you disagreed with someone and they left the matter at hand and began to call you names, attacking your character when your character had nothing to do with the discussion?

I cannot tell you the number of times I encountered personal attacks against my character when the party I disagreed with could not refute my arguments based on the Word. Sadly this has happened more with Christians than with non-Christians. Non-Christians don't argue with me because they are aware they don't know the Bible. The Christians have been indoctrinated with false doctrine so they want to believe more than the one with whom they disagree.

Even when the Bible proved them wrong they refused to discuss what God said and began the character assassinations. I am convinced this is the devil's design to cause frustration in the believer so they will be caught off guard and act fleshly in defense of themselves.

I notice when the personal attacks begin they always follow the scripture provided that proved them wrong. This tells me it is not me they fight against, even though they think so, it is God they are fighting against not me.

When we no longer feel a need to defend ourselves we can remain calm and leave a discussion when it becomes a personal attack without regard to the original discussion.

When you say, "the Lord says this" and their come back is "you're mean, you're this or you're that", you know they will not hear God no matter how relevant the scripture is to what they are saying.

When we discover we are dealing with a manipulator attempting to cause us to fight we can completely disregard what they are saying and walk away realizing we cannot reach this person with the truth.

Unless expressly led by the Holy Spirit it is not wise to return to that fighter. They have developed in their mind that you are the person to be despised therefore they will not listen another time.

Pray for them, we cannot grow and change without being able to confess we don't know it all and that someone else may have something to offer us. Even more importantly we need to seek Christ for truth, not our own ideas or the ideas of anyone else. It must be the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit Whom we seek.

John 16:12-14 "…12 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you."

Don't allow the devil to goad you into ungodly responses, remain calm and loving and remove yourself politely.

Do not Judge According to Words or Deeds, Just Righteously According to the Holy Spirit of God

We do not judge according to the appearance of a person as we do the animal at the fair. We judge according to the fruit of the spirit. If someone is born again they have the character qualities of Christ.

We do not even judge someone based on their good deeds because even the unsaved and even wicked people can do good deeds.

It is foolish to judge a person on the things they say and the things they do. We are to judge righteous judgment based on their character that can only be seen with Spiritual discernment by those who are born-again.

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

We do not see this fruit with our physical eyes but with our Spiritual eyes, that is with the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.

When we become born again our old spirit is replaced by the Holy Spirit. Our old spirit was connected to the fleshly body, God did away with that when we became born again. When we are reunited with our body it will be changed because no sin can go before God. The flesh is sinful and dead but the Spirit of God is life.

2 Corinthians 5:15-17 "…15 And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again. 16 So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!…"

The unsaved cannot see as we see because they don't have the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:13-15 "…13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment."

We have apostate churches for the most part now, basing their religion on what they think are good deeds and on emotionalism rather than on the Person and word of Jesus Christ. Do not fall into this trap of believing everyone is who they say they are, we must be discerning and evaluate according to the fruit of the Spirit or lack of it.

The antichirst will have most people fooled that he is the christ, but in fact will be the devil. Beware not to think with a cultural or traditional mindset, but think with the mind of Christ so that you will not be fooled.

John 14:17

"the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you."

1 Corinthians 1:18

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Inheritance God's Way

Leaving an inheritance to rebellious children who are dishonoring and disrespectful to parents and to God, only validates their hostile attitude.

We cannot buy someone into heaven. We cannot buy their love for us here on this earth.

I once had the thought that if someone was afraid not to leave their child an inheritance because their child would be angry or others would judge them, then perhaps and likely the child and the others didn't love you. If money is so important to a child and others that they are willing to despise us over it, then there never has been any love.

Our love is not based on material goods or money, it is based on the gospel of Jesus Christ without hooks and without bribes.

God does not buy our love by giving us everything we want. He died for us, paid our debt, and rose to prove He is God. If we do not accept that as enough while demanding earthly goods, then our love is not authentic and will not gain us heaven. just as love of our children, if it is bought through gifts and money, is not love at all.

Ephesians 1:13-14 "…13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory."

Christ promises salvation to those who believe in Him, not to those who refuse to believe in Him.

If we value money so much that we are afraid to withhold it from those who hate God and us, then we are "lovers of money" and have the "fear of man" more than we love Christ.

Money is nothing in the vast scheme of things, it is a tool that helps us live our lives and even bless God, but does not save anyone from hell.

Matthew 19:23-24 "…23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

It is impossible for anyone to enter heaven who is placing their trust in this world, its goods, and its money.

Only trusting in Christ will gain a born-again believer heaven.

Answering a Fool According to his Folly

Answering a fool according to his folly never works.

I heard a woman say she was going to fight fire with fire by putting up the real rainbow flag with the proper number of godly colors as described in the Bible to combat the rainbow flag of the wicked.

While that sounds good to some, remember the world doesn't know the difference and will think anyone with that flag is supporting the wicked agenda.

"God never told us to fight fire with fire, it is not the rainbow symbol that gets people saved, it is the gospel, please put that up instead" was my answer.

Some prominent church preachers are jousting at windmills, attempting to answer every foolish comment by the unsaved when they should be preaching the gospel.

Since God never told us to put up a symbol of anything to reach the unsaved we can confidently ignore the flag of the wicked and answer the wicked with the gospel message of salvation.

When the wicked become saved they will understand these things, but before that, it becomes a war of foolishness that believers should not be engaging in with unsaved people.

Proverbs 26:3-5 "…3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! 4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he becomes wise in his own eyes.…"

When we answer a fool it ought only to be according to the Bible, the gospel, not arguing over things they cannot understand because they have an unregenerate mind.

1 Corinthians 2:13-15 "…13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment."

Since God never commanded us to put up a flag to do a flag war with the unsaved, then we ought to use only the tools of the Bible and not human wisdom that just likes to act superior.

Many prideful Christians are fighting over political matters, flags and symbols and never speaking the gospel, the very thing every unsaved person needs to hear. They end up throwing gasoline on the fire rather than the pure water of the Word into a soul.

How We Phrase Things Matters

We need to be careful how we phrase things. I will never place my trust in hope or in prayer, I do have hope and I do pray but my hope is in Christ Jesus alone.

An unbeliever can have faith, yes faith in the wrong things. It matters Who we place our trust, hope, and faith in, and only Jesus Christ will do. Anything else is just mental idol imaginings that mean nothing.

The devil loves it when we "dumb down" the work of Christ by using the concepts to replace our trust in something other than Jesus Christ.

Confusion and good-sounding ideas are the most dangerous to the born-again believer.

Yes hope, yes pray but place your trust not in these ideas but in Jesus Christ Himself. Hope in Christ, pray to God in The name of Jesus Christ.

Hoping in hope, and trusting in prayer is nothing but mental gymnastics without substance.

You understand that the pagan world loves to throw around terms like "I'll pray for you", as though the speaking all by itself unleashes the power of their own to cause things to happen.

The pagan world has all kinds of hope in their own abilities and their own words, its the "name it and claim it" of the pagan world that has infiltrated the church. The only way this can enter the church is for the pew people sitting there every week without a clue what God said in His Word.

All these "name it and claim it" phrases, "hope in hope", "trust in prayer" came out of the paganistic idea that we trust in our own abilities and the power within us to make things happen, this is demonic and so subtle that many Christians are being destroyed by the use of them.

Let us stop repeating things we hear that are popular and begin asking the Holy Spirit for wisdom as we pour over His word to find the truth, refraining from snatching passages out of context to make them say what we want them to say.

Stop asking questions like; "what does that passage mean to you"?

The question to always be asking is "what did God mean by that passage and how does it fit with the rest of the Bible.?"

And lastly, challenge those who use these meaningless and paganistic phrases, explaining where they come from and their lies against the Word of God.

He is our Choice and He Does all the Work!

We make the choice and He does all the work in us!

We have a choice, what we choose is on us without any excuses.

My state of mind does not depend on whether an offender is sorry or not. I remain a forgiving person when they are ready I am already ready.

Those who are ready for God's forgiveness will be repentant. They will be "contrite" as God puts it in His Word.

The word contrite means to be completely crushed, the condition that we must be in before God can transform us into a new creation.

Many "Christians" have never been transformed because they decided they wanted to be good enough in their own power according to their image to the world around them, having nothing to do with being changed on the inside.

A person can clean up their act on the outside while remaining dirty and unregenerate on the inside. Those who are led by the Spirit of God often can recognize those who are pretending.

Matthew 23:24-26 "…24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well."

Pretenders pay close attention to the outer man hoping to do the right things without attention to the inner man which desires to obey God's every Word. These pretenders are heavily dedicated to the traditions of men and resistant to the ways of God.

Mark 7:13 "13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”

God said of the Pharisees and to the pretenders of our day the following;

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.’ ”

If we are to be authentic born-again believers we must be completely broken inside over our sinfulness while desiring to be transformed by Christ. If the brokenness has not happened then there is no transformation and not salvation.

Romans 12:1-3 "1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. 3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.…"

When we have become born again we desire above all else to be cleansed by Christ and for that cleansing to continue to the end of our lives.

Too many people understand these principles and can even repeat them but have never been transformed, they have never been broken and are resistant to any correction according to the Bible.

Believers, pray for those who are caught up in cultural Christianity thinking they are good people who deserve to be saved, but have never been transformed. God said we will know them by their fruit.

Matthew 7:15-20

You Will Know Them by Their Fruits

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them."

What is the fruit of the Spirit? It is the character qualities of Christ.

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

The acts of goodness are not the fruit, they can be done to glorify self, it is the character qualities that produce acts that are genuine and led by Christ within the heart of the transformed believer.

Colossians 1:12-14 "…12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.…"

The gist of this message is that Christ is the One Who does all the work in us. He saves us when we want Him to, He changes us when we desire to be changed, He seals us with the Holy Spirit of Promise as a guarantee of our salvation, He continually cleanses us until we leave this earth and He takes us home when it is His timing. It's all Him all the time in everything.

We cannot take credit for anything in and of ourselves, all the glory and credit goes to God. Hallelujah!!!!

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