Don't Be a Lazy Believer; Seek Christ for the Truth

1 Corinthians 2:14

"14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit."

The reason so many people in the church cannot understand the things of the Lord is because they were never born-again, or they are lazy Christians who hang onto pride without seeking the Holy Spirit to lead them into truth.

James 1:4-6 "…4 Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.…"

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The Greatest Deception of all Time

My greatest frustration is not all that is going on in the world, it is that believers in Christ are becoming carried away hook-line-and sinker" by all the news sources out there that claim to be "conservative."

God said we were living in the greatest deception mankind has ever seen, which includes ALL news sources and ALL organizations. If it doesn't come from God's Word discard it, ignore it, or refuse to seek it out, its false knowledge, Gnosticism, an attack on the body of Christ to distract us from the gospel message.

Why are so many "Christians" ready and willing to tell the filth of the world to unbelievers but will not open their mouths to speak the truth of the gospel and the words of Christ to them.

If we have not seen the event ourselves then it is gossip and should not be repeated to anyone else.

The devil is fooling Christians into believing their life is political and that it is important to disseminate all they hear or read to everyone who will listen. As though speaking these things are warnings to them. They are not even warnings they are merely gossip.

Gossip: casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true."

If you have done research on the internet hearing gossip about people and events, then you cannot personally prove it.

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.…"

Please remember, we are living in times of deep deception everywhere we look all the time. Very little can be vetted and even if you could the gossip is useless for the Kingdom of God, perhaps worse than useless, it is a distraction to the work of Christ in the lives of people who need to learn the way of salvation.

Isaiah 30:10

They say to the seers, "Stop seeing visions!" and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.

2 Timothy 1:13

Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

It is an ungodly desire to know all the evil and filth in the world.

Jude 1:17-19 "17 But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ 18 when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.” 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit."

It is an ungodly desire to engage in gossip and false news reports merely to enjoy sensationalism.

Remember the tabloids at the checkout stand as a child? Those are small potatoes compared to the tabloid news on the internet. All the gossip and false news people get is on the internet, it is full of foolishness and deception.

Perhaps it would be good to spend an entire month not researching the internet for news while spending that time reading the Word of God for His truth. Perhaps praying to know only the truth and nothing else, will help remove the addiction to internet news.

2 Timothy 2:15

"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

Some Of The Most Chilling Warnings From The Apostles In The Bible

Complaining is Lack of Fatih

To complain continually about all that is going on in the world is to deny God's plan. It is to ignore His promises.

To complain about the weather is to complain against God's will.

To complain about our lives is to lack faith that God is working His purpose in our lives.

We deny Christ every time we complain about things we cannot change. He is in control of everything, and when we know this we can praise Him in the hard times and remain faithful to Him no matter what is happening around us or to us.

Pride also causes us to complain when we don't get our own way. Pride destroys faith in Christ and makes self the god.

Remember every time we complain we are placing ourselves above God.

Pride causes people to defend themselves when they receive a correction, even from God.

Philippians 2:14-18

"14 Do all things without complaining or arguments;

15 so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,

16 holding firmly the word of life, so that on the day of Christ I can take pride because I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

17 But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.

18 You too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me."

Turn Your Eyes Back to Jesus Christ

Romans 12:2
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."

John 18:36
"Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”

Colossians 3:2
"Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth."

May Born-again believers stop focusing on this world and become more heavenly-minded. The more we are obsessed with the goings on of this world the less useful we are for the Kingdom.

Allow No Myths, Preach Jesus Christ Alone!

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.…"

Believers we need to stop speaking about the myths and legends and begin speaking about Jesus Christ.

When we teach the myths and Jesus Christ together we minimize and reduce our Lord to the level of the myth. One cannot add myth to Christ and get anything good. The myth will always get more glory than Christ.

Isaiah 30:10

"They say to the seers, "Stop seeing visions!" and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions."

2 Timothy 1:13

"Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus."