Saturday, December 14, 2024
Gossips and Narcissists
Gossips know everything even without any information, based on their feelings or desire to believe.
Narcissists and gossips know all the answers without asking questions before rendering their "facts".
Proverbs 16:28: "A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends"
Proverbs 20:19: "Do not associate with a gossip"
Romans 1:29
"29 people having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice; they are gossips,"
2 Corinthians 12:20
"20 For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish, and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, selfishness, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances;"
In short, God hates gossip, especially those who attempt to destroy the peace and reputation of believers.
Narcissists interpret events based on how they feel about a person, if they like them because the person elevates them, they are all good. If they dislike you everything you do and say is wrong and foolish.
It is not enough for the narcissist to personally hate you, they must make sure others hate you too. If they are vulnerable narcissists who worry about how people think of them they will frame their gossip as concern for you. Overt narcissists will clearly state their beliefs about you without knowing the facts. All narcissists want more than anything to bring you down to elevate themselves and always with the help of their flying monkeys who also do not know the facts but enjoy the gossip.
Proverbs 20:19: "Do not associate with a gossip"
Romans 1:29
"29 people having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice; they are gossips,"
2 Corinthians 12:20
"20 For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish, and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, selfishness, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances;"
In short, God hates gossip, especially those who attempt to destroy the peace and reputation of believers.
Friday, December 13, 2024
Depending Entirely on the Holy Spirit
It is common for those who love Christ to be isolated, not because they are hermits but because others are convicted by their dedication and the Holy Spirit Who lives in them. Most church attendees are disinterested in speaking of Christ, even irritated at us for thinking everything should be about Him.
I love it when believers are walking in the fruit of the Spirit and sharing their joy about Christ with me. I find that those who do this speak of little else in their lives because Christ overshadows everything.
Galatians 5:22-23: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law"
Many times I have mentioned the Holy Spirit leading in something in my life and the Christian in front of me didn't seem to understand, even not knowing how to respond. I have had people ask me "what does it feel like to hear from the Holy Spirit", I think because they do not hear from Him.
It is so simple, just ask God to show you things of truth about His principles and commands and the flood gates of answers with wisdom will open wide.
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."
Those who have heard from the Holy Spirit on a regular basis do not question it because they know it is something that cannot be described but we know it when we experience it. It is far different from any emotions or thoughts we have been encountering. It is not based on us figuring things out for ourselves, in fact, often it refutes the human natural responses that come so easily to us.
When you hear from the Holy Spirit it will agree with the Bible and will come against what most people are saying and doing.
Romans 3 "God must be true, though every human being is a liar, as it is written:"
We cannot explain to others a formula on how to hear the Holy Spirit. We must ask God in faith for answers and wait on Him to respond. He will not ignore anyone who desires to know His truth directly from Him.
1 John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him".
Hallelujah!
Thursday, December 12, 2024
No Longer a Fan of Discipiling
I am no longer a fan of "disciplining" because most people, even when they are knowledgeable, have wrong views of the scripture and teach their students their own ideas and ways added to scripture.
In these last days of apostasy, there is more wrong taught than truth. I notice too that many people ignore the scriptures that might prove them in error and promote the ones that appear to prove the point they wish to make based on the culture, not on what God actually said.
The best way to learn about the Bible is to read it with the Holy Spirit teaching, no teacher is better than the Holy Spirit. We are living in the end times when people tend to depend on people instead of Christ who lives in them.
1 John 2:27 "But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you".
This was not just for the apostles, all born again believers have the greatest teacher possible living in them if they will just ask Him to teach them.
Let the Holy Spirit teach you and guide you and you will learn the truth that will grow you beyond the errors of cultural Christianity.
In these last days of apostasy, there is more wrong taught than truth. I notice too that many people ignore the scriptures that might prove them in error and promote the ones that appear to prove the point they wish to make based on the culture, not on what God actually said.
The best way to learn about the Bible is to read it with the Holy Spirit teaching, no teacher is better than the Holy Spirit. We are living in the end times when people tend to depend on people instead of Christ who lives in them.
1 John 2:27 "But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you".
This was not just for the apostles, all born again believers have the greatest teacher possible living in them if they will just ask Him to teach them.
Let the Holy Spirit teach you and guide you and you will learn the truth that will grow you beyond the errors of cultural Christianity.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Remembering Christ
Look How Christ said to remember Him.
I don't see anything about a birthday here.
Luke 22:19-20
"19 And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup, which is poured out for you, is the new covenant in My blood."
I don't see anything about a birthday here.
Luke 22:19-20
"19 And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup, which is poured out for you, is the new covenant in My blood."
Why Christ Came, Let's not Forget It!
Perhaps, it would be better to celebrate and remember Christ in the Supper He gave us instead of His birthday He did not give us.
Luke 22:19-20
"19 And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup, which is poured out for you, is the new covenant in My blood."
Christ didn't come just to be born, He came to die for the sins of the world. He was born, He ate food, He preached in the synagog as a young boy, He preached on the hillsides and near the sea of Gallalee, He healed the blind and lame and much more, so why don't we celebrate all those things?
I celebrate every day as I remember Him and all He did and does for me. I don't need a special day with glitter and glitz that brings pleasure to me. I have Him living inside of me that is pleasure enough.
The world celebrates birthdays in alignment with pagan celebrations not because God told them to do it.
The wise men came to Jesus Christ when He was about two years old not at His birth. They didn't come to celebrate that He was born, they came to honor Him as the King of Kings bringing gifts commensurate with His purpose for coming. That purpose being to die on a cross for the sins of others and to rise from the dead proving He is God.
Gold for His Kingship, Frankincense for His Diety and Myrrh for His death and burial, it was what was used to anoint a body after death.
When we celebrate Christ it ought to be in keeping with His purpose when He came and that He rose when He died and sits in heaven with the Father now.
What an intense distraction this season is from the original purpose of Christ coming to earth, when we celebrate our own way to please ourselves.
I cannot see my Savior as a helpless baby in the hay, I see Him as the risen King of Kings Who will one day rule this earth with a rod of Iron when He returns.
He came as a Lamb and is coming back as a Lion, this is how I choose to remember Him as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Luke 22:19-20
"19 And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup, which is poured out for you, is the new covenant in My blood."
Christ didn't come just to be born, He came to die for the sins of the world. He was born, He ate food, He preached in the synagog as a young boy, He preached on the hillsides and near the sea of Gallalee, He healed the blind and lame and much more, so why don't we celebrate all those things?
I celebrate every day as I remember Him and all He did and does for me. I don't need a special day with glitter and glitz that brings pleasure to me. I have Him living inside of me that is pleasure enough.
The world celebrates birthdays in alignment with pagan celebrations not because God told them to do it.
The wise men came to Jesus Christ when He was about two years old not at His birth. They didn't come to celebrate that He was born, they came to honor Him as the King of Kings bringing gifts commensurate with His purpose for coming. That purpose being to die on a cross for the sins of others and to rise from the dead proving He is God.
Gold for His Kingship, Frankincense for His Diety and Myrrh for His death and burial, it was what was used to anoint a body after death.
When we celebrate Christ it ought to be in keeping with His purpose when He came and that He rose when He died and sits in heaven with the Father now.
What an intense distraction this season is from the original purpose of Christ coming to earth, when we celebrate our own way to please ourselves.
I cannot see my Savior as a helpless baby in the hay, I see Him as the risen King of Kings Who will one day rule this earth with a rod of Iron when He returns.
He came as a Lamb and is coming back as a Lion, this is how I choose to remember Him as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
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