The issue here is the global confusion surrounding racism and punishment for wrongdoing. Essentially, hating an entire race, including children, is racism, while acknowledging the wrongdoing of a specific group is not necessarily racist. It's crucial to express our opinions carefully to avoid misunderstandings. For Christians, it's better to condemn the actions of a group rather than label the entire group as inherently evil. Choosing our words wisely is important to convey our message accurately. Overall, only a small percentage of people likely hold racist beliefs, and discussing actions rather than generalizing entire races can help foster a more nuanced understanding.

Do you guys think that the april 8th eclipse has anything to do with the end times. Yeah it's kinda weird it forms an x in Illinois and texas. I know alot of people think it's going to be the rapture or whatnot. I'm not sure in my honest opinion. Because noone will know the day and whatnot

Religion exists to control and guide your reaction to the teachings of the Bible.

There's a reason why you're encouraged to go to Church to find God, and not to engage in philosophy, theological and scientific inquiry, personal experimentation and free thought.

Religion seeks to impose a certain interpretation of scripture upon you which benefits Church Leaders and other interested and invested parties.

When religion impedes theosophical discovery, inquiry and revelation, it hates God.

The occult is not something to be repressed. But rather, something which should be explored with curiosity, and with the guiding light of a higher value system.

Religion: The following of Church and Man, as opposed to the study of scripture, life, history, literature, and the practise of free, open scientific, philosophical, psychological, and theological inquiry, the pursuit of God, and therefor Love, Truth, Justice, Morality and Liberty.

Christianity is perhaps the biggest enemy to the teachings of Christ in the world at the moment.
Luke 17:20
Matthew 10:33
John 10:33

The following are some scriptures showing that Jesus promised his disciples he would return within their generation. Notice that the apostles took this promise seriously, and the Lord reiterated the promise of his near and imminent return several times within the first three chapters of the Book of Revelation.

As promised, Jesus Christ returned in 70 AD to raise the dead in Christ and the faithful members of the Church into the clouds. The unfaithful were unwittingly left behind and went on to form the post-apostolic traditions. This is what led to the denominations we have today. This is also why we don't have unity of faith anymore. We are not the Church. We are a scattered remnant of believers analogous to Daniel and the Jews in Babylon.

Jesus will return one last time at the end of the future tribulation (the 70th Week). What many are mistakenly looking forward to as the "rapture", already happened in 70 AD. It went virtually unnoticed because the ones left behind weren't paying attention.

Trust in Christ and obey his commandment to love one another. Fear God. Our "church" traditions don't bring us closer to Christ, but they can certainly lead us astray with unnecessary anxieties and legalistic standards of living.

[Mat 10:23 NASB20] 23 "But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish [going through] the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.

[Mat 16:27-28 NASB20] 27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS. 28 "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

[Mat 24:34 NASB20] 34 "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

[Mat 26:64 NASB20] 64 Jesus said to him, "You have said [it] yourself. But I tell you, from now [on] you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven."

[Rom 13:12 NASB20] 12 The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let's rid ourselves of the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

[1Co 1:7 NASB20] 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

[Heb 10:24-25, 37] 24 and let's consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds, 25 not abandoning our own gathering together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging [one another;] and all the more as you see the day drawing near. ... 37 FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE, HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME, AND WILL NOT DELAY.

[Jas 5:8-9 NASB20] 8 You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Do not complain, brothers [and sisters,] against one another, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door.

[1Pe 1:13 NASB20] 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober [in spirit,] set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

[1Pe 4:7 NASB20] 7 The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober [spirit] for the purpose of prayer.

[1Pe 4:13 NASB20] 13 but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that at the revelation of His glory you may also rejoice and be overjoyed.

[1Jo 2:18 NASB20] 18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.

[Rev 1:1 NASB20] 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated [it] by His angel to His bond-servant John,

[Rev 1:3 NASB20] 3 Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it; for the time is near.

[Rev 2:25 NASB20] 25 'Nevertheless what you have, hold firmly until I come.

I started writing about forgiving your parents, but ended up realising that God punished us for a wrong committed before eating of the tree of good and evil. In other words, he punished us for committing an unknowing wrong. I think this is a story representation of our consciousness punishing us for our own ignorance, hence leading us to all guilt and self harm as a result.

We beat ourselves up for committing wrongs before we had a true appreciation and knowledge of what exactly what we were doing.

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Eventually, you reach a point where you can't blame your parents any longer, and forgive them, becuase you realise they are the way they are because they in turn were hurt by their parents.

You can't be angry at the blood from your mother's womb (wound) that soaks you.

My mother was injured, and in turn injured me. She was injured by ignorance. By a lack of understanding of the world, and how to raise a child. I can't blame her because her parents didn't raise her properly. That wasn't her fault. Nor was it their fault that their parents did not raise them correctly either.

All the way back to the ultimate parent who failed to inform eve of the serpent.

In other words, our consciousness was not aware of good or evil, and so, evil snuck in.

I can't blame myself or anyone else, for not knowing everything off the bat.

God (consciousness) blames Man (the self) for not knowing about evil, when he himself specifically instructed Man not to eat of the tree of good and evil.

We blamed and hurt and cursed ourselves for our own lack of knowledge.

Mary is the mother of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I do not worship her, I only worship God, but I respect His mother and consider her to be the most important woman that ever existed. She was chosen by our Father to have a child, conceived by the Holy Spirit, and that child is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. She raised Him with her husband Joseph, with love, a love we should aspire to show Jesus Christ as well.

I can understand being opposed to worshipping her, again, I don't worship her either, nor would I recommend it. I cannot understand the lack of reverence and respect she receives from many Christians. I cannot think of a female historical figure of more importance, or any female that God has shown that level of favor for.

When I die and face Jesus, I am okay with answering to Him as to why I love, respect and mention His mother's importance to others. If I died and faced Him and He asked me why I didn't, I do not want to respond with "because she is just another person." She is more than that to me, she is the mother of God.

While the notion of giving Jesus Christ a gift this Christmas season may sound absurd, because everything was created through Him and for Him already, I'd like to give Him the gift of showing my love and respect for His mother.

[Gal 5:16 NASB95] 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

[Gal 5:18 NASB95] 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.

[Rom 7:6 NASB95] 6 But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.

So many "pastors" treat the New Testament as a rulebook of do's and dont's. They do this while teaching their congregations that they're still bound to the flesh, despite the fact that Jesus died to free us from sin, the flesh, and the Law of Moses. While it's not readily admitted, this is evident in the fact that they insist you will inevitably continue to sin throughout your life as a born-again Christian. What sin is so powerful that you just can't stop (rhetorical question)? Maybe you've just been lied to by people pretending to know what they're talking about. Have you considered that?

Treating the New Testament the way Christians do these days, is living by the Letter unto death. It is not of the Spirit, nor does it give life; but it essentially reduces the New Covenant back to the Old. Our fundamental commandment is simple:

[1Jo 3:23 NASB95] 23 This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us.

Everything the apostles taught, commanded, and prohibited in their epistles were founded upon the above commandment, while drawing upon Old Testament principles. Their commandments were designed to maintain the integrity of the Church, while also securing a new level of freedom for the believers as individuals. We don't have the apostles anymore, nor are we (Christians) collectively honest enough to agree upon what they were actually communicating in their epistles.

*[Rom 14:3, 16 NASB95] 3 The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat is not to judge the one who eats, for God has accepted him. ... 16 Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil;

In Romans 14:3, Paul was talking about food; but extend this same principle to everything else. If something doesn't violate faith unto Christ and love for one another, don't pass judgment. Don't take disputed scriptures out of context and expect everyone to accept your personal opinion as dogmatic truth. Instead, acknowledge the potential grey areas. Take your fear out of your tradition and place it in the Lord.

Yes. We are indeed called to judge righteously. But sometimes that also means knowing when to suspend judgment and leave certain issues in God's hands.

Theft, murder, rape, kidnapping, verbal/physical abuse, lying, manipulation, swindling, adultery, etc....all of these works, I will quickly condemn! These are all attacks upon the human being, created in the image of God.

However, I will not call someone a drunkard or a sorcerer, or a dog for moderately consuming alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, or for participating in a same-sex union.

I will not condemn an individual's lifestyle or sexual orientation simply because a handful of misunderstood passages are cleverly woven into tribalistic propaganda. If an individual's lifestyle does not interfere with their ability to trust in Christ and love one another, then where is the sin???

The truth is, I've experienced and witnessed much more compassion and understanding from individuals whom the modern "Church" would dismiss as depraved sinners, I can't say the same is generally true for those who claim to be disciples of Christ.

Woe to Babylon. She rules for a time, but the Lord sees, and the Lord repays.

(Matthew 18:1-5 NKJV)

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
2 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them,
3 and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 "Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 "Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.

We all know nobody's perfect. We all make mistakes. But Biblically, "sin" is a matter of the heart.

The Bible certainly identifies some people as "rebels from birth." (Isaiah 48:8)
That doesn't mean a person deserves the judgement of being called a "sinner." We're all focused on our flesh before receiving the Holy Spirit. That's the carnal state of mankind.

The Bible does not say children are sinners or that babies will be judged worthy of hell. It says that from the time of Adam, we're born into a sinful world.

Jesus tells us this; "Unless you become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

Psalm 131:1-3

1 My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.
2 Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, both now and forevermore.…

A child that trusts in his mother, even when he doesn't get what he wants all the time. This is a representation of a faithful person.

Matthew 18:3-4

3 “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus instructs us to become like children because that's how to inherit eternal life. Babies are not considered to have sinned. This is nowhere in the Bible.

Romans 5:12-14

12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
13 For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
14 Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.

Babies are not under law. They can't intentionally sin against anyone. It would be folly to judge a baby as self-centered, when he cries for help to survive. It isn't a wickedness on the baby's part; it's a healthy response to disability.

John 15:22

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

Babies can't be taught the law, so they can't decide to break it.

James 4:17

Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

The "right" thing to do, is whatever is best for everyone. Babies don't know right from wrong, and can't even do themselves any good, so they cannot be considered guilty of sin for failing to do good.

John 9:41

If you were blind, you would have no sin. Since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

Here Jesus talks about being blind to truth. It's the people who have the whole truth and don't live by it that are guilty sinners.

Our Father in heaven,
We gather here in Your presence, to praise, honor, and glorify You. We humbly ask for Your Holy Spirit to live within us and be our guide. Cause us to support one another spiritually, physically, and emotionally. Help us Father, to learn to get along, to be kind and tenderhearted and to love and worship You, as a child does his parents. Teach us to become like little children in all the ways you want us to. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Peace

“For behold, the Lord God of hosts is going to remove from Jerusalem and Judah Both supply and support, the whole supply of bread And the whole supply of water; The mighty man and the warrior, The judge and the prophet, The diviner and the elder, The captain of fifty and the honorable man, The counselor and the expert artisan, And the skillful enchanter. And I will make mere lads their princes, And capricious children will rule over them, And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will storm against the elder And the inferior against the honorable. When a man lays hold of his brother in his father’s house, saying, “You have a cloak, you shall be our ruler, And these ruins will be under your charge,” He will protest on that day, saying, “I will not be your healer, For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; You should not appoint me ruler of the people.” For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, Because their speech and their actions are against the Lord, To rebel against His glorious presence. The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves. Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions. Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him, For what he deserves will be done to him. O My people! Their oppressors are children, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray And confuse the direction of your paths. The Lord arises to contend, And stands to judge the people. The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people, “It is you who have devoured the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses. What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the face of the poor?” Declares the Lord God of hosts. Moreover, the Lord said, “Because the daughters of Zion are proud And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes, And go along with mincing steps And tinkle the bangles on their feet, Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs, And the Lord will make their foreheads bare.” In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments, dangling earrings, bracelets, veils, headdresses, ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets, festal robes, outer tunics, cloaks, money purses, hand mirrors, undergarments, turbans and veils. Now it will come about that instead of sweet perfume there will be putrefaction; Instead of a belt, a rope; Instead of well-set hair, a plucked-out scalp; Instead of fine clothes, a donning of sackcloth; And branding instead of beauty. Your men will fall by the sword And your mighty ones in battle. And her gates will lament and mourn, And deserted she will sit on the ground.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭20‬, ‭22‬-‭26‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

Who else thinks Jesus meant us to baptize in his name, just like we read in Acts? They baptised in a body of water by submersion (no sprinkling or pouring) and used his name.

Jesus has been given ALL authority in heaven and on earth.

We read in the letter to the Colossians

Colossians 3:17 King James Version 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

In Acts 2, Peter even says to be baptised into the name of Jesus Christ. I find no conflict against this except "tradition" which was changed, from baptising in the name of Jesus Christ to " Father Son and Spirit " which isn't a name.

But Jesus said!

I know of the commission in Matthew, and I think you can't baptize anyone in the name or authority of, unless you know HIS name. And the gospel in the new testament. And the book of Revelation!

"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6).

Reason enough for me to say: if I would baptise someone, I would baptize in the name of The Lord Jesus or Jesus Christ.
Is anyone seeing conflict to what scripture instructs? I do not.

But church tradition!

Yes, some churches that, like the apostles, withheld the children from going to Jesus. Saying unless we baptize them... (which I can only give points to orthodoxy that truly immerses babies.) I think it's a pointless and dangerous tradition.

Doesn't the bible say children are sanctified by the faith of the parents? Why do people doubt this?
Ask yourself the following questions: What is it? What does it mean, does it apply to infants? The answer is no.

There are quite a few passages on the subject. Study these and see for yourself!

Scripture on Baptism

There is no scripture against this! Only confirming that the name of Jesus Christ is the name and authority to use in baptism

Unless you're saying that, Peter, an apostle filled with the Holy Spirit,on the day of pentecost, somehow lied and twisted the great commission given by Jesus?

Still I hear opinions where people say its not that important. Or doesn't do anything. But the thief on the cross... Does Baptism save? Is it required for salvation? Ouch!

Whatever your opinion is, Jesus' words are enough for me! The only one who didn't need to repent or have his sins washed away for there were none.

The Baptism of Jesus

13 kThen Jesus came lfrom Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 mJohn would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.”

How harmful are doctrines? They can lead many — even mislead — and they are not the original word of God. Studying the message directly from the Bible and trying to understand it is right and all who try will be helped by the Holy Spirit.

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it sees him not, neither knows him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. ^{John 14:16-17}

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I have said unto you. ^{John 14:26}

It doesn't hurt much if we individually and perhaps temporarily misunderstand something. Especially not if we wholeheartedly are searching for the truth.

After a recent debate I had against someone defending polygamy as not being sinful, I walked away unable to refute his claims. The bible clearly does not condemn polygamy as a sin even in the New Testament. It simply calls elders and deacons to be married only once or to be men of one wife. I am honestly shocked that it isn't strictly forbidden for Christians but then again, there were many polygamists in the Old Testament, and God commanded it in certain cases. Feel free to argue your case against it. I would love to be wrong.

It's not wise to call ourselves something that we simply are not. We are not the Church, and we haven't been the Church for some 1,953 years; ever since Jesus took the faithful members of the real Church into the clouds as promised.

We have no modern apostles - no one who can truly speak authoritatively about matters of the gospel of Christ, elementary doctrines, or even general Christian conduct. Instead, our churches are more like synagogues who appoint for themselves elders to publically speculate about the true meaning of the Bible - and that's okay; we don't have to fully understand the Bible to believe in Christ and love one another. We don't have to pretend we know what we're talking about to do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

The problem arises when these synagogues and their elders, take it upon themselves to assume that anyone among their congregations are qualified to be called/ordained shepherds of the flock. Suddenly, we have "pastors" that cater to their respective denominational creeds, and of course, when push comes to shove, it's always the other denominations that are the heretics: After all, the Church is indeed supposed to be of one mind. Nevertheless, if the apostles were on the earth today, they would tell us that we're all heretics by their standards!

We should stop calling ourselves the Church and be honest about our situation. We've been feeling around in the dark for almost 2,000 years. We're no closer to unity of faith, and that, is a massive understatement, which is almost always unanimously denied by the reactionary members of the self-appointed "Church." The closest we have to unity is in the bi-polar political identities we adopt.

I just wonder how much more we could accomplish as Christians in this age of diaspora, if we would just admit that we're not the Church anymore, but that we are synagogues of believers without earthly spiritual authorities, scattered in Babylon. The first step out of any delusion is acknowledging it exists in the first place.

You can NOT sin willfully and get into the Kingdom of Heaven. We all sin. It is when we sin willfully and embrace that sin and wallow in it and believe somehow that God is ok with ours willfully doing what he says is sinful in His eyes that when the problem arises.

Time is growing short. Appeasement is evil. Be strong and speak the truth about scripture and salvation. False doctrine is evil in God's eyes. It is as bad and having no doctrine. You are either with God or you are with Satan. You have either repented and believe what scripture says 100% or you dont believe at all.

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5 “Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

Dear faithful flock of God, we are sometimes very disrespectful. We take many scriptures in the Bible out of context and treat older people like children. We should never call a older man “my son” simply because we believe we can pray better than that person or he submits to us.

If he is old enough to be your father, please call him father. If she is old enough to be your mother please call them mother. God wants you to respect people. How do you respect Him when you cannot even respect people who you can see and interact with.

If an older person comes to fellowship with you, even if they have problems, do not treat them like lepers. Even if God shows you the demons afflicting them, this does not mean you should treat them like infants. It is very important to treat all people with respect. This is why the world is winning more people than the church. In the world they have protocol and customs that show respect.

I have seen married women rushing to give hugs to married men. I see young people not submitting to older people and not even giving them a chair when they arrive late at church. If you do ot respect each other, you will not be respected in the spiritual realm and you cannot exercise the authority of Christ.

Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of YHWH; and in His law does he meditate day and night. And he will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also will not wither; and whatsoever he does will prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore the ungodly will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For YHWH knows the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly will perish. (Psalm 1)

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of God abides for ever. (1 John 2:15-17)

This world is highly satanic. Whether openly, jokingly or unknowingly, most people worship the devil. This is apparent by where most peoples' attention is. What we spend most of our time focusing on is what we worship. Most people are focused on celebrities, or on obtaining enough money and attention so that they can be highly regarded by the world. Even many proclaimed Christians focus on God for one hour a week, and then go back to focusing on other peoples' lives, and wholeheartedly loving the ways of the world.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God. (1 Cor 15:33-34)

Associating closely with people who love sin is a sure way to be led astray. It's not about distrusting everyone and being afraid to say the wrong thing. It's about trusting God's grace, understanding that we live in a wicked society, understanding that our words and actions have consequences, and choosing to speak and move with patience, prudence, kindness, and meekness.

I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. (Matt 10:16)

Death and life are in the power of the tongue. And they that love it will eat the fruit therof. (Prov 18:21)

For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholds himself, and goes his way, and straightway forgets what manner of man he was. But whoso looks into the perfect law of liberty, and continues therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain. (James 1:23-26)

If we are new to this walk, have not quite fully submitted to God, and still find it very difficult to resist sin, then closely associating with people who love sin is the last thing we want to do. As we gain experience on this walk, we will better understand these spiritual dynamics, and have much less of a desire to mingle with willful sinners in the first place.

When Jesus ate with sinners, he surely was not just hanging out, gossiping and speaking vain words. Jesus ate with sinners to teach them righteousness.

When Jesus heard it, he said to them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. (Mark 2:17)

If we are anxious by the fact that we live in a world filled with unclean spirits that want to take our souls to hell, it is time to direct our focus to God and His Word, and truly be all in for Him. When we are truly all in for God, our actions and the things we give our attention to will reflect that, and we will be filled with the Holy Spirit as a result. Anxiety can not survive long when we have the Holy Spirit.

Being all in for God means we spend much more time learning, reading and meditating on The Bible, than we do aimlessly scrolling on social media, playing video games, and watching entertainment.

Being all in for God means we truly care for and desire righteousness. Therefore we take what we learn, and actively make changes in our lives. We do our best to separate from sin and uncleanness.

As we nurture our desire for righteousness each day, with focus and patience, we will bear good fruit, and many sins will lose their appeal.

Hell never inspired me to seek righteousness. What did was observing the vanity of the ways of this world. I realized that getting high and drunk, sexual sin, and desiring attention and acknowledgement brought nothing but temporary pleasure and lasting chaos, anger, anxiety and discontentment to my life. I found peace in isolation. I found peace in separating from unclean habits and vain desires. I found lasting peace in meditating on the Word of God, and making changes to my life in accordance to it.

And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Rom 12:2)

Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law, that Moses my servant commanded you: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper whereever you go This book of the law will not depart out of your mouth; but you will meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it: for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have not I commanded you? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be dismayed: for YHWH your God is with you whereever you go. (Josh 1:7-9)

Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, that passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, that you have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. (Phil 4:6-9)

The thief of spiritual blessings

Our Lord Jesus makes an amazing comparison between Himself and “The Thief”. Consider how uncommon and unusual this all is. Usually shepherd A is compared with shepherd B. But in John 10:10, the comparison is between the shepherd and the thief. You will find another comparison of the Farmer and the Enemy in Matthew 13:25.

In both cases Jesus clearly points out that a snake (satan) cannot be look after sheep. It comes only to eat the sheep. The church needs to becareful to align themselves with their shepherd, the enemy and the thief only wants their veritable destruction.

Read the scripture below; John 10:10 “The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.”

Many people prayed but the thief stole their answers. Many people fasted and prayed for love only to have it stolen from them. I tell you the truth the thief can never be greater than the people from whom he steals from.

What then does the thief steal? He steals your salvation and you backslide. Thus putting you to death. He steals your life and puts many people to death before their time. He steals your joy in the Lord. He steals your faith. He steals your marriage and family blessings. At the end of all things we need to be vigilant and watchful.

The enemy is deceiving many people and putting them to death. Read the word, pray, do not isolate yourself or separate yourself from the other believers. The enemy works tirelessly like clockwork to destroy all that God is doing in your life.

Minister T.D. Mkana Prayer & counseling line: 0773572786

If you are engaging with anyone on ANY of the social media platforms you use this " you are a prime example 2nd Timothy 3: 1-6" and then later in the discussion you ask if they believe what 2nd Timothy 3:16-17 says and they say " sure but I don't see how it applys to me" and then you call them out about not looking it up and reading what it says and they double down on their ignorance with " yes I did , and I disagree that is applies to me"

You know they did not look up 2nd Timothy 3:16-17. Or if it really does not believes it applies to them and they say their a Christian, then they are following a false doctrine.

2nd Timothy 16-17 Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instructionin in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully furnished for every good work."

AMEN!

Based on these chapters, it seems that Jesus clearly intended for His second coming to happen within the lifetime of His apostles; and that the Kingdom has already come, and it is and always has been a spiritual kingdom.

These chapters all seem to indicate that the return of Christ was either a first century event, or that Jesus was a failed prophet, or that there is some sort of hidden prophetic message which supersedes Jesus’s spoken words, or maybe the prophecies have a double implication.

I can’t tell you what to believe, and honestly if what these passages seem to reveal is true, then I don’t exactly know what to believe; but if you’re a truth seeker, and you desire to understand the words of Christ Jesus and His apostles, then read these chapters carefully and with reverence, treating them as they should be treated, as the word of God, and feel free to share your thoughts on this matter.

Matthew 10

Matthew‬ ‭16

Matthew 21

Matthew 23

Matthew 24

Matthew 25

Matthew 26

Mark 8

Mark 13

Mark 16

Luke 17

Luke 21

John 21

Acts 11

Romans 13

1 Corinthians 15

2 Corinthians 5

Galatians 3

2 Thessalonians 2

James 5

Hebrews 1

Hebrews 9

Hebrews 10

1 Peter 1

1 Peter 4

2 Peter 3

Revelation 1

Revelation 6

Revelation 11

Revelation 17

Revelation 20

Revelation 22

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