Very interesting! Much of this reminds me of the verse, "And everyone did what was right in their eyes." I found it in Judges. It was true then, and it is true now. Didn't work out too well for them well, did it..... 🤪 Definitely will be reading more of your articles. I am very intrigued to hear more.
The end of the LAST verse in Book of Judges — implication (after that series of increasingly brutal “stories torn from the headlines”): YOU NEED A KING (one of my teachers said the whole book was trying to “sell” the idea of King David).
The FULL verse: “In those days there was no king in Israel; each person did was right in their own eyes.” #Grateful that OUR King is The A-mighty G-d!!
Thanks Grachael, we have a part 2 in the works and that one caused a bit of a stir on IG/FB. Hopefully these longer articles explain things better than a few hundred caption limit, right?! :)
“Everything in Moderation” is where most Christians are in. I was one of them. We need to awaken and rekindle the fire within. Start small with someone close to you and spread that fire by the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
"A lie got installed upstream of every decision"—I watched it happen in every city. They'd seem like wisdom at first, then poison spread through. I wrote letters confronting it because people can do every right thing and still be discipled by deception if the foundation is rotted. The antidote isn't information. It's discernment.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good" — 1 Thessalonians 5:21.
— Paul
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This is a great post! Especially number one. I am so tired of hearing, “Everyone has their own truth.” No, we don’t. There is only one truth His name is Jesus, and the Word of the living God is the only truth we should be following in a culture that constantly tells us otherwise.
It’s so countercultural that people hate those facts. What is right is called wrong, and what is wrong is called right.
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” — John 17:17
Not the Bee had an excellent article today on how sin never tells you in advance of the horrific consequences of said little sin. It was story of a young Christian musician who was once on Americas Got Talent, and who was today convicted of murdering his wife after having an affair with a church staff member. Eye opening.
Thank you, friend. We got a lot of pushback from people on Instagram and Facebook for this, but in my defense, I only have 2,000 characters to work with in the caption. Sometimes you need a longer explanation. 😉
Very good summation of reality in the Church today. I think the biggest deception is that people who are born again of the spirit completely ignore Romans 7 thinking that they cannot be oppressed by demonic spirits (familiar spirits) because they have the Holy Spirit of truth. Thus they conclude cannot be deceived. They read Matthew 24 and its statement about the elect not being deceived while missing the part of “if it were possible,“ and it most assuredly is possible in today’s very and extremely world of deception, which has “super intelligence“ and deep fakes, and “rumors of wars“ and“ conspiracy“ and you name it there is deception in abundance. This is why, as you said, dying to self daily in submission and a posture of humility as in bowed on your face before the Lord helps one get their flesh to obey the spirit of truth.
And I would add that we are seeing Jesus is prophecy from the sermon on the mountain come to reality as well...
“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. 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?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
God is clear: wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction and many there be that find it.
Many people that call themselves “Christians” are not on the right path.
So well said, let us take some time to repent and start to do what we should be doing with the help of the Holy Spirit. There is a spirit of compromise over the church to different degrees but with Christ we can ....
In my opinion you left out the two biggest that are regularly espoused by Christians. 1. Love yourself 2. Forgive yourself. There is not a verse in the Bible that supports these two ideas and yet the world first, and now Christians tout these ideas. Maybe Christians hear the words love and forgive and immediately think it must be Biblical. We should remember that twisting God's words was the very first deception.
Thank you,my dear brother&sister in our Lord Jesus,for sharing this precious Truth with us.When we embrace Him Who is Absolute Truth&His Word,then we are truly free.From another brother who has tasted&seen that our Lord is truly&Awesomely Good,all the time,David C Border, Zephyrhills, Fl.33542.
At first I was sure what I was reading, but I was curious and now I’m glad I did. It sure made me think and begin to think about my life and how I really live. Thank you. TF
That’s awesome, and exactly the reason we do what we do: to give folks food for thought. We’re so glad that you read this piece & gave us the feedback. ❤️
Very interesting! Much of this reminds me of the verse, "And everyone did what was right in their eyes." I found it in Judges. It was true then, and it is true now. Didn't work out too well for them well, did it..... 🤪 Definitely will be reading more of your articles. I am very intrigued to hear more.
Yes, that is a very powerful observation. From both Judges 17:6 and Judges 21:25, and it defines so many people's belief systems today.
I'm glad that you found us. Thanks for the comment. Looking forward to staying in touch. :)
The end of the LAST verse in Book of Judges — implication (after that series of increasingly brutal “stories torn from the headlines”): YOU NEED A KING (one of my teachers said the whole book was trying to “sell” the idea of King David).
The FULL verse: “In those days there was no king in Israel; each person did was right in their own eyes.” #Grateful that OUR King is The A-mighty G-d!!
I love how bold you were in this article!
Thanks Grachael, we have a part 2 in the works and that one caused a bit of a stir on IG/FB. Hopefully these longer articles explain things better than a few hundred caption limit, right?! :)
Thank you for this truth! We need to be reminded once in awhile of those "little" things that might be causing us to stumble.
Yes, exactly!
Or that cause us to utterly implode our lives.
that too!
“Everything in Moderation” is where most Christians are in. I was one of them. We need to awaken and rekindle the fire within. Start small with someone close to you and spread that fire by the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Amen! Good word. 👏
"A lie got installed upstream of every decision"—I watched it happen in every city. They'd seem like wisdom at first, then poison spread through. I wrote letters confronting it because people can do every right thing and still be discipled by deception if the foundation is rotted. The antidote isn't information. It's discernment.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good" — 1 Thessalonians 5:21.
— Paul
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Amen, well said. 👏
This is a great post! Especially number one. I am so tired of hearing, “Everyone has their own truth.” No, we don’t. There is only one truth His name is Jesus, and the Word of the living God is the only truth we should be following in a culture that constantly tells us otherwise.
It’s so countercultural that people hate those facts. What is right is called wrong, and what is wrong is called right.
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” — John 17:17
Amen 👏
Not the Bee had an excellent article today on how sin never tells you in advance of the horrific consequences of said little sin. It was story of a young Christian musician who was once on Americas Got Talent, and who was today convicted of murdering his wife after having an affair with a church staff member. Eye opening.
Wow, we’ll have to check it out!
Well said. You’ve laid out this case quite nicely. God bless you!
Thank you, friend. We got a lot of pushback from people on Instagram and Facebook for this, but in my defense, I only have 2,000 characters to work with in the caption. Sometimes you need a longer explanation. 😉
I appreciate the 7 Day Challenge with tangible things to do to help identify areas that need pruning in my life.
Thanks, Keli really appreciate the feedback. ☺️
Very good summation of reality in the Church today. I think the biggest deception is that people who are born again of the spirit completely ignore Romans 7 thinking that they cannot be oppressed by demonic spirits (familiar spirits) because they have the Holy Spirit of truth. Thus they conclude cannot be deceived. They read Matthew 24 and its statement about the elect not being deceived while missing the part of “if it were possible,“ and it most assuredly is possible in today’s very and extremely world of deception, which has “super intelligence“ and deep fakes, and “rumors of wars“ and“ conspiracy“ and you name it there is deception in abundance. This is why, as you said, dying to self daily in submission and a posture of humility as in bowed on your face before the Lord helps one get their flesh to obey the spirit of truth.
And I would add that we are seeing Jesus is prophecy from the sermon on the mountain come to reality as well...
“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. 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?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
God is clear: wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction and many there be that find it.
Many people that call themselves “Christians” are not on the right path.
I need this… and the walk it out… I need to check myself more then I thought and that’s not a bad thing that is growth.
Amen! I’m so glad that you wrote this because we all need to judge ourselves/our beliefs from time to time, after some self reflection.
It’s all part of the pruning process.
God loves us and Je wants what’s best for us. Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️
So well said, let us take some time to repent and start to do what we should be doing with the help of the Holy Spirit. There is a spirit of compromise over the church to different degrees but with Christ we can ....
Yes, definitely. It's a 'spirit of compromise' that's diluting the faith and Biblical standards Christ modeled and told us to live by.
Isaiah 66:2
It’s my favorite. Separates the sheep from the goats, wheat from the chaff. The epitome verse for what a child of God exudes
Love that verse.
In my opinion you left out the two biggest that are regularly espoused by Christians. 1. Love yourself 2. Forgive yourself. There is not a verse in the Bible that supports these two ideas and yet the world first, and now Christians tout these ideas. Maybe Christians hear the words love and forgive and immediately think it must be Biblical. We should remember that twisting God's words was the very first deception.
That’s good. Well have to add it to the next list!!
Thank you,my dear brother&sister in our Lord Jesus,for sharing this precious Truth with us.When we embrace Him Who is Absolute Truth&His Word,then we are truly free.From another brother who has tasted&seen that our Lord is truly&Awesomely Good,all the time,David C Border, Zephyrhills, Fl.33542.
Thank you for your comment and your encouragement, David. You are truly a blessing. ❤️
At first I was sure what I was reading, but I was curious and now I’m glad I did. It sure made me think and begin to think about my life and how I really live. Thank you. TF
That’s awesome, and exactly the reason we do what we do: to give folks food for thought. We’re so glad that you read this piece & gave us the feedback. ❤️