💥 Scriptures:

 

Zechariah 2:8  For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath He sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of HIS eye.

 

*** 

 

Romans 2:28-29   For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

 

 ***

 

Psalm 121

1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

3 HE will not suffer thy foot to be moved: HE that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4 Behold, HE that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: HE shall preserve thy soul.

8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

 

 ***

 

Galatians 6:9  And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

 

 ***

 

Psalm 19:14  Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in THY sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

 

 ***

 

Philippians 3:13-14  Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 

 

*** 

 

Psalm 103:11  For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is HIS mercy toward them that fear HIM.

 

 

 💥💥💥💥💥

💥 Podcast: Who are the "saints" of God according to the Bible?

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on November 13, 2020)

 

In the Holy Bible, all the church, the elect of God, those who are born again, are called "the saints."

A few of the many scriptures in Bible showing this are as follows:

Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:27 And HE that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because HE maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

Romans 15:25  But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints (the church).

I Corinthians 14:33  For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

II Corinthians 9:12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward HIS name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Jude v. 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints (the church).

The "saints" are the entire church of Jesus Christ.

 

 

💥💥💥💥💥 

💥 Scriptures:

Zechariah 7:8-10  And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,
 

9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. 

 

 ***

Psalm 46:10-11  Be still, and know that I am GOD: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the GOD of Jacob is our refuge. Selah 

 

*** 

 

Isaiah 26:3  Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on THEE: because he trusteth in THEE.

 

*** 

 

John 15:10-11  Jesus says: If ye keep MY commandments, ye shall abide in MY love; even as I have kept MY Father's commandments, and abide in HIS love. 

 

11 These things have I spoken unto you, that MY joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 

 

*** 

 

 Proverbs 3:5-8  Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge HIM, and HE shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

 

*** 

 

I John 2:15-17  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.

16 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.

17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

 

 

 

 💥💥💥💥💥

💥 Podcast: When an angel speaks a message other than God's

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on February 25, 2021) 

 

The apostle Paul said:

Galatians 1:8   But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

There is only one gospel, and that is the Word that is from God, the Holy Scriptures.

Angels carry messages from God.

What if a message comes to you which is opposite from the Bible?

Many years ago, a woman told me that when she met her 2nd husband, she heard this, "He's going to be your husband."

She, a divorced woman, did marry this man.

I wondered about that for several years.  How could this message have been from God when it went against that which we see in the Bible.

If a divorced woman remarries, according to Bible, she commits adultery.

Romans 7:1-3 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

Recently the scripture in Galatian 1, spoken by the apostle Paul, was called to my mind and I recalled this story where my divorced friend had heard Hal was going to be her husband.  

And I realized this could have been an evil angel speaking to her a "gospel" which was opposite to the Bible.

There are evil angels.  (Psalm 78:49)

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth, so the Holy Spirit will always be compatible with scripture when HE speaks a word to us by bringing a concept to our mind.

But an angel might bring a message to us also, and that message is usually from God, but if it conflicts with scripture we must not go that way.  It could be an "evil angel" speaking.

Galatians 1:8  But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 

*****

Looking back on this story of my friend and what happened to her, there were signs for her not to marry the first husband.  And then after divorce, she practiced deception and hypocrisy at the next church which she attended and this could have opened the door for the evil angel to bring her a message.

She was raised Baptist.  She wanted to marry a Catholic man.  She went to Catholic school to convert to being Catholic so she could marry this Catholic boy. Catholic doctrine has many teachings opposite to Bible.  Her stepfather, a Baptist, refused to allow her to come back into his house if she married this man and became Catholic.  They married. Then her husband left her.  They divorced.  

She left Catholic church and went to a non-denominational church.

Later when she wanted to remarry, she didn't tell anyone at that church that she was a divorced woman.  (deception & hypocrisy)

(When Donna practiced deception by not allowing anyone at that church to know she was divorced, this might have opened the door for the deception to come by what appears to have been an "evil angel" telling her Hal was going to be her husband.)

Hal's wife died of cancer.  He wanted to remarry.  He began to consider the single women at the church he attended.  He selected 2 women to date, looking for a wife.  One of these women was Donna but he did not know she had been divorced.

Hal fell in love with Donna.  Then she told him she had been married and divorced.

Jesus says ... whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

They married.

(This happened before I met them.)

Later I asked Hal if he had known Donna was divorced would he had dated her.  He thought for a minute and then he said, "I don't think so."

Hal committed adultery when he married the divorced woman.  (Matthew 5:32)

Donna as a divorced woman committed adultery when she married Hal.  (I Corinthians 7:39; Romans 7:1-3)

***

One of the things we will do in heaven is to judge angels, whether they are good or bad.

A good angel carries messages from God and does the work of God.

An evil angel speaks opposite from the Bible.

Psalm 78:49  He (God) cast upon them the fierceness of HIS anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

I Corinthians 1:3   Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

II Peter 2:4   For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

And Paul warns the church:

Galatians 1

6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from HIM that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

***

Beware:  A message could be carried to our minds which seems to be from God but actually is from an evil angel and is opposite from scripture.  

Line up all messages with Bible.  If that message is opposite from Bible, we should judge that is not a real message from God but is from a destructive source.

For there will be much deception in the end times.

***

One time, a woman wanted to come talk to me about her mother's 2nd marriage.

God said to me:  "Just focus on that which the scriptures say.  You don't need to focus on the circumstances of the divorce/remarriage."

***

What the Bible says concerning a divorced woman remarrying:

Matthew 5:32  Jesus says:  But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

- If a man divorces a faithful wife, and that faithful wife remarries after divorce, she will commit adultery, but her husband who divorced her will be the cause of her adultery.

- And the man who marries her that is divorced commits adultery.

***

I Corinthians 7:10-11 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:  But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

***

I Corinthians 7:39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

***

Mark 10

2 And the Pharisees came to Him (to Jesus), and asked Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting HIM.

3 And HE answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

10 And in the house HIS disciples asked HIM again of the same matter.

11 And HE saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

***

At the time of sexual intercourse, you become one flesh with that other person.

I Corinthians 6

15  Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh.

17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

***

James 1

13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

***

So if any speak opposite to scripture, let him be accursed, even if it is an angel from heaven or a pastor or a member of the congregation.

Cling to the scripture to free yourself from sin.

 

 

💥💥💥💥💥 

💥 Scriptures:

 

Jude vv.24-25  Now unto HIM that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of HIS glory with exceeding joy,

25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

 

 ***

Psalm 138:8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: THY mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of THINE own hands.

 

*** 

 

John 8:31-32  Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on HIM, If ye continue in MY word, then are ye MY disciples indeed; 

 

32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

 

 ***

Zechariah 4:6  Then he (an angel) answered and spake unto me (Zechariah), saying, This is the WORD of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by MY spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

 

*** 

 

Philippians 4:8  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.

 

*** 

Isaiah 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of Me, saith the Lord.

 

 

💥💥💥💥💥 

💥 Grateful for provision from God, not man

 

Beth Martin, member of the body of Christ

Years ago my father desired to sell the family farm which was the property adjoining ours. My father had deeded us 2 acres as my inheritance. We built our home on the property. My father came to my husband David about his desire to sell. The two of them agreed on a price and shook hands on the intended purchase. (David desired to have more property as he liked to hunt deer.) After the agreement, I said to David, "You shook hands with my father but my mother has the power in the family." David said that the agreement with my father was the "right way" to handle the sale. 

 

A few weeks later my brother informed me that my mother had approached him and asked him to buy the farm. My brother was at the time in financial trouble but this loan was approved. She did this behind the back of my father and us. My father did apologize to us but my brother purchased the farm. There was several issues resulting from the sale including debt for my brother as well as additional repairs requested by my brother and paid by my parents. 

 

After that God provided property for us that we loved in the area without the entanglement of family ties. 

 

Years later, God showed me that He planted the thought in my mother's heart to approach my brother about purchasing the family farm. He freed us from taking something from my parents. I am so grateful that He saved us from ourselves in this way. What we have now was provided by Him and only Him.

 

There are times that God shows us how He saved us even years later!

Genesis 14:21-24
21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion. 

 

 💥💥💥💥💥

💥 Podcast: Following The Lord. Following Jesus. Following "THE WORD".

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on January 19, 2021) 

 

Each time I see a scripture which speaks of following "The Lord" or "Jesus", my mind automatically translates that into "THE WORD", following the instruction given by THE WORD. 

When we do that, it makes the Bible so clear!

For example:

John 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, 

I (The WORD) am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ME (The WORD).

So this verse is saying two things to me:  

* "THE WORD is the way to go."   So I ask myself, "What has God said about this?"  

And I think on the most recent word brought to my mind by God concerning the subject at hand. I think on the scriptures, THE WORD.  

And I follow that word, making my plans accordingly.

* "No man comes to the Father except by THE WORD."  

A man cannot go to THE FATHER by Buddha or by Mohammed. Only by THE WORD (Jesus) can a man go to God.  So they cannot deceive me when they worship by another god.    

And people who come to me saying they are Christians cannot deceive me, for unless they are living THE WORD, those persons cannot be of God, for THE WORD is the way to God, The Father.

Matthew 24:4-5   Jesus says:   Take heed that no man deceive you.   For many shall come in MY name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

They come saying they are Christians and because they say Jesus is Lord, they deceive many, for they have not the Spirit but are religious by their own thinking.

Scripture becomes clear when you think of "The Lord" as "The Word."

Psalm 23

The LORD (The Word) is my shepherd; I shall not want.

(As I follow "The Word", I shall not want.  If I follow other men, I might come into want even when I read the Bible.  But as I hear The Word who is my Lord and do The Word, I shall not want.)

2 HE (The Word) maketh me to lie down in green pastures: HE (The Word) leadeth me beside the still waters.

So if it is hard or turbulent, I'm likely not following the plan of God, The Word.  

There is plenty of food, both spiritual food and physical food when I am in the place God would lead me, "green pastures".

3 HE (The Word) restoreth my soul: HE (The Word) leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for HIS name's sake.

*****

John 6   Jesus says:

33  For the bread of God is HE (The Word) which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

35  ...  I (The Word) am the bread of life: he that cometh to ME (The Word) shall never hunger; and he that believeth on ME (The Word) shall never thirst.

44  No man can come to ME, except the Father which hath sent ME draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

48  I am that bread of life.

(The Word is that bread of life.)

50  This (The Word) is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

51  I (The Word) am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

(We eat the flesh of Jesus and drink HIS blood each time we conform our lives to the Word of God as we walk on this earth.)

53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.

54 Whoso eateth MY flesh, and drinketh MY blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

55 For MY flesh is meat indeed, and MY blood is drink indeed.

56 He that eateth MY flesh, and drinketh MY blood, dwelleth in ME, and I in him.

57 As the living Father hath sent ME, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth ME (The Word), even he shall live by ME.

***

(The Word raises us up at the last day, for the Lord, The Word, comes with a shout, and the dead in Christ are awakened and rise to meet Jesus in the air.)

I Thessalonians 4

13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with HIM.

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede) them which are asleep.

16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

***

John 1

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by HIM; and without HIM was not any thing made that was made.

4 In HIM was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

10 HE was in the world, and the world was made by HIM, and the world knew HIM not.

11 HE came unto HIS own, and HIS own received HIM not.

12 But as many as received HIM, to them gave HE power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on HIS name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld HIS glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

 

 

💥💥💥💥💥 

💥 Scriptures:

 

2 Corinthians 8:4-5  Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

5 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

 

*** 

 

I Thessalonians 5:8-11  But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with HIM.

11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

 

 ***

 

Zechariah 4:6  Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. 

 

 ***

 

Colossians 1:16  For by Him (Jesus, the Word) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him:

 

*** 

Isaiah 33:5-6  The Lord is exalted; for He dwelleth on high: He hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

 

6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is His treasure.

 

 ***

 

Proverbs 15:21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

 

 

💥💥💥💥💥 

💥 Podcast: HE hath made us accepted in the beloved. (Ephesians 1:6)

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on January 15, 2021) 

 

Remember when you were born again? 

All of a sudden, God by HIS Spirit opened our eyes to see our sin and we believed and were saved by faith in HIM.

We didn't do works to earn salvation.  It was a gift to us.

After that, we read the Bible and believed the Word and were changed into the image of Jesus, The Word, as we believed.

II Corinthians 5:17  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Being born again is all about change.  The old man is passed away.  All things become new.  We are different now!  And the remainder of our life on this earth we are conformed to the image of Christ the Word as we encounter issues of this life and settle those issues by learning what God wants us to do about each thing that comes to us.

The apostle Paul says:

Galatians 1:10   For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Now we, too, are servants of God as is the apostle Paul.  And we seek to please God in our decisions by prayer, asking God what HE wants us to do, and by following that brought to our minds by God's Spirit, The Holy Spirit.

Our life becomes hidden to this world but we become alive to God and our lives are hidden in Christ as we follow the Word of God, conforming ourselves to HIS Word.

And we know this is all that matters.

💥💥💥💥💥

💥 Scriptures:

Proverbs 16:7  When a man's ways please the Lord, HE maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

 

*** 

Colossians 3:23-24  And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

 

 ***

 

Galatians 6:2  Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

 

 ***

 

Psalms 23 (A Psalm of David) 

1 The LORD is my Shepherd; I shall not want.

2 HE maketh me to lie down in green pastures: HE leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 HE restoreth my soul: HE leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for HIS name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for THOU art with me; THY rod and THY staff they comfort me.

5 THOU preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: THOU anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. 

 

 ***

1 Corinthians 2:11-12 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 

 

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

 

*** 

 

1 Peter 5:7  Casting all your care upon HIM; for HE careth for you.

 

 

 💥💥💥💥💥

💥 Podcast: Ministers of Satan spoken of by Jesus, Paul, Peter, and Jude in the Bible.

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on January 7, 2021) 

 

Jesus warned us about the last days when false ministers and false Christians would come in HIS name deceiving many:

 

Matthew 24  

 

3 And as HE sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 

 

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 

 

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 

 

(Ministers and individuals in churches will come saying "Jesus is Lord" and because they say that, many will accept them and they will deceive "many".) 

 

Paul calls them "angels of light": 

 

II Corinthians 11 

 

2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 

 

3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 

 

4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

 

12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. 

 

13  For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 

 

14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 

 

15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. 

 

The apostle Peter says: 

 

2 Peter 2 

 

1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 

 

2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 

 

3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

 

 

12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; 

 

13 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 

 

14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 

 

15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 

 

16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. 

 

17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. 

 

18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 

 

19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. 

 

20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 

 

21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 

 

22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

 

*****

Jude

3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. 

 

4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

(They deny Jesus as they explain away "The Word" who is Jesus.) 

 

12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

(A cloud without water gives you a promise of rain but produces dryness, stealing your hope.)

13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. 

 

16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. 

 

17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 

 

18 How that they told you there should be mockers (imitators/copying others) in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 

 

19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

***

Jesus says concerning the scribes and Pharisees:

Matthew 23

4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

(They ask you to give to them but they will give no money themselves to pay for their works.  They put a burden on you for their works.)

5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

(They love to make their garments great to show themselves to be of God.)

6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

(Today they call themselves "Reverend" causing men to give them respect.)

11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

***

Paul warns us that it will be even worse in the last days:

II Timothy 3

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

 

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

(They explain away the scriptures and will not allow certain scriptures to rule over their own lives.)

 

13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

***

Jesus says:

Matthew 24

12  And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

***

II Timothy 3

14  But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

(That we have learned spiritual things from God.)

15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

***

The apostle Paul says:

II Corinthians 2:17  For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

We see by this that many were deceitful in their presentations of the Word of God in the days of the apostle Paul.  

And Paul said it would get worse in the last times before Jesus returns.

II Timothy 3:13   But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

And Jesus said:

Matthew 24:4-5   Take heed that no man deceive you.  For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

We have been amply warned in the Bible to beware of both ministers and individuals who come to us saying "Jesus is Lord" for there will be many deceivers in the last days.  They usually show themselves rather quickly by that which they say and by that which they do.  Pay attention.

💥💥💥💥💥

💥 Scriptures:

 

Romans 8:14-17  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with HIM, that we may be also glorified together.

 

*** 

 

1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

 

 ***

 

1 Peter 5:8-9   Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

 

***

Hebrews 6:10-12  For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward HIS name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

 

11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 

 

12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 

 

***

 

Psalm 62:1-2  Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from HIM cometh my salvation.

2 HE only is my rock and my salvation; HE is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 

 

*** 

 

Romans 13:12-14   The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

 

 

 💥💥💥💥💥

💥 When a man who is a Christian commits adultery

 

Pam Padgett, member of the body of Christ

A man and wife, with their 4 children (ages 10-approximately 23), have lived next door to me for about 3 years.  Both identify themselves as Christians. They offered to help Joan and I with whatever we might need and, when Joan was in home hospice care, they came to visit her a time or two. They also both came one afternoon to the July, 2024, home meeting. 

About 6 weeks ago I sent the wife a text offering some canned pop I didn't want and she sent her son to pick it up saying she wasn't "feeling the best" that day. The next day I happened to see her outside and asked if she was feeling better. She seemed reluctant to answer, then told me she had recently learned her husband was having an affair and that he had moved out of their home 2 days before, to go live with this other woman. She said she was finding it hard to even get out of bed and felt numb.

Hearing of this adultery by a man who identified himself as a Christian, I was stunned and could barely say anything.  This affected me strongly as a member of the body of Christ.  Greatly grieved.  

 
When I returned to my house, I began talking with God about all of this. How could a man, who truly seemed to be a Christian, do this? Sinning against God, against his wife, against his children, against the church ...

At first my flesh wanted to somehow contact this man and try to turn him from this sin.  But I was very clearly reminded by the Holy Spirit of I Corinthians 5, and knew that my desire was not the way of God.

I Corinthians 5  Paul wrote:

1 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

 

11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?

13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

 

 

I Corinthians 5:5 especially stood out to me ...

To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 

 
I didn't know how to deliver this man to Satan in this situation, so asked God to please do this so that his flesh might be destroyed that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.

I believed this prayer was according to the will of God and strongly felt this man's flesh would be destroyed.

 
Over the next weeks, when I felt led to send a scripture or a godly concept or a podcast link to the wife I did so and she expressed appreciation. I also felt led to have her and their children to dinner twice. They have all seemed to enjoy doing this and so have I.

After the second dinner this past Wednesday, she sent her children home and wanted to talk with me. She told me that her husband had called her at work, I think the previous day, leaving a message that it was urgent that he talk with her. When she called him back, he told her he had just learned he has thyroid cancer.  She said he was obviously very shaken.

 
As soon as she told me this, I remembered having prayed that this man would be delivered to Satan for the destruction of the flesh that his spirit might be saved.

I Corinthians 5:5  To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

 
As the wife spoke she said something like "Of course I would never wish something like this (cancer) on anyone." I took out my Bible and read to her I Corinthians 5:5 and told her this had strongly been brought to my attention where her husband was concerned. She didn't fight this and said she knew about God's judgment.

 

She then confessed something that was interesting to me. She said when the affair first came to light, she told her husband to not be surprised if his prayers weren't answered. She seemed embarrassed as she told me this and said she couldn't believe she had said that to him, but that it is Biblical. I agreed. 

 

1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

 

Proverbs 1:28-30  God says ... Then shall they call upon ME, but I will not answer; they shall seek ME early, but they shall not find ME:

29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

30 They would none of MY counsel: they despised all MY reproof.

This man knows adultery is wrong in the sight of God yet went that way, not choosing the fear of Lord.  Very sad ... tragic.

 
The wife told me that when their 10-year old son discovered that his dad was "cheating" on his mom, he didn't understand how his dad could do this, saying that his dad had once told him that a man should never do such a thing to his wife.

 

 

 💥💥💥💥💥

💥 Podcast: Many love the outward appearance of religion, but they do not have a love for the Word of God

 

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on January 14, 2021)

 

This is the first time I recall having the Spirit of God "dictate" to me the title of a writing or Podcast.  Yet this was spoken in exact words to me as I wrote down the title.  Then I received the message by the Spirit of God.

It is amazing, but so many hundreds of thousands of people love their church buildings and they love the stained glass windows in their buildings and they love the art works and carved alters where their ministers preach ... but they do not have a love for the actual Word of God.

We, who are of God, delight in the Word of God.

The apostle Paul told us:

II Timothy 3

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

***

The only thing that matters in our religion is this:

Do we delight in the Word of God?

 

💥💥💥💥💥

💥 Scriptures:

 

James 1:17   Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with Whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

 

*** 

 

James 5:15  And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Comments from Beth Martin, member of the body of Christ ...
Yesterday my sister dying of cancer said to me that she hopes that God will take her. She said that she is ready to die and that no one should live the way that she is. She now cannot stand and has to be lifted from the chair to the bed. 

 

This morning I was led to the above scripture. I prayed the prayer of faith over her. I asked God to help her with her suffering and have mercy on her. I prayed for her to have peace. I know that when He wills she will fall asleep.

 

 ***

1 John 5:3-4  For this is the love of God, that we keep HIS commandments: and HIS commandments are not grievous. 

 

4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

 

 ***

 

Philippians 4:9  Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

 

*** 

 

Philippians 4:13  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

 

 

💥💥💥💥💥