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"And many that tend to ignore or suppress truth for personal reasons, may often be due to an unstable consensus of their own Christian worthiness. And complacency often hinders the ability of sincere honesty, thus many attempt to act upon and go alone without spiritual acceptance or acknowledgement."
{'The witness of the Holy Spirit. A Christian is one who is led and encouraged by the Spirit. Romans 8:16 says, “The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” When we surrender our lives to Jesus, His Holy Spirit comes to indwell us and changes the way we view the world, ourselves, and God. He brings an understanding of spiritual truths we could never before grasp (John 14:26). {'He helps us commune with the Father when we don’t know how to pray (Romans 8:26). He comforts us by bringing to mind the promises of God. He gives us a knowing that quiets our hearts when doubts arise. Romans 8:14 says that “as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the children of God.” A Christian has confidence of his or her adoption into God’s family because of the testimony of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:15).
{'Grieving the Holy Spirit is similar to “quenching” the Holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19) in that both negatively impact the believer, the church, and the world. Quenching the Spirit speaks of stifling or suppressing the fire of God’s Spirit that burns within every believer. The Holy Spirit desires to express Himself in our actions and attitudes. When we do not allow God’s Spirit to be seen in our behavior, when we do what we know is wrong, we suppress or quench the Spirit. We do not allow the Spirit to reveal Himself as He wants to, with “love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Galatians 5:22–23).
'{Both quenching the Spirit and grieving the Spirit hinder a godly lifestyle. Both happen when we sin against God and follow our own worldly desires, living as we did before accepting Christ’s salvation. The only correct road to follow is the one that leads the believer closer to God and purity and farther away from the world and sin. Just as we do not like to be grieved, and just as we do not seek to quench what is good, we should not quench or grieve the Holy Spirit by refusing to follow His leading.'
(Be sure to do your own careful 'inventory' before taking action based on anything you find in this content. Intended solely as informative and subjects of 'Reflections of Life'...'This side of the glass')
"God's work has been done.! "And so being left with the wisdom to be acted upon, here in the now. And not one shall possess the credentials and/or the rightful authority in attempting to
knowingly or otherwise override the sovereignty of God's work.
“Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.” (Spiritually Inspired)
"And now being witnessed across the news media spectrum, the abomination of suppressing God and faith. And surely this will not play out well. Influenced by a sinister movement that has shamelessly intruded upon the most vulnerable...children.!
'This being a dangerous agenda affecting communities and families across the land. The actions and behavior of which has never before been witnessed in any time. And this too will not play out well!
'Pro-claimed Christians have lost their spiritual momentum. Positive spiritual momentum can help people withstand the challenges and evils of the times and protect their personal spiritual foundation.... only so long as the 'principles of life' are applied and acted upon through the inspired teachings of Christ our Lord.
Here in the now....no more....no less.!
"Precisely, I came to share...here in the now.
'Troublesome lives are many, and untold circumstances often prompt a person to reach out
for support or hope of finding some reprieve, therefore the thought of God may come upon a person to investigate. And likely many Christian sites are searched in hopefully finding the something one may be felt in need of. 'And finding a 'commercialized God', confusion, discord, aggressive argumentive behavior, disrespect and lack of loving support.... many will turn away, that being human nature. 'And in helping a 'beginner', an advanced course in random scripture most likely goes nowhere. Consider giving a college lesson or instructions to a first grader...they learn nothing and become disinterested...and quickly.
'Basic 'principles' being necessary and most certainly, many have not the ability to 'teach' what they are not honestly capable of 'teaching' with effective results. And of grave consequences to mislead and/or desecrate the 'inspired teachings of Christ'...through worldly concepts of delusional 'thinking'.
'In spirit and truth...spiritual truth being of profound necessity not to be ignored, but to behold with great gladness. Christ in us brings cause of lost souls to hopefully find a reprieve in a restless and disturbing world around us. May the love of God's spirit, the Holy Spirit be fully upon us...all.'
"Not one shall be obligated to prove anything put forth in or about the general context of scripture. Many authors, languages and passing of millenniums have imposed a difference in dialog pertaining to the objective of any given substance matter.
'And individuals are at liberty to express personal meaning and/or interpretation by each one's own free will...right, wrong or indifference. And to confront one's free will with any form of contempt, scorn, argumentized intent or sarcasm shall be considered out of order and a pretentious petty attitude of 'I think I know better than you. That folks... may be called...prideful, boastfulness, and some cases, blatant blasphemy of a person's personal divine thoughts, whatever that may be.
'Respect never goes out of style, though often ignored by a narcissistic personality.'
"Society has become scattered helter-skelter, and worsening. And obviously some of the effects
are filtering into many Christian sites. And when witnessing 'younger ones' ...or anyone really...searching for the possibility
of turning to God...in itself is a wake up concerning a collectively, a distraught society.
'And many may find God is the answer when all else fails. God may well be of great inspiration, so long as a life is adequately influenced....and that being if one is willing to change....it all starts with the one in the mirror!
'And I am here to share with love and hope. An 'alien' concept has come upon society with the 'wireless' technology, and a 'new school' has come about, much good and a lot...not so good! Life happening has changed!
'And 'old school' principles of life appear to have been abandoned.... respect, honesty, honor and family values being a few. Love becoming almost extinct. God is love and does have the power to change lives...believe it!
'I hope it is found to be true by those willing to change!
" Marriage vows are promises each partner makes to the other during a wedding ceremony. They are based on Western Christian norms, but not universal to marriage or necessary in most legal jurisdictions. They are the most meaningful words a person says in a lifetime and the heart of the wedding day. They express commitment to a shared life that define the couple as married. They can vary in wording, but often include phrases like ' to have and to hold", "for better or for worse", in sickness and in health", "to love and to cherish", and "until death do us part". . They are spoken before God and in front of family and friends and accompanied by the exchange of rings as a symbol of unending love.
{I take you to be my lawfully wedded husband/wife. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.}
"A bond of love that holds together in all adversities, bar none! And I assure you it shall be a commitment not to be taken lightly! Thank God for our five decades of our commitment! And know this and know it well...LOVE being the one thing that has been our greatest resource, perhaps because we are both stubborn to a point of holding on...lol...whatever, it has worked, and I am thankful. And I thank God that I became willing to change to be more compatible.
"Both quenching the Spirit and grieving the Spirit hinder a godly lifestyle. Both happen when we sin against God and follow our own worldly desires, living as we did before accepting Christ’s salvation. The only correct road to follow is the one that leads the believer closer to God and purity and farther away from the world and sin. Just as we do not like to be grieved, and just as we do not seek to quench what is good, we should not quench or grieve the Holy Spirit by refusing to follow His leading."
'The Holy Spirit is Christ here in the now. Many appear not to fully grasp the significance, and continue to go alone without any notable guidance of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit allows spiritual truth without worldly delusional foolishness."
"The Holy Spirit is Christ here in the now.
And this to be the nearest to God by those now alive, and upon each individual to cope with as deemed necessary. Instructions have been put forth pertaining to the accountability and responsibility of each individual, here in the now.
'And when life here ends, those left behind most likely will believe the departed are in a sacred place with God. And the departed being away, and that being an absolute unknown. And an illusion being a false imagery by having no known knowledge or personal experience.... a hope of something unknown and can never be known in this life.
'Complacency will always hinder the spiritual reality of preparation to better help cope with the
evils of the world we live in. Striving for and a focus on spiritual discipline here in the now shall
be our only reprieve of knowing of a peace and wellbeing here in the now.
'And fear or great concern of the unknown most likely will bring cause of great delusional concepts, bringing cause of a loss of reality and continued focus on things unknown...minds out of touch with reality often become mentally unstable to successfully and gainfully cope with life here in the now."
"A serious matter than continues to erode the sacredness of the divine inspired scriptures. And apparently ego of the man mind overrides the necessity of knowing and learning the totality and purpose of scripture with any meaningful results of conducting life accordingly, here in the now."
(The worldly intellectual community would do well to digest this...carefully!) (All acts of discord are surely a disappointment to God, the Higher Power!) (Egotistic personalities are known for rebellious and stubborn behavior.) (And unable to be willing to change and be done with the selfish self-centeredness of self-appointed worldly interpretations, the sacrilege of sacred inspiration shall continue to be desecrated!)
The hypocrite is self-deluded by his or her own pretension, which fools no one else (Matt 7:5;Luke 6:42). Hypocrisy may involve a failure to discern spiritual truth (Luke 12:54-56;13:15; cf. Matt 12:7;23:23) or even a willful blindness to spiritual matters (Matthew 23:17Matthew 23:19Matthew 23:23-24Matthew 23:26). The hypocrite pretends goodness, but beneath a religious veneer is a malicious or deceitful heart (Matt 22:15-18; cf. 1 Peter 2:1). Though hypocrites justify their religious activity, their hearts are not true to God (Matthew 15:7-9Matthew 15:18-19; cf. Isa 29:13-14). As in the Old Testament a discrepancy exists between outward conformity to religious ritual and the true state of their hearts (Matt 23:25-30; contrast 5:8). Thus, the term "hypocrite" (Matt 24:51) can occur as a synonym for "unfaithful/unbeliever." Such "hypocrites" hinder others from coming to Christ and even make converts to their godless lifestyle (Matthew 23:13Matthew 23:15; cf. Daniel 11:32Daniel 11:34). Or they deceive others into doctrinal error (1 Tim 4:1-2). Thus, hypocrisy is implied as one of the types of evidence of earthly or demonic wisdom (James 3:13-17).
The absence of hypocrisy (genuine faith and sincere love from a pure heart) is a mark of godly character (1 Tim 1:5;1 Timothy 2:51 Timothy 2:7; cf. Psalm 15:2-5;24:3-5;2 Col 6:6-7).
"The Serenity Prayer has been instrumental in my life over the past two plus decades, and to apply and practice this in troubling times has certainly been beneficial, believe it.
'Being witnessed is a dramatic society mood change since the digital wireless communication phenomenon came about. Bringing cause of many things... good, not so good and great evil...
'And conceivably has changed most all aspects of life, here in the now. And 'Christianity' being without exception. The 'light' of Christ has been darkened for the sake of entertainment and selfish self-centeredness. Too often many are seeing and hearing what they want to see or hear in reference to God.
'And many do not, have not or will not fully accept and practice the basic inspired teachings of Jesus Christ. Most likely because many may be in great doubt and so confused and bewildered, they turn away to their own desires.
'It would appear 'street preaching' and attempting to 'pound' sound bible scripture upon society, most likely has marginal results, especially upon a new millennial. The silent generation (that would be I) and baby boomers being more adaptable to 'old school.'
'And sadly, in today's world, very likely few will turn to God unless they have become so distraught and seemingly a hopeless outlook they may attempt to turn to God, or at least to someone they can relate to. 'Let us hope and pray we are a 'light' of Christ our Lord God. And this being evidenced through sharing how turning our lives over to God's care has influenced our lives by applying and practicing the 'principles of life', so inspired through teachings of Christ."
#ICAMETOSHARE ......... "As a 'Baby-Boomer' senior. (Came to be 1940) I have been led to share many things on different threads. I realize the new millennials cannot relate to the time that was...and the changes being witnessed by us 'old folks' is mind boggling, to say the least. The mention of 'tent revivals' .... Iknew well, and so
if you can relate to these images........WELCOME and God bless you.
We are here to share and be ever thankful of the time that was!
"And when proclaimed 'Christians' turn against one another, that is obviously creating a huge problem and will continue to do so. And being witnessed upon many pages the stubborn rebellious selfish self-centeredness appears out of touch with guidance of the Holy Spirit.
'And until the basic teachings of Jesus Christ 'principles of life' are applied, acted upon and practiced, there shall continue to be a great discord...no more...no less.
('This we know that we are involved in a spiritual battle for our souls. The world seeks to conform us to its mold, which is why we must be transformed by the renewing of our minds.)
"In these uncertain times, it is not so much of family survival, but more important being that of a family that overcomes the prevailing precarious uncertainties' that have escalated to a point of insanity. The very foundation of family must be grounded in love/respect, honesty/trustworthy, and when these virtues are not put in place and acted upon.... families may often become an abomination of desolation... abomination being something that causes disgust/hatred...and desolation being a condition that is uninhabitable/devasted. 'And this is precisely that of which is being witnessed across the land. This being indisputable. Each may come to their own conclusion, but it appears this to be such a devastation of suffering and fear, that of all people, renowned 'Christian' leaders are reluctant and purposely avoid this undeniable warning put forth. But they and many choose to 'highlight' and 'gaslight' only that which attracts and is pleasing to hear...for the sake of having a full house, and often for self-acclaim. (God's inspiration, without doubt carries great wisdom and should be told of) ....... And also, each should bear in mind, precisely the duty of the shepherd is to protect the flock and guide them to good pastures. 'Anything that contradicts the Devine nature of God shall be considered evil.
~Let all that you do be done in love. ~ ~Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.~ ~And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.~ ~Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. ~ ~Spiritually Inspired~
" Since being mentioned hundreds of times within the Divine words, it is evident love being of profound importance in our lives, with one another. So long as the attributes of love are acted upon. Goodness, kindness, gentleness, discipline and self-control being a few. Practice all the attributes and lives will come to know the power of love, in all our going and coming."
"The ability to love can never be taken away, except by self. And when you get selfish self-centeredness out of the way long enough to love others, it may well be the greatest feeling to come to know of, for peace and harmony shall be a gladness to behold."
"And it is conceivable without the Holy Spirit being integrated into one's thoughts, there shall certainly, arise many questionable and unnecessary troublesome worldly intellectual delusional aspects pertaining to the sacred 'inspired' teachings of scripture.
'And 'instructions' being designed for the purpose of how, and why mankind is meant to conduct their lives here in the now in the hope of experiencing a level of peace and harmony. 'And then again, the gift of the Holy Spirit being an example of many things of great significance that are, have been and will continue to be blatantly ignored for lack of accepting and unable to grasp the profound significance of the Holy Spirit.
'Going alone shall be cause of continued discord.'
(Profound implications of things being witnessed...here in the now)
*The context may well concern adults in positions of authority, but these adults never truly matured. When dishonoring parents is taken to an extreme, it produces an anarchy that will reach out to infect the community as well. "Anarchy" describes an absence of government; it defines general disorder, a time when each person does what is right in his own eyes (Judges 21:25). *Those trained in the home to dishonor parents will resist authority on every front, whether civic authorities, supervisors on the job, teachers in school, or coaches of a team. Self-centeredness stands at the foundation of this action. Those so created will pay little attention to honoring community standards because they do not respect them. Thus, they will not discipline themselves to submit to them. They always think that they know what is best for them—and for everybody else too. They will follow whatever impulse drives them, regardless of how it affects others.
*This rebellious liberalism first produces an irritated grumbling in others, but it can soon build into general disorder and confusion. Ultimately, if unchecked, chaos results. In due course, a whole culture's energies are expended merely to survive, effectively destroying the development of spiritual, creative, and intellectual qualities essential to an individual's and to society's well-being. This is the very path America is following.
*Immaturity is a direct result of not honoring parents. People of this mindset have a hard time cooperating because their minds are filled with insecurities, they feel they are being taken advantage of, or they feel driven to compete in everything. As they age, they feel put upon, and thus become quite defensive. Because such children are not made to respect their parents' advice, they grow up not understanding what truly works, so they lack wisdom. This failure reveals itself in self-will and self-indulgence that can be taken to the point of sheer rebellion. It condemns children to learning the lessons of life through the hard, harsh experiences of personal warfare.
*('Articles in this thread are compiled from various public domain sources. Intended solely as informative and subjects to reflect on. Be sure to do your own careful 'inventory' before taking action based on anything you find in this content. Intended solely as informative and subjects of 'Reflections of Life'...'This side of the glass')
