Thu, May 31st - 10:06AM

Beloveds, Evil people will use Slander, slurs, insults, defamation of character, disparagement, libel, character assassination, spiritual beat downs and much more. Wicked evil people will try to convince the saints (G40 hagios) that they are just “saved sinners”.  

There is no such creature as a “saved sinner” in the Bible. Sinners once saved by Grace, AFTERWARDS are known as saints (G40hagios), children of God, Believers, Christians, etc. as God commands.

The work that Jesus accomplished by His death, burial and resurrection, has made the way for ALL of us to walk through this life, perfect, in the eyes of God. And that is more important than being perfect in the eyes of man. With man, no one is perfect.

The Bible is our sole inerrant standard, to be correctly understood and lived. God has forever and for all eternity set forth two kinds of persons, the Saved, and those whom He defines as Sinners. The two are NEVER combined in scripture. Therefore ANYONE who rejects God’s word and identifies himself as a "saved sinner" is absolutely not saved, nor wants to be. God does not want His people to be naïve, regarding the fact that evil people, the wicked servants of the devil are right there in the church with the righteous.  Just because somebody shows up in the church building, does not automatically make them a member of Christ’s body.  God puts limits on dealing with them, giving many examples in scriptures.  

Love

Serola           

Wed, May 30th - 7:35AM

"Blessed is the man who does NOT walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD,and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water,which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.Whatever he does prospers. Not so the wicked!They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will NOT  stand in the judgment,nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,but the way of the wicked will perish."
Psalm 1:1-6

Saints (G40 hagios) means: sacred (physical pure, moral blameless or religious, ceremony consecrated) :- (most) holy (one, thing), saint.—Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

Brothers and sisters, I have posted the definition of saints many times, and will continue to do so.  The vilification of God’s  people by the wicked continues and every believer must stand against it.

²⁴ The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. ²⁵ It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? ²⁶ Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. ²⁷ What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. ²⁸ And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matt 10:24-28 (KJV)

dearly beloved and holy children of light, Lord Jesus has amply warned us that wicked, evil people will persecute the godly. Lord Jesus tells us to be neither fearful nor surprised, by the ruthless conduct and lawless behaviors and deeds of the wicked; for God has sealed the ultimate destiny of the wicked to destroy them in hell.

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serola

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Tue, May 22nd - 10:05AM

¹³ And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, ¹⁴ And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: ¹⁵ And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; ¹⁶ And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. ¹⁷ And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

John 2:13-17 (KJV)

Jesus never told these merchants they could not buy and sell. What He told them in no uncertain terms is that God’s house is not to be denigrated by making it a mere place of business. These things belong OUT SIDE of the church, not in it. Absolutely nothing that interferes with worship of God should be tolerated.  There is no question today, that there are some(never all, thank God) that  see the church as just a place to make money; to get customers to buy or sell their products. 

No one can be against supporting the ministry of the church as they carry out oversight of the flock, but some have gone too far, interfering with the worship, just to  hawk their products. There are many venues, other than in the church where such products can be sold.  It really cheapens, and denigrates the Gospel message, to be continually assailed by those more interested in hawking their products, than doing God’s work of spreading the Gospel.

Jesus shows us that we must zealously, watch over the church, and boldly protect it from the unscrupulous, and others greedy for gain.

Love

Serola

Mon, May 21st - 1:52AM

¹⁴ For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. ¹⁵ And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey

Dear friends of Jesus, the purpose of the Lord, in giving the talents and the ability to His servants, (and all who should follow after) was that when Lord Jesus our king returned He would receive not only what He gave, but even more from the labors of His servants.

With one exception, the other servants took what they had and made it produce  even more for the Lord:

¹⁹ After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. ²⁰ And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. ²¹ The lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²²   He that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. ²³ His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Beloveds, the servant that hid his talent in the ground made this excuse to the Lord at His coming:

 ²⁴ Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee (G1097 ginosko-absolutely) that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: ²⁵ And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. ²⁶   

The Lord accepts NO excuses:

The lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful (irksome, grievous, slothful) servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: ²⁷ Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. ²⁸ Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. ²⁹ For unto EVERY ONE that hath shall be given, and he shall have ABUNDANCE: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

Did the wicked servant,  wicked meaning:(G 4190 poneros) hurtful, i.e. evil (properly in effect or influence;  but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous-Atrociously wicked ; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners :- bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked (-ness),  ENTER into the kingdom of God. Absolutely not!

Jesus’ says absolutely to that wicked servant:

³⁰ And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matt 25:14-30 (KJV)

Here Lord Jesus describes two kinds of servants ONLY: the good servant and the wicked servant. ONLY the good servant shall ENTER the kingdom of God.

The wicked servants, are impostors and pretenders, who shall  receive everlasting damnation and separation from God for ALL eternity.

Please note brethren: Even though some of the good servants received more from the Lord than others-EVERY ONE OF THEM RECEIVED ABUNDANTLY.

Therefore Christians should not be caught up in trying to determine who of us is to receive more than another. This is foolish, as we, His stewards, can gratefully do the work He has given us, and trust our Faithful Creator to give each of us abundantly. God will always give us His best. This is not to infer that He has less than the best to give us, but that the best is All He ever has for His people ALL THE TIME.

Love

Serola

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Fri, May 18th - 8:38AM

⁹ I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. ¹⁰ Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. ¹¹ Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

3 John 1:9-11 (KJV)

Diotrephes wanted to control the church. John denounced this mans deeds as evil:  (1) his refusal to have anything to do with other spiritual leaders, (2) his slander of the leaders, (3) his evil example in refusing to welcome any gospel teachers, NOT EVEN THE APOSTLE and (4) his attempt to excommunicate those who opposed his leadership. Sins such as pride, jealousy, and slander are still present in the church, and when such a leader ( really a wicked servant) makes a habit of encouraging sin and discouraging right actions, he must be stopped. If no one speaks up, great harm can come to the church. We must confront evil people amongst the righteous in the church; if we try to avoid it, it will continue to grow. A true Christian leader is a righteous servant, not a vicious usurper !

Dearly beloveds, we must note that  John does not mince any words in describing the doings of Diotrephes, as evil. Furthermore, John states that ANYBODY practicing evil, has ABSOLUTELY NOT EVEN SEEN God.

John is not teaching passivity, indifference, cowardice, or inaction when dealing with wicked, evil people amongst the righteous in the church. Anybody, amongst the flock  “claiming” to be a Christian, all the while acting  out wickedly against the saints (G40 hagios), must be stopped, for the sake of the Gospel.  Those who believe that love means allowing evil, wicked, people amongst the saints in the church  (G40 hagios), to beat, abuse, mistreat, and worse to  God's people, are fostering the doctrine of devils.

serola

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Wed, May 16th - 9:03AM

²⁷ For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Matt 16:27 (KJV)

Children of the Living God, the word WORK found in Matt. 16:27, is G4234 Praxis, meaning:  practice, i.e. (concretely) an act; by extension a function :- deed, office, work and is found NO WHERE ELSE in the New Testament. So we can clearly, concisely see, understand and know absolutely the dire meaning, which serves as a warning and an encouragement DIRECTLY from Lord Jesus that everyone of us will most certainly be rewarded according to the deeds we practiced.

²⁶ For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; ²⁷ And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. ²⁸ Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, ²⁹ And shall come forth; they that have DONE GOOD, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have DONE EVIL, unto the resurrection of damnation.

John 5:26-29 (KJV)

Dearly beloveds, God is no one to mess with. Let none deceive him or herself into falsely believing that what we practice consistently means nothing to God  as long as we claim we are saved.  For if after we have been saved those who consistently practice evil, shall be damned. Only those who consistently practice or does good, after salvation will enter resurrection life.

God has made it abundantly clear that our good works do not arise out of fleshly effort, but out of His Spirit, and by His empowerment. He has also made it abundantly, and absolutely clear that NO EVIL WORK CAN ARISE OUT OF GOD.  Brethren, anyone claiming to be saved, who consistently practices evil, IS A LIAR.

Love

serola

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Sun, May 13th - 10:11PM

Dear friends of Jesus, if a man plants a vineyard, he will carefully prepare the soil. He will place the plant in a place conducive to growth. He expects that each branch of the vine will function properly, that is RECEIVE THE NOURISHMENT SUPPLIED BY THE VINE, AND IN SO DOING PRODUCES FRUIT. This is the work of the branches, to receive of the vine, and produce edible grapes.

The man carefully tends the branches, noting those that cannot produce fruit, as they are not attached to the vine, and therefore receives NO nourishment of the vine. He knows these MUST be pruned away, as they will NEVER produce fruit.

The vine paints an intimate portrait of how God’s work is produced through the branches. The evidence of fruit proves that the branches work. Lord Jesus said in His word:  ⁵ I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: FOR WITHOUT ME YE CAN DO NOTHING.

What will happen to those detached branches of the vine?  ⁶ If a man abide NOT in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, AND CAST THEM INTO THE FIRE, AND THEY ARE BURNED.

John 15:6 (KJV)

serola     

²⁶ For if we sin wilfully AFTER that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, ²⁷ But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

Heb 10:26-27 (KJV)

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Mon, May 7th - 4:15AM

Beloveds I warn and exhort you to know that we are commanded to follow God’s standard. A while back I spoke of the  “norm”, that informs human conduct among other things on earth; but that it can change, even by time, force, or law.  But God’s standard is higher than the “norm” or ANY standards of men, and God’s standard is without error, and unchanging. God has given us the Bible,  to be correctly understood and lived as the FINAL , UNCHANGING, COMPLETE, ETERNAL, INERRANT, ANSWER, AND STANDARD.

Christians are not simply to be “polite” or “nice”, God commands us to be holy, righteous, godly, loving, AND obedient followers of Jesus.

¹⁴ That we henceforth BE NO MORE CHILDREN, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; ¹⁵ But speaking the truth in love, may GROW UP IN HIM in all things, which is the head, even Christ: ¹⁶ From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

Eph 4:14-16 (KJV)

God does not want His saints (G40 hagios) to be children in obeying, understanding and living the Gospel. Only through the Gospel shall we be mature(ing) and able to know truth from error; good from evil. God also commands us how we MUST walk in Him:

¹ Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; ² But have RENOUNCED the hidden things of dishonesty, NOT walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

FROM WHOM DOES GOD SAY THE GOSPEL IS HID?

 ³ But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: ⁴ In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

2 Cor 4:1-4 (KJV)

Love

serola

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Thu, May 3rd - 5:03PM

Beloveds, I have mentioned more than once, that only through study and correctly understanding the word of God, can we know truth from error. Initially, it can be difficult for those unlearned in the scriptures, to discern evil people. We have to keep preaching the Gospel at every opportunity. Some feel we should not “judge” anyone; or it is wrong for us to say “bad things” about people, or even it is just “not nice” to call some people evil.

Holy brothers and sisters,such persons who ignore or turn a blind eye to the fact that some evil people are amongst the sheep, place themselves and others in great jeopardy.  God gives us His people the right to be discerning:

¹³ For EVERY ONE that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. ¹⁴ But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses EXERCISED TO DISCERN BOTH  GOOD AND EVIL.

Heb 5:13-14 (KJV)

¹⁷ Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Prov 1:17 (KJV)

¹⁶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matt 10:16 (KJV)

Some might worry about making a “mistake” and labeling someone who is not evil as an evil person. This will not happen if we understand that we have God’s INERRANT word to believe and live by through study and correct understanding.  We will surely fail in recognizing either good or evil if we use ANY standard other than the Bible. Discerning both good and evil has NOTHING to do with our personal preferences. It has EVERYTHING to do with God’s command to His people. Those who stick their heads in the sand, and refuse to obey God’s teachings will suffer unnecessarily, and cause others to do so as well.

Love

serola

Wed, May 2nd - 4:13PM

Dear friends of Jesus, as many others, I have been approached by cultist, looking to convert me. However, as many others I too have preached the Gospel to as many of them as I could, and noticed that most of them immediately believed the gospel message, and fled their cults.

I make no boast of myself, I am an unprofitable servant, doing only that I was supposed to do. All honor, glory and praise to Lord Jesus, and the power of His word to save to the uttermost; them that believe. 

²³ But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. ²⁴ And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, ²⁵ In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; ²⁶ And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

2 Tim 2:23-26 (KJV)

²¹ Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. ²² And of some have compassion, making a difference: ²³ And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Jude 1:21-23 (KJV)

We keep preaching the Gospel,brethren, not arguing about questions,that some confused about the truth or duped by false doctrine, might escape upon hearing, and believing the truth.

However, no matter how often evil people hear the Gospel, they will NEVER believe, because THEY DO NOT WANT TO.  All such persons are judged and condemned of themselves, because they LOVE darkness.

Love

serola

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