Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, "He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy; (Matthew 26:65) Wicked people typically work to gather allies to their cause. In the...
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How can we know that someone (including ourselves) is really Born Again?
Many victims of domestic abusers and other kind of their kin (RASNs) struggle with the abuser's claim to be a Christian. In addition, many people including pastors and other church members pressure victims to assume that their abuser is actually...
Continue ReadingHow can we know that someone (including ourselves) is really Born Again?The Abuser Really has no Fear of God
Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon...
Continue ReadingThe Abuser Really has no Fear of GodBeing an Eternal Optimist toward a RASN is a futile path
2Ti 4:14-15 Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. (15) Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. God's Word is very negative about certain kinds of evil people....
Continue ReadingBeing an Eternal Optimist toward a RASN is a futile pathOh, How Forgiving the Hypocrite is – A Picture from Mr. Pecksniff
If you want to see a masterful portrayal of the hypocrite (which so many RASNs are - revilers, abusers, sociopaths, and narcissists) - read Charles Dickens' "Martin Chuzzelwit." In that book you will meet Mr. Pecksniff, whose name has become...
Continue ReadingOh, How Forgiving the Hypocrite is – A Picture from Mr. PecksniffWhy do we Dismiss the Warning Signs?
Psa 120:2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue. We can all think back in time and remember red flags that were times when the mask of the RASN slipped. But why didn't we see...
Continue ReadingWhy do we Dismiss the Warning Signs?Evil Pro – jects
Rom 2:1 Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. Rom 2:21-23 you then who teach others,...
Continue ReadingEvil Pro – jectsThe Totalitarian Regime of the RASN
Exo 5:1-2 Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’” (2) But Pharaoh said, “Who is...
Continue ReadingThe Totalitarian Regime of the RASNSteely Cold Lack of Empathy – a Huge Red Flag
Mar 12:38-40 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces (39) and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor...
Continue ReadingSteely Cold Lack of Empathy – a Huge Red FlagMore Thoughts on Cain’s Hatred of Abel
1Jn 3:12 We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. I recently shared some thoughts on...
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