But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not...
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Oh, 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 – jectsNebuchadnezzar’s Image is still with us
Dan 3:4-6 Then the herald loudly proclaimed: "To you the command is given, O peoples, nations and men of every language, (5) that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe and all...
Continue ReadingNebuchadnezzar’s Image is still with usThe RASN in the Pulpit
Gal 4:17 They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. The goal of the narcissist and his/her cousins (revilers, abusers, sociopaths) is to be regarded...
Continue ReadingThe RASN in the PulpitMore 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...
Continue ReadingMore Thoughts on Cain’s Hatred of AbelI Didn’t Know What I was Dealing With – In Fact, I Didn’t Know such a Person Existed
Psa 73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment. In my years as a pastor (and no doubt even before), I have had to deal with RASNs (Revilers, Abusers, Sociopaths, Narcissists) many times. But for years...
Continue ReadingI Didn’t Know What I was Dealing With – In Fact, I Didn’t Know such a Person ExistedAn Acid Test to Reveal the Counterfeit
"In my lifetime I did not care to hear that word that cut me most, and showed me my lost estate aright. I was vexed to hear my sins mentioned, and laid to my charge. I loved him best, who...
Continue ReadingAn Acid Test to Reveal the CounterfeitIshmael is Still Mocking Isaac
Gal 4:29-31 But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. (30) But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the...
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