Tag: faith

SHOULD YOU ALWAYS FOLLOW HUMAN GOVERNMENT?

  • This blog, and post, will always direct you directly to your Creator, and God’s Word (Jesus).
  • Directly means directly. No pastors, nor incorporated, so-called, “Christian” churches. Absolutely no human being between you and your Creator.

But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”   John 4:23-24.

God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.    Acts 17:24

  • The actual Greek and/or Hebrew is in [red] and in square brackets [   ].
  • We all need reminders:   Jesus is the Word of God. The good message of John, first chapter:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

Verse 14:  And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace [graciousness] and truth.

Today’s topic:   SHOULD YOU ALWAYS OBEY HUMAN GOVERNMENT?

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed [arranged] by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance [arrangement] of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil [worthless]. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil [worthlessness], be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister [attendant], an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil [worthlessness]. 5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. 7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

Romans 13:1-7

  • Most read Paul’s writing, and stop right there. There are more scriptures to look at.
  • He seems to be saying, “respect the human authorities”, which other scriptures endorse.

A few of the other scriptures:

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive. 

Ex. 1:17

  • They obviously understood the 6th commandment.

 

  • In the same time period:

 

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.

Heb. 11:23


  • A little later:

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 

Heb. 11:27

 

  • The principle is to obey God rather than man:

 

But Peter and the other apostles [delegates] answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.    Acts 5:29


  • I’m not the first to recognise how wonderfully amazing the book of Daniel is. The first 8 chapters are straight history, and easy to read and understand. Then an amazing prayer (chapter 9). Only after this does it get into prophecy.
  • We’d do well to live our lives, as Daniel, and his friends did theirs.
  • No protests, nor riots. They just got on with their lives, quietly, and minded their own business. It was “certain Chaldeans” that reported them to the king.
  • It should be pointed out that Daniel would be regarded as a traitor in this day-and-age. He worked for the king of Judah, then the king of Babylon, then the Median king. He did not rejoice that his original land (Judah) had been taken over by the Babylonians, but he recognised . . . . .

. . . . . In order that the living may know

That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men,

Gives it to whomever He will,

And sets over it the lowest [lowest] of men.’   Dan 4:17

 

  • We probably have some of those “low” men ruling over us today!

 

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego’s response to the king:

If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”   Dan. 3:17-18.

Daniel’s response after being thrown in the lion’s den:

Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! 22 My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”   Dan. 6:21-22

 

To repeat: 

  • These men did not look for trouble.
  • They served their Creator, and minded their own business.
  • It was others that reported them (informed/snitched) to the king.
  • They respected the human authorities.
  • They accepted whatever human punishments were applicable, even though “unfairly snitched upon”, and trusted in their Creator.

 

A few wrap-up thoughts to this section:

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we may boldly say:

“The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?”

Heb. 13:6

In God (I will praise His word),

In God I have put my trust;

I will not fear.

What can flesh do to me?

Ps 56:4

The Lord is on my side;

I will not fear.

What can man do to me?

Ps. 118:6

. . . . Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.

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       The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow;

       Let Him be your fear,

       And let Him be your dread [awe/dread].

       Isa. 8:12-13

ANTICHRIST:

  • As I’ve said before, a lot of these topics overlap.
  • Events of the last few years bring this topic into sharp focus.
  • A reminder: The word “antichrist” is only used 4 times in the delegate John’s letters. In the original Greek it means, “an opponent of the Messiah”.
  • “Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many [much/many] antichrists [opponents of the Messiah] have come, by which we know that it is the last hour”.    1 John 2:18
  • What don’t you understand about the word “many”?
  • If there were many antichrists in the delegate John’s day, there’s a high probability that there are many in our day.

You may need a reminder of “the Beginning”:

Then God saw everything [the whole] that He had made, and indeed it was very [vehemently] good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.   

Gen. 1:31

  • We don’t use “vehemently” much in modern English, but it means, “forcefully”.

So God saw “the whole” (including man, woman, and their immune systems), and said (forcefully) that the whole was good.

So, on the one side you have your Creator saying that your immune system is forcefully good. In opposition, you have human beings saying that natural immunity is not good enough:

“New studies show that natural immunity to the coronavirus weakens (wanes) over time, and does so faster than immunity provided by COVID-19 vaccination”. Nov 23, 2021   (Off the web).

  • Human beings are, again, “antichrist”. In opposition to the Messiah.
  • Very little, or no, attempt was made to strengthen the immune system. Basically diet, and exercise. 

This scripture doesn’t prove anything, but it is interesting in what these people “missed” while in a desert:

We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic;    Num. 11:5

  • It is also interesting that about 60 years ago a favorite sandwich was: raw tomato, raw onion, and cheese, with salt and pepper. Delicious!
  • Be aware of the propaganda to which you are subject.

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PERSEVERE IN THE ORIGINAL, TRUE, DELEGATES’ INSTRUCTION (THROUGH THEIR WRITTEN WORD, IN THE NT):

And they continued steadfastly [were earnest towards/persevered] in the apostles’ [delegates’] doctrine [instruction] and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.       Acts 2:42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YOU SHALL NOT STEAL

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  • This blog, and post, will always direct you directly to your Creator, and God’s Word (Jesus).
  • Directly means directly. No pastors, nor incorporated, so-called, “Christian” churches. Absolutely no human being between you and your Creator.

But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”   John 4:23-24.

  • The actual Greek and/or Hebrew is [red] and in square brackets [   ].
  • We all need reminders:   Jesus is the Word of God. The good message of John, first chapter:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

Verse 14:  And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace [graciousness] and truth.

Today’s topic:

YOU SHALL NOT STEAL:

  • I recently witnessed a theft from a large mass merchandiser store.
  • You all know the stores. They are the largest retailer in the world, with almost 11,000 stores world-wide.
  • I had finished shopping and was almost going to get in my car, when I heard a commotion coming from the store entrance.
  • The thief was shouting something at the security guards, and then walked away rapidly. He had stolen a large, blue, squarish, backpack, and began putting it on his back. I was told later that the backpack probably had stolen items in it too.
  • Then began a curious thing. The thief walking fast (not running), followed by one security guard, also walking rapidly, not running. The security guard was a much larger man, and could have caught the thief at any time. Each time he got too close, he [the security guard] backed off deliberately.
  • They then disappeared behind an embankment.
  • Later, I was talking with a somewhat aggressive, male, regular, employee at a large, box, hardware store (the world’s largest hardware chain, 2300 stores in the U.S., Canada and Mexico). He had found a woman “shoplifting” (euphemism for stealing). He knew he couldn’t touch her, nor the bag which she had brought into the store (filled with stolen goods), but he could touch the bag she had stolen from the store, with stolen goods in it.
  • All  he did was turn it upside down so that the stolen goods fell out.
  • According to him, she left the store without penalty, while he received a 2 day suspension, without pay.
  • We are living in the time spoken of by Isaiah the prophet:

Woe to those who call evil [bad] good, and good evil [bad];

Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;

Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isa. 5:20

He who justifies the wicked [morally wrong], and he who condemns the just,

Both of them alike are an abomination [something disgusting] to the Lord.

Prov. 17:15

  • Both thieves , and retailers have forgotten what was originally, the BIG 10.
  • For reminder purposes, I’ll repeat them here:

“You shall have no other gods before Me.

4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

13 “You shall not murder.

14 “You shall not commit adultery.

15 “You shall not steal.

16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

Ex. 20:3-17

  • A reminder, specifically for thieves:

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 

1 Cor. 6:9-10

Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. 

Eph. 4:28

  • Another reminder that you live in the middle of a warped and distorted generation:

Do all things without complaining [grumbling] and disputing [discussion], 15 that you may become blameless [irreproachable] and harmless [unmixed/innocent], children of God without fault [unblameable] in the midst of a crooked [warped] and perverse [distorted] generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, 

Phil 2:14-15

Irreproachable: 

Definitions:     1.    To behave so well that they cannot be criticized.

  1.   without fault and therefore impossible to criticize. 

Back to antichrist:

  • Oh no, this guy is obsessed with antichrist . . . . 
  • I am, because they are all around us. They’ve become so woven into the fabric of our societies that most people don’t even recognise them.
  • There were “many” in the delegate John’s day, and there are many in our day:

Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. 

1 John 2:18

  • O.k., let me explain how Man’s system works, for the above subject of “theft”, and then I’ll contrast it with God’s system.
  • Going back to the mass merchandiser store: Who pays for that theft?
  • You, the consumer, do. You actually pay for it in two ways (double payment).
  • The retailer (with almost 11,000 stores worldwide) loses about $2 billion U.S. per year due to “shrinkage” (another euphemism!).
  • Some is due to employee error, but most of it is theft [employees, shoplifters, and suppliers (called fraud)]. 1-2% of sales.
  • That approximate 2% is added to every item in their stores.
  • That’s not much you say . . . , but wait, there’s more . . . 
  • The retailer (they may be the largest, but not the only retailer in town) places a claim with their insurance company.
  • The insurance companies who are paying out these huge claims have to get the money back somehow. Guess who pays, in higher premiums [not only the store chain involved]?
  • Everybody wins, except you (the consumer)!
  • Why was this hurtful system devised?
  • It creates employment: More security guards (who can do nothing) [their wages are also tax-deductible by the corporation], more insurance people to handle the large claims, and send out your bloated renewals.
  • Note that the wages, and the losses, are written off the corporation’s taxes. This probably needs further explanation: The numbers are rolling. The insurance payments would be income, while the losses are losses (to be written off). At the end of the calendar year they would not have received all their insurance claims, therefore the losses are probably greater (for that tax year), than the insurance claims that they receive.

 

Now God’s system:

  • The thief actually pays.
  • What a weird system (by our standards!).

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. 2 If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed. 3 If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. 4 If the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he shall restore double.

Ex. 22:1-4

People do not despise a thief

If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.

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Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold;

He may have to give up all the substance of his house.

Prov. 6:30-31

  • O.k. Times have changed a bit. Probably we would not sell into slavery today, but the principle is that they’d have to work off their debt by working without pay for a while.
  • It seems to be anywhere from two times to seven times the value of the goods stolen. A judge would probably decide.

And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination [a detestation] in the sight of God.

Luke 16:15

  • A reminder of the Greek meaning of the word, “antichrist”: “an opponent of the Messiah”.
  • Mankind’s system of handling theft is in opposition to the Messiah (Christ), and hence antichrist.


  • While people are still thieves, there is a penalty for their actions.
  • They can, however, change.
  • We have an amazing, gracious, and forgiving God.
  • Note the thief on the cross (Luke 23:32-43). Note, also, that only one thief was forgiven, the one with the right attitude, who confessed to his God in his own way.
  • Our leaders are, at best, confused. Whatever their problem, they’re getting bad theological advice.

FOLLOW ME (JESUS)

  • This blog will always direct you directly to your Creator, and God’s Word (What we know as the Bible).
  • Directly means directly. No pastors, nor incorporated, so-called, “Christian” churches. Absolutely no human being between you and your Creator.
  • The actual Greek and/or Hebrew is [red] and in square brackets [   ].
  • Today’s topic:

FOLLOW ME (JESUS):

  • A reminder:   Jesus is the Word of God. The good message of John, first chapter:

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

Verse 14:  And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace [graciousness] and truth.

PART 1:   FOLLOW JESUS:

  • When Jesus called His first learners (“religious word” = disciples), He said, “Follow Me [come hither, to the back of Me] [Mat. 4:19]”. Other verses have it as [be in the same way with Me]. Most, if not all, English translations have it as “Follow Me”. A reasonable translation, probably heavily influenced by Mat. 4:19 and the Old Testament. We have records of: Simon Peter, Andrew, Matthew and Philip:   Mat. 4:19, Mat. 9:9, John 1:43.
  • Another reminder: We are all learners of the Supreme Authority, Jesus, the Anointed (Anointed to be King).
  • We have lots of scriptures of Jesus calling general learners, by saying, “Follow Me”:
  • Then another of His disciples [learners] said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow [be in the same way with] Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”      Mat. 8:21-22.

  • Then Jesus said to His disciples [learners], “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny [deny utterly] himself, and take up his cross [stake or post (as an instrument of capital punishment)], and follow [be in the same way with] Me.    Mat. 16:24.
  • If anyone serves Me, let him follow [be in the same way with/accompany] Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.   John 12:26
  • To the young man:   Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect [complete], go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow [be in the same way with] Me.”   Mat. 19:21.
  • Jesus said to him (Peter), “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow [be in the same way with/accompany]  Me.”   John 21:22
  • Jesus was the God of the Old Testament:

and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed [to be in the same way with/accompanied] them, and that Rock was Christ.                      1 Cor. 10:4.

  • A few Old Testament scriptures to mentally chew on:
  • But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed [hind part/after] Me fully [to be full of], I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it.    Num. 14:24
  • ‘Surely none of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and above, shall see the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not wholly [to be full of] followed [hind part/after] Me, 12 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly [to be full of] followed [hind part/after] the Lord.’    Num. 32:11-12
  • and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you (Jeroboam); and yet you have not been as My servant David, who kept My commandments and who followed [walked/after] Me with all his heart, to do only what was right in My eyes;    1 Kings 14:8

Jesus did NOT say, “Follow Me (Jesus) through the Judaizers, Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Fourth Philosophy, nor any other human group of His day”. He simply said, “Follow Me”. Remember, Jesus is the Word of God.

Nor is He saying “Follow Me (Jesus)” through any human group today.

You have direct access to your Creator! He is the Word of God.

PART 2:   The Messiah:

  • The word “Messiah” is only used twice in the Old Testament. Dan. 9:25-26.
  • The ancient Hebrew word means, “Anointed”.
  • The name Jesus Christ, in English, is sometimes misused. The word, “Christ” is actually a title, and in ancient Greek means, “Anointed”.
  • What we know:
  • Jesus was anointed by the Father:

“For truly against Your holy [sacred] Servant [boy] Jesus, whom You anointed [to smear or rub with oil], both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together 28 to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.   Acts 4:27-28

how God anointed [to smear or rub with oil] Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil [traducer], for God was with Him.   Acts 10:38

Traducer:   makes false or malicious statements about (someone) in order to cause humiliation or disgrace.

  • What Jesus said He was anointed to do:

“The Spirit of the Lord [Supreme Authority] is upon Me,

Because He has anointed [to smear or rub with oil] Me

To preach the gospel [announce good news] to the poor [beggars];

He has sent Me to heal [cure] the brokenhearted [crushed hearts],

To proclaim [herald] liberty [freedom] to the captives [prisoners of war]

And recovery of sight [restoration of sight] to the blind [opaque],

To set at liberty [freedom] those who are oppressed [crushed];

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To proclaim [herald] the acceptable [approved] year of the Lord [Supreme Authority].”   Luke 4:18

  • We also know that Jesus was anointed physically for His burial:
  • a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table.   Mat. 26:7, and Mark 14:3.
  • What we don’t know, for sure, is when the Father anointed Him as King? Should readers have Biblical proof of such an event, please post it in the comments section. I don’t think His baptism proves His anointing as King [Mat. 3:16, Mark 1:10, Luke 3:22, John 1:32].
  • We do know that He will return as King:

And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:

KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS.

Rev. 19:16

  • Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow [bend], of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess [acknowledge] that Jesus Christ [Anointed] is Lord [supreme in authority], to the glory of God the Father.   Phil. 2:9-11
  • Sorry to all the anti-monarchists out there. The future is a monarchy, with Jesus as King!  

PART 3:   Antichrist:

  • As I’ve said before, several of these topics cross over each other.
  • People sometimes get confused about the antichrist. Yes, there is an Antichrist, who will arrive one day, but there are many antichrists around us now. 
  • You just don’t recognise them, because you’ve either grown up with them, or become used to them as everyday features of daily life.
  • The delegate John wrote in his letter:
  • Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.    1 John 2;18
  • There were many antichrists in John’s day (about 2000 years ago), and there are many antichrists around us today.
  • The Ancient Greek word for “antichrist” means, “an opponent of the Messiah (Jesus)”.
  • You don’t have to think too hard to realize that there are many individuals, and organizations that are in opposition to the Messiah (Jesus).
  • This will be covered in more detail in a future post, but for now our topic is, “Follow Me (Jesus)”.
  • You are all familiar with a very popular social media app./website, which encourages people to follow people [human beings].
  • Following someone on ******* means: You are subscribing to their ***** as a follower. Their updates will appear in your Home timeline. That person is able to send you Direct Messages.
  • The most-followed accounts (at time of writing, August, 2023): Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Justin Bieber, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Rihanna.
  • On the one hand you have your Creator saying, “in English”, “Follow Me (Jesus) [the Word of God]”, on the other hand (in opposition) you have human beings saying, “Follow Me on *******”, hence antichrist.
  • Go figure! You choose.

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  •  My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow [be in the same way with] Me.  John 10:27

NO-NONSENSE THEOLOGY

 The purpose of this blog is to:

  • Point people DIRECTLY* to God’s Word. Follow Jesus, follow Jesus, follow Jesus (read God’s Word directly), and
  • Demystify [make easier to understand] some of God’s Word.   
  • “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law”.

Deut. 29:29.

All of the translations are flawed in some way. Some are bad translations, and some are antiquated English which we don’t use any more. Some use “religious language”, which is nonsense. Has this been deliberate over the centuries, or is it just fallible human beings trying their best? Who knows (?), but we will try to clarify the important parts.

*DIRECTLY MEANS DIRECTLY. NO PASTORS NOR INCORPORATED, SO-CALLED, “CHRISTIAN” CHURCHES (CURRENTLY > 45,000 DENOMINATIONS, WORLDWIDE). ABSOLUTELY NO HUMAN BEING BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR CREATOR.

READ AND BELIEVE GOD’S WORD (THE BIBLE) DIRECTLY.

Jesus is the Word. The good message of John, first chapter:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.   

Verse 14:   And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace [graciousness] and truth.

John 1:1-5, 14.

  • The actual original Greek, or Hebrew, will be shown in brackets, in red, within the quotes.
  • It is recommended that you read the following topics from the list on the right:   

Topics Already Published:

JUST WHAT IS THIS “GOSPEL” THING?

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2025/07/02/just-what-is-this-gospel-thing/

LOVE (IN A SOCIAL AND MORAL SENSE) THOSE WHO HATE YOU

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2025/05/03/love-in-a-social-or-moral-sense-those-who-hate-you/

WHAT WAS THE ISSUE WITH ADAM AND EVE?

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2025/04/26/what-was-the-issue-with-adam-and-eve/

THE “TRULY” INVISIBLE MAN

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2024/09/15/the-truly-invisible-man/

MANY WILL COME IN MY NAME

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2024/09/09/many-will-come-in-my-name/

SHOULD YOU BELIEVE YOUR MILITARY CHAPLAIN (OR PRIEST)?

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2024/08/11/should-you-believe-your-military-chaplain-or-priest/

OUR NATURAL HOSTILITY TOWARDS GOD

OUR NATURAL HOSTILITY TOWARDS GOD.

FOLLOW JESUS

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2023/08/12/follow-me-jesus/.

CRITERIA OF A TRUE DELEGATE (APOSTLE).

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2023/07/10/criteria-of-a-true-delegate-apostle/

CHOOSE YOUR KING WISELY

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2023/08/20/choose-your-king-leader-wisely/

YOU SHALL NOT STEAL

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2023/09/03/you-shall-not-steal/

SHOULD YOU ALWAYS FOLLOW HUMAN GOVERNMENT?

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2023/10/15/should-you-always-follow-human-government/

LET THERE BE LIGHT

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2023/11/02/let-there-be-light/

AUTHORITY

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2023/11/30/authority/

WHY ARE YOU TITHING?

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2023/12/09/why-are-you-tithing/

TO WHOM DOES GOD WANT YOU TO GIVE?

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2024/01/20/to-whom-does-god-want-you-to-give/

BELIEVE IN SOMETHING AS TRUE, AND DON’T OPPOSE IT (FAITH):

https://nononsensetheology.ca/2024/07/07/believe-in-something-as-true-and-dont-oppose-it-faith/

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To be published soon:

ANTICHRIST

LIGHT HEARTED CHEERFULNESS

That should help you in your understanding of the hurtful world around you, and your place in it.

Have you tried formal, humanly organized, “Christianity”, and not found it useful?    Cheer up, you’re not the first:

Hypocrites [actors (stage players)]! Well did Isaiah prophesy [foretell events] about you, saying:

‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart [thoughts and/or feelings (mind)] is far from Me.

And in vain [to no purpose] they worship [revere/adore] Me,
Teaching as doctrines [instructions] the commandments [injunctions/religious precepts] of men [human beings].’ ”

Mat. 15:7-9

Very few human beings, in this day and age, are fearful before God’s Word:

 . . . “But on this one will I look:

On him who is poor [depressed, in mind or circumstances] and of a contrite [smitten] spirit,

And who trembles [(is) fearful] at My word.

Isa. 66:2

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PERSEVERE IN THE ORIGINAL, TRUE, DELEGATES’ INSTRUCTION [WITHOUT GETTING INTO PICKY DETAILS, WHAT WE CALL THE NEW TESTAMENT]:

And they continued steadfastly [earnest towards/persevered] in the apostles’ [delegates’] doctrine [instruction] and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.   Acts 2:42

Definition:   Delegate:   a person sent or authorized to represent others.

That is the original Greek. The delegates were sent out to represent Jesus. They did an amazingly good job.

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Topics will be added to this blog from time-to-time.

OUR NATURAL HOSTILITY TOWARDS GOD.

  • This blog will always direct you directly to your Creator, and God’s Word (What we know as the Bible).
  • Directly means directly. No pastors, nor incorporated, so-called, “Christian” churches. Absolutely no human being between you and your Creator.
  • The actual Greek and/or Hebrew is [red] and in square brackets [   ].
  • Today’s topic:

OUR NATURAL MENTAL INCLINATION IS HOSTILE TOWARDS GOD

PART 1:   OUR NATURAL INCLINATION IS HOSTILITY TOWARDS GOD:

  • Because the carnal [fleshly] mind [mental inclination or purpose] is enmity [hostility/a reason for opposition] against [to or into] God; for it is not subject [subordinated/obedient] to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.   Rom. 8:7-8
  • And even as they did not like to retain [hold] God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased [unapproved, that is, rejected; by implication worthless] mind, to do those things which are not fitting;    Rom. 1:28.
  • For if when we were enemies [hateful] we were reconciled [changed mutually] to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled [mutually changed], we shall be saved by His life.    Rom. 5:10.

PART 2:       Jesus was speaking to His learners [actual Greek word, misleading “religious word” = disciples] over 2000 years ago. We are all learners of the Anointed Jesus. It is not unusual to be hated for speaking about God’s Word:

  • His disciples [learners] said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech!   John 16:29
  • I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 

         John 17:14

PART 3:   No human being is claiming to be, “a Samuel”, but it’s the principle of the story that we need to pay attention to:

But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord [Self Existent]. 7 And the Lord [Self Existent] said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected [spurned] you, but they have rejected [spurned] Me, that I should not reign over them.     

1 Sam. 8:6-7.

Spurn (definition):   to reject with distain or contempt.

When people criticize, or reject you, because of your belief in God’s Word, while hurtful, they are not rejecting you, but they are rejecting their Creator, and His Word.

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PERSEVERE IN THE ORIGINAL, TRUE, DELEGATES’ INSTRUCTION (THROUGH THEIR WRITTEN WORD, IN THE NT):

And they continued steadfastly [were earnest towards/persevered] in the apostles’ [delegates’] doctrine [instruction] and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.       Acts 2:42