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They don’t consider God.

Why do some people say you can’t know the meaning of life? And why do they say you can’t know absolute truth? It’s because the human mind has no way to reason to true premises on its own.

They don’t consider God.

They eliminate God because they don’t want God and His righteousness. Ungodly thinkers can try to find meaning or truth, but all they do is deceive themselves. Every time they try to reason to a conclusion, the conclusion isn’t conclusive. Every logical argument they make requires further proof. No logic is sound unless the logic begins with truth. And truth only comes by divine revelation. The human mind can’t self-generate truth. Instead, the human mind self-generates made-up stuff. Some people accurately call this naturally-generated product of the human mind hot air or lies. Call it what you will, the human mind can’t self-generate the truth. It generates something else.

And yet, you can find the truth. However, any truth must come from God. You must stand in His presence and listen to His voice. You must yield to His Spirit to the point of righteousness. You must allow God’s love to flow through you.

The human mind can’t reason to anything true unless it starts with truth. Agrippa, Münchausen, and many other philosophers have tried to get around the problem of the inability of the human mind to reason to anything true. They’ve all come up empty. Modern scholars have struggled with this problem without finding a rational solution to it. Most scholars ignore the problem or try to project it onto others without dealing with their own lack of substance and inability to think rationally. Here’s what they ignore. Before they can rationally claim anything, they need a true basis for that claim. They need truth but avoid the obvious answer to their problem. They could have the path to truth. There’s a solution, but they don’t want that solution. They don’t want Jesus Christ and His righteousness. Sadly, they can’t handle the truth.

IF YOU HEAR GOD’S VOICE

If you hear His voice
While it’s called today,
You will make your choice
Whether to obey.
Will you walk into the Kingdom of God
Walking in the way that Enoch trod?
Walking in the way that Enoch trod?

Don’t reject everything you don’t understand. (2 Cor. 3:13)
Moving ever onward, you can move at His command.
Take the veil from your eyes and look into the Word.
Many sit self-satisfied, at ease and unmatured.

CHORUS

Many search the Holy Word, but all they really see (1 Cor. 2:10, Eph. 3:5)
Is the darkness of the veil of their own theology.
The natural mind is enmity, it’s waiting to deceive
But the five-fold ministry has been set to receive.

CHORUS

Some think they are so spiritual–that they have got it all. (2 Tim 3:7)
But he who thinks he standeth must be careful lest he fall.
Some are ever learning but the truth they cannot find
because they put their trust in the power of their mind.

CHORUS

The Bible gave the warning that there would come an hour (2 Tim 3:5)
When men would have religious forms but yet deny the power.
Don’t reject the mighty word of Him who speaks today.
He would have you enter in, and if you will you may.

CHORUS

If you can see the ministries, you are called this way. (Mat. 13:44-46)
The Kingdom costs you everything; there is no other way.
Don’t reject the mighty word of Him who speaks today.
He would have you enter in, make sure that you obey.

CHORUS

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

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Sound reasoning is impossible without Jesus

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If an idea or philosophy conflicts with itself, then it’s called “self-refuting.” To refute is to prove something false or wrong. Skepticism and relativism refute themselves. They prove themselves false. Skepticism and relativism are self-refuting. They are philosophies that demonstrate they aren’t true. The same arguments the skeptics and relativists use to support their claims also prove their claims false. Here’s why skeptical and relativistic thinking is irrational. If “no one can know anything absolutely,” then no one can know “no one can know anything absolutely.” If you “can’t know some things for certain,” then you can’t know for certain you “can’t know some things for certain.” You might have to think about that for a while to understand it. Self-refuting claims tend to confuse most of us. Relativism and skepticism don’t work in the real world since they always refute themselves.

Of course, some thinkers speak only for themselves. They don’t presume to speak for all humanity. They may just assert they don’t know any method by which anyone can have certainty. And it may be they don’t know any method. How sad it would be for them to go through life not knowing anything! They need to know how they can know the important things in life with absolute certainty.

Sound reasoning is impossible without truth. Being rational is all about finding the truth. And yet, many people say truth is too high a goal. They say something like this:

Just surviving is the best you can hope for.
Life can never have real meaning.

Instead of meaning and truth, some people say you should just live for sensual pleasure. That’s called hedonism. It’s just one of many philosophies people invent trying to deal with not having any truth or meaning. Hedonism is an empty philosophy. None of the other godless philosophies work either. You need the truth. You need meaning. No philosophy will give you the truth. You can’t get to the truth through any philosophy. You can get to the truth, but not through any philosophy. Philosophy isn’t the way to truth. Philosophy is a way to deception. Without truth, there’s no hope of sanity. Truth is a Person: Jesus Christ.

Sound reasoning is impossible without Jesus.

If an idea or philosophy conflicts with itself, then it’s called “self-refuting.” To refute is to prove something false or wrong. Skepticism and relativism refute themselves. They prove themselves false. Skepticism and relativism are self-refuting. They are philosophies that demonstrate they aren’t true. The same arguments the skeptics and relativists use to support their claims also prove their claims false. Here’s why skeptical and relativistic thinking is irrational. If “no one can know anything absolutely,” then no one can know “no one can know anything absolutely.” If you “can’t know some things for certain,” then you can’t know for certain you “can’t know some things for certain.” You might have to think about that for a while to understand it. Self-refuting claims tend to confuse most of us. Relativism and skepticism don’t work in the real world since they always refute themselves.

Of course, some thinkers speak only for themselves. They don’t presume to speak for all humanity. They may just assert they don’t know any method by which anyone can have certainty. And it may be they don’t know any method. How sad it would be for them to go through life not knowing anything! They need to know how they can know the important things in life with absolute certainty.

Sound reasoning is impossible without truth. Being rational is all about finding the truth. And yet, many people say truth is too high a goal. They say something like this:

Just surviving is the best you can hope for.
Life can never have real meaning.

Instead of meaning and truth, some people say you should just live for sensual pleasure. That’s called hedonism. It’s just one of many philosophies people invent trying to deal with not having any truth or meaning. Hedonism is an empty philosophy. None of the other godless philosophies work either. You need the truth. You need meaning. No philosophy will give you the truth. You can’t get to the truth through any philosophy. You can get to the truth, but not through any philosophy. Philosophy isn’t the way to truth. Philosophy is a way to deception. Without truth, there’s no hope of sanity. Truth is a Person: Jesus Christ.

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IF YOU FEEL DISCOURAGED

When I think of David on the battlefield,
He knew God was stronger than a sword and shield.
When he fought Goliath, he was not alone.
God was right there with him guiding that small stone.

If you feel discouraged; if you feel sad;
If this day is worse than any day you ever had,
Just remember Jesus. He will make it right.
Darkness dies at His command because He is the light.
Dead arise; the fallen stand when strengthened in His might.

You have got the power–power from above.
Know that God is in you. Feel His pow’r and love.
You will be the victor. You will win the war.
You will rise and conquer. You have got the pow’r.

If you feel discouraged; if you feel sad;
If this day is worse than any day you ever had,
Just remember Jesus. He will make it right.
Darkness dies at His command because He is the light.
Dead arise; the fallen stand when strengthened in His might.

You have got the power–He is Jesus Christ.
Love, Joy, peace, and patience. He has paid the price.
Gentleness and goodness lives inside your soul.
Self-control and faith and He will make you whole.

If you feel discouraged; if you feel sad;
If this day is worse than any day you ever had,
Just remember Jesus. He will make it right.
Darkness dies at His command because He is the light.
Dead arise; the fallen stand when strengthened in His might.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

https://freegospelmusic.org/songs/if-you-feel-discouraged/

Relativism and Post-Modernism

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Relativism and Post-Modernism

Growing up, I never thought much about logic, but I did wonder how you can know the truth. I noticed that people on both sides of arguments could make their cases and sound convincing. Some were more convincing than others, but I tried to understand why. Often, it wasn’t obvious who, if anyone, was right. The one who put on the best show (the best persuader) was the one who seemed right, but putting on the best show doesn’t prove anything. As I observed, I realized how dangerous persuasive people can be when they’re wrong.

I grew up repeating clichés like “everything is relative.” It was second nature for me to say, “There are no absolutes.” I would say, “The one thing you can know for certain is that you can’t know anything for certain.” I felt very wise, but I didn’t realize how foolish I was. My statements were self-refuting. I looked at the idea of logic as a boring subject that wasn’t relevant to my life. I assumed my thoughts were logical and reasonable, but I had never studied logic. My beliefs seemed to make sense to me. I thought they must be logical. And yet, I had no idea how logic works. I didn’t know I had to base logic on truth and I could only get truth through Christ.

You live in a naturalistic society. This naturalistic society thinks it’s too bold to talk about absolute truth. After all, the majority of people believe no one can know anything absolutely. They say everything is relative and no one can be certain about anything. Even many Christians believe you can’t know any truth absolutely. They claim to be certain no one can be certain about anything. It’s a philosophy called “relativism” or “skepticism.” Skeptics say you can’t discern between truth and error. They claim to know absolutely that no one can know anything absolutely. Does it do any good to know the truth if you can’t know for certain the truth is the truth?

Only by listening to Jesus can we know the truth.

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Relativism and Post-Modernism

Growing up, I never thought much about logic, but I did wonder how you can know the truth. I noticed that people on both sides of arguments could make their cases and sound convincing. Some were more convincing than others, but I tried to understand why. Often, it wasn’t obvious who, if anyone, was right. The one who put on the best show (the best persuader) was the one who seemed right, but putting on the best show doesn’t prove anything. As I observed, I realized how dangerous persuasive people can be when they’re wrong.

I grew up repeating clichés like “everything is relative.” It was second nature for me to say, “There are no absolutes.” I would say, “The one thing you can know for certain is that you can’t know anything for certain.” I felt very wise, but I didn’t realize how foolish I was. My statements were self-refuting. I looked at the idea of logic as a boring subject that wasn’t relevant to my life. I assumed my thoughts were logical and reasonable, but I had never studied logic. My beliefs seemed to make sense to me. I thought they must be logical. And yet, I had no idea how logic works. I didn’t know I had to base logic on truth and I could only get truth through Christ.

You live in a naturalistic society. This naturalistic society thinks it’s too bold to talk about absolute truth. After all, the majority of people believe no one can know anything absolutely. They say everything is relative and no one can be certain about anything. Even many Christians believe you can’t know any truth absolutely. They claim to be certain no one can be certain about anything. It’s a philosophy called “relativism” or “skepticism.” Skeptics say you can’t discern between truth and error. They claim to know absolutely that no one can know anything absolutely. Does it do any good to know the truth if you can’t know for certain the truth is the truth?

Only by listening to Jesus can we know the truth.

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IF THE HOLY SPIRIT LEADS

Some doctrine, dogma, theory, thought
Seems so valid when it’s not.
Is it revelation though
Or speculation; do you know?
When men’s assumptions are forgot,
They sound like facts, but they are not,
And on this sandy soil of lies
They build a tower to the skies.

If the Holy Spirit leads
Each one who yields,
Each one who heeds,
He will teach us all the same.
Glory to His holy Name!
Let us follow as He leads us,
For in Him, we are agreed.
All our own ways, now disclaim.
Glory to His Holy name.

The mind is wicked to deceive,
Many tricks are up its sleeve.
Taking theories from the pit,
It twists the Word of God to fit.
And, all those strongholds in the mind,
Now how they hold us, how they bind!
Lord, all these theories, take away.
Expose them to the light of day.

If the Holy Spirit leads
Each one who yields,
Each one who heeds,
He will teach us all the same.
Glory to His holy Name!
Let us follow as He leads us,
For in Him, we are agreed.
All our own ways, now disclaim.
Glory to His Holy name.

God’s Word is pure, but logic? No!
When combined, they’re quite a show.
Tainted truth is never shy
To bring forth one more crafty lie.
But rather if the Spirit leads,
If we will yield, if we concede,
And laying down all that we know,
That’s when we can begin to grow.

If the Holy Spirit leads
Each one who yields,
Each one who heeds,
He will teach us all the same.
Glory to His holy Name!
Let us follow as He leads us,
For in Him, we are agreed.
All our own ways, now disclaim.
Glory to His Holy name.

So don’t resist Him when He leads
For He knows of all your needs.
He wants to fill you today.
He leads you in His holy way.
He leads you to His Word with prayer
To find a pleasant respite there,
Our theories are of little use,
But He reveals His holy Truth.

If the Holy Spirit leads
Each one who yields,
Each one who heeds,
He will teach us all the same.
Glory to His holy Name!
Let us follow as He leads us,
For in Him, we are agreed.
All our own ways, now disclaim.
Glory to His Holy name.

The Spirit leads if we obey;
On resistance, goes away.
Christian, have you heard His voice,
But made, instead, a different choice?
As Baalim, did the Spirit show?
But, when you spurned Him, bid you, “Go!”
You can repent and turn around.
But seek Him while He may be found.

If the Holy Spirit leads
Each one who yields,
Each one who heeds,
He will teach us all the same.
Glory to His holy Name!
Let us follow as He leads us,
For in Him, we are agreed.
All our own ways, now disclaim.
Glory to His Holy name.

So, if the Holy Spirit leads
He moves in total unity.
Sent by self? It is in vain,
Or sent by men? Where is the gain?
And God set the apostles for
A sure foundation and what’s more,
The doctrine is revealed to them
Just as the Scripture does proclaim.

If the Holy Spirit leads
Each one who yields,
Each one who heeds,
He will teach us all the same.
Glory to His holy Name!
Let us follow as He leads us,
For in Him, we are agreed.
All our own ways, now disclaim.
Glory to His Holy name.

So many ran who were not sent,
And God’s ways they broke or bent,
Saying what folks love to hear,
And drawing those with itching ears.
The Spirit tells you how you need
True apostles who will lead,
And if you yield, He will reveal.
The Lord will show you what is real.

If the Holy Spirit leads
Each one who yields,
Each one who heeds,
He will teach us all the same.
Glory to His holy Name!
Let us follow as He leads us,
For in Him, we are agreed.
All our own ways, now disclaim.
Glory to His Holy name.

So Count your education loss.
Leave it hanging on the cross.
Seek the Lord with all your might,
And let Him bring His Word to light.
For bread, He won’t give you a stone,
Nor snake for fish unto His own.
He is the one whom you can trust.
He is the good and kind and just.

If the Holy Spirit leads
Each one who yields,
Each one who heeds,
He will teach us all the same.
Glory to His holy Name!
Let us follow as He leads us,
For in Him, we are agreed.
All our own ways, now disclaim.
Glory to His Holy name.

Some doctrine, dogma, theory, thought
Seems so valid when it’s not.
Is it revelation though
Or speculation; do you know?
When men’s assumptions are forgot,
They sound like facts, but they are not,
And on this sandy soil of lies
They build a tower to the skies.

If the Holy Spirit leads
Each one who yields,
Each one who heeds,
He will teach us all the same.
Glory to His holy Name!
Let us follow as He leads us,
For in Him, we are agreed.
All our own ways, now disclaim.
Glory to His Holy name.

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

https://freegospelmusic.org/songs/if-the-holy-spirit-leads/

Demons can be extremely subtle as they try to influence you.

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The Prince of Power

Anyone who continues to ignore God will continue to walk toward the prince of power of the air, Satan. Satan can offer them his leading, teaching, and correcting. Satan is a liar and the father of all lies. He can grant them success for a while, but he will control their minds.

Following Satan doesn’t always happen by means like Ouija boards, tarot cards, psychics, or astrology. Many gateways exist. Every route other than Jesus Christ will eventually lead to Satan and his demonic host. If you don’t direct your mind toward Christ, your mind will drift toward Satan. Demons can be extremely subtle as they try to influence you. Sometimes, demons are out in the open and obvious. Some methods of demonic influence can seem scientific or fun. Satan can cloak himself in light. Demons can seem good and spiritual. They may even say they have a message from Christ. At other times, demons quietly make suggestions into your mind. You might say, “Where did that thought come from?” It’s not your fault if a bird lands on your head, but don’t let it make a nest.

If you sincerely want the truth, God will expose these demonic beings. He’ll show you that they’re bringing spirituality without Christ.

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The Prince of Power

Anyone who continues to ignore God will continue to walk toward the prince of power of the air, Satan. Satan can offer them his leading, teaching, and correcting. Satan is a liar and the father of all lies. He can grant them success for a while, but he will control their minds.

Following Satan doesn’t always happen by means like Ouija boards, tarot cards, psychics, or astrology. Many gateways exist. Every route other than Jesus Christ will eventually lead to Satan and his demonic host. If you don’t direct your mind toward Christ, your mind will drift toward Satan. Demons can be extremely subtle as they try to influence you. Sometimes, demons are out in the open and obvious. Some methods of demonic influence can seem scientific or fun. Satan can cloak himself in light. Demons can seem good and spiritual. They may even say they have a message from Christ. At other times, demons quietly make suggestions into your mind. You might say, “Where did that thought come from?” It’s not your fault if a bird lands on your head, but don’t let it make a nest.

If you sincerely want the truth, God will expose these demonic beings. He’ll show you that they’re bringing spirituality without Christ.

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If My people would just know and understand

If My people would just know and understand
All the power and authority I’ve put into their hand!
Even powers of darkness must obey at their command.
If My people would just know and understand!

Then every sickness would be healed,
And every problem would be solved.
The Church would come together in unity,
And as one Holy Body it would stand.

If My people would just know and understand
All the power and authority I’ve put into their hand!
All of my creation must obey at their command,
If My people would just know and understand!

Then every sickness would be healed,
And every problem would be solved.
The Church would come together in unity,
If My people would just know and understand!

Bob and Kathy Stenson, Freeware. Use it freely.

If My People Would Just Know and Understand

Even without the Light of Christ, the brute-beast mind can process thought in amazing ways.

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Even without the Light of Christ, the brute-beast mind can process thought in amazing ways. The brute-beast mind has no access to truth without Christ. Without Christ, anything that conflicts with your current preconceived ideas feels like a lie. It feels crazy. Even the truth feels crazy. For instance, when you hear a claim, you immediately compare the claim to your worldview, your inner fake-reality. That fake reality contains all your memories of perceptions of experiences and observations. These aren’t your memories of experiences and observations. They are memories of your perceptions. Perceptions aren’t reliable. You can’t avoid having a bias that works as a lens as you go through any experience or observe anything. No one is objective. Some of your perceptions are more accurate than others.

You compare any new perception to the memories of previous perceptions in your worldview. Your mind makes these comparisons without trying. And your mind works at lightning speed. Most often, you aren’t even aware of these comparisons. You filter out what doesn’t fit in your worldview. That means you filter out parts of reality. Sometimes, you make decisions based on the emotions that come out of this inner processing. You don’t even know why you’re choosing one answer over another. Sometimes, you think through a structured decision-making process. However, you’re still comparing opinions to reality unless Christ reveals the answer to you.

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The brute-beast mind has no access to truth without Christ.

Even without the Light of Christ, the brute-beast mind can process thought in amazing ways. The brute-beast mind has no access to truth without Christ. Without Christ, anything that conflicts with your current preconceived ideas feels like a lie. It feels crazy. Even the truth feels crazy. For instance, when you hear a claim, you immediately compare the claim to your worldview, your inner fake-reality. That fake reality contains all your memories of perceptions of experiences and observations. These aren’t your memories of experiences and observations. They are memories of your perceptions. Perceptions aren’t reliable. You can’t avoid having a bias that works as a lens as you go through any experience or observe anything. No one is objective. Some of your perceptions are more accurate than others.

You compare any new perception to the memories of previous perceptions in your worldview. Your mind makes these comparisons without trying. And your mind works at lightning speed. Most often, you aren’t even aware of these comparisons. You filter out what doesn’t fit in your worldview. That means you filter out parts of reality. Sometimes, you make decisions based on the emotions that come out of this inner processing. You don’t even know why you’re choosing one answer over another. Sometimes, you think through a structured decision-making process. However, you’re still comparing opinions to reality unless Christ reveals the answer to you.

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I’m the Peace, the Joy, the Righteous One

I’m the Peace, the Joy, the Righteous One,
The Living Water too,
I’m the Bread to feed the hungry,
I make the old things new.
I give Life to all who hear Me,
And my love to all abounds,
Know ye not, that ye shall see Me as I am?

Bob and Charlotte Torango

Brute Beasts Made to be Caught and Destroyed

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The Brute Beast

But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption, and will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you, having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. ~ 2 Peter 2:12-14

These are people who operate like brute beasts in that they depend on their own failed reasoning and their natural senses to survive. In the same way animals learn what works and doesn’t work, these people can experiment and learn what works. However, the truth escapes them. They may teach physics or geography at the university. They may run a cash register in a gas station. However, they don’t have access to the truth. They operate based on pragmatism.

But these rail at whatsoever things they know not: and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed. ~ Jude 1:10

Other versions use the word “instinct.” It seems God has given humanity some basic instincts just like animals have instincts. Without the Holy Spirit and the truth that flows from God, they can’t understand spiritual things. They can’t understand the truth about material things. However, there are things they understand naturally. They can find out what works and doesn’t work. For instance, they can do science. They can function in a career. They can grumble, complain, do what they desire, boast, flatter, and gain advantage. They are skilled in doing evil.

These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of your Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. ~ Jude 1:16-19

These are sensual persons. They depend on their senses to guide them rather than the Holy Spirit. Every one of these verses is referring to people inside the church. These are Christians. These verses also apply to unbelievers. However, God is talking about those inside the church who are lacking the Holy Spirit.

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Brute Beasts made to be Caught and Destroyed

The Brute Beast

But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption, and will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you, having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. ~ 2 Peter 2:12-14

These are people who operate like brute beasts in that they depend on their own failed reasoning and their natural senses to survive. In the same way animals learn what works and doesn’t work, these people can experiment and learn what works. However, the truth escapes them. They may teach physics or geography at the university. They may run a cash register in a gas station. However, they don’t have access to the truth. They operate based on pragmatism.

But these rail at whatsoever things they know not: and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed. ~ Jude 1:10

Other versions use the word “instinct.” It seems God has given humanity some basic instincts just like animals have instincts. Without the Holy Spirit and the truth that flows from God, they can’t understand spiritual things. They can’t understand the truth about material things. However, there are things they understand naturally. They can find out what works and doesn’t work. For instance, they can do science. They can function in a career. They can grumble, complain, do what they desire, boast, flatter, and gain advantage. They are skilled in doing evil.

These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of your Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. ~ Jude 1:16-19

These are sensual persons. They depend on their senses to guide them rather than the Holy Spirit. Every one of these verses is referring to people inside the church. These are Christians. These verses also apply to unbelievers. However, God is talking about those inside the church who are lacking the Holy Spirit.

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If I Clothe The Lilly

If I Clothe The Lilly

If I clothe the lilly,
Why worry what you’ll wear?
If I feed the lonely sparrow,
How much more for you do I care?
If I part death’s chilly waters,
Let you walk on Holy ground,
Know ye not, I shall perfect you as I am?

If while in the fire I’m with you,
Why hold on to the dross?
If I call you to higher places,
Why drag along that old cross?
If I’ve never failed nor faltered,
Why doubt the truth you’ve found?
Know ye not, I shall perfect you as I am?

Bob and Charlotte Torango

God gives every person truth to give them a chance to seek Him and find Him.

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God gives every person truth to give them a chance to seek Him and find Him. God wants fellowship with every person. God is love. As love, God must give every person every opportunity. He loves us all.

When ungodly thinkers don’t acknowledge God and thank Him for the amazing gift of truth, the ungodly thinkers lose the blessing of this truth. They don’t acknowledge God as the Source of the truth, so they file away the truth and put it in with all the nonsense that flows from their deceitful and desperately wicked human minds. Lies and foolishness come out of their wicked and deceitful minds. Wisdom and truth come from God. They mix truth and wisdom with lies and foolishness and make no difference between them. They attribute God’s wisdom to their own minds and erase all differences between truth and error. As a result, they can’t tell the difference between reality and their imaginations. Sometimes, they act based on righteousness and wisdom. At other times, they act based on wickedness and foolishness. They see no difference. They had the truth, but it did them no good.

Worse yet, if they persist, God turns them over to their own minds completely. At that point, they become like brute beasts.

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I’M WALKING WITH JESUS

I’M WALKING WITH JESUS

If I walk with Jesus He’ll lead and He’ll guide.
I don’t have to worry. The Lord will provide.
He’ll live in my praises as I walk along.
I’ll walk with my Jesus and sing His new song.

As I walk with Jesus, His voice becomes clear.
He presence, His leading will conquer all fear.
And though I am weak yet my Jesus is strong.
I’m walking with Jesus and singing this song.

When God speaks, I hear, and He gives me His faith.
His faith lets me enter and yield to His grace.
His grace does His works through me all the day long.
I’m walking with Jesus and singing this song.

I’m walking with Jesus and singing this song.
I walk in His presence and pow’r all day long.
He lives in my praises as I walk along.
I’m walking with Jesus and singing this song.

Since I walk with Jesus my life is a song.
When I’m in His presence He keeps me from wrong.
His Spirit now fills me as I walk along.
I’m walking with Jesus and singing this song.

We’re walking with Jesus and singing this song.
We move as one body. We know we belong.
He’s forming His people who once were all wrong.
We’re walking with Jesus and singing this song.

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I’m Walking with Jesus