Fidelity to the Body of Christ

Romans 15:7-13 When I consider how Jesus Christ accepted me, it makes me wonder how I could ever be like Him. Today in this year 2022, I suffer affliction for choosing Jesus Christ over the mark of the beast, but as the days progress where will I be? Will I be able to embrace other …

Enduring Insults when Helping Others

Romans 15:1-6 The community where I live don't give a hoot about helping people become a better human being. The only thing they care about is conforming people to the internal government. They are flat out hostile to human sentimentality and especially if that humanness is absorbed into the Spirit of Jesus Christ. It's only …

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Romans 13:8-10 I could sit in front of a mirror and repeat everything that I've said to another person. The time when I said, "You're an idiot," doesn't sound very good when I see myself saying it to myself. The time when I said, "Jesus loves you," sounds acceptable when I see myself saying it …

“Baby Backs” As Spiritual Obstacles

Romans 14:10-18 Quite a while ago, I quit having dinner with family members. In fact, just an hour ago my sister called, and wanted to have a "sandwich" with me, I declined. This post explains why. Some family members and I were talking about the horror of the multitudes of babies that die by being …

Undisputable Faith

Romans 14:1-9 Some people make it a point to debate anything related to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and are oppositional towards the Spirit of Christ. They make it their purpose to do the opposite of what I do. If I make a matter-of-fact statement, they dispute it. If I drink an ice-cold soda, they …

Maintaining Humanness in an Artificial Society

Romans 12:9-21 Sincerity is extinct when feelings, thoughts, and behaviors can be adjusted to imitate any human sentiment possible. The internal government does that, and it operates through the mark of the beast. Love, joy, devotion, honor, zeal, hope, and hospitality can all be imitated. Artificial feelings are insincere and do not come from the …

Rebellion in Response to Captivity is Not so Good

Romans 13:1-7 I can't even imagine starting out on a trail of rebellion against the government that operates through the mark of the beast. Daily, I would be spouting off with verbal rants or physical aggression against their ungodly culture. The day that I decided to do that I would be locked up in a …

Edward Scissorhands and the Body of Christ

Romans 12:3-8 Everyone works together as a single body from city to city. For example, I called the transportation receptionist to schedule a ride for a doctor appointment. The transportation office is strictly transportation and has no communication with medical staff. Transportation is twenty miles away from the medical facility. She tells me I will …

To Eat or Not to Eat

Romans 14:19-23 Often, receiving a nod of approval embraces things that I have no intention of doing. Those approvals are nowhere near to being mutually beneficial through Christ. The internal government of the mark of the beast has a lot to do with giving approval through thoughts and feelings. Then, there are those who live …

Renewing the Mind is to Know God’s Will

Romans 12:1-2 The internal government has power over thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and has set itself up as a substitute for God. Which means that living by the mark of the beast requires giving the entire human body over to it. When that is done, it is a life dedicated to opposing the Bible, the …