Romans 1:22 "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,"

I got to add some 2020 claus to this blog post: (ya if  you want to know the truth someone in my family is of the LBGTQ - which got me thinking on the topic more then I would have, and ended up a good thing, I ended up with much hope for the LBGTQ they are just like us truelly, with families, etc. etc. just the same except you know..........later on at night)

  This blog post is a prime example of me "digging a hole" for myself. I recently blogged about a bible verse talking about digging ahole for oneself and how I had did just that https://givingittogod.blogspot.com/2020/08/video-blog-post-i-was-mega-encouraged.html But I do believe LGBTQ can very much be saved (while still being lgbtq) just like people that have tattoo's can be saved, etc. (look at me undigging my hole : ) Like ok, if you think you are "born LBGTQ" which might be possible since how there are gay animals in the animal world that were clearly born that way...............still the verses spoken about in this blog post are worth all of us thinking about that follow jesus whether straight or LGBTQ..................

I listened to christian radio on the drive home from dragon boat practice, and I way way way agree'd w/all he had to say he made mention of these verses.............

Romans 1

20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

21Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

24Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

Verse 23 this pastor said on christian radio that that's what this world has done most of it "...changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things." AMEN AMEN AMEN extra AMEN to that!!!!! This world has became odd to me, this world that worships celebrities, puts them up on such high pedastle's. This pastor made mention of bible verse how in last days people will be "lovers of self" that they put themselves up on some pedastle and people they can still do this stuff and "profess to be wise" they can and do I believe love themselves a slew and have god on some backburner way way way in the background somewhere and "profess to be wise".....21Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, ----- really speaks to me in verse 21 that they a) glorified him not as god b) were not thankful and especially that "they became vain in their imaginations"

Pastor on christian radio last night talked about how the lusts of the flesh giving into them doesn't lead to any freedom, but just to more bondage just worse sins ----- I soooooooo agree w/him about that, I was amening like made listening to this pastor on my drive home last night!!!!! For reals! Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." God allowed for these people to go on w/their lusts of the flesh athon and this verse points I believe the sort of direction this sort of buisiness leads.....26 "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:"

27 "And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another.................." There's a lot of gay people today, I think they are just a product of our society, one that worships celebrities "the creature" and not so much worshipping god not that I can see, not outside christianity none??????? This pastor said you can just flick through the tv channels to see how bad things are, that the most abonimable stuff is being talked about on the talk shows etc. and it's ok now stuff that once wasn't ok to talk about like that --- I believe that to! 2 Timothy 3 "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good," This pastor on radio last night that I agree w/fervently mentioned how these verses don't disinclude the body of christ, how even in the body of christ......these are "perilous times" cause all this loving of themselves stuff people are doing, all this "covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, UNTHANKFUL, UNHOLY etc............. this stuff leads to BONDAGE!!!!!!!!!! This stuff leads to bad buisiness!!!!!!!! 2 Timothy 3:13 "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived."

All these verses more then anything speak to me how important it is that I put god first, be reading my bible, be going to church, "......Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator........" be heeding god's word be about doing that!!!!!! Not living for myself! NO WAY!!!!!! I hope to god I don't do that!!!!!!! The truth and heeding that will set me free........this world and the course of it and the lusts of it would for sure just lead me into BONDAGE!!!!!!!!! John 8:32 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

Ever make follow jesus into some grueling task?...........

Matthew 11:29-30 "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Somedays I have made following jesus into some gianormous daunting task...thinking to myself ok I need to do x number of good works etc. etc. Worrying about "works" about something that I don't think I should be worrying about like that, doing good works is great, and it's fab to do some but jesus yoke is easy, and his "burden is light" 2 Corinthians 11:3 "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."

What I need to do everyday I think is hate my life in this world John 12:25 "He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal." Love not this earth or the things in it 1 John 2:15 "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." That's my mission these days : ) good works I might do some those to : ) but I think it's not good when I sweat over the idea worry much if I have enough good works or no, get heeding John 12:25 down pat and 1 John 2:15 down pat is my goal, fact it's pry extremely good that I don't have such a fab list of good works, that sure does help w/my being meek and lowly of heart ---- that and man I'm scarcely saved it's ridiculous, scarcely at best! It's a real battle for me to not love this world or the things in it.......but worth it, I need that light yoke jesus had. I need to no more be no sort of friend with this world, not love the things of this world or this world no more! 1 John 4:17 "Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." Jesus christ was meek and "lowly in heart" I think he didn't own much, I think he lived a very simple life ----- this just my theory. From all I can gather about jesus, he cared for others, was very giving of his time and whatever he could give to help people in anyway........he layed his life down I believe to do the will of god.....such is my going theory : ) If I give into the lusts of the flesh........I'm not doing the will of god!!!!!!! But besides that I think god desire for me us/to be as jesus is........."because as he is, so are we in this world" and that is meek and lowly in heart - humble, humble humble. Humble myself and pray for my enemies, and love them and do good to them. Jesus looking at jesus's life on this earth really think he cared about people a lot.....Deuteronomy 15:11
"For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land." Not just for my salvation sake do I need to "crucify my flesh to it's lust's and desires" but to be able to "open thine hand wide" that's not just a tiny somewhat open hand really speaks to me that that is a hand opened "wide" jesus I believe he wasn't just humble and meek "lowling in heart" he was extremely giving, he hits me as having his hand opened wide while he was on this earth ---- and he was lowly and meek while doing it......his heart was there his heart was for people, people's needs, more then just for people to be saved I think, for their health, for their well being. Proverbs 13:7 "There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches." I'm determined to be the type that "maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches" that's fab way to be I think! It's good to give, it's good to have your hand opened as wide as you can give as much as your can "....unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land" you know whichever of that list you decide to give to a heap I think is fine : )

Do you have fire??????? And zeal to live for jesus??????? Got fire?????????

Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."

I wrote this while in the cult, or church, pry cult.........................so I was attacking the body of christ in this blog post...........that's the "sad state" I was in................................
Revelation 3:16 "So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." I wonder w/mainstream christianity I wonder if mainstream christians have fire (jumping up and down and singing a lot and raising your hands does not equal fire really, I not sure if mainstream christians have fire???? I really aint????? ----- they aren't like the smith's friends who get up and testify and you can know of their fire and/or lack of or have some idea anyways) And where are the logs they get to stick in their fireplace to have a fire?????? Being that they all appear to believe that jesus died on the cross for their sins and presto they confess jesus is christ and boom they are saved or something to that effect. ----- If salvation is instant, w/a baptismal, or a prayer, if you all really believe salvation is instant and you are boom saved, then how you going to be on fire?????? Unless there is indeed something of my self life that needs to die!!!!!!!!!
I am thankful I believe jesus paved a way for us to go.......Hebrews 10:20 "By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;" There are logs I can stick in the fireplace!!!!! John 12:25 "He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal." I have been going on for months now - ok longer then that mourning that I don't have any friends to go to the mall with, and not such a fancy house ----- FOOLISHNESS that is!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Corinthians 7:10 "For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death." Isn't that the "sorrow of the world" this woes me I do not have that house or that car, or those friends! Very much so I am not only to not sorrow "the sorrow of the world" but "hateth his life in this world"!!!!!! It's a very foolish thing I have sorrowed after wishing that I had friends to go with me to the mall -- so much better to "hate" my life "in this world"! Surely that is not something that brings me life sorrowing that I do not have friends to hang out with me at the mall etc. But if I hate my life in this world really hate it, I "shall keep it unto life eternal"!
1 John 2:15 "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." Don't sorrow cause you don't have the things they have (those that are "of the world")
I am determined to hate my life in this world more then ever, no be doing no more of that "sorrow of the world" stuff which very well there is a "sorrow" of which the world sorrows, there really is a "sorrow of the world" people in the world I find do sorrow that they don't have a hot tub, or a new car, or a whatever : ) over stuffs!!!!!!!! I believe this "sorrow of the world" I believe it truelly exists!!!!!!!!
The truth of the matter is.......1 John 2:17 "And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." The whole world and THE LUST THEROF it's going up in smoke it "passeth away".........."but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever" It's a fab thing I have 0 friends to go hang out with me at the mall ----- I'm going to hate my life in this world.......and do all I can do ALL I can do to crucify my flesh to it's lusts and desires Galatians 5:24
"And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts." This "world passeth away, and the LUST THEREOF.......but he that doeth the will of god abideth for ever" it's all going up in smoke!!!!!!!!! S - M - O - K - E SMOKE!!!!!!!!!!!! The lusts of this world to, those very lusts that I have STUPIDLY lusted for jewelry for cars, etc. PASSETH AWAY..........BUT HE THAT DOETH THE WILL OF GOD ABIDETH FOR EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man I'm out to hate my life in this world ya hate it, hate the lusts of this world, hate the lusts of my flesh, hate my life in this world HATE IT. Cause in doing that I will "hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal"
Especially it is on my heart that the lusts of this earth passeth away, how fruitless that is ----- the lusts of the flesh. HOw empty those lusts of the earth are!!!!!!!! They "passeth away"!!!!!!!! But that "he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever"!!!!!!!!! Jesus paved the way, it is a real way he paved........Hebrews 10:20 "By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;" It is god's will that my flesh be crucified to it's lusts and desires ------ it is god's will that I hate my life in this earth and thereby "keep it unto life etermal" The will of god must be that I die!!!!!!!!! To my self life!!!!! And to my flesh - all it's lusts and desires!!!!! A death I must die to my self life, to my flesh, I hope to start dieing that death much!!!!!!!!!!!...........Philippians 3:10 "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;" DOWN WITH MY FLESH!!!!!!!

Psalm 82:5 "......they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course."

Psalm 82:5 "They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course." This earth it is all about things, getting things, having a spendy house, having it all coordinated, bling, flash, this fashion that fashion, etc. etc. ........HELLO out there......."THEY WALK ON IN DARKNESS: ALL THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH ARE OUT OF COURSE" For reals.
1 John 2:16 "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."
My testimony for today is simple that I believe this world is out of course, I believe it!
1 Corinthians 9:24 "Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain." They run to they do good things for people to! ALL RUN!!!!! ALL even those of this earth who "know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness......" those of this earth they run to........SO RUN THAT YE MAY OBTAIN! I want to get much more serious about this race, running that I may obtain, love my enemies.....Matthew 5:44-45 "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." Really speaks to me part that verse that says "That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he matheth the sun to rise on the evil and on the good......" That we may be the children of our Father which is in heaven!
It's not enough to just do a good deed here and there I don't think! Nope we need to love our enemies, very well "do good to them that hate you" like our father in heaven who rains on the just and on the unjust! THAT YE MAY BE the children of your Father which is in heaven!
Run that ye may obtain!!!!!!!!!

Christians of the earth please, please shine your light out.........

 Blessed Be Apostolic Christian Church of America 

may Jesus Christ our Lord accept your repentances 

and usher you into his beloved and may you dwell in green pastures for all the days of your lives. 

Because I love the Apostolic christian church of America so much 1 John 3:18 "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.".............

Edit the year 2020: And this is now some weird tribute to my dad's giving spirit. My mom very much didn't enjoy my dad's "giving spirit" because she wanted "fun money" I completely understand...........

Psalm 37:26 "He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed."
Psalm 112:5 "A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion."

  Everyone in my family knew "oh call uncle ruby etc." if they needed money, and my dad would always give whoever in the family that needed money money, I don't think he ever turned a request for money down??????????????????? I never asked for money from my parents, I'm pry one the very few people in my family that never did (maybe that I knew my mom's woe over things had something to do with that?).

  There is a "happy ending" in the year 2020.............nobody I don't think calls my dad and asks for money anymore (if they do I don't know about it)?????????? They had a fancy home custom built, they appear to be completely out of the "flipping houses" game, which was their means of having extra cash to give to various family members in need. Though my dad says he's going to buy a few rental houses............................so maybe people will call him and ask for money soon???????????

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Philippians 2:4 "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others." I called my mom yesterday and she often complains to me on the phone how this person or that person or whoever (not me ever though) just calls to ask her for money they always want money she has for years bemoaned to me, my neice called her this weekend (she never calls my mom like ever) asking for money to go to cheerleading camp......my mom bemoaned that a heap. We are to look to the "things of others"......Philippians 2:4 "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
I'm sure for sure there are plenty of people that do good for my mom, the post man, the baggers at the checkout counter - it just can't be as grim as she always paints the picture to me ----- I mean she goes to wal mart and get's fab deals just like me!!!!!!!
And it ain't bad to give your neice some cheerleading money ever now and then or whatever......Proverbs 4:18 "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day." THE path of the just is AS THE SHINING LIGHT ------ .Philippians 2:4 "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others." Matthew 10:8 "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give."
I know it's a dark day, I guess : ) there's still good people to think upon on this earth Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." even if all the good you have to think upon is the amount my mom is convinced is all she has to think upon baggers at grocery stores and mail men which for sure delivery her mail and bag her groceries very likely as they deliver my mail and bag my groceries with care, with some joy, nicedness, that's something ------- I don't very well recogn the world has ended and it is all black until the day comes that my mailman (I doubt he'd ever do this this me making my point via being ridiculous) deliver's my mail in a bag of poop, and the grocery store clerks chuck my groceries at me or meanly say "bag it yourself" it's just not all grim like that yet.
Think on the good - my mom I think makes herself extra miserable cause she all to often way to much thinks on the evil going on around her.......such as people in my family calling her asking her for money a lot - not me though, I'm not definately not a "starving artist" : )

To the christian witches of the earth.....why you should cease and desist's all magic's............

Blessed Be Apostolic Christian Church of America 

may Jesus Christ our Lord accept your repentances 

and usher you into his beloved and may you dwell in green pastures for all the days of your lives. 

Because I love the Apostolic christian church of America so much 1 John 3:18 "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth."

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I saw a witch yesterday not the friendly nice rather spiritual type, her son was hysterical wanting his mom (this at my husbands sister's apartment complex - his mom the witch) she comes walking down the stairs w/black clothes and black robe and witch jewelry galore - her son so hysterical screaming "mom, mom, don't go.....etc." she told the lady watching her son to bring him in the house ----- he had ran out to the balcony screaming for his mom, he was totally hysterical ----- me I'm thinking ok this lady is obviously a witch going off to some bad witch ceremony of some sort soooooo how bad is his babysitter? Like what the hell is his babysitter like? That he wants his mom so bad dressed in full ceremonial witch attire. Anyways, found site about the god of the witches http://altreligion.about.com/library/texts/bl_godwitches.htm then found lot's of "christian witches" clean practicing magic lot them do appears to be, so this my warning to the "christian witches" out there......
Galatians 5:19-21 "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." So "witchcraft" is a "works of the flesh" and if you do witchcraft you shall NOT inherit the kingdom of god! If you choose to cease and desist all witchcraft aka a "works of the flesh" then then ahhhhhhh in jesus there is hope for you!
For all the christians/people's not involved in witchcraft and think this blog surely doesn't apply to you.....Nahum 3:4 "Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts." There is surely more then one type of "witchcraft" surely not just witches at cauldrons are doing "witchcrafts"
Revelation 17:4-6 "And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." Keep jesus first.

Matthew 24:37 "But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.".......

Blessed Be Apostolic Christian Church of America 

may Jesus Christ our Lord accept your repentances 

and usher you into his beloved and may you dwell in green pastures for all the days of your lives. 

Because I love the Apostolic christian church of America so much 1 John 3:18 "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." (sorry that this post post is so pathetic, in 2008 my blogging skills were really not that great, my art skills also in my estimation weren't that great). But think on how much we all get better with practice! 2 Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." - From my perspective our abiliy to really love our enemies, get's better, and forgive them, it get's better over time ---------- I still have room for improvement................

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Matthew 24:37 "But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." I read Matthew 24:37 today and it just so stood out to me, how people are like eating and drinking and all marry on some woo hoo athon, definately in noah's time I don't think people were thinking about god much back then....all about whoo hoo good times etc. etc. I think in noah's time..........
42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
Wishing you a great day in jesus christ.