Under Gods Command

God Hates Divorce

Posted: December 14, 2020 in Divorce, Marriage and Divorce
Tags: Divorce, marriage covenant, marriage relationship

Malachi 2:14-16 14You cry out, “Why doesn’t the LORD accept my worship?” I will tell you why! Because the LORD witnessed the vows you and your wife made when you were young. But you have been unfaithful to her, though she remained your faithful partner, the wife of your marriage vows.

15Didn’t the LORD make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth. 16“For I hate divorce!” says the LORD, the God of Israel.

“To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.”

The people were complaining about their adverse circumstances when they had only themselves to blame. People often try to avoid guilt feelings by shifting the blame. But this doesn’t solve the problem. When you face problems, look first at yourself. If you changed your attitude or behavior, would the problem be solved?

Divorce in these times was practiced exclusively by men. They were disloyal to their wives and ignored the wedding vows they had made before God, thus corrupting his purpose for them to demonstrate “oneness” with their wife and to raise children who loved God. Not only were these men unfaithful to their wives, but they also were ignoring the fact that this marriage relationship was to illustrate the nature of their union with God.

Lets Bring it Home: “ Guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth” means to have the same commitment to marriage that God has to his promises with his people. We need passion in the marriage relationship to keep the commitment

Marriage and Divorce (For Better and for Worse, Richer and Poor, Sickness and in Health and till Death do us Part)

Posted: December 11, 2020 in Divorce, Marriage and Divorce
Tags: Divorce, law of marriage, marriage covenant, marriage relationship, unhappy marriage

I had to Repent and ask God for forgiveness for number 1 getting a divorce, and 2 for getting remarried.

This is a Vow some of us made before God. But how many of us broken these vows due to our own desires or did not know what Bible said about Marriage and Divorce and making Vows to the LORD. I feel before anyone gets married or even think about it needs to sit down with someone of faith and get this explain to them. Notice I did not say a Minister or Pastor, because all Ministers and Pastors do not preach this along with other Commands of the Bible. I came up in a broken home, and I seen what it does to the family, I am still living in the consequences of divorce from my Mother and Father and my own divorce as I approach 60 years of age. Yes, I am a divorce and remarried, and if I had this broken down like this to me, I would never had gotten remarried (Don mean I don’t love my current Wife), and probably would not have divorced. My job now is to not let this happen to other people. I know some strong Women who stayed after their Husband committed adultery. That is the Worse part of the Vows. Now they are still a family, and all together. I commend all of you who were married for the first time and are still together today.

Think about it, the same Vow you made to God in the first marriage is the same when you get remarried.

Two Questions: Does God Allow Divorce and Does God allow for you to Remarry.

1 Corinthians 10:10-11 10But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband. 11But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to him. And the husband must not leave his wife.

Romans 7:1-3 1Now, dear brothers and sisters you who are familiar with the law don’t you know that the law applies only while a person is living? 2For example, when a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, the laws of marriage no longer apply to her. 3So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adultery if she married another man. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law and does not commit adultery when she remarries.

Paul uses marriage to illustrate our relationship to the law. When a spouse dies, the law of marriage no longer applies. Because we have died with Christ, the law can no longer condemn us. Since we are united with Christ, his Spirit enables us to produce good fruit for God. We now serve God, not by obeying a set of rules, but out of renewed hearts and minds that overflow with love for him.

Mark 10:11-12 10Later, when he was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again (Divorce). 11He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her. 12And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.”

Matthew 5:31-33 “You have heard the law that says, ‘A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.’ 32But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery. 33“You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the LORD.’

Divorce is as hurtful and destructive today as in Jesus’ day. God intends marriage to be a lifetime commitment (Genesis 2: 24). When entering into marriage, people should never consider divorce an option for solving problems or a way out of a relationship that seems dead. In these verses, Jesus is also attacking those who purposefully abuse the marriage contract, using divorce to satisfy their lustful desire to marry someone else. Are your actions today helping your marriage grow stronger, or are you tearing it apart?

Mathew 19-7-9“Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked. 8Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended. 9And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery unless his wife has been unfaithful.”

We know two things for sure. God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16), and God is merciful and forgiving. Every divorce is a result of sin, either on the part of one spouse or both. Does God forgive divorce? Absolutely! Divorce is no less forgivable than any other sin. Forgiveness of all sins is available through faith in Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:28; Ephesians 1:7). If God forgives the sin of divorce, does that mean you are free to remarry? Not necessarily. God sometimes calls people to remain single (1 Corinthians 7:7-87But I wish everyone were single, just as I am. Yet each person has a special gift from God, 8So I say to those who aren’t married and to widows— it’s better to stay unmarried, just as I am). Being single should not be viewed as a curse or punishment, but as an opportunity to serve God wholeheartedly (1 Corinthians 7:32-36). God’s Word does tell us, though, that it is better to marry than to burn with passion (1 Corinthians 7:99But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It is better to marry than to burn with lust). Perhaps this sometimes applies to remarriage after a divorce.

So, can you or should you get remarried? Can not answer that question. Ultimately, that is between you, your potential spouse, and, most importantly, God. The only advice here is for you to pray to God for wisdom regarding what He would have you do (James 1:5 5If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking).

Pray with an open mind and genuinely ask the Lord to place His desires on your heart (Psalm 37:4). Seek the Lord’s will (Proverbs 3:5-6) and follow His leading.

Malachi 2:16 “For I hate divorce!” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. “So, guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.”

Marriage is a work of God not man so only God can break it. Do you understand the seriousness of this passage?

Finding Strength Through Testimony Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death

Posted: December 8, 2020 in strength, testify, Testimony
Tags: strength god, testify, Testimony

Your Testimony Strengthens Others. Did you know that we get strengthen of of your and other peoples Testimony. Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death Your testimony is about what you have experienced – what you have seen and heard. A real Christian can talk about their experiences with God through Jesus Christ. We as Christians are called to a relationship of real communication with the Son of God. God comes to live inside us. Things change. God deals with every person in a different way.

The more Christians that come forward and talk about how God has intervened in their life, the more people will begin to realize that God is for real, miracles do happen, and prayer works. This will inspire others to seek God and turn from their sins so that they too can know the peace and satisfaction that comes to a person who truly gives their life over to God.

Warning Against Adultery Proverbs 6:23-35

Posted: December 6, 2020 in committing adultery
Tags: adulteress, adulteresses, Proverbs 6:23-35, woman caught in adultery

Proverbs 6:23-35 23″For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,”

The law is light. Those who live for the Lord walk in the light as He is in the Light. Godly people love instructions in righteousness.

These all identify the Word of God which provides the wisdom leading to abundant and eternal life.

Proverbs 6:24 “Keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.”

Parental instruction in wisdom is crucial to strengthen a person against the strong attraction of sexual sin. By loving truth and being elevated to wisdom, men are not seduced by lying flattery.

Proverbs 6:25 “Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.”

Sexual sin is rooted in lust (imagination of the sinful act), as implied in Exodus 20:17 and addressed by Christ in Matthew.

Matthew 5:28 “But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”

Fluttering eyelids have been used by sinful women for centuries to draw men to them. Prostitution is as old as the Bible, itself. It has been condemned from Genesis to Revelation. The whole book of Hosea is about a whorish woman. The woman in the instance in Hosea is speaking of Israel being unfaithful to God. Adultery (either spiritual or physical) has always been condemned of God. These few verses here are warning against falling into this type of sin.

Proverbs 6:26 “for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.”

Here the smallest piece of bread demonstrates how the prostitute reduces the life of a man to insignificance, including the loss of his wealth, freedom, family, purity, dignity and even his soul.

Proverbs 6:27 “Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? Proverbs 6:28 “Can a man walk on hot coasl without his feet being scorched?” Proverbs 6:29 “So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.”

Powerful metaphors are given here to describe the obvious danger and destructive consequences of adultery, showing that punishment is a natural and expected consequence.

We already touched on the dangers of living in sex sin in a previous lesson, but we see here that a man who touches his neighbor’s wife is in serious trouble with God. We spoke on the body being the temple of the Holy Ghost.

Verse 29 refers to a touch intended to inflame sexual passion. Paul uses the same expression with the same meaning in 1 Cor7:1.

Proverbs 6:30 “[Men] do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;” Proverbs 6:31 “But [if] he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.”

In these verses, it is not saying that it is not a sin to steal. It is saying a person has sympathy for someone who is so hungry that he steals to feed himself. If he is caught, the person he stole from will be happy to not prosecute him, if he will pay back what he stole 7 times.

The stealing here is not nearly as serious as the sin of adultery that we read of in the next few verses. Adultery is compared to a starving thief, who, though it may cost all he has, can make restitution and put the crime behind him permanently/

Proverbs 6:32 “But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

But for the adulterer, there is no restitution as there was for the thief, as he destroys his soul.

Proverbs 6:33 “Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away;”

Adultery is a cruel crime. Love for each other is the most precious gift a man and woman have on this earth except for the gifts of God. There is something very special about a man and his wife being one. To invade on this privacy of a man and his wife is without excuse.

Proverbs 6:34 “for jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.”

Jealousy is a very strong emotion, especially when it has to do with infidelity or rape. Song of Solomon has a scripture that might express this better.

Song. 8:6 “Set me as a seal upon your heart, As a seal upon your arm; For love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its frames are flames of fire, A most vehement flame.

Proverbs 6:35 “He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse the bribe, however great it is.”

A thief may satisfy his victim with an appropriate payment, but an offended husband cannot be bought off.

There is no money or gift that can repay this type of sinful act. The marriage of a man and his wife is likened unto the marriage of the Lord and His church. Just as anyone coming between the Lord and His church will not be permitted, neither is anyone to come between a man and his wife. It is unforgivable.

Taming the Tongue

Posted: December 2, 2020 in Cursing, James, James 3:7-12, Swearing and cursing
Tags: James 3:7-12, Taming the Tongue

James 3:7-12 7People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, 8but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. 9Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. 10And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! 11Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? 12Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you cannot draw fresh water from a salty spring.

If no human being can tame the tongue, why bother trying? Even though we may not achieve perfect control of our tongues, the Holy Spirit will help us learn self-control. Remember that we are not fighting the tongue’s fire in our own strength. The Holy Spirit will give us increasing power to monitor and control what we say, so that when we are offended, the Spirit will remind us of God’s love, and we won’t react in a hateful manner. When we are criticized, the Spirit will heal the hurt and help us to not lash out.

Our contradictory speech often puzzles us. At times, our words are right and pleasing to God, but at other times they are violent and destructive. Which of these speech patterns reflects our true identity? We were made in God’s image, but the tongue gives us a picture of our basic sinful nature. God works to change us from the inside out. When the Holy Spirit purifies a heart, he gives self-control so that the person will speak words that please God.

Let’s Bring it Home: Ask God to stop salty water from coming out of you and to replace it with the refreshing water of the Holy Spirit.

Broken Relationship among friends, family and Brother and Sisters of God.

Posted: November 7, 2020 in Falling in Love with Jesus

This is for those always talking about how they love God, but can not stand others or even hate them by the actions demonstrated to other people, to include family members. The Bible said that you can tell the condition of a tree by its fruit. The tree is you, and the fruit is your actions towards others. Is your fruit ripe or rotten to the core?

1 John 4:20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.

It is easy to say we love God when that love does not cost us anything more than weekly attendance at church services. But the real test of our love for God becomes evident in how we treat the people right in front of us—our family members and fellow believers. We cannot truly love God while neglecting to love those who are created in his image. Jesus’ love reveals itself in our compassion, our generosity, and our ability to listen to and help others. When we fix our relation with God and learn to true love him, everything else will fall into place. If you don’t believe me read

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

We need to stop praying for the relationship between the two to get better, and start praying that they come to know God and either get or fix that relationship. When you fix your relationship with God and truly learn to love him, everyone benefits. It will be impossible to hold on to hate. The Bible said that Love forgives all wrong.

Jesus be Praised!

Running for President requires two candidates to tell what they did, what they are going to do by making a bunch of Promises that most of the time they can not keep.

Posted: November 7, 2020 in Jesus Answer
Tags: gift of salvation, Jesus is king in my life, Vote for Jesus

Running for President requires two candidates to tell what they did, what they are going to do by making a bunch of Promises that most of the time they can not keep. There is one more candidate that has done some impossible things in the past that you can read about, makes promises that will never be broken, and will lead you into eternity. Jesus Christ is running for King Ship in your life. He is waiting for you to vote for Him to be the Savior in your life. What he has to offer is far better then what any man can offer as President or any other Political Position. I voted and accepted Him as King in my life, and He is still in Office today, and will be forever.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your Heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.

Jesus Teaches about Lust

Posted: October 24, 2020 in Book of Matthew, Mathew
Tags: Causing others to Sin

Mathews 6:27-28 You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’ 28But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

The Old Testament law said that it is wrong for a person to have sex with someone other than his or her spouse (Exodus 20: 14). But Jesus said that the desire to have sex with someone other than your spouse is mental adultery and thus sin. Jesus emphasized that if the act is wrong, then so is the intention. To be faithful to your spouse with your body but not your mind is to break the trust so vital to a strong marriage. Jesus is not condemning natural interest in the opposite sex or even healthy sexual desire but the deliberate and repeated filling of one’s mind with fantasies that would be evil if acted out.

Some think that if lustful thoughts are sin, why shouldn’t a person go ahead and do the lustful actions, too?

Acting out sinful desires is harmful in several ways: (1) It causes people to excuse sin rather than to stop sinning; (2) it destroys marriages; (3) it is deliberate rebellion against God’s Word; (4) it always hurts someone else in addition to the sinner. Sinful actions are more dangerous than sinful desires, and that is why desires should not be acted out. Nevertheless, sinful desires are just as damaging to obedience. Left unchecked, wrong desires will result in wrong actions and turn people away from God.

Causing and bringing out Sin in Others.

Posted: October 24, 2020 in Book of Matthew, Mark, Romans
Tags: Mark 9:42, Proverbs 26:18-19

The Steve Harvey morning show plays pranks on people in the morning with nephew Tommy portraying a fictitious person. Some of these are Church members that by being prank or lied too, it brings out the worse in them, to find out later it was a joke. As much as we laugh and joke about, it is not of God and He do not like. This goes for social media and anything else that a person uses to have you sinning against God.

Proverbs 26:18-19 Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon 19is someone who lies to a friend and then says, “I was only joking.”

He that sins in prank, must repent in serious, or his sin will be his ruin.

Mark 9:42 But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.

This caution against harming little ones in the faith applies both to what we do individually as teachers and examples and to what we allow to fester in our Christian fellowship. Our thoughts and actions must be motivated by love (1 Corinthians 13), and we must be careful about judging others (Matthew 7: 1-5; Romans 14: 1– 15: 4). However, we also have a responsibility to confront flagrant sin within the church (1 Corinthians 5: 12-13).

Value Your Confession of Faith

Posted: October 12, 2020 in Worship Life Center Church, Worship Life Center Church Serons
Tags: Value Your Confession of Faith.

Pastor Stan said to “Say what you mean, and mean what you say”

Pastor Stan you can change the course of your life by just speaking it.

Listen to the Sermon and let God increase your Faith.