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A Vision from the Lord about the Spiritual Narcissist - Part 2

The Lord then gave me another vision. It was that of another egg-shaped object that was exactly the same as that of the first image, except that it had no cord around it. It continued to grow bigger and bigger. The more it sought to help other egg-shaped objects, the more grew larger and larger. The Lord then told me that it represents the soul that flourishes, one free from the bondage to the spirit of narcissism, and free from all domination by any narcissist. The Lord further told me that the soul that is dominated by the narcissist typically does not know that it is being dominated by that person. Rather, it thinks its plight to be simply a matter of loving the narcissist, and living a self-sacrificial life. This is why empaths, especially those who are Servants of Christ, are very easily manipulated. In seeking the best in others, and loving others unconditionally, they often fail to realise when they are being manipulated by a narcissist. The Lord then explained t...

True Love Gives to Give whereas False Love Gives Only to Receive

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) Of all Christian doctrines, the doctrine of love has been twisted the most. Many churches preach the love of God, saying that God's love is unconditional, in that one can simply come to God without being holy and righteous. One can sin as much as one wants, because God's love will cover the sins. One need not make any effort to be holy or righteous.   The doctrine of love has been twisted into meaning that God shows His love for one by rewarding one with the things one wants, or by fulfilling one's desires. That is what makes Him good and therefore worth serving. This implies that where God does not reward one with the desire...

Usury is a Perversion of True Lending

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again (Luke 6:34). When Jesus said " And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again" (Luke 6:34), he is referring to what the heart of the true follower of Christ should be. It is a diagnosis for what he should be. It is a command from Christ that His followers should lend freely, in the manner of spirit of giving freely and willingly which is commanded throughout the Bible: "You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings (Deuteronomy 15:10). I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good (Psalm 54:6). Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perf...

Giving Money is Almost Always a Bait Which Seduces one into Sin

Many in the modern Church in the west think that giving money is an act of generosity. The truth is, that giving money is almost always a means to control people. It is usually a means of tempting or seducing people into doing what one wants another to do. Money works that way because most people, including many in the modern western Church are serving or so tempted by mammon that they are controlled by him. This is exactly why so many think that giving money is necessarily an act of generosity while not giving money is not. It is precisely because they themselves desire for more money. They love money. You may think that that cannot be you because you are a true follower of Christ. As long as you think that money is that which you 'need' and you are anxious for it to provide you with your needs, including your legitimate needs, you have fallen into the love of money. You love money more than God. You need to repent. If you do not repent, many sorrows will come for you will b...

Biblical Finance is about the Righteousness and Holiness

Many in the modern western Church think that finance and the Bible is separate. They think that finance is secular and the Bible is sacred, drawing the secular versus sacred divide between them.  The division between sacred and secular is a false one, based on false doctrine that the Christian must compartmentalise his life. The classic, not certainly not the sole example of this thinking is that one worships God at church, a sacred place on Sunday, and then does earthly things for the rest of his week which has nothing to do with worshiping God. Such is the false doctrine of compartmentalisation.  For here is what Scriptures says: Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled (Titus 1:15). To the true follower of Christ, all things are pure, that is all things are sacred. For all things which one does to live for the glory of God are pure, for one lives to seek God and His rig...

True Generosity Gives Not Out Abundance, or Sacrifice But True Agape Love and Whole-hearted Faith in the Suficiency of God's Providence

Everyone in t he Church knows that true generosity is not out of giving out of one's wealth (Mark 12:44; Luke 21:4). Of course, many in the modern Church, would think, generosity is not giving out of one's wealth. For many of you would feel offended if someone gave you something out of their wealth, and thought themselves generous. Rather you would only be satisfied if someone gave to you sacrificially, of course, out of your selfishness and self-entitlement.  However, neither does given sacrificially amount to generosity. What it means to give generously means to give out of agape love, which manifests in giving freely and willingly, without any conditions to giving. It is to give without demanding that certain obligations be meet to satisfy one's fleshy desires to give only when one can gain something in return. It is give to one in need, so that those who have much do not have too much and those who have less do not have too little. The spirit behind generosity is a sp...

Usury Feeds on the Perverse Doctrine that the Money one has is One's own

Many people just can't understand why usury is wrong morally. This includes many Christians. Many in the modern Church conceptual sin as simply something that breaks a 'rule' of God. This is a very low view of God's righteousness and holiness as it reduces the concept of sin as one that is simply to break some commandments of God. No! Sin is anything that offends the nature or character of God, that which offends His righteousness, holiness, justice, compassion, faithfulness, mercy, grace or love. Legalistic "christianity" does not espouse a high view of God's righteousness and holiness. Rather, it espouses a low view of God's righteousness and holiness in seeking to redefine righteousness into simply adhering to some 'rules'. This does not make one righteous, but makes one all the more unrighteous in thinking that one can be righteous in one's own flesh.  However, this is not the say that the Law of God is not to be strived for. Jesus ...

Usury is an Abominable Perversion of Compassion

Usury is clearly prohibited by God both under the Old Covenant and under the New Covenant which we are now under. How do I know? First, the Old Testament makes it clear that usury is an abomination (Ezekiel 18:13). Ezekiel 18:12-13 lists usury as among several abominations: Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations ; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. Whenever the Bible refers to something as an abomination, it is referring to something that God absolutely detests to the core because of what that act is . It is also to be noted that in Ezekiel 18:12-13 is a list of sins that were against the Moral Law of God, rather than ceremonial laws or civil laws. Usury is that which concerns the heart itself, and not outward act...