Pertaining to our needs: …Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be given to you. Take no thought about tomorrow for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself. Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof. -Matthew 6:33-34
“Oh that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees! Then I will not be ashamed when I compare my life with your commands” Psalm 119:5-6
Work today towards order in your daily grind. Put god first and follow that path to good in your life 🙏🏼💪🏼
I’m essentially at the beginning of my journey as a Christian. Confirmed as a Catholic but haven’t done church for almost 30 years prior to a few months ago. I’m not ignorant of the ideas, but restructuring how I think & operate is certainly a challenge any ideas @darwintojesus ?
Satan is not opposed to good morals.
He’s opposed to Jesus Christ.
Read that again because most Christians miss this completely.
Satan doesn’t care if you’re a “good person.” He doesn’t care if you volunteer at the food bank, recycle your trash, and help old ladies cross the street. He doesn’t care if you’re kind, generous, and well-liked by everyone in your community.
He cares that you don’t bow the knee to Jesus.
Here’s the deception that’s damning millions:
Satan has convinced people that morality equals spirituality. That being a “good person” is the same as being a Christian. That if you just live right, treat people well, and avoid the “big sins,” you’re acceptable to God.
This is a lie straight from the pit of hell.
The Pharisees had impeccable morals. They followed the law meticulously. They were respected, disciplined, and religiously devoted.
Jesus called them children of the devil.
Why? Not because their morals were bad. Because their morals replaced Christ.
Satan’s greatest trick isn’t making bad people worse. It’s making good people think they don’t need a Savior.
Think about it:
The atheist who feeds the homeless thinks he’s good enough without God.
The Buddhist who meditates and practices compassion thinks she’s enlightened without Christ.
The Muslim who prays five times daily thinks he’s righteous without Jesus.
The moral Christian who goes to church, pays his tithe, and avoids scandal thinks he’s saved without surrender.
All of them are headed to the same place: eternal separation from God.
Because morality doesn’t save. Jesus saves.
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9
Satan loves moral people who reject Jesus. They’re his best advertisement for the lie that you can earn your way to heaven.
They’re living proof that you can:
•Be kind without Christ
•Be generous without God
•Be disciplined without the Holy Spirit
•Be respected without redemption
And still be lost.
The most dangerous people in hell won’t be the murderers and rapists. They’ll be the moral, upstanding citizens who thought their goodness was good enough.
Their morals became their idol. Their goodness became their god.
And Satan smiled because he’d accomplished his goal: Keep them from Jesus.
Here’s what most Christians don’t understand:
Satan doesn’t need to make you do bad things. He just needs to keep you from doing the ONE thing that matters: surrendering to Christ.
If he can get you to:
•Trust your morals instead of Christ’s sacrifice
•Rely on your goodness instead of God’s grace
•Believe in your works instead of Jesus’ finished work
He’s won.
You can live a moral life and still die lost. You can be a good person and still face judgment. You can avoid all the “big sins” and still end up separated from God forever.
Because the only sin that damns you eternally is rejecting Jesus Christ.
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3:36
Not the murderer who repents and believes in Christ is damned.
Not the thief who turns to Jesus on the cross is damned.
Not the prostitute who washes Jesus’ feet with her tears is damned.
The moral, religious person who rejects Christ is damned.
That’s why Satan loves morality without Jesus. It sends people to hell with a smile on their face, convinced they were good enough.
Stop trusting your morals. Start trusting Jesus.
Your goodness won’t save you. Your works won’t redeem you. Your morality won’t justify you.
Only the blood of Jesus Christ can wash away your sin and make you acceptable to a holy God.
Everything else is just Satan’s distraction from the one thing that actually matters.
—TBM
I have no idea why this blew up and did so well, he’s not saying anything new.
What people like this don’t understand is that yes, something MUST necessarily exist, the only question is: does this necessarily existing thing have a mind, or does it not have a mind? To argue that reality does not come from a mind ultimately ends in absurdities like no morality, no rationality, the impossibility of knowledge, global skepticism, nihilism, etc.
Not only this but our world clearly is created by a mind. It’s intelligible, it has meaning, we see design and purpose everywhere and millions of people have witnessed God, the supernatural and miracles.
I’ll add that if our world just “exists” and never came into being… we would never experience the present. There would be an infinite amount of time between our existence and a timeless universe. The fact that we are here at the present necessarily entails a beginning of time, space, and matter.
Lastly, IF what we see is all there is and has ever been, there should be no usable energy left in the universe. The second law of thermodynamics would ensure that all usable energy would be dispersed after a certain amount of time. The fact we have usable energy entails that our world is not eternal but began. That means the existence of matter and energy cannot be eternal and we must posit a different explanation.
Also matter and energy can’t explain why laws of physics exist…
Also the problem of consciousness…
I guess what I’m trying to say is that this argument is garbage.
Loved seeing @ClaytonKersh22 discussing his biblical inspiration. 2 Chronicles 15:1-7 hit me of similarly
“The Lord is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him…….be strong and do not lose courage, for there is a reward for your work”
1. Pontius Pilate Inscription (1961): Limestone block naming Pilate as prefect of Judea, confirming the Gospel's Roman governor.
2. Caiaphas Ossuary (1990): Bone box inscribed for Joseph son of Caiaphas, the high priest who interrogated Jesus.
3. James Ossuary (2002): Inscribed "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus," linking to Jesus' family (authenticity debated).
4. Pool of Siloam (2004): Excavated in Jerusalem, matching John's account of Jesus healing the blind man.
5. Pool of Bethesda (19th century): Five-porticoed pools verifying John 5's setting.
6. Capernaum Synagogue (4th century, on 1st century foundation): Where Jesus taught, per Gospels.
7. Peter's House (1968): Capernaum home with early Christian veneration, possibly where Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law.
8. Nazareth Inscription (1st century): Edict against grave robbing, aligning with resurrection context.
9. Crucified Man's Heel Bone (1968): Rare evidence of Roman crucifixion method described in Gospels.
10. Magdala Synagogue (2009): 1st-century structure in Mary Magdalene's hometown, supporting female disciple's historicity.
These affirm NT places and figures, bolstering Jesus' historical milieu.
Important reminder that if you call yourself a Christian and you’re out here blaming “Jews” for any of the Globes ills, you’ve lost the plot.
Go back to scripture, Jews and Christians are forever connected. We are both biblical and worldly allies and that’s irrevocable.
@darwintojesus If they just commit to reading scripture I’m convinced they would find comfort along the way and potentially move them….it took me 25+ years to find my way back. Was never Atheist but was certainly (and still battle it) bitter about things.
Incredible service this morning discussing how to live a tithing lifestyle in accordance with how He hopes we live.
Give first of yourself to the Lord. First in the morning, first of the week, first of the month….remember the order of how this life of ours works best 🙏🏼