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WATCH! UNEQUAL MATCH RUN AWAY!

2nd Corinthians 6:14

“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers; because, what society has justice with injustice? And what fellowship has light with darkness?”

DO YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT "𝙅𝙐𝙂𝙊 𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙐𝘼𝙇" is?

"𝙅𝙪𝙜𝙤 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙡" is a biblical definition to designate an unequal relationship. Where both are not compatible in purpose, values and feelings. The classic definition of when a person is not for you and, even so, you choose them, insist and pay to see the consequences.

The yoke was a load that two oxen carried in synchrony, but when one of the two carried the heaviest load there was an imbalance! And one of the two got hurt, while the other got hurt! This is the picture of most current relationships! Where you love for two and suffer alone. There is more to being unequally yoked than different beliefs or age differences. It's about the incompatibility of geniuses, about the difference in goals, and because of this, one always takes most of the load.

It's tempting to find someone who aesthetically fulfills you, or who has a pain you want to heal. But understand, when you put yourself in an unequal relationship, the end is the same: "One leaves in one piece, and the other takes time to recover". And you? Are you willing to waste time with someone who will give you up in the end? Or do you prefer to relate to The Person who will never give up on you??"

QUESTION: Can a servant of God marry an ungodly man? Or with people of other religions?

What does the Bible tell us about this?

ANSWER: Imagine that you, a servant of God, marry an ungodly man. You will want to teach your child to keep God's commandments, he will say he doesn't have to obey. You will want to teach your child to be faithful to God, to abhor carnality, to abhor worldliness, as the Bible teaches, but your husband will say that it is nonsense, that there is no need. You will want to teach your child to stay away from pagan parties (worldly concerts, carnival, discotheques, nightclubs, raves, funk dances, etc.), bad company, addictions (drug addiction, cigarette addiction, drink addiction), music mundane/profane, immoral conversations, your husband will say it's okay, that it has nothing to do with it. Because of this GOD #PROHIB mixed marriage between people. You need to choose a spouse who is on the Path of Jesus, obeying God's commandments as He taught us.. otherwise it will be impossible to relate, it will be an unequal yoke and will bring serious problems to the couple.

This is why servants of God MUST NOT marry people of the world, so as not to go through frustrating situations later, remember well when Samson spoke to his parents that he would go in search of a wife for him, his parents said if by chance there was no there among them a good woman for him, but no, he preferred a woman of the world which led Samson to trust himself and not God and that cost him his life and salvation.

“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers; because, what society has justice with injustice? And what fellowship has light with darkness? And what agreement is there between the Messiah and Satan? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement does the Sanctuary of God have with idols? For ye are the Sanctuary of the Living God, as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God and they will be my people. Therefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord; And touch nothing unclean, And I will receive you; And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” 2nd Corinthians 6:14-18

In the Kingdom of God, there is discipline and order. Therefore, to remain in it, one must follow the Divine Guidelines. The Scriptures are clear regarding only two types of people in this world: those who belong to the Most High and those who do not. From this principle, the warning for those who wish to preserve their faith and avoid suffering is not to join in alliance with unbelievers. Of course, this does not prevent Christians from maintaining good relations with them, because it is this coexistence that will make it possible for people to know the Lord Jesus through our testimony. However, those with whom we will associate must be chosen according to the concepts that the Word of God determines, especially when it is a marriage union. There are not few people who have fallen into faith by ignoring this advice and then become disappointed with their bad choice.

Note: Unequal yoke is not just the union of a Christian and an impious. Unequal yoke is for you to also join a person who #claims to be a Christian but lives in the flesh or has no principles of the Word. You are unequally yoked in the same way. Walk with someone after the model of Christ.

SOURCE: Jesus doesn't lie

 

BEWARE OF THE PROPHETS, VISIONS AND REVELATIONS... THERE IS JUDGMENT!

 

There are many people who claim to be Christians opening their mouths and saying what God has not told them to say, be very careful, you can pray, fast and live doing the work every day, but if you live lying or omitting, you are walking towards his own condemnation.

“The LORD God hates #liars, but he loves those who tell the truth.” Proverbs 12:22

“Do not steal, #do not #lie and do not deceive others.” Leviticus 19:11

“No deceiver shall dwell in my house; no #liar will stand in my presence. Every morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, I will cut off all evildoers from the city of Adonai.” Psalm 101:7

“But as for the cowardly, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, THEIR PART SHALL BE IN THE LAKE THAT BURNS WITH FIRE AND SURPRISE, WHAT IS THE SECOND DEATH.” Revelation 21:8

“Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices #lies.” Revelation 22:15

Greed is a very present theme in the Bible, it is a serious sin that must be out of the Christian life. The love of money is a clear sign of greed, but so can the desire for power and greatness.

There is a difference between greed and ambition. The Bible allows you to seek to improve, as long as it is with good intentions, without letting it dominate your heart.

for the love of money is the root of all evil. Some people, because they coveted money, have strayed from the faith and pierced themselves with many sufferings.

- 1 Timothy 6:10

Don't exhaust your strength

trying to get rich;

have common sense!

- Proverbs 23:4

"No one can serve two masters; for he will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

- Matthew 6:24

Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the amount of his possessions."

- Luke 12:15

Man comes naked from his mother's womb,

and as it comes, so it goes.

Of all the work he put in effort

nothing will take with it.

- Ecclesiastes 5:15

And I say again: It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."

- Matthew 19:24

Keep free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God himself said:

"I will never leave you,

I will never leave you."

- Hebrews 13:5

Wealth is worthless in the day of God's wrath,

but righteousness delivers from death.

- Proverbs 11:4

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

- Matthew 6:19

"Therefore I say, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothing?

- Matthew 6:25

There are those who give generously,

and sees his riches increase;

others withhold what they should give,

and fall into poverty.

- Proverbs 11:24

"But woe to you rich people,

because they already received

your consolation.

- Luke 6:24

The people curse

the one who hides the wheat,

but the crown blessing

the one who is soon willing to sell it.

- Proverbs 11:26

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant, nor to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in God, who richly provides us with everything for our satisfaction.

- 1 Timothy 6:17

Who trusts his riches

will surely fall

but the righteous will flourish

like green foliage.

- Proverbs 11:28

For the sun rises, brings heat and dries up the plant; then its flower falls, and its beauty is destroyed. Likewise the rich man will wither in the midst of his toil.

- James 1:11

Money earned from dishonesty

will decrease,

but who gathers it little by little

will have more.

- Proverbs 13:11

who loves money

you will never have enough;

whoever loves riches will never stay

satisfied with their income.

That doesn't make sense either.

- Ecclesiastes 5:10

For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of goods - does not come from the Father, but from the world.

The world and its lusts pass away, but he who does the will of God abides forever.

- 1 John 2:16-17

"You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant or female servant, nor his ox or donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's."

- Exodus 20:17

So put to death everything that belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.

- Colossians 3:5

The Lord disowns dishonest scales,

but the exact weights give you pleasure.

- Proverbs 11:1

Who works your land

there will be plenty of food,

but who goes after fantasies

has no sense.

- Proverbs 12:11

Sheol and Destruction are insatiable,

how insatiable are the eyes of man.

- Proverbs 27:20

The wicked covet

the spoil taken by the wicked,

but the root of the righteous flourishes.

- Proverbs 12:12

The wealth of the rich

is your fortified city,

but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

- Proverbs 10:15

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

but he thwarts the ambition of the wicked.

- Proverbs 10:3

"So it is with those who store up riches for themselves, but are not rich toward God."

- Luke 12:21

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

- Matthew 19:23

In their greed, such masters will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their doom has long hung over them, and their destruction is not long in coming.

- 2 Peter 2:3

"From the smallest to the greatest,

everyone is greedy;

prophets and priests alike,

all practice deceit.

- Jeremiah 6:13

Thus says the Lord:

"Do not the wise man glory in his wisdom

nor the strong in his strength

nor the rich in his wealth,

- Jeremiah 9:23

The worker's sleep is sweet,

whether you eat a little or a lot,

but a rich man's plenty

it does not give you peace of mind to sleep.

- Ecclesiastes 5:12

Better is the poor man with integrity in his conduct

than a rich man perverse in his ways.

Better is the poor man with integrity in his conduct

than a rich man perverse in his ways.

- Proverbs 28:6

The wealth of the rich

is your fortified city,

they imagine it as a wall

which is impossible to climb.

- Proverbs 18:11

They are devouring, insatiable dogs.

They are shepherds without understanding;

everyone goes their own way,

each seeks his own advantage.

- Isaiah 56:11

Deacons likewise must be dignified, men of their word, not fond of much wine or dishonest gain.

- 1 Timothy 3:8

So I will give your women to other men,

and I will give your fields to other owners.

From the smallest to the largest, everyone is greedy;

both priests and prophets, all practice falsehood.

- Jeremiah 8:10

"But you don't see or think

something else

in addition to dishonest profit,

shed innocent blood,

oppression and extortion".

- Jeremiah 22:17

They need to be silenced, as they are ruining entire families, teaching things they shouldn't, and all out of greed.

- Titus 1:11

What good is money in a fool's hand,

since he does not want to obtain wisdom?

- Proverbs 17:16

Some pretend they are rich and have nothing;

others pretend they are poor

and have great wealth.

- Proverbs 13:7

Then the Lord said to him, "You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but inside you are full of greed and evil.

- Luke 11:39

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The role of women in marriage

The woman is of great importance to the Christian home. With her is the responsibility of helping her husband and building her house according to God's will. Her role is much bigger and more significant than the woman herself thinks.

Paul compares the woman with the church (Eph 5:22,23), just as the church obeys her husband who is Christ, the woman has the same role in her home, in relation to her husband. A woman's submission is not in the dispute of who is stronger or more intelligent, but in the awareness of knowing what her duty is as a woman. And that her husband is a representative of Christ in his home. After all, we should be obedient to God because we love Him and not because we are afraid of Him.

The world distorts biblical words to diminish the importance of women, leading them to believe that they are inferior to men and therefore must prove their validity and competence, when in fact, Christ loved her so much that he gave his life for her and still does not. meaning of sex, treating both with the same significance and decency.

The Bible emphasizes the respect a woman should have for her husband, because a woman's respect is all a man wants. In fact, everything a Christian man does is to please God and have his wife's respect (Eph. 5:33).

Knowing this, the Christian woman's role in marriage is to take care of her home, respect her husband, be a friendly shoulder in times of distress, be the desired counselor when there are uncertainties of thoughts, be the wise woman when discernment is lacking and the firm structure on which your spouse and children can lean.

Woman, being submissive is being smart and not weak. To be submissive is to respect the limits established by God for your own good. Being submissive is not accepting abuse, but recognizing your value before the Creator!

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FORGIVE TO BE FORGIVEN!

Forgiveness is one of the most liberating things anyone can do. Unforgiveness is like a stone tied to someone's leg, which drags them to the bottom of the sea.

If God has forgiven our sins and if we want to be like God, what reasons can we have for not forgiving someone?

If we forgive, we receive forgiveness; this is a truth that should motivate us. If we really understand what Jesus did on the cross, forgiveness must flow from our hearts.

You are kind and forgiving, Lord,

rich in grace

to all who call on you.

Psalm 86:5

Then Peter approached Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I say to you, Not up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

Matthew 18:21-22

And when you are praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your heavenly Father may also forgive his sins. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your sins."

Mark 11:25-26

Be careful.

"If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times a day, and comes back to you seven times and says, 'I am sorry,' forgive him."

Luke 17:3-4

Bear with one another and forgive whatever grievances you have against each other. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Colossians 3:13

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9

For if you forgive one another's trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive one another, your heavenly Father will not forgive your trespasses.

Matthew 6:14-15

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 4:32

If one of you has caused grief, he has not only caused it to me, but also, in part, so that I may not be too severe with all of you. The punishment that was imposed by the majority is sufficient. Now, on the contrary, you must forgive him and console him, so that he is not dominated by excessive sadness. Therefore, I recommend that you reaffirm the love you have for him.

2 Corinthians 2:5-8

"Judge not and you will not be judged. Condemn not and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.

Luke 6:37

"It is I, myself, the one who erases

your transgressions, for my sake,

and that you don't remember anymore

of your sins.

Isaiah 43:25

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of God's grace,

Ephesians 1:7

For he rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, namely, the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 1:13-14

Let the wicked forsake his way;

and the evil man, his thoughts.

Let him turn to the Lord,

who will have mercy on him;

turn to our God,

for he willingly gives his pardon.

Isaiah 55:7

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GOD DOES NOT APPROVE A SECOND MARRIAGE IF YOUR FIRST SPOUSE IS ALIVE!!!

Message for those who care what God thinks... You won't hear this in churches but that's what the Bible says:

If you were previously married and separated or divorced for any reason. Exception: in the case of prostitution (porneia) and now you are in a new relationship, know: God does not approve of your new relationship

God is not in it

It is not possible to be happy with the Boyfriend, nor with the girlfriend

Is the spouse alive? If so, you put yourself in adultery and whoever joins you also becomes an adulterer!

Adultery is a sin. Those who practice this act are opposing the will of God. Tampering means breaking the vow that is made during marriage, unfaithfulness.

Whoever commits adultery is disobeying a commandment of God. When two people unite in marriage, they do so not only before men, but before God.

But I say that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to become an adulteress, and whoever marries the divorced woman commits adultery.

Matthew 5:32

He replied, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."

Mark 10:11-12

Do not be unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony between Christ and Belial? What is common between the believer and the unbeliever?

2 Corinthians 6:14-15

Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins that someone commits, outside the body he commits them; but whoever sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, who was given to you in marriage to be honored by all; the conjugal bed, kept pure; for God will judge the immoral and adulterers.

Hebrews 13:4