Mule Headed?

[Guest godsmarine]

Psa 32:8 The LORD says, "I will teach you the way you should go; I will instruct you and advise you..

Psa 32:9 Don't be stupid like a horse or a mule, which must be controlled with a bit and bridle to make it submit."

GNB

Back home we have a saying that most people are stubborn as a mule which means they're really set in their ways & aren't going to change any time soon. The same can be said for most of us. We've got made up minds & won't entertain anything that's in conflict with what we want to believe; both in our natural lives, & our spiritual lives. I think Paul adequately described us.

2Ti 4:3 The time is coming when people won't listen to good teaching. Instead, they will look for teachers who will please them by telling them only what they are itching to hear.

CEV

I have a saying about this too: Most christians will travel half way across the world to hear what they want to believe, but they won't cross the street to hear the truth. God showed me years back a church generation who would one day face Jesus sincerely believing they were saved & on their way to heaven, while all the time on their way to hell instead. the real fault lies with the teachers we are listening to though:

Mat 7:15 Watch out for false prophets! They dress up like sheep, but inside they are wolves who have come to attack you.

Mat 7:16 You can tell what they are by what they do. No one picks grapes or figs from thornbushes.

Mat 7:17 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.

Mat 7:18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit.

Mat 7:19 Every tree that produces bad fruit will be chopped down and burned.

Mat 7:20 You can tell who the false prophets are by their deeds.

Mat 7:21 Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the kingdom of heaven. Only the ones who obey my Father in heaven will get in.

Mat 7:22 On the day of judgment many will call me their Lord. They will say, "We preached in your name, and in your name we forced out demons and worked many miracles."

Mat 7:23 But I will tell them, "I will have nothing to do with you! Get out of my sight, you evil people!"

CEV

A bad tree cannot bear good fruit I emphasized this because i truly believe fruit is the effect your beliefs are having on your heart & life. There is no middle ground folks. There is only good fruit, & bad fruit. If what you believe isn't making you a better person, then maybe it's time to re/examine what you believe. What kind of effect has what you believe had on your life? it takes real honesty on the part of a believer to get anywhere with God.

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