Daniel Marsh Posted April 26, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 126 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,086 Content Per Day: 0.57 Reputation: 500 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/15/1956 Share Posted April 26, 2020 1 Corinthians 4:6-7 [ Having your favourite teacher is not only silly but wrong ] I have used myself and Apollos above as an illustration, so that you might learn from what I have said about us not to assess man above his value in God’s sight, and may thus avoid the friction that comes from exalting one teacher against another. For who makes you different from somebody else, and what have you got that was not given to you? And if anything has been given to you, why boast of it as if it were something you had achieved yourself? Avoidance Titus 3:10 ESV / 29 helpful votes As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, 2 John 1:8 ESV / 15 helpful votes Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. Romans 16:17 ESV / 14 helpful votes I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. John 14:27 ESV / 12 helpful votes Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. 1 John 2:15-17 ESV / 11 helpful votes Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. 1 Timothy 6:3-5 ESV / 11 helpful votes If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. John 3:16 ESV / 11 helpful votes “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 1 Peter 1:16 ESV / 8 helpful votes Since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” Romans 12:2 ESV / 8 helpful votes Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. 2 John 1:7-11 ESV / 6 helpful votes For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works. 2 Timothy 3:5 ESV / 6 helpful votes Having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. Acts 20:28-31 ESV / 6 helpful votes Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears. 1 Corinthians 11:1-34 ESV / 5 helpful votes Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. ... Psalm 24:3-4 ESV / 5 helpful votes Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. Revelation 3:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. 2 John 1:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes For whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works. 2 John 1:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, 2 Peter 3:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 1 Peter 1:15 ESV / 4 helpful votes But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 4 helpful votes Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Thessalonians 3:15 ESV / 4 helpful votes Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. John 14:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 1:1-51 ESV / 4 helpful votes In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ... 1 John 5:19-21 ESV / 3 helpful votes We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. 1 John 4:18 ESV / 3 helpful votes There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 1 John 1:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 2 Timothy 2:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 1 Corinthians 15:1-58 ESV / 3 helpful votes Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. ... 1 Corinthians 10:16-22 ESV / 3 helpful votes The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. ... 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 ESV / 3 helpful votes Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. John 14:1-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” ... John 14:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. John 1:18 ESV / 3 helpful votes No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known. Luke 14:26 ESV / 3 helpful votes “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Matthew 24:1-51 ESV / 3 helpful votes Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?” And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ... Job 42:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; Genesis 3:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 1 John 1:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 2 Peter 2:1-22 ESV / 2 helpful votes But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; ... 1 Peter 3:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, James 1:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 2 Timothy 2:19-22 ESV / 2 helpful votes But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.” Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work. So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 1 Timothy 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 1 Timothy 2:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; ... Ephesians 5:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. Galatians 2:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.” 1 Corinthians 11:27-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. ... 1 Corinthians 5:5-7 ESV / 2 helpful votes You are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 1 Corinthians 3:13-15 ESV / 2 helpful votes Each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Romans 14:1-23 ESV / 2 helpful votes As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. ... Romans 6:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Acts 10:36 ESV / 2 helpful votes As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), John 13:34 ESV / 2 helpful votes A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. John 11:1-57 ESV / 2 helpful votes Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. ... John 3:1-36 ESV / 2 helpful votes Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. ... John 1:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. Luke 12:48 ESV / 2 helpful votes But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. Luke 3:1-38 ESV / 2 helpful votes In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways, ... Matthew 28:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 22:39 ESV / 2 helpful votes And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 18:1-35 ESV / 2 helpful votes At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, ... Matthew 1:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Amos 3:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes “Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet? Hosea 13:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes But I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior. Isaiah 45:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host. Isaiah 42:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: Isaiah 40:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. Isaiah 37:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes “O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. Isaiah 9:6-7 ESV / 2 helpful votes For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. Isaiah 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.” Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. ... Psalm 119:1-176 ESV / 2 helpful votes Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! ... Psalm 110:1-7 ESV / 2 helpful votes A Psalm of David. The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.” The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies! Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours. The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.” The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. ... Psalm 104:1-35 ESV / 2 helpful votes Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind; he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire. He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved. ... Psalm 96:1-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens. ... Psalm 45:1-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah; a love song. My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe. You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever. Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and majesty! In your majesty ride out victoriously for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; let your right hand teach you awesome deeds! Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the peoples fall under you. ... Psalm 40:1-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord. Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie! You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told. ... Psalm 19:1-14 ESV / 2 helpful votes To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. ... 2 Samuel 7:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, Deuteronomy 6:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Exodus 33:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” Exodus 24:1-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. Moses alone shall come near to the Lord, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him.” Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do.” And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord. ... Exodus 20:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, Exodus 20:1-26 ESV / 2 helpful votes And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Marsh Posted April 27, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 126 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,086 Content Per Day: 0.57 Reputation: 500 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/15/1956 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Cutting Off Negative People 1 Corinthians 15:33 ESV / 114 helpful votes Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” Proverbs 13:20 ESV / 77 helpful votes Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. 2 Timothy 3:1-17 ESV / 43 helpful votes But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. ... Romans 14:1-23 ESV / 29 helpful votes As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. ... Galatians 5:19-21 ESV / 26 helpful votes Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Matthew 7:1-2 ESV / 24 helpful votes “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Psalm 103:2-4 ESV / 24 helpful votes Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 1 Corinthians 11:1-34 ESV / 16 helpful votes Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. ... Acts 8:9-13 ESV / 16 helpful votes But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.” And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed. Revelation 22:14 ESV / 15 helpful votes Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. James 1:19-20 ESV / 13 helpful votes Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 12 helpful votes “You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material. 1 Corinthians 2:13 ESV / 11 helpful votes And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 11 helpful votes You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. Genesis 2:24 ESV / 11 helpful votes Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Romans 12:18 ESV / 9 helpful votes If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Proverbs 22:24 ESV / 9 helpful votes Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, Leviticus 19:31 ESV / 9 helpful votes “Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 8 helpful votes But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. Galatians 5:13 ESV / 8 helpful votes For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ESV / 8 helpful votes Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. James 1:5 ESV / 7 helpful votes If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. Colossians 3:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 1 Corinthians 16:14 ESV / 7 helpful votes Let all that you do be done in love. Luke 1:37 ESV / 7 helpful votes For nothing will be impossible with God.” Proverbs 29:11 ESV / 7 helpful votes A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. Revelation 21:11 ESV / 6 helpful votes Having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. James 4:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Hebrews 13:5 ESV / 6 helpful votes Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 2 Thessalonians 2:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, Romans 5:10 ESV / 6 helpful votes For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. Romans 1:26-2:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, ... Matthew 10:34-39 ESV / 6 helpful votes “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. ... Micah 5:12 ESV / 6 helpful votes And I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you shall have no more tellers of fortunes; Hosea 4:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. 2 Kings 23:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes And he broke down the houses of the male cult prostitutes who were in the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah. Leviticus 20:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes “If a person turns to mediums and necromancers, whoring after them, I will set my face against that person and will cut him off from among his people. Leviticus 19:28 ESV / 6 helpful votes You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord. Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 5 helpful votes Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Mark 7:20-23 ESV / 5 helpful votes And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” Psalm 55:1-23 ESV / 5 helpful votes To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy! Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan, because of the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they drop trouble upon me, and in anger they bear a grudge against me. My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror overwhelms me. ... Joshua 1:8 ESV / 5 helpful votes This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Leviticus 20:10-16 ESV / 5 helpful votes “If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. If a man lies with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed perversion; their blood is upon them. If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. If a man takes a woman and her mother also, it is depravity; he and they shall be burned with fire, that there may be no depravity among you. ... 2 Peter 3:17 ESV / 4 helpful votes You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. 1 Timothy 1:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 2 Corinthians 10:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 1 Corinthians 6:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 1 Corinthians 5:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. Matthew 7:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. Proverbs 21:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. Psalm 31:1-24 ESV / 4 helpful votes To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me! For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me; you take me out of the net they have hidden for me, for you are my refuge. Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God. ... Psalm 27:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 3 helpful votes If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; ... 1 Corinthians 6:19 ESV / 3 helpful votes Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, Romans 12:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Luke 17:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, Mark 5:2-5 ESV / 3 helpful votes And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. Matthew 11:28 ESV / 3 helpful votes Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 1 Kings 14:24 ESV / 3 helpful votes And there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations that the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. Leviticus 18:19-23 ESV / 3 helpful votes “You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness. And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife and so make yourself unclean with her. You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. And you shall not lie with any animal and so make yourself unclean with it, neither shall any woman give herself to an animal to lie with it: it is perversion. Genesis 19:1-38 ESV / 3 helpful votes The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the town square.” But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” ... Genesis 2:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. Revelation 1:1-20 ESV / 2 helpful votes The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood ... Philippians 4:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Galatians 5:1-26 ESV / 2 helpful votes For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. ... 1 Corinthians 10:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ESV / 2 helpful votes Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. Romans 12:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Acts 19:17-19 ESV / 2 helpful votes And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. Matthew 24:1-51 ESV / 2 helpful votes Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?” And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ... Matthew 5:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Ezekiel 13:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes And say, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive? Isaiah 3:1-26 ESV / 2 helpful votes For behold, the Lord God of hosts is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply, all support of bread, and all support of water; the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms. And I will make boys their princes, and infants shall rule over them. And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable. ... Proverbs 1:1-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, ... 1 Kings 18:24-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes And you call upon the name of your god, and I will call upon the name of the Lord, and the God who answers by fire, he is God.” And all the people answered, “It is well spoken.” Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your god, but put no fire to it.” And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made. And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. ... Deuteronomy 34:1-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. And the Lord said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, ‘I will give it to your offspring.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there.” So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord, ... Deuteronomy 23:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes “None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute. Deuteronomy 23:17-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes “None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute. You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 7:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes And you shall not bring an abominable thing into your house and become devoted to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest and abhor it, for it is devoted to destruction. Exodus 7:10-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts. For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Marsh Posted April 27, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 126 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,086 Content Per Day: 0.57 Reputation: 500 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/15/1956 Share Posted April 27, 2020 In Romans 16:17-18, Paul warns us: I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.” Proverbs 20:19 says, “Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.” Proverbs 18:8 also states, “The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.” As Paul said to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:14-15, “Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done. You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.” https://applygodsword.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-avoiding-people/ https://biblelovenotes.blogspot.com/2017/05/4-types-of-people-god-tells-us-to-avoid.html https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/bible-verses-about-bad-company/ https://www.beliefnet.com/love-family/relationships/what-does-the-bible-say-about-toxic-relationships.aspx https://www.gotquestions.org/dealing-difficult-people.html Proverbs 22:24–25 says, "Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare." https://www.compellingtruth.org/dealing-difficult-people.html https://biblereasons.com/fake-friends/ https://412teens.org/qna/what-does-the-Bible-say-about-dealing-with-mean-people.php there are times it is biblical to avoid some people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myheadatHisfeet Posted May 10, 2020 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 9 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/02/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted May 10, 2020 It doesn't sit comfortable with me to label them as this or that, as it kind of dehumanises another and sets me up to think less of them and judge them. I would prefer to label each, "one in need of Jesus", as am I. I'm just as needy as the next in this respect. That puts us on equal footing and reminds me that but for the grace of God there go I. Then my heart remains soft. I think to deal with such behaviours we need to be firmly rooted in Him and the knowledge and experience of how much He loves us. And yes as you said to know when to say enough, even if its a temporary enough while we spend time in His presence to recoop. Some behaviours can be so wearing for sure. And yes I have some of them too... Thank you for this post it made me think and evaluate some things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Marsh Posted May 23, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 126 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,086 Content Per Day: 0.57 Reputation: 500 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/15/1956 Share Posted May 23, 2020 On 1/22/2018 at 11:28 AM, angels4u said: Can any of you relate and can you add advise from experience? Life is precious. Yet all too often, we may find that much of our time is spent on negative, toxic people, draining the life right out of us. Sometimes they’re co-workers, friends, or sadly, even family members. God never intends for us to spin our wheels, waste our days, trying to make others happy who can never be happy. Because in reality, it doesn’t depend on us. It’s not up to you. They may want you to think it does, as if you possess the power to improve the value of their existence, but that’s not a burden meant for you to carry. God’s greatest desire is to set us free. And sometimes what propels that change is for some brave soul to be willing to say, “Stop, no more.” One who will choose what is better, and learn to set boundaries that will protect and limit the control an unhealthy person might be placing on another’s life. Sadly, when we look deep into the mirror of our souls, we may realize that we are the ones who have some unhealthy tendencies that God wants to change. Today’s a good day to stop wasting time in toxic patterns of living. For he has better in store for us. Here are some of the most common types of toxic people we may rub shoulders with every day, or a few we may find in our own lives: SEE ALSO: How to Break a Toxic Romantic Relationship Cycle with Men The Controller - This person is a master manipulator and constant controller. They want to be in charge, not just of their lives, but of yours and everyone else’s too. They watch you like a hawk, ready to pounce on your every flaw. They micro-manage down to the last detail. They have trouble letting go, so they don’t, they hold on, too tightly, until it about chokes out all those around them, suffocating others with their drive to be superior. The Abuser – This person is desperately needy inside, and takes it out on you and the world around them. Through their own experiences of internalized past hurt, they have become angry, vicious, and cruel to those they say they care the most about. These people need help from counseling and outside sources. They need healing from God. If you find yourself in the home of an abuser, get help, now. Don’t stay in a potentially dangerous situation with your false hope that you can somehow change their old patterns of abuse. It is not up to you. Protect your life and the lives of those in your care. The Too Easily Angered – This person is the one you always feel like you have to tiptoe around. Like you never know what will set them off and fly into a fit of rage. These people become easily irate at even the smallest thing, which is a sure sign, there’s a deep rooted problem inside. They’ve been known to throw things, hit things in their way, or spout off angry words they can never get back. They yell, they scream, they curse. You may see them on the ball fields, the golf course, the stressful office meetings, or even on the highway. Fits of rage not easily soothed, out of control temper tantrums that more closely resemble the patterns of a 2 yr. old. The Bully - This person can be subtle or outright offensive in their attempts to bully, but either way, their desire is to dominate and make themselves look powerful. They have a strong need to feel better and look better than those around them, so they choose to bully anyone in their path. They use words, they use fists, they use lies, they use fear – but all in all, they want to push others down and exalt themselves and will stop at nothing to achieve their goal. The Addict – This person is addicted to a substance or to a negative pattern or behavior that has severely affected their well-being as a person. They need help. They need professional help and they need spiritual help. They need people who will be brave to speak truth into their lives and not those who will feed their habit, enable their actions, or ignore dangerous signs of addiction. Recognize that this toxic pattern is bigger than just you. You are not to blame for the problem. But you can be the one who God uses to get them help. The Negative – This person is the one who rarely has anything positive to say, because they see everything with a negative slant and have no problem telling you why. The sun may be shining, but in their mind, “It’s probably about to rain.” Life is viewed through shaded, cloudy lenses. They tend to be complainers, worriers, and whiners. These people often don’t even realize what they’re doing because it’s become such a natural part of the way they talk. They tend to zap the energy and suck life right out of you if you’re around them too much. They walk in defeat and choose to believe the worst about most things – even you. The Blamer – This person is never to blame for it is always “your fault.” They will blame everything on others close to them. If they’re having a bad day, it’s your fault. If they’re running late, it’s your fault. If they lose something, it’s your fault. If they fail at something, it’s your fault. You will never “win” around the blamer, because they’re aim is to bring you down through their constant blame game. The Gossiper – This person is always talking, and usually about someone else. They have an overriding need to be “in the know,” and to pass on the next juicy morsel to an open, listening ear. They can be vicious with their words, and cruel in their hearts towards another’s feelings. They have no regard for the reputation of another. They feed on lies, exaggerations, mere hearsay, and half-truths. They tend to feel better while talking about others so they can somehow feel better about themselves. The Arrogant – This person is proud, self-serving, and always, always “right.” They never want to made the fool, but have no problem labeling others as foolish. They prey on the weak to make themselves appear better. They are quick to judge, quick to offer their opinions, and are rude to others in more subservient positions. Their goal in life is to be superior to all those around them. The Victim – Not to be confused with one who really has been victimized in life and who is seeking God’s peace and healing, this person is one who tends to feel they are constantly the victim. In every situation. All throughout life. They are always feeling taken advantage of, always needy, always telling you what another has done to hurt them, or how no one cares. They see themselves constantly as the victim and before long, if you keep lending an ear; you may be the next one they feel victimized by. What To Do? 1. Recognize the toxicity in others – or even in yourself. We all have hope to change through the grace and goodness of God. And the first step there is to fully understand that there’s a need. If the problem is with you, admit that you need help. If the issue stems from within a family member or close friend, try talking with them in humility and with honesty, letting them know how these patterns over time have made you feel. 2. Set boundaries with tough love. Tough love is able to say “enough.” Tough love says, “I care about you, but I care about me too, and I will not allow you to hurt me or those I love.” No other person has the right to trample you down, make you feel inferior, abuse, or bully you. Set limits to protect yourself. If you find yourself in a dangerous, abusive or addictive relationship, get out, and get help – NOW. It is not up to you to change the other person’s behavior. It is up to you to protect your life and the lives of those in your care. You may need to adjust how much time you spend with certain people; you may need to spend time forming new, healthier friendships. Seek out counsel. Find a good support group of those who will encourage you and provide a safe place for you to share and pray. 3. Keep moving forward in your trust in God. He can accomplish great things through your prayers. He can move mountains. He can change hearts. Anything is possible through his great power. Understand that though it is never up to you to make someone different, he’s set you in their lives for a purpose, for a reason. And maybe the biggest purpose is to be light to them in their darkness, to extend gracious love and forgiveness no matter what, and to show your strength in a mighty God by setting clear boundaries and allowing them to answer to him, for the way they treat you or others. 4. Believe that God is for you. He loves you, he cares for you, and he has good in store for your future. “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36). https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/women/how-to-protect-yourself-from-these-10-toxic-people.html When I deal with them, I put my hand up like a cop directing traffic and walk away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Maleh Posted June 21, 2020 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 38 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 35 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/19/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted June 21, 2020 Blessings from the Lord. Thanks be to God, the Lord always empowers us to overcome toxic people. We just need to have faith and be patient. Every obstacle of communication is surmountable praise the Lord. God puts the right words in my mouth when I need it the most. This leaves no room for Satan to attack through other people. May God bless you all with the gift of his protection too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Krishnan Posted October 1, 2020 Group: Non-Conformist Theology Followers: 3 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 55 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/04/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted October 1, 2020 These are vampiric personality disorders : The Controller and Abuser is OCD one from superiority complex, the other from inferiority complex, The Too Easily Angered is Borderline Rage, The Bully is Bipolar, the Addict is Thrill seeker, The negative is schizoid, The blamer is the Critical, The Gossiper hysterical, The Arrogant is Narcissist, The victim is victim, Everyone suffers these symptoms at some time or other . It becomes a disorder when it is noticed regularly by others . In addition, there is the sociopathic disorder in which the perpetrator commits wanton criminal acts All are managed by recognising, identifying the disorder and not promoting but repressiing the behaviours with appropriate responses . Most of these people consider it a form of adaptive behaviour . Christian spirituality is I believe the only 'cure' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted December 4, 2020 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 402 Content Per Day: 0.32 Reputation: 237 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/28/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 1/23/2018 at 12:19 AM, angels4u said: How would you deal with it Jeff? Did you ever have toxic people around you? Who hasn’t? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Adams Posted December 4, 2020 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 25 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9,605 Content Per Day: 3.97 Reputation: 7,795 Days Won: 21 Joined: 09/11/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted December 4, 2020 All are made in God's Image. Be careful of your labels. Labels are for soup cans. Sine we can all read, a veritable wall of text is just wearisome sometimes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Von Posted August 1, 2021 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 1,265 Topics Per Day: 0.44 Content Count: 2,637 Content Per Day: 0.93 Reputation: 760 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/06/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/04/1972 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Quote How to Protect Yourself from These 10 Toxic People? Hearing the voice of the Creator and obeying (Deut 28:1,2,7). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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