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Hello my name is Jerral Campfield and this web site is dedicated to Moral Recognition Therapy using Biblical principles. Please come back often to join me in understanding Gods hands are outstretched still to forgive. |
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Friday, 20 February 2009 |
I’m sure we all realize our world is getting smaller and smaller and what we do in America many times effects others in our world like the economy, religion and government. We are seeing control of the world by a false sense of security. We have made money, but are spending more than we are making. This is forcing us to act in a way that is punishing those doing what is morally right, and honoring those that are irresponsible for their behavior and attitudes. My Prayer is as we are going into 2 Timothy the 1st Chapter that everyone on planet earth will understand what it takes to survive in a world many times out of control. Just because most are doing what is wrong, does it mean we have to follow them. We are created to bring order and if we don’t we see disorder. Is there not a cause and effect for our actions, attitude and behavior yet into days world? Lord help us to resist all forces of evil so we begin to see blessing coming from what we sow. Everyone’s planting seeds of morality, or we are planting seeds of immorality. You really do not have much more of a choice. Seeds of good, or seeds of evil; seems to be the only two choices we have to make. Look around the world and what do you see if you’re able too, is heart ache and pain, suffering and sorrow abounding. For we have forsaken the things of Gods Word and accepted the words of the world. I am not telling you something new for we can’t seem to see the truth today, in most areas of society and then wonder the reason for such ill behavior and attitudes. Lord I need help just as Adam and Eve needed help in paradise, to not even look at the tree of knowledge and evil. We need muscle today to stop/resist seeds of immorality, and start doing what is right toward all men. I have something in my files that brings to light distorted thinking, I don’t know the source but here it is. |
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WHAT IS OUR DUTY 1 TIMOTHY 6 |
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Friday, 13 February 2009 |
What is our Duty? I am glad for what is going on in our world today, for it is causing us to evaluate ourselves to make sure that the Grace of the Lord is resting upon our lives bring us peace where there seems to be no peace. Order where there is no order, but lawlessness such as we have not seen in my life time. 1 Tim 6:1-21 (NKJV) 1 Let as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed. Not Paul uses the word bond servants isn’t that what we are as Christian bound to obeying the Lord of Glory. Isn’t God our master; Lord and King? Yet do we not honor our country and pay our taxes to our Government? We are seeing many who seem to feel they do not have to obey the laws of the Land and are having to say I’m sorry and then given responsibility to become leaders in our Government. We seem to forget what is required of people in authority and if they are wrong we go right along with the crowd. Lord helps us to learn to communicate with those that in authority regardless if it is in the home Government or the Church. We are seeing some of the most dammed able this happening in society around the world, and could it be we have blasphemed the Spirit of God? 2 And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things. Many people are believers in the business world, and with in our Governmental world and we need pray for them for they are a benefit to us. Lord helps everyone in authority to be able to speak up when they see something that is going to hurt us. We all know that our economy just did not collapse over night. This has been happening since the 60s and no one really cared then, now look at what is happening in every area of life. We’re seeing our teacher accepting New Age and not teaching the truth we are going to reap what we sow? Could it not be said, we are going to reaping what we teach. Let’s do all we can to make sure we are helping people understand the Word of the Lord and learning how to walk and talk with the Lord 3 If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, Notice the condemnation of not teaching the truth about the Word of God and its doctrine. Jesus is the son of God who was given by His Father to live on planet earth as a perfect man with out sin so He could die and rise again. This was showing the world that God loves mankind and if they believed upon the name of the Lord they would be saved now and forever of judgment. He is able to deliver us from bondages by removing our sins as we confess our sins before Him. That is buying us back and giving us a new life as old things or desires pass away and everything become exciting and new every day. Now that is accepting Godliness as it is taught to us. But if we do not accept the way the truth and the life we experience the fourth verse 4 he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, It is impossible to deal with men or women that are proud of doing what is wrong, people have to come to the place where they hurt enough to cry out to the Lord HELP! We are seeing people really loving to do what is wrong and will give there families or friends lives to show you. Democrats and Republicans are disputing one another’s judgment, labor is disputing management and Churches are disputing ministers preaching. People are obsessed with arguing over the simplest of words. Then we wonder the reasons for unrest, and lawlessness. People have to be taught that the wages of envy and strife is going to cost your image disgrace and shame. Look for an argument is going to ruin your reputation of being a peace make. That is the reason Paul goes on with describing the consequences of not teaching the truth of the Word of God 5 useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. I’m sorry, but our Country is going to have to look to the Lamb of God and stop wrangling over who has more power, the people or the Government. What is truth is an age old concern and question, but the Bible is the Truth and it is not the godliness of men that is going to get us out of the mess we are in. Many people have wanted to rule thinking they where Godly men but just the opposite. Wrong can never become a gain can it? 2 wrongs and one right can not rule or we are going to hurt. We have to accept the way of the Lord and begin to love one another and our neighbor as ourselves. Better yet we need to love our enemies and see them turn to the Lord From such withdraw yourself. Paul is not saying for us to move out of our country, but learn to withdraw from people that are going to rob and hurt you. Birds of a feather flock together and we see it around the world. Lord helps us to know who our friends are and become attached to them as they teach us the truth. 6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. When we want the best for our selves and for others we are taking upon our selves Godliness seeing the consequence of being contented with who we are and with those that are our friends. People to day are not content; we want more and more things, not more and more of the Lord. No one is able to be content until, they have peace like a river, flowing through there lives in every area. Note 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. No one is going to take there money with them or things with them when they die. All we have is the clothes on our backs and casket we’re buried in and the ground we are laid in. Just as sure as we came into the world crying, we are going to be leaving crying if we do not know the Lord as our savior. Lord helps us to see the importance of the way the truth and the life that is in you Jesus. You have given us8 and having food and clothing; with these we shall be content. Food and clothing should be enough to make anyone happy, but no we need more and more for we were created greedy never content. Eve was not satisfied with what God gave she want what Satan offered her. Could it be that is what the world is seeing today Greed at the greatest degree. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. I glad I did not think of this but the Lord said this, riches are going to catch you and get you to fall into all kinds of traps and bondages. Yes we all need money and are suppose to work to provide for our families, and if we do not work and care for or own we are in a sad state of affairs. |
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Friday, 06 February 2009 |
1 Tim 5:4-25 (NKJV) Tough Love!
We are seeing change from our Governmental Administration that was to become transparent, but what did we see this last week, questionable people put in to President Obama’s Cabinet that had to resign. I’m sorry it was my mistake he said, but is he wanting the best for all Americans? We are living in a time when right is wrong and wrong is becoming right. Lord help us to never get our eyes upon man, for we have made a mess of the world and we are ripe for the antichrist to take over and rescue us from all our problems. We are not only experiencing this in our United States of America, but around the world, in government, religious institutions and economical areas. It is time for us to get back to the grass roots and see who created us and the world in which we live. God gave us a mind to control the area around us like what we eat, what we smell, what we see, where we go, and what we hear, even how we feel. Then we have to control our imaginations, reason for the way we think, who are we affectionate towards, what controls our morals? Do we have a conscious that prevents us from hurting one another? Have we lost our ability to remember what is reality? Everyone you talk to has opinions about what is going on, but can we see solutions, or are we looking for more trouble? Who are we worshiping and reverencing or bowing down to? Where is your faith and who does it cause you to pray to? Do we have hope that things are going to get better, or are we losing confidence in God and expecting man to get us out of our dilemmas? Will he we are now looking at 1 Timothy 5:1-25 which is very powerful for this age in which we live regardless of where you live.
Chapter 5 1 Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger as sisters, with all purity. Are we not seeing older adults put on the shelf, they do not have anything to offer. The younger generation is so wrapped up in managing everybody else they can’t manage them selves. Yes there are older ministers and older statesmen and women who have caused many to hurt. But look at what the older generation has seen and are seeing yet today, domestic violence at an alarming rate. People stressed out for fear of what is going to happen next. People in high positions are taking off, because they are losing the ability to function in a way that is a blessing to others. There is so much pressure on people today for we have forgotten how to relax in the arms of the Lord. We are going to have the finest, best and it is costing people stress beyond what they can endure. Yes, I have been rebuked and have had to accept it and move on, but the ones that are doing the rebuking are having a hard time moving on. I have made mistakes and appreciate when some one will get my attention, especially my own kids and family members and those I work with. That is what keeps us on the right track and I fear for this generation for they do not need any help and our society has proven that to be the truth. Notice with purity or righteousness, not polluted but wholesome and beneficial to all around us. The collapse of our Governments, economic and religious institutions is a reminder that some one was not looking out for his brother or sister, many seem to forget we are one another’s keepers. If I sound rough and mean I’m sorry but we have got to begin to learn from the mistakes of the elders, so we do not get worse, or bitter, but better and sweeter as the days go by! Right 3 Honor widows who are really widows. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God. We are seeing more and more widows that need help and yes we have many that have jumped from the fire to the frying pan and wonder why no one cares. We have a difficult time feeling pity for ourselves that is a sign of weakness today. I say it is too bad we get our selves into situations we can not get out of. We need to feel ashamed and pitiful about what is going on, or we will never get out of problems. Do you see the request of Paul here we need to repay our parents at sometime. Do we see that happening to day? Very seldom, for we feel like they owe it to us. It is a national dilemma that affects all classes and races of people. Yes, we need to help, but it is like discipline we need to administer it when the child is young, or they will discipline us, when they get older. Let’s look around us and see what is going on so we can minister in a way that is really helping and not making people dependent upon us. We have co-dependency in so many different areas of life today, because we have forgotten to abide in the Lord and let Him have His way in our lives. We have to stop depending up on man, parents or the governments to help us out. The Lord is still the answer. 5 Now she who is really a widow, and left alone, trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day. Are you seeing how important it is we abide in the vine and let God develop us into the person He created us to be? It is not my will, but they will be done, oh Lord! Help me to understand it is work to trust in you, that is faith in action, for faith does not stand alone; we stand upon the promises of God. We pray and pray and meditate and mediate upon the Lord, so He gives us the power to get up, go to work and resist the devil who wants us to be losers. We have seen women who’s husbands have passed away and they continue to put their trust in the Lord they become stronger and benefit those around them all the time. This is not a time to get discourage this is a time to begin to be of service to people. 6 But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives. What a statement, for the pleasure of this world are but for a moment, but the pleasure of serving the Lord never get old. Look at the women who have given themselves over to prostitution and careless living and how they affect others. The Lord wants to help everyone around us to be blessed and not cursed. 7 And these things command, that they may be blameless. Is this to much to ask for as people? I do not think so, we have the ability to get along with all men, if we really want the best for one another. What we see is people wanting to blame others for there lack of confidence in being what they were created for. What are you expecting from yourself, can we then expect the same from others? Or are we going to say you do what you want and I will do what I want. Don’t you bother me and I will not bother you, is what we have been taught since the 60’s. Lord help us to see we are living together as neighbors and we need to respect what is right not wrong, let’s fix the wrong by addressing it. We need to take care that we care for our Creator God, so we can have the power to do what is right. 8 |
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