From the very beginning, God designed marriage as a sacred covenant — not a human invention, but a divine gift. In the Garden of Eden, before sin ever entered the world, God saw that it was not good for man to be alone. Out of His goodness and wisdom, He created woman and joined them together in a lifelong union. Every true marriage since then reflects God’s heart, His order, and His covenant love. It is a type of gospel relationship we see fulfilled in the Churches relationship to her Savior.
📖 Biblical Summary of Marriage
Aspect
Biblical Explanation
Key Verses
Origin of Marriage
God created marriage in Eden before sin entered the world. It is His design, not a human tradition.
Genesis 2:18–24; Matthew 19:4–6
First Married Couple
Adam and Eve were joined by God and blessed to “be fruitful and multiply.”
Genesis 1:27–28; 2:22–24
Definition of Marriage
A lifelong covenant between one man and one woman, joined by God as one flesh.
Malachi 2:14; Matthew 19:4–6; Ephesians 5:31
Purpose of Marriage
Companionship, love, unity, fruitfulness, type of the gospel, and reflecting God’s image.
Genesis 2:18; Proverbs 18:22; 1 Corinthians 7:2–5
God’s Role
God Himself joins the husband and wife; no one should separate them.
Matthew 19:6
Husband’s Role
Love your wife sacrificially, as Christ loves the Church.
Ephesians 5:25–28; Colossians 3:19
Wife’s Role
Respect and submit to her husband’s godly leadership, as the Church submits to Christ.
Ephesians 5:22–24, 33; 1 Peter 3:1–5
Marriage as a Symbol
Earthly marriage mirrors the relationship between Christ (the Bridegroom) and His Church (the Bride).
Ephesians 5:31–32; Revelation 19:7–9
Eternal Fulfillment
The ultimate wedding is the union of Christ and His redeemed people—the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
Revelation 19:7–9; 21:2
🕊️ God’s Design in Scripture
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” — Genesis 2:24
“What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” — Matthew 19:6
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” — Ephesians 5:25
“In the same way, you wives, be subject to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, as they observe your pure conduct with fear.” —1 Peter 3:1-2
💍 Marriage and the Gospel
Marriage is more than companionship — it is a living picture of the Gospel. The husband’s love for his wife should mirror Christ’s sacrificial love for His people, and the wife’s devotion should mirror the Church’s loving submission to Christ. Together, their union displays the covenant faithfulness, forgiveness, and steadfast love of God Himself.
Just as Christ will one day return for His bride, the Church, every faithful marriage points forward to that final celebration — the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, when Christ and His redeemed people will be united forever in glory.
Before any of you get the wrong idea, my wife, and I do not have the perfect marriage. Nobody does. There were times when each of us were tempted with the idea of divorce, but I want to offer an idea to you all, that might change the way you think about marriage. Marriage is from God. He has given it to us, and has defined it in His word.
In a way, your relationship with your spouse is like your relationship with Jesus. When things get difficult, are you going to walk away from your spouse? You wouldn’t think of walking away from Jesus, but for some reason the sinful temptation to leave your spouse seems alright. We aren’t meant to ever get divorced. When times are hard, we are meant to persevere in our marriage covenant to our spouse, in the same way we persevere in the Faith.
Jesus never gives up on us when we are His. He never tries to save someone, and fails. If you rest in that peace, and then love your spouse the way Jesus loves you, with an unrelenting, grace-full, sacrificial, super-generous, love, without any degree of giving up on them, or your marriage, and they do likewise, you will see each other off to death do you part. Don’t give up on the gospel centered, Christ centered, marriage! The world is watching us. Be the salt, and light, you were called to be. Be a witness, and a testimony, to the great goodness of our Lord Jesus.
🙏 Closing Prayer
Heavenly Father, Thank You for creating marriage and making it a reflection of Your love and faithfulness. Help husbands to love as Christ loves, and wives to honor and submit as the Church honors, and submits to Christ. Strengthen every marriage to display Your grace, unity, and truth in this world. And remind us daily that our deepest fulfillment is found in You — the Bridegroom of our souls. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
According to Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodoxy, no Protestant is truly a Christian. According to their doctrine, we are false Christians. Their doctrine insists that a person must affirm, and obey, their extrabiblical traditions. For instance, you must be baptized into their church. You must agree that their traditions are equal in authority to the holy Word of God.
Let’s compare the Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox views of baptism.
Roman Catholic: The Catechism teaches that “Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit…Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ…” — it effects a sacramental character (permanent mark) and is the door to the other sacraments. Vatican II also situates Baptism as foundational to ecclesial identity and ecumenical considerations. Vatican
Eastern Orthodox: Baptism is likewise the mystery (sacrament) of new birth, death and resurrection with Christ, entrance into the Church, and the cleansing of sins; Orthodox theology places strong liturgical/mystical emphasis on Baptism as part of the paschal (death–resurrection) reality and on its immediate completion by the gift of the Spirit (Chrismation).
Biblically speaking, both of these views are heretical, and heterodox. The Word of God calls the extrabiblical doctrines of men, doctrines of demons.
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother is to be put to death.’ But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,” he is not to honor his father or his mother.’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me. ‘But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’” After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand. It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.” Then the disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?” But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (Matthew 15:1-14 [NASB])
But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer. (I Timothy 4:1-5 [NASB])
These two false churches teach the heresy of baptismal regeneration, and the baptismal expiation of sin. Neither of these things are true according to God’s Word. You have to ask yourself, “Who am I going to believe, God or man made tradition?” Biblically speaking, baptism is done as a symbol identifying you with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. Baptism does not regenerate a person to new life in Christ. It is not the means the Holy Spirit uses to bring a person to new life. You can’t strong arm God into making a person born again by baptizing them.
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 have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to 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? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” (John 3:1-8 [NASB])
Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men. For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men. But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. Reject a factious man after a first and second warning, (Titus 3:1-10 [NASB])
For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (II Corinthians 5:1 [NASB])
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen (I Peter 1:1 [NASB])
Further more, baptism does not take away your sins.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1 [NASB])
Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort, (Acts 10:1 [NASB])
Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. (Acts 13:38-39 [NASB])
Category
Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodox
Protestant / Evangelical
Biblical Evidence / Emphasis
Nature of Baptism
A sacrament that actually conveys grace; instrument of forgiveness and regeneration.
A mystery (sacrament) that unites the believer to Christ, washing away sin and beginning transformation (theosis).
An ordinance / sign that symbolizes forgiveness and regeneration already accomplished by Christ and applied by the Spirit through faith.
Baptism is commanded and symbolically linked to cleansing, but forgiveness is grounded in Christ’s blood and received by faith (Rom 3:24–25; Acts 10:43; 1 John 1:7).
Agent of Expiation
God’s grace through baptism (the rite is the instrument).
The Holy Spirit acting through baptism within the Church.
The Holy Spirit, applying Christ’s atonement directly to the believer’s heart; baptism is a witness and seal.
“The blood of Jesus… cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7); “God presented Him as a propitiation by His blood” (Rom 3:25).
Connection to Forgiveness
Baptism remits all sin (original and personal) and the punishment due to it.
Baptism cleanses and incorporates into divine life; continual healing of sin follows.
Baptism signifies the washing already received through repentance and faith; does not itself expiate.
Forgiveness consistently tied to faith in Christ and His sacrifice (Acts 10:43; Eph 1:7).
Key Proof Texts Used
John 3:5; Acts 2:38; Titus 3:5; 1 Pet 3:21; Eph 5:26.
John 3:5; Titus 3:5; Rom 6:3–4; Col 2:12; 1 Pet 3:21.
Acts 10:43–48; Rom 3:24–26; Eph 2:8–9; 1 John 1:7; Luke 23:43.
Core “expiation” verses center on Christ’s death and blood (Rom 5:8–9; Heb 9:12–14; 1 Pet 2:24).
View of Water’s Role
Instrumental – God uses the water to effect grace.
Mystical / synergistic – Spirit works through water in divine mystery.
Symbolic / declarative – outward sign of inward cleansing.
Scripture never attributes sin’s removal to water itself but to Christ’s blood (Heb 9:22; Rev 1:5).
Examples of Forgiveness Before Baptism
Explained as “baptism of desire” (extraordinary).
Acknowledged as possible mystery of grace.
Cited as proof baptism not essential for forgiveness (Cornelius, thief on cross).
Acts 10:44–48; Luke 23:43 clearly show forgiveness/Spirit before baptism.
Theological Emphasis
Sacramental realism: grace in the act.
Transformational participation in divine life.
Justification by faith; baptism as public identification with Christ.
“We are justified by His blood… reconciled to God” (Rom 5:9–10).
You can see how the early Church agreed with what Jesus, and the Apostles taught, and then as time passed, heresy crept in. It took the Protestant Reformation to bring us back into biblical orthodoxy.
Period
View of Baptism’s Expiatory Role
Alignment with New Testament
Apostolic (1st Century)
Baptism as command, sign of repentance and faith, public identification with Christ; forgiveness through Christ’s blood.
✅ Strongly aligned
2nd Century
Baptism as regeneration and remission of sins, still tied to repentance and catechesis.
⚠️ Partially aligned
3rd–5th Centuries
Fully sacramental: baptism itself remits sin and infuses grace.
⚠️ Partially aligned (adds ritual causality)
Reformation (16th Century onward)
Return to Scripture’s emphasis on faith and Christ’s blood; baptism as sign and seal of that grace.
✅ Closest alignment
God granted conviction, &repentance of sin, faith in the work, and Person of Jesus Christ, and regeneration to new life, are the efficacious preconditions to baptism, not baptism itself. It is merely a symbol. While Roman Catholics, and Eastern Orthodox, will insist they are the one true Church, they are also the ones who believe doctrines of men, which developed later, and were not Biblical. They are the ones that exclude the possibility of being truly Christian if outside of them. Meanwhile, most Protestants will rightly say that they are not God, and don’t know for certain that there are no true Christians sitting in Roman Catholic, or Orthodox churches. We believe that if they are truly born again, and in Christ, they will become more sanctified as time passes, and will see the errors of Rome, and the East. They will leave those false churches, and find one that esteems God’s Word, over man’s traditions. Repent, and trust Jesus, not your baptism, your church, or your priest!
God’s Nature in Mormonism vs. Biblical Christianity
The god of mormonism/LDS is not the God of Christianity, and the Bible. They are not the same. No man can claim that mormons/LDS are Christians after reading this short comparison. If he does, he is a deceiver.
Comparison: LDS vs. Historic Christian Doctrine of God
One of the most striking theological differences between Latter-day Saint (Mormon) belief and historic Christian orthodoxy is their understanding of God’s eternity and nature. The following chart outlines the contrasts clearly.
Doctrine
Historic Christian / Biblical View
LDS (Mormon) View
1. God’s Nature (Essence)
God is spirit, infinite, eternal, uncreated, and unchangeable in being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth (John 4:24; Malachi 3:6; James 1:17).
God the Father is an exalted, glorified man with a physical body of flesh and bone (D&C 130:22). He is one of a species of “gods” who achieved exaltation.
2. Eternity / Beginning
God is eternal and self-existent — He never came into being. He is aseity itself: the uncaused cause (Psalm 90:2; Isaiah 43:10).
God the Father had a beginning as a man; He lived on another world, progressed, and was exalted to godhood. “As man now is, God once was.” (Lorenzo Snow)
3. Creation
God created all things out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo) by His word (Genesis 1:1; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16).
God organized pre-existing matter; the universe and intelligences are co-eternal with God (D&C 93:29; Abraham 3:18–19).
4. The Trinity / Godhead
One divine being in three coequal, coeternal persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; John 1:1).
Three separate beings — the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost — “one in purpose,” but not in substance or essence.
5. Immutability (Unchangeableness)
God is eternally the same in nature and perfections (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8).
God progressed to His current state of perfection and glory; some LDS sources imply He may still progress in knowledge or glory.
6. Humanity’s Destiny
Humans are creatures made in God’s image but not of His essence; they remain created beings (Isaiah 43:10; Romans 11:36).
Humans are of the same species as God—“intelligences” co-eternal with Him—and can become gods themselves (D&C 132:20).
7. Salvation / Exaltation
Salvation = eternal life in God’s presence by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8–9). God remains God alone (Isaiah 44:6–8).
Salvation (in its fullest sense) = exaltation — becoming gods like the Father, ruling over spirit offspring eternally (Moses 1:39; D&C 132).
The Core Difference: “Uncreated Creator” vs. “A Created, Exalted Man”
Historic Christianity
God is wholly other—not part of creation, not composed of matter, and not subject to time.
There is only one God, uncreated and infinite, the source of all being.
Humans can be glorified and made holy but never become divine by nature.
Latter-day Saint Theology
God the Father was once a man and progressed to godhood.
Matter and “intelligences” are eternal; God did not create existence itself but organized it.
Humanity shares the same kind of being as God and can ascend to the same state of exaltation.
Biblical Conflict Points (from a Historic Christian View)
LDS Claim
Biblical Response
“God was once a man.”
“Before the mountains were brought forth… from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.” — Psalm 90:2
“There are many gods.”
“I am the LORD, and there is no other; besides Me there is no God.” — Isaiah 45:5
“Man can become a god.”
The serpent’s temptation: “You shall be as God” (Genesis 3:5). Believers become like Christ in holiness, not gods in essence (2 Peter 1:4).
“God has a body of flesh and bones.”
“God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” — John 4:24
Modern LDS Clarifications
In recent years, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has:
Affirmed that God has a physical body and that humans can become exalted.
Avoided speculation about God’s life before His godhood.
Emphasized worship of the Father alone, not a chain of gods.
“Little has been revealed about the first stages of God’s life or how He became God. Latter-day Saints believe that all of God’s children can progress toward a divine destiny.” — Gospel Topics Essay: “Becoming Like God,” ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Summary
Aspect
Christian Orthodoxy
LDS Doctrine
God’s origin
Eternal, without beginning
Once a man, became God
Ontology
Uncreated Creator, unique in being
One among many divine beings
Creation
Out of nothing (ex nihilo)
From eternal matter
Human destiny
Redeemed creatures
Potential gods
Continuity
Infinite distinction between God and man
Infinite continuity between God and man
Final Thought
Historic Christianity sees God as the uncreated Creator, wholly distinct from His creation, while Latter-day Saint theology envisions God as an exalted man, sharing the same kind of existence as His children.
The difference ultimately shapes how each faith understands worship, salvation, and the very meaning of divinity.
God says in His Word,
“21 Jesus *said to her, “Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. 22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
25 The woman *said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when He comes, He will declare all things to us.”
26 Jesus *said to her, “I who speak to you am He.”” John 4:21-26 (LSB)
If you read this, and still claim that mormons are Christians, I’d like you to reconsider. They are by definition, not Christians. They are in a works righteousness cult that puts the onerous obligation on the member to warrant enough favor with their god through works to become an exalted man themselves one day, and ultimately to become a god of their own solar system. Anyone who knows anything about God, knows that mormonism is a lie. The claims the Bible makes about God, and the claims that mormonism makes, are mutually exclusive truth claims. One can be right, both can be wrong, but both can’t be right. If you are mormon, stop calling yourself Christian! You most certainly are not! Repent of your sins, and trust solely in the justifying work of the 2nd Person of the Triune God, Jesus. Stop believing the lies of a second rate, ignorant, con-man, who created a cult for power, profit, and perversion. He is nothing like Jesus!
With the assassination of Charlie Kirk, we saw the enemy use his minions to end the earthly life of a man. He shot a bullet that took Kirk’s life. It failed to stop him. It galvanized support for him, and his work. Murder, death, lies, and perversion are some of the weapons our enemy wields. Our weapons are the truth of God’s word, love, and the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. When we take our shot, it brings a dead man to life. He is crucified with Christ, and becomes our brother. The elect man, at the appointed time, will by no means, fail to come into the kingdom of God. God does not attempt to save a man, and fail. We see that demons, and angels, wield human armies like we wield swords in the book of Daniel.
We read in Ephesians 6, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” If we want to fight, let it be with the gospel, and the word of God. “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.” (Hebrews 4:12-13 [NASB])
We are victorious in Christ! Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. (I Corinthians 15:50-58 [NASB])
The Armor of God
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. But that you also may know about my circumstances, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know about us, and that he may comfort your hearts. Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.(Ephesians 6:10-24 [NASB])
“How To Lead Your Family; A Guide For Men Wanting To Be More” by Joel Beeke is a great little guide full of biblical applications for the father, and husband. Beeke breaks this guide down into three major sections, How to be a Prophet, Priest, and King, in the home. Each one of these has practices laid out that you as a father, and husband, should be doing, and why. He manages to do so in a concise way that doesn’t sacrifice necessary information. I highly recommend this little guide. It would be great to have a few copies on hand to give away. I wish I knew to do these things when my own family was much younger. Get on it now, and don’t wait until your kids are grown. Don’t be an old couple who don’t like each other.
I think the following citations from God’s word can help us understand what is going on in the world today, yesterday, and tomorrow. There are times when God judiciously gives people over to delusion. This compounds their guilt. In 2 Thessalonians 2:11 the Greek words used are ἐνέργειαν πλάνης energeian planēs. Energeian is a noun, that is accusative, feminine, and singular. It usually means working, effectual working, power, and energy. Planēs is a noun, that is genitive, feminine, and singular. It usually means error, delusion, or deception. According to Webster’s Dictionary online, in English the word, delusional means;
“a : something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated under the delusion that they will finish on schedule delusions of grandeur b psychology : a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary the delusion that someone was out to hurt him also : the abnormal state marked by such beliefs”
Think along the lines of a spirit that makes them delusional. Keep in mind that spirit/mind are alike. Your spirit is how you as an individual understands things, and reasons. God the Father is spirit, and must be worshipped in spirit, and truth. The task of understanding this is impossible for us to correctly apprehend in scope, and scale. We can, however, understand it in a way that is sufficient for God’s requirements in the faith. Imagine an unimaginably vast intellect that does not have a physical body. This description falls far short of God the Father. Angels are spiritual beings. Lying ones are demonic. Satan is the father of lies. It makes sense that the demons would also be liars/deceivers. So, the English translation is quite accurate. God, Himself is not lying, nor is He deceiving them. Rather, He sends an influence that causes them to believe what is not true. It is a judicial punishment. Since people behave in accord with what they believe, you will see them acting the way they are acting now, and have acted, and will continue to act.
Have you asked yourself how a person given over to trans ideology can believe what they say believe in light of the objective truth of their sex? This is how. It is the same in the first chapter of Romans. God punishes sin, by giving them over to more sin. Imagine continuing in sin, and then greater sin, and then dying, and going to hell. Their guilt before God has been increased. It would have been more merciful for them to have died sooner, but instead, they live their life, sinning more. Some people will repent. These people are of the eternally elect. This isn’t just a New Testament occurrence. I included a couple references from the Old Testament as well.
And for this reason God sends upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, 2 Thessalonians 2:11 (LSB)
24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. Romans 1:24 (LSB)
9 He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not know.’ 10 Render the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.” Isaiah 6:9-10 (LSB)
12 And Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart with strength, and he did not listen to them, just as Yahweh had spoken to Moses. Exodus 9:12 (LSB)
39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 “HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE HARDENED THEIR HEART, LEST THEY SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND RETURN AND I HEAL THEM.” John 12:39-40 (LSB)
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” 11 And Jesus answered and said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE; 15 FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, AND WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES, LEST THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.’ 16 But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. 17 For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. Matthew 13:10-17 (LSB)
Don’t give up on trying to reach the lost, and deluded. Some of them are of the eternally elect. They may not have reached the point in their lives yet where they will have their eyes opened by God, and respond with God granted repentance, and faith, to the good news of Jesus’ atoning suffering on the cross.
Not to make you hopeless, I want to remind you that God’s word also says, “And such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:11 (LSB)” This was in reference to “9 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 effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (LSB)” You can see that this list includes some of the same sins that people are given over to. So, keep preaching the gospel, praying, and helping your lost friends, and family, to understand the truth. You never know. One day they might get it. It is only too late once the person has died. While they are alive, keep trying. Keep telling them the truth in love. Keep coming to God in prayer for them. Keep telling them that they need to repent of their sins, and trust solely in the work of Jesus.
The next time some wild eyed, communists, calling themselves antifa, calls you a Nazi, or a fascist, you can just define those terms for them. I think we should all start suing leftists for calling us these things. They are objectively not true. The following definitions should help you inform these ignorant, useful idiots. I doubt it will work because they are all insane.
N.A.Z.I. or Nazi: a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler. Nazi is short for Nationalsozialismus National Socialism.
Fascism : a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition.
Autocracy: government in which one person possesses unlimited power.
Dictator: one holding complete autocratic control : a person with unlimited governmental power.
The real nazis are antifa, and the left. They are all socialists, or outright communists. They are perverts. They are antisemites. The shut down your right to free speech. They try to terrorize people into silence. They try to scare people off. They use violence, and threats of violence. They abhor law, and order. They hate Christ, and Christianity. So, when these Rhodes scholars fling oral poo, just remember, they are retarded, and crazy. You can’t reason with a crazy person. You can share the gospel with them. If they are converted, Christ will put their mind aright. Then you can reason with them/disciple them.
Below is a comprehensive compilation of U.S. federal laws historically and currently aimed at combating communism and subversive activities, particularly within institutions such as government, labor unions, education, and other positions of influence. This list draws from historical anti-communist legislation primarily from the First and Second Red Scares (1917–1920 and 1940s–1950s), as well as remnants still on the books. Many provisions have been limited, repealed, or declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on First Amendment grounds (e.g., requiring specific intent for advocacy of overthrow rather than mere belief). Enforcement today is rare and typically requires evidence of criminal acts like espionage or incitement to violence, not ideological affiliation alone.
The list is organized chronologically and includes:
Full Name and Citation: Legal reference.
Key Provisions: Focus on those enabling prosecution, registration, removal from positions, or restrictions in institutions.
Application to Institutions: How it targets roles in government, unions, etc.
Current Status (as of September 2025): Enforceability, amendments, or court rulings.
Requires organizations advocating overthrow of the U.S. government by force or violence (including communist groups) to register with the Attorney General and disclose foreign ties; failure is punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and $10,000 fine.
Targets subversive groups infiltrating unions, political organizations, or educational institutions; used to monitor communist fronts.
Still in effect as part of FARA; enforced for foreign agents but rarely for domestic communism without foreign links. Upheld in cases like U.S. v. Dennis (1951).
Alien Registration Act (Smith Act)
18 U.S.C. § 2385
Criminalizes teaching, printing, or advocating overthrow of the U.S. government by force/violence; prohibits membership in groups plotting such overthrow; penalties up to 20 years imprisonment and $20,000 fine.
Used to prosecute Communist Party leaders and remove them from federal employment or union roles via loyalty oaths.
Active but narrowed by Yates v. U.S. (1957) (requires incitement to imminent lawless action) and Scales v. U.S. (1961) (active membership with intent only); last major use in 1950s, but applicable to modern sedition cases.
Required union officers to sign affidavits disavowing communist affiliation; non-compliant unions lost NLRB protections.
Barred communists from union leadership, affecting labor institutions.
Repealed by Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (1959); historical only. Upheld initially in American Communications Ass’n v. Douds (1950).
Executive Order 9835 (Employee Loyalty Program)
5 C.F.R. § 731.101 et seq. (1947; revoked 1953)
Established loyalty review boards to investigate federal employees for “totalitarian, fascist, communist, or subversive” affiliations; grounds for dismissal included membership in listed subversive groups.
Led to purges of ~5,000 federal workers suspected of subversion in government institutions.
Revoked by Executive Order 10450 (1953); influenced modern security clearance processes but no longer directly enforceable.
McCarran Internal Security Act (Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950)
Requires registration of “Communist-action” (foreign-controlled) and “Communist-front” organizations; bars members from federal jobs, passports, and citizenship; authorizes emergency detention of subversives; prohibits sharing classified info with communists.
Targets infiltration in government, defense, and unions; created Subversive Activities Control Board to investigate and remove from sensitive positions.
Partially repealed (e.g., detention in 1971 Non-Detention Act; Board abolished 1972); registration invalidated in Albertson v. SACB (1965) on self-incrimination; passport ban struck in Aptheker v. Sec’y of State (1964); employment ban in U.S. v. Robel (1967). Remnants (e.g., §797 on military regulations) still used.
Immigration and Nationality Act (McCarran-Walter Act)
8 U.S.C. §§ 1182(a)(3)(D), 1227(a)(4)(B) (1952)
Makes communist affiliation grounds for inadmissibility/deportation; bars naturalization for current/former party members unless they prove non-advocacy of force.
Prevents subversives from entering or holding influential roles in U.S. institutions; used for deportation from academia/government.
Active; Section 241(a)(6)(C) invoked in 2025 case against Mahmoud Khalil for alleged communist ties. Upheld in Galvan v. Press (1954) but challenged on due process.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act), Section 504
29 U.S.C. § 504 (1959)
Prohibits convicted communists or those advocating overthrow from holding union office for 5 years post-conviction; penalties up to 10 years imprisonment and $10,000 fine.
Removes subversives from labor union leadership positions.
Active but limited by Brown v. U.S. (1965) requiring specific intent; rarely enforced today.
Communist Control Act of 1954
50 U.S.C. §§ 841–844 (68 Stat. 775, 1954)
Outlaws the Communist Party as a conspiracy to overthrow government; criminalizes membership/support (up to 5 years/$10,000); strips party of legal rights (e.g., no ballot access, suits); defines “communist-infiltrated organizations” for removal of leaders.
Bars communists from unions, government, and elections; targets institutional influence.
Still on books, never repealed; unused since 1950s due to constitutionality issues (e.g., bills of attainder); ruled unconstitutional in Blawis v. Bolin (1973) for ballot bans; dormant but cited in 2025 discussions on anti-communism.
Executive Order 10450 (Security Requirements for Government Employment)
5 C.F.R. Part 731 (1953; amended)
Mandates loyalty checks for federal employees; denies clearances for subversive associations, including communism; allows removal for “criminal, infamous, dishonest, immoral, or notoriously disgraceful conduct.”
Applies to all federal institutions; basis for modern background checks revoking access for subversives.
Active and amended (e.g., by EO 12968 in 1995); focuses on conduct over ideology; used in security clearances.
18 U.S.C. Chapter 115 (Treason, Sedition, and Subversive Activities)
1. Profit/Prophet, there is a false prophet conning the clueless out of all their money because, “god said so.” He makes ill gotten profit from the members, and becomes rich. Think Kenneth Copeland, Jesse Duplanits, Andrew Wommack, Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyer and the ilk.
2.Promiscuity/Perversion, the cult will promote sexual immorality, perversion, and promiscuity for the leadership, or a group of cult members. Thin Allison Mack from the NXIVM sex cult, or Warren Jeffs from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church), now known as the Community of Christ.
3. Power, the leader/leaders of the cult will exercise total power over the members. The members will see themselves as virtuous for their obedience. Think Heaven’s Gate cult where they were waiting for the Hale-Bopp comet to take them home so they committed mass suicide.
If your group meets these 3 qualifications, you are in a cult. If it meets one of them you are at least in a false religion, and in danger of being spiritually abused.
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