The Rapture Force

One of the passages that give rise to the maxim “Charity begins at home” is 1 Timothy 5:8 – But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. (Emphasis mine) Now I will show the verse before it so there is no mistaking the meaning of this verse.7 Give these instructions to the church so that no one will be open to criticism. Notice how the NLT says this to the church? What is home? Home is the place we live, home can be work. When we are out of our office and away at another office,and someone asks us for something we do not have with us, we say, oh well I will have to send you that info once I get back to my home office. Meaning the office which we are based out of.

Our church is also called our home church. So if church is also considered our home and our church family is there, shouldn’t our home church also provide (within their means of course) for those who have been faithfully going to the church, tithing at this church, serving at this church? So many churches are looking to provide for the community they are based out of, but neglect their parishioners. I would think that the church one goes to, could and should hopefully, be able to be depended on to help them to eat, especially when there are children involved.

It is amazing to me that some people in some churches tell their parishioners, wow you know that’s too bad that your going through this, give us more money and we will help the community, and God will take care of you. Just pray more and work harder for the Lord, and you will be fine. Meanwhile they are going hungry and going to be living on the streets any moment. Where is the charity in their own house? Charity starts in the home, and then radiates outward from there. I have no problem with churches helping out their community, but only after the people in their own house are eating and clothed and have a roof over their head.

Why is it we do not see our churches doing a special offering from those who have, to give to those who do not have, within their own house? Things are only going to be getting much worse, and unfortunately prosperity preaching does not work. I heard it said by one of my favorite women preachers, that prosperity preaching only works in the United states. That it does not work in other countries, and the folks In other countries would scoff and walk away, if you told them to give more, when they have nothing to begin with. Why is it even being preached here in the USA? We are going to, so very soon, be in the same exact boat as all other countries. Poor and hurting and broken.

I can tell you that these churches who keep demanding more and more money from their parishioners, and who do not help their parishioners either, will lose all of their people. Let me ask, what good is a church if the people have all left? It is not the building nor the leaders that make a church, but the very people who call that church home.

I have also seen many families who are completely uncharitable to one another. Husbands and wives totally and completely lacking in any charity one towards the other. Allowing their adult children to go without because well they made their own bed let them lay in it. Allowing their grandchildren to go without. Charity begins at home, means a whole lot more than just loving them. Also children allowing their parents who have nothing, to go without. Satan is working over time to divide families and we are letting him. There is a very real battle going on these days, and we are allowing satan to win. Look at divorce rates and marriages that are falling apart within churches. Satan is attacking us through one another and no one even seems to see this, or to care.

The Lord warns us in His word, And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Matthew 24:12 Then also in 2 Timothy 3:2-5 we are told, 2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!

Children disrespecting parents and parents being rotten to their kids. It is an epidemic. Charity does not mean only to give but Paul meant it in (1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity,) as love. We know according to God the greatest of these is love. Love can conquer all things great and small. Especially loving one another can conquer satan. It can stop him in his tracks from doing damage to us, and our loved ones.

We cannot allow our love for one another as well as the body of Christ to grow cold. We must love one another and be strong together. Remember united we stand divided we fall? Well it is so true!! In every way it is true. Our government is now working openly to divide the people of this country. The greatest country on earth is going to fall and break, and it is going to be one of the worst countries in the world. All because we have forgotten what true charity is. We must use our faith,and never lose our hope, and especially never stop giving to each other, and loving one another.

When the New Testament saints started to build the church, (not the building, but the people) everyone pooled their belongings, and whatever was left over, after everyone ate, and had their needs met, then they went and did what they could for others. Only though if they came to Christ. They were a community. In this day and age if a church takes care of people to bring them into the church, and then does nothing to sustain them further, once they have them to count as another body, they will lose those people too. I do not believe for a moment that God is looking for numbers as much as he is looking for those who will keep growing, and stay on the straight and narrow path. If a church is consumed with winning more folks to their church, just for the body count, and does not worry about maintaining a relationship with those already there, they will lose those parishioners as well.

How much are you giving, in your work,in your home and in your church? What is your giving going to? Is it going to your family members? Your coworkers, or the actual members of your home church? We need to make sure those we love, and whom we are brothers and sisters with, are being cared for. I heard a preaching about 3 months ago now that blew me away, and made me want to puke on the preachers head. This preacher said the sign of a good Christian is someone who increases their tithe by 10% every year, until they are giving 90% of their earnings. I mean how disgusting and hungry for money can one be? If God wanted more than 10% of our earnings He would have certainly said so!!

Another thing I need to say here is this. Prosperity preaching is heresy. God says it is harder for a rich man to get to heaven than it is for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. Those odds are impossible. So how is it that people are buying this garbage? How can anyone think God wants them to be rich? Basically it is like people are saying God lied to you in the bible, when they tell you He wants you to be rich. Why with one verse would He say it is impossible basically for a rich man to receive eternity and then tell you He wants you to be rich? Wouldn’t that in essence be Him saying,I don’t want anyone coming to eternity?

In our hardships is where strength is built. God Bless you all and keep you ever charitable and loving towards one another. Love in Christ Jesus, Tammy

When I was led to do this particular article, I researched it, and do you know what I found?
I found that all those preachers who are busy pointing out other wolves in sheep’s clothing were actually the very thing they were preaching against. Thats right, look up the words wolves in sheep’s clothing for yourself, and notice it is preachers talking about other preachers and putting them down. You will see what it is The Lord was speaking about through Paul. What does this mean to me, when I hear of ravening wolves, hiding as one of the sheep among the sheep? I think of devious jealous snarling angry unhappy people. Who do not apparently have enough to do with their own lives, and are just not busy enough leading people to the Lord. Our great commission according to Jesus is to go out and lead others to him.How can we effectively lead others to the Lord, if we are so busy looking for something bad to report about another preacher or teacher? Or even another brother or sister in Christ. It reminds me of my children when they were growing up and jealous of one another’s attention. Dad he said this, mom she said that ,aren’t you going to punish her or him?

In effect are we not as brothers and sisters in Christ doing the same thing when we take it upon ourselves to point out a wrong word or misspoken sentence someone else might have said? Most often, peoples opinions on others, is based upon their own prejudices, jealousies and or anger.It is a sad state of afairs when in looking for verses online pertaining to wolves in sheep’s clothing. Alls you can find on the issue is other preachers putting down other preachers and teachers.We are all supposed to be honoring one another in the body of Christ. Now I have no problem personally with others prayerfully considering sharing their disappointment with other Christians. Once in a while about someone they once had great esteem for,and they found out through that preachers own words, that he/she was indeed a wolf in sheep’s clothing.This takes serious consideration and time. My issue with the preachers who are talking smack about other preachers is this, they are not working the great commission that Christ told us is our job. That is simply to further the kingdom of God. To grow it and in love and patience teach one another.

If say a person came to Christ through the teachings and or preaching or evangelizing of one preacher, and then that new Christian heard through another preacher even their own preacher, that this person whom at first led them to the Lord, was a crooked so and so, or a wolf and they simply had misspoken something. Would that new baby Christian turn away? Would that new Christian who held such esteem for this person who led them to the Lord, Now hearing that preacher is bad bad bad. Couldn’t that give them serious pause to think, oh man who am I kidding here? I don’t know anything. I was stupid to listen to that or this person. Would that not turn them away forever more? I know within myself if I had heard all that I now know as a new Christian. I probably would have turned away. Thinking I knew nothing and this was a bunch of angry people I would not want to have anything to do with.

A study was done this past summer and filmed on,what other people think of Christians, are they united or divided? The answer by people who are not saved and do not have a clue about it, was they are so very divided. That dear friends is horrible. How can we effectively show the world at large, that we are indeed of one body, if it seems to the rest of the world that we are not united. Philippians 2:2 then fill me with joy by having the same attitude, sharing the same love, being united in spirit, and keeping one purpose in mind.[ISV] 1 Peter 3:8 Finally, be ye all like minded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humble minded: This is the body of Christ and what it would look like to the rest of the world.

Romans 15:6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 13:13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Psalms 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Jeremiah 32:39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Romans 12:16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.  I could go on and on with these verses of unity, but this has moved me in another direction than I wanted this article to go. Obviously my next article will be one minded in Christ.

Now what we are looking for in wolves, who are ravening and mad, who hide themselves as Christians among Christians . “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. “Matthew 7:15, KJV “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. “Matthew 10:16, KJV “Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. “Luke 10:3, KJV “For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.”Acts 20:29, KJV.

Jesus does not spell out what “fruits” to look for, although in the Olivet Prophecy, He does link the deceptions of false prophets with the lawlessness and lack of love that abounds at the end time (Matthew 24:11-13). However, the rest of the Bible elucidates God’s character and nature, so we already have the tools to evaluate whether a message allegedly coming from God fits with what His Word reveals about Him. God is not double-minded; He will not contradict Himself. In other words test everything you hear everything against the word of God. We are also quite lucky in that the Lord has provided us the Holy Spirit which helps us to have discernment within ourselves. If it sounds wrong compared to what you already know, then search it out, study it up, and learn, always learn about your Father in Heaven, and what he would have you know as truth.

The description here is very apt—wolves in sheep’s clothing. They appear on the outside to be something they are not. When Jesus uttered this, He was probably thinking of false ministers who would insinuate themselves into the church by appearing to be sheep within the sheepfold.

Jesus uses this terminology in regard to His relationship with the church. He is the Shepherd, and we are His sheep. Here we have wolves (false ministers) who look like sheep, but it is hypocrisy. They only look that way on the outside. He tells us we will know them by their fruits. The fruit that is produced will not necessarily appear quickly. But Christ guarantees that over a period of time the church will be stripped of its true spiritual vitality in terms of the character that will be produced within the flock, making the rise of wolves in sheep’s clothing more likely.

What is He saying? The implication is that Jesus is connecting belief with practice. If we believe a certain set of doctrines, we will practice something because of the teaching. A religious creed or the dogma that a group is following will produce a certain kind of conduct by the people. Belief and practice, creed and conduct—Jesus is saying they are vitality connected. In other words, the teacher cannot hide what he is going to produce. Eventually it will come out. Their false philosophies, no matter how attractive they may appear at first sight, will in the long run be exposed for what they really are.

In Closing my brothers and sisters, I wish to warn you a little further of what to look for in wolves hiding among us. (Romans 1:28-32) And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; and, although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them. At all times keep your ears open, your eyes trained on truth. You I trust will know who to stay away from.

It is not our job to show the world who in our own opinion is a false teacher, but to trust the Holy Spirit will warn individuals of who is a wolf in sheeps clothing. To speak ill of someone else who is according to the word, our brother or sister is gossip, and slander.

Love in Christ Jesus,Tammy