Repent and Believe Podcast w/ Cynthia Smalls

Glory be to God!

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort the body of Christ: We have an spiritual epidemic running throughout the Body of Christ, and that is self-deception and delusions! These weapons of mass destruction come as fiery darts from our enemy and adversary, Satan! His seducing spirits lie in wait, seeking whom they may devour! We must repent and turn away from any false beliefs we've come to embrace, namely believing that we can stay in willful, deliberate, blatant sin and still have fellowship with Jesus and the Father, believing that our wrong behavior will not stop us from inheriting the Kingdom of God. That is great self-deception and we walk in delusion. God is Holy and He commands His children to be holy!

We are to turn away from false doctrines, a false gospel - Paul calls it "another gospel," and all false teachers who take us away from the truth and deity of our Lord and Savior and risen King with THEIR traditions and commandments that are really doctrines of demons! Jesus says that His sheep who are His own, "They will never follow a stranger" and they "hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me" (John 10:5; 27).

Beloved, let us get some clarification on these two words and what the differences are: Delusion vs Deception. As nouns, the difference between delusion and deception is that delusion is a false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts, while deception is an instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.

False doctrine is that which opposes some fundamental truth or that which is necessary for salvation. In order to not be deceived and deluded by false doctrines, traditions and commandments of men, and outright heresies, we need to spend time studying in the Word of God to know what the truth is. Because the false Church distorts that truth that we come to believe, and they will adulterate that truth by the workings of Satan with his teachings! Therefore, today we will be looking at five false doctrines that we need to avoid! The following are some examples of false doctrine:

• The erasing of .

• The idea that there are “many paths" to God.

• Any teaching that redefines the person of Jesus Christ.

• Teaching that adds human religious works to Christ’s finished work on the cross as necessary ingredients for salvation.

• The teaching that presents grace as a license to sin.

We are warned in Scripture not to let anyone imprison us through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men!

Colossians 2:8 - "Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ." Amen! Live clean! Be holy! Stand firm until the end!! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God!

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: The way to eternal life is paved in obedience to Christ Jesus! It is straight and it is narrow a few will find it! Beloved, it's really not hard to understand the reality that Eternity only offers humanity two destinations: Heaven or ! Either we live a life of repentance and submission to the One who laid down His perfect sinless life in sacrificial fashion on our behalf so we don't face the coming wrath of God, or we live a life outside of the will of God, being enslaved by sin, being a child of disobedience, on the way straight to a burning as we await Final Judgment. Where Jesus, who has been appointed Judge by the Father, will judge the inhabited world in righteousness. And He would tell many deceived "Christians" that chose to live a life of blatant sin, while professing His Name and doing mighty works in His Name, to depart from Him, for He never knew them! They were workers of iniquity! (study Matthew 7:21-23)!

🚨 Beloved, be not deceived, without living a holy life, you and I will not be going to Heaven! Jesus Christ did not die and suffer so we can continue to live unrighteous, unholy, unclean lives! Many times Paul exhorted the Body that the "Those Who Practice Such Things Will Not Inherit the Kingdom of God!" Study (Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:5; 1 Cor. 6:9-11). We must be fully prepared to enter Eternity to meet Jesus, the King of Glory! One way or the other, Judgment will be pronounced!

Our HATRED for sin must become greater as we spiritually mature. The hallmark of a true Jesus follower, is the decreasing presence of sin in his/her life! By the power of the Holy Spirit who lives in us, we are able to resist AND overcome sin! Our Lord and Savior gave us the key about who will inherit the Kingdom of God: 👉🏾"He who overcomes [the world by adhering faithfully to Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior] will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son" (Revelation 21:7). In the very next verse, He tells us who will not inherit the Kingdom of God: 👉🏾"But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

💥 It's either Heaven or ! There is no purgatory, there is no reincarnation, there is no floating around in some pseudo outer space jumping from one moonbeam to the next! The ushering of Eternity is lost upon unrepentant humanity and lukewarm Christians who live in oblivion of the coming Judgment. These are they, who only want to deal with "the here and the now," that "all will pan out in the end," somehow, some way! Be not deceived! We must keep on watching and be ready for Christ's return! We must make proper use of what little time we have left and that is glorifying the Father in all that we do. Following, listening, and obeying Jesus as Holy Spirit leads us in the way of righteousness and loving the brethren! Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God!

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💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: "Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ" (Colossians 2:8) NLT.

Alright beloved, I know, you're like "Why you'd give us that Scripture?" "What you're trying to say?"

Well, instead of asking me all these questions, I got a question for you. Do you know the real Jesus? Have you met the real Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God that saved your wretched soul from 's fire? Hmmm? If so, how do you know? How do you know if you're not serving a fake Christ, a false Messiah. Because if you look around, "a jesus" is preached in many false religions. He's preached in these apostate denominational churches that promote the schism, that teach doctrines of devils, they teach as DOCTRINE, their commandments and traditions of men. They are all about worshiping the Bishop, the Pastor and the Prophet. These are they, who have admitted on camera, their jesus is nothing more than a product for them, he's "big business." "Church is big business!" Even the atheist talks about a jesus which is not the Jesus as we know Him from Scripture.

So again, beloved, have you met the real Jesus? Because if the jesus you know, preaches prosperity, once saved, always saved, that you could live this life however you want, and still get to go to Heaven, that's not the real Jesus. If your jesus promises houses, cars, land, and a new man, a new wife when you tithe, is not the real Jesus. If the jesus you know is okay with your willful, blatant, deliberate, shameful sinning, although you've claim the Name, then you have not met the real Jesus Christ! If the jesus you pray to is okay with your fornication, adulterous remarriage, weed smoking, cigarette smoking, your masturbation and watching; if your jesus says, "As long as you believe in me, you don't have to obey me, in fact, you're good to go," is not the real Jesus! If you say that Jesus is your buddy, my friend, I hate to break it to you, but THAT IS NOT THE JESUS CHRIST WHO DIED ON A ROMAN'S RUGGED CROSS OVER 2K+ YEARS AGO PAYING THE PENALTY FOR YOUR SINS WITH HIS LIFE! SORRY! BUT THAT'S NOT HIM BELOVED!

To know if you've met the real Jesus Christ, make sure you tune in today so you can find out what it means and what your life will look like when you've met the real Lord Jesus Christ!!

🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God!

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😊💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: Idolatry is the ultimate expression of unfaithfulness to God and for that reason, is the occasion for severe divine punishment! As we take a look at Jeremiah, chapter 2, as an example when we are indifferent to God and dismiss the [reverent] fear of the LORD (v.19). It discusses Judah's apostasy, an evil thing in the sight of the Lord! This unfaithful nation thought it was best to run to Egypt and Assyria in search of an ally to escape God's judgment because they refused to come out of idolatry! God likens Judah's defection (chasing after false gods, bowing down to them, and abandoning Him), as a camel and prostitute in heat who goes awhoring for a mate! God hated spiritual adultery and idolatry then, and He hates it now! The Lord called on the heavens to be appalled at this wicked behavior: “Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked and shudder with horror [at the behavior of the people],” says the Lord (Jeremiah 2:12). Their desertion of the faith will punish them (v.19).

🚩 Our trust should not be in man, but in Christ. "Cursed is the man who trusts in and relies on mankind, making [weak, faulty human] flesh his strength, and whose mind and heart turn away from the Lord" (Jeremiah 17:5).

Beloved, we cannot turn over our souls to mere mortals who preach another gospel. Our salvation is life saving! It was bought with a steep price - the precious, sinless shed blood of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! We shouldn't carelessly and ignorantly turn over the truth of our salvation to those who distort the truth, who have come away from the true teachings of Jesus Christ, who chase after filthy lucre, who are clouds without rain, who come with articulation in speech, they come with flattery and smooth sounding words, they come with hyperbole, they come with charisma and grandiose tickling ear sermons! These are they that we have been warned about from our Lord and His apostles. Not to mention, the prophets of old, who warned Israel and Judah time and time again that those who chase and run after idols and abandon their God, will face severe judgment!

We must be wise in this last hour. We must redeem the time. We must make the most of every opportunity to do good, serve others, and honor our God in all that we do! We rest in Jesus. We trust in Jesus. We rely on Jesus! We are to persevere in our fidelity to Jesus and in Him alone! We are to worship our Heavenly Father and Him alone! No one can promise and give us eternal life, but the One who is Eternal Life: Jesus, the Christ! THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD! Amen!

🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God!

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Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I discuss: Why is "the devil made me do it" not a valid excuse? The first instance of “the devil made me do it” used as an excuse, was in the Garden of Eden. Eve says, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate” (Genesis 3:13). Her excuse did not get her off the hook (verse 16), and it won’t help us much, either!! The devil and his demons cannot control a believer. Using the devil as a scapegoat for our own sinful choices is counterproductive to achieving victory over sin!

Beloved, be not deceived! You do know that God will not be mocked, right?

💥 Galatians 6:7, NLT: "Don't be misled--you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant."

If you are a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ and you commit a sin, the devil did not make you do it. He may have tempted you to do it. He may have even influenced you to do it. But he did not MAKE you do it. You still had a choice. God never allows you to be tempted beyond your ability to withstand, and He always provides a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). A born-again believer saying “the devil made me do it” is denying the truth of 1 John 4:4, “Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”

💥 Deception, Deceiving & being DECEIVED!

My brothers and sisters, we have been warned by the Word of the Living God, that we be not deceived and let no one deceive us!

We live in a world full of lies and deceit comes from many sources. There are lying spirits who lead astray (1 Timothy 4:1); there are “evildoers and impostors” looking for dupes (2 Timothy 3:13); and, perhaps most insidious, we have ourselves to deal with. Self-deception is common in our fallen world. Our own hearts are deceitful—so much so that we easily fool ourselves! A prime example is the thinking we can trample underfoot the precious blood of the Covenant that saved our wretched souls and not be held accountable to God just because we've made a "confession" for Christ -- but our hearts were far from Him! If this is the mindset, then we are as deluded as the rich fool in the parable Jesus spoke of in Luke 12:19! He believed he’d come to a time in his life when he could “take life easy; eat, drink and be merry” because of his abundant crop and ended up dying that very night (v.20) in his self-deception! Amen! Be holy. Live clean. Never give up on Jesus!

🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God!

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Jesus stated clearly and emphatically that no one knows the day and hour when He will return except the Father. "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone" (Matthew 24:36). The return of Jesus Christ is near, even at the door, like a thief in the night. We know His coming is closer now than when we first believed because sin is rampant! And as it was in the days of Noah and Lot, it will be the same when Jesus return: unrighteousness and wickedness and perverseness abounding evermore. And people will be going about their lives as if Judgment is not coming, although they have been warned!

Beloved, from the Word of God, we are commanded to see that we walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise as we see the Day approaching. Scripture says,

🚩 "Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil" Ephesians 5:15-16.

Another translation (KJV) says, "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."

In both passages, redeeming the time is related to wisdom in how we “walk,” that is, in how we live.

To redeem something means to buy it back, to regain possession of it. Time is a gift from God, and none of us knows how much of it we are allotted. Only God knows how much time each of us has on this earth to make decisions that will impact eternity (Psalm 139:16). When God says we should be “redeeming the time,” He wants us to live in constant awareness of that ticking clock and make the most of the time we have. I pray that you may hold fast to God's Word. "It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4). Amen! Be holy. Live clean. Remain in Jesus! Endure until the end! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! ** 🙋🏾‍♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today as I exhort: THIS IS ONE NOT TO MISS! How the "Once Saved/ Always Saved" crowd would have us to believe that it is "impossible to stop sinning" and that only God is holy, therefore, there's no need to teach on repentance since our "past, present, and future sins" have all been forgiven! They love to teach that we have "eternal security" and that we can pretty much live life any kind of way, because "no man can pluck us out of Jesus' hand!" Therefore, "we are good to go!" We now know through Scripture, that is a false teaching and a doctrine of devils! Folks, we ain't safe yet until Jesus returns! We are called to be holy! We must as the Bible tell us to "endure until the end." So in the meantime, in between time, we "work out our salvation with fear and trembling," "producing fruit in keeping with repentance." Without works, our faith is dead as a doornail! Where is the evidence of your changed life?We don't get to coast by and stay in willful, blatant sin! We make every effort to live holy and righteously before the LORD! Folks it's time to wake up! Holiness is not only a possibility for the follower of Jesus', holiness is a requirement! Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God!

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1 Peter 1:15-16 "But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. 16 For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.” Amen!

Our Heavenly Father demands and fully expects that those who are associated with Him, those set apart by Him, to be a dwelling place for His Spirit. To be holy as He is holy! This means that we must become, not merely set apart, but set apart and CLEAN!! That means separating ourselves from anyone and anything that is not clean and not pure spiritually as God is. Which often means, we will be hated, ostracized, ridiculed, slandered, and misunderstood. Why? Because we have come out of the "world" and have surrendered our lives, in devotion, to following Jesus and His righteous way of living in the earth, as we await His coming! This is done by Holy Spirit who guides us to spiritual maturity in progressive holiness; making us fit for God's holy purposes. We once were dead spiritually, but have been made alive by God's grace through our faith in Christ (Ephesians 2:5).

The "world" leans toward their own choice of television programs, movies, music, reading materials, etc., which displays explicit vulgar language, evil subject matter, and human sexuality without a filter. This unregenerated "world," who have not God's Holy Spirit, is most certainly dirty! The unbelieving laugh with disbelief when you call men everywhere to repent! They are perishing and don't even know it! For they have rejected Jesus Christ, the only One that could save them from the wrath of God that is to come! Therefore, we have been commanded to not love this Babylonian, Luciferian, Christ-rejecting, lust-driven, pagan, unrepentant world's system that is steeped in sin, covetousness, sensuality, and ungodliness! We are urged in Romans 12:1-2 to: Present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God. Be not conformed to this "world" any longer with its superficial values and satanic allegiance. Be transformed and progressively changed by the renewing of our minds; focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes! Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God!

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🚩 Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5).

We've all heard the old adage, "Don't be a pushover!" "Don't be a punk!" "Don't let anybody talk to you in any kind of way." We grew up in a satanic prideful world that looks down on those who are meek and humble in spirit. This is the area where bullies thrive! Pride has been redefined in American culture as a virtue. The strong, the beautiful, the powerful, the intelligent, and the privileged take every opportunity to put themselves forward! Well, the Bible tells us to:

🚩 Zephaniah 2:3 - "Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord."

Probably the least admired character quality in America is meekness. And yet the greatest Person who ever lived was a meek and humble man - "learn from Me, for I am gentle [meek] and humble in heart" (Matthew 11:29). Lord Jesus exemplified meekness during His first coming, even as He ministered in the power of God. Those who follow Him, will also demonstrate meekness, or gentleness as the fruit of a Spirit-filled life (Galatians 5:22). Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!

Glory be to God! ** 🙋🏾‍♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I discuss: The books of 1st & 2nd Peter that teaches us to, as newborn babes, "put aside every trace of malice and all the sea and hypocrisy and envy and all slander and hateful speech." We must "long for the pure milk of the Word, so that by it, you may be nurtured and grow and respect to salvation"; having "tasted the goodness and gracious kindness of the Lord!" And not only that, we are to beware of the ongoing rise of false prophets and teachers who ("have eyes full of adultery, constantly looking for sin, enticing and luring away unstable souls. Having hearts trained in greed, [they are] children of a curse. Abandoning the straight road, they have gone astray; they have followed the way of Balaam who love the reward of wickedness" see 2 Peter 2:14-15) who will shipwreck your faith with their doctrines of devils, who teaches as doctrine, THEIR commandments and traditions of men - leading many astray from the sound and wholesome doctrine of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Beloved, Jesus said in Luke 13:24, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to." Therefore, that tells us we must live disciplined and restrained lives as Holy Spirit trains us in righteousness and godliness! No longer living as we once lived in the futility of our minds. "For the time already past is [more than] enough for doing what the [unsaved] Gentiles like to do—living [unrestrained as you have done] in a course of [shameless] sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and wanton idolatries" (1 Peter 4:3). We are called to "follow in Christ's footsteps" (see 1 Peter 2:21). We must in our hearts, set Christ apart as holy, acknowledging Him, and giving Him first place in our lives as Lord (study 1 Peter 3:15)! In a nutshell, we are to be obedient, faithful, keep fervent in our love, and serve God willingly, while sharing in the sufferings of Christ! And we do this gleefully and humbly!

THE MAGNITUDE 🔥🔥 OF THE SITUATION FOR OBEYING NOT THE GOSPEL: "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." (Rev. 20:15) Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!