John wrote, "Beloved, believe not every Spirit, but try the Spirits whether they be of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world" 1 John 4:1.

What is the Spirit of Anti-Christ?

Anything that subverts the deity of Jesus Christ is Anti-Christ. Many cults and religions teach that Jesus was just an ordinary man and was not divine, they are Anti-Christ.

Anything that subverts the Gospel of Jesus Christ is Anti-Christ. Many religions teach that salvation is by works and obedience to the law. Many religions teach a salvation of works or obedience mixed with faith; this is a subtle way of teaching a false Gospel. Calvinism is another Gospel of salvation by predestination, which is a false Gospel and is anti-Christ, because it bypasses the work and the person of Jesus Christ.

Anti-Christ is another Gospel. Paul said, "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other Gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed" Galatians 1:8.

There is only one Gospel, it is the Gospel that justifies the ungodly, Romans 4:5 and reconciles us and the world unto God, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19. We are justified and reconciled unto God by the work and the person of Jesus Christ, plus nothing. No works, no obedience to the law. This work of salvation was done totally and completely outside of us. We had nothing, absolutely nothing to do with it. To say that we do is anti-Christ. All that we are called to do is to believe it, Ephesians 2:8.

Salvation is by faith alone, because it is by Christ alone. It is by Christ alone because man who is a sinner cannot save himself. God does not accept the works or the obedience of sinners, which we are all one of. If he did, that would make him a sinner. We are accepted only in Christ and because of Christ. Beware of the Spirit of Anti-Christ.

The Gospel is the entrance into heaven. Satan knows that if he can subvert the Gospel with works and obedience to the law that many will be lost. Salvation has always been by faith, even in the Old Testament. Nothing has changed, we are still saved and justified by Christ and by Christ alone.

I recently wrote a short letter in response to a question from a Christian. The short letter is about confession. I think it may be useful for some in this forum too, if they wonder why one ought to confess and to whom. It is only a short letter, so do not expect an encyclopaedic treatment of the subject. Here it is, in a modified form for a modified readership.

The main purpose of confession is to receive both reconciliation with the Church and God as well as to receive advice and assistance for dealing with the serious sins that you wish to confess.

Often these are sins of the passions, lust, adultery, or adulterous thoughts if one is married. But other serious matters also cause Christians to feel a need for help and confession.

So, Catholics view confession as serving two primary purposes,

• the first is to unburden the conscience by discussing the sins that are troubling the Christian,
• and the second is to receive advice and help to stop sinning in the same way so that the conscience will not be troubled again by committing the same sins over and over again.

A priest is involved primarily to advise and assist but also to represent God when absolution is given from one's sins.

Unconfessed sins will not condemn one to hell if one is repentant and has sought God's forgiveness and help to deal with them. It is not God's desire for any people to perish, he wishes all to repent and live (see 2 Peter 3:9).

So, confess your sins to God first and immediately, and then seek out an opportunity to confess to a priest as soon as practical.

If you have sinned but forgotten, then pray to God that he will help you to recognise your faults and sins so that you can confess them to him and receive grace to cleans your conscience (see Psalm 51).

Lastly, catechumens may confess to a priest, they are expected to do so before baptism as part of the process of conversion.

And no, a convert is not expected to write a list of every sin he/she ever committed and confess each of them individually, that would take a very long time and the priest, being only a man, would soon tire and need rest. It is better to confess those sins that produce grief and guilt in your own mind and conscience and then to ask for help from God to search your soul and cleans your conscience from hidden guilt. Psalm 51 is helpful to read for this purpose.

COVID-Denying Medical Group Implodes Over Founder’s Extravagant Spending

For months, AFLDS has been split between its board and Gold, the group’s charismatic founder and convicted Capitol rioter, over an internal audit into Gold’s personal spending. That dispute spilled into the open on Nov. 5, when the board sued Gold to try and force her to stop representing the organization, in a lawsuit first reported by Vice News. Now the lawsuit’s outcome could determine the fate of the group driving much of the medical disinformation on the pro-Trump right.

AFLDS is tearing itself apart in a fight over what Gold’s rivals describe as her extravagant spending using the group’s funds. The alleged purchases include $100,000 on a single private jet trip and $50,000 a month in Gold’s personal expenses. Much of the controversy has centered on AFLDS’s purchase of a $3.6 million mansion in Naples, Florida., where Gold lives with her boyfriend: a much younger underwear model and fellow Capitol rioter.

Gold ultimately pleaded guilty to one of her riot charges in June, and was sentenced to 60 days of incarceration. When she emerged from a federal prison in Miami this September, she was touted as a hero. As hard-right Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) welcomed her outside the facility, Gold made a heart sign with her hands.

But the good feelings from Gold’s homecoming were short-lived. Soon after she left prison, Gilbert took her aside. While Gold was gone, AFLDS’s board had launched an internal audit of her spending

Well, at least this grift didn't hurt anybod... oh, wait, that's right.

As AFLDS’s leadership squabbles, the group’s rank-and-file employees are struggling to fulfill the organization’s basic functions, like connecting their supporters with prescriptions for ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.

Critics are calling out President Biden for failing to address some key issues facing the U.S. during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday at the G-20. Rather than discuss the origins of COVID-19 or fentanyl coming from China, Biden opted to restart dialogue on climate change instead.

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Biden called out for failing to bring up COVID with China’s Xi: ‘Stand up for families’

Fentanyl and Covid killed MILLIONS of Americans, but Biden fails to bring any of it up. I find this hypocritical. Not only did Biden lie when he made a campaign promise to go hard on China, the media and the left failed to hold him accountable. Yet, even though Putin did far less, did their best to destroy Trump and claim he was in Putin's pocket for not pressing him on election interference.

..and are saying the things Democrats...have been saying all along.

Pence blasts Trump over January 6 in harshest comments yet: 'He endangered me and my family'
Pence

Former Trump ally Mo Brooks denounces him as ‘dishonest, incompetent and crude’
MO Brooks

Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor, said Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “It’s a huge loss for Trump. And, again, it shows that his political instincts are not about the party, they’re not about the country — they’re about him.”

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Trump Under Fire From Within G.O.P. After Midterms

Now this is only 3. That's small. I expect that number to increase.

How can the republican party successfully unattached from the man without proving democrats right on their appraisal of him?