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More Conduct For Priests… Who Can Follow This Today? (Leviticus 22) [08/18/2025-08/19/2025]

Posted on by Ron Outland

I’m writing this note to add to the other two tonight… because I’m bored. Yet I find one particular piece of information interesting concerning Mario and Luigi’s wealth from all their games and their jobs across all media outlets Nintendo had been circulating over the last 40+ years, but more of that at another time. And by the time I get to the particular passage I want to talk about concerning this, they’ll either end the series or milk it to too many inappropriate lengths, because of the politicians here and because of their opposition to God and His holy words, for a decade may pass between now and then. But this chapter is found in page 71 of the NKJV Bible I’m using for this journey, pages 91-92 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 149-151 of my VOICE copy (with a short note in-between some of the verses) and pages 148-149 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

Upon reading the first half of this chapter (verses 1-16), I can tell that punishment is worshiped. Indeed, it even says in 2 Corinthians 3:7-9 that Moses’ ministry, detailed in the books of Exodus-Deuteronomy, doesn’t bring much glory compared to Christ Jesus Himself and His ministry. God even said in Haggai 2:12 that the laws of Moses about food being “sanctified” —- they don’t work. But from the beginning, Jesus said, the laws of Moses weren’t the end goal (Matthew 19:8), but that He is (Matthew 5:17-18). God even said these laws were not good (Ezekiel 20:25). Indeed, just as Adam and Eve had been married before Satan came in to defame God and spoil His creation, so we need to hear Jesus about what it was like in Eden before anything else happened. Indeed, you notice that God doesn’t mention anything about punishment for the disciples of Jesus in the New Testament (in contrast to Amos 3:2, which many “Christians” think gives them the green light to be punishing, whether emotionally, socially, even physically), quite the opposite is commanded in Ephesians 6:4 and Colossians 3:21, actually… I will die on this hill, no matter how many people oppose me on this. For no one should play God in their homes, especially when their children are trying to grow and learn from them. Indeed, friendship is required for all familial relationships. Otherwise, God won’t forgive them.

There’s also a lot of stuff about animal sacrifices in the second half of this chapter (verses 17-33), but one thing I like is that for the first seven days of its life, a sheep or ox should not be touched (verse 27). Yet I’d go one better: don’t make any animal sacrifices at all, for it can make someone believe the devil’s going to win anyway. And if anyone questions me on this so as to… challenge God’s Word, don’t you remember what Jesus said in Matthew 5:21-48 about several things? He was giving the original interpretation of all the Scriptures He had mentioned during that sermon. One noteworthy subject is vows (Matthew 5:33-37) —- it’s not worth it to make any rash promises. If you can keep one, good, but consult the Lord Jesus before promising anything. I know it wasn’t easy for me to keep the promise of staying at the same house for more than three years (mainly between September 2018 and October 1, 2021 or later), but that was because of the federal loan guys, and I ran into several different obstacles along the way, all stemmed from COVID-19, which I never got sick with, but I can’t put the details about this on here, either. If you want to chat with me about it, I recommend sending me an email: ron.outland4727@gmail.com (it’s been the same email I’ve had for the last ten years or so, now). Another thing I can talk about concerning reinterpretations of any Scripture (contrary to popular opinion) —- Paul did the same thing with Jesus’ words from Luke 10:7 in 1 Corinthians 9:14 in that those who proclaim the Gospel should get their living from it. I know I don’t want to fleece anyone…

I’m not sure when I’ll write on the remaining five chapters of Leviticus but hopefully it’s soon. In the meantime, I need to get to bed… but in the email above, you can write to me any prayer requests you may have, so that I can write them down then tape them to by bedroom walls (though I’m more likely to do that by means of sticky notes, seeing that I have a whole bunch of them). I’ll see you in chapter 23 where we begin to discuss feasts! See you then, ladies and gentlemen!

Is God Apathetic To Those Who Are Disabled? An Analysis Of Leviticus 21 (08/18/2025)

Posted on by Ron Outland

These verses, I think, are what the devil uses often to convince people that the disabled humans (the blind, deaf, crippled, neuro divergent, those born addicted to drugs, etc.) that they don’t matter, and that’s not God’s heart. For verses 17-24 were what the Israelites wanted, and the note the VOICE copy writes only excuses the worthlessness they worshiped. Don’t you remember that God didn’t want Aaron to be Moses’ mouthpiece? (Refer to my note of Exodus 4.) I wrote about this nearly five years ago. Sorry it’s taken so long to be nearly 3/4ths of the way through the very next book 😅😅 but this chapter is found in pages 70-71 of the NKJV Bible I have for this project (mentioned in the previous note), page 91 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 148-149 of my VOICE copy, and pages 147-148 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I wrote the previous note in my room, several miles from the library, and I’m writing this note right after that one in my room, too. I still don’t have a working laptop 💻 or computer 🖥️⌨️ but that’s OK, for I can still use my phone 📱📲📶🛜📳 to write texts and other things, as long as it holds out. If it breaks and I can’t fix it, I’ll have to get it replaced, often for a higher price for probably less quality than this one. I don’t think it’s right that productivity is worshiped, though. When they try to mandate this, I’ll refuse, for I love God and will obey Him by not even doing anything work-related, regardless of what context it is. I’m surprised they don’t enforce it in Utah or even North Korea… but I know Mormonism is the most ridiculous popular cult there is, next to the Calvinism-Arminianism dichotomy, which they’ve made into a spectrum, which I knew to be a lie. I learned this in mid-2013. I found out by God’s Word that the political spectrum in this country is a lie almost five years ago, too, around the time I wrote the post I had referenced earlier this evening.

I do think it’s good they have decided to give all disables humans some level of service in many parts of the world, but I knew that when my mom tried to force me to take social security, it wouldn’t be enough to pay my debts, and even to this day, despite earning nearly 15 bucks an hour every time I work, it’s still not enough, partly due to the inflation and partly due to housing often becoming inaccessible when I need it. I mean, I thank God I have a roommate and friend I have a lot in common with, but I’d love to find a wife someday. I don’t expect that to happen, though. Indeed, I’m scared some of the single women I know, ten of whom I find interesting, will die on me because they’re too good for this world 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔 they’re all too young to die, just like me… I still remember how painful 2022 had been when I lost five friends, an 86-year-old coworker, and my grandmother (she was 81) —- I hope my dad’s stepfather, who’s 96 or 97 years old, is still alive (I just saw him in Prescott five months ago) —- the five friends were between 25 and 32 years old 💔💔💔💔💔 Regan, the 25-year-old, was the youngest, and she was done in by her abusive husband 😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔 I still love that she prayed for people nonstop until like 2 am on many nights she had been alive, and she also gave multiple Bibles to others. And I had given two to some of the people on my block (along with 60 bucks to one of them, who had gotten his rent money stolen from him by his roommate) before I had learned of any of that. I have two Bibles for someone to receive, and they’ll total 15 since I started doing that in early 2022. I do wish I could find someone in my church to distribute them to, though, if they’ve never been to one before. And I don’t want this to become about my own glory by doing the Lord’s work, so I pray for the right human beings to give these to.

If we need help for believing God loves the disabled, we can simply take a look at what Jesus did throughout His ministry (such as Matthew 8-9, John 9, Luke 7, etc.) —- I love how He gave His life for our healing, just as Isaiah wrote in Isaiah 53:5 that by Jesus’ stripes (being whipped repeatedly) we are healed 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💝💝💝💝💝💘💓💞💕💟❣️💌❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷🤍🩶🖤🤎 Peter later references this in 1 Peter 2:24.

I don’t want to leave out that there were certain things priests should do… they probably had a stricter regimine than the civilians did. James 3:1 says also that most of us shouldn’t become teachers, since we all make many mistakes (James 3:2 (NASB)). I know I don’t want to run back to the same sins I’ve once found fascinating… I don’t even know how we become infatuated them them… I know I often think I’m getting better at fighting it, but when we think like this, we’re not controlling sin, but sin is actually in control instead. And the phrase “God is in control” isn’t found anywhere in the Scriptures, so I know they’ve come up with this saying to try and make everyone believe everything works according to His plan every time, so declaring God being first in rank to deny anything is an atheist move which He will never forgive. It reminds me of Jeremiah 6:14.

I don’t know what I’ll be able to do when it comes to releasing later chapters and verses in future Bible notes, for I know they want to make me believe hope doesn’t exist despite the fact they run many of the country’s churches, so I hope I can keep a low profile about all of it. I don’t know how I’ll be able to do that if I can detect someone hiding secrets from me, though. Indeed, if they are, I’ll soon believe all the more that too many people have something to hide, and will even be caught up in believing it’s not good to be private when needed, whether I can be safe to write something godly or not. I feel I’ve seen too much, actually… I don’t know who I should give a chance to when it comes to even a simple thing like friendship next. I can’t bring up what I’ve discovered about others on here, either. Maybe I should write about it in my spare time? I can’t say… but I hope to see you in chapter 22! (haha that rhymed)

I’ve Been Meaning To Do This For Quite Some Time…

Posted on by Ron Outland

So, back in early June, someone emailed me about her sister’s wedding, and I gave her some good ideas for it (I’ll be alternating between writing this and double-checking her post she wrote about it) —- I’ll be looking at each paragraph today, for I’ve been busy with work and I’m not good with checking my emails, like, at all 😅😅

So firstly, the post starts with showing up for the kids the Church forgot. And last night, I was posting on my Instagram story about some girls in Kenya that are in danger of child marriage (I can’t believe this still occurs today) and when I chose a song for it I started crying BAD. But thank God we don’t need to leave our homes to try and provide hope to the little humans somewhere else, thanks to Internet giving. Indeed, I often forget about the dangers the U.S. children face unless I’m at work, but I’m glad she let me know about asking teachers, social workers, and youth pastors to provide safety for those facing abuse at home… but I don’t think there’s enough abusive content that’s criminalized. I could go on and on about this all day, though.

I’m also glad she wrote about kids not needing grand gestures but that we shoe consistency instead. I pray God helps me to do this… I often feel trapped in a precarious place while I notice ANY family because I know there’s a very high chance a little human or two is being bullied at home, and often I can’t do anything about it, for they messed with the laws akin to Isaiah 10:1-2. A bit off-topic: why should ANYONE claim this passage is weaponized much more than Romans 13:1-7 is?! I know they love unjust power, for I did some research with ChatGPT last week about this, the answer of which I’ll post in a week or two, God-willing.

The author of that post also wrote that writing a check does indeed help, but if we have children in our lives, we need to show up A LOT. I wish I could be present with my nieces and their half-sister every day… they just live in Phoenix and I’m like 50 miles to the southeast, plus, I don’t have a car, and I need to save BIG for my student loan repayments. Thank God I still probably don’t need to pay for anything (I had signed up for a zero-payment plan several years ago, before COVID-19 had happened).

She’s also right about trust healing hearts. It’s too bad the U.S. has a lot of violence, either here or causing it overseas, but for those who don’t want any of that, good. A low-crime area like Gilbert is likely a high-trust area, and I’m privileged to have lived there for several years not they long ago (I often dream about going back). So starting a nonprofit can be based on a high-trust community, and we need that trust to raise money for that, seeing there’s sometimes a fraudulent organization that serves only themselves (Scripture repeatedly warns against this) 😓😓😓😓😓 but if we give to a good organization and see where the money actually goes to, that’s God’s call to keep giving whenever possible 💝💝💝💝💝💖💖💖💖💖💗💗💗💗💗💘💓💞💕❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

The author of the post also noted not everyone is called to foster or adopt, too, for if everyone were, I don’t think we’d actually have a safer world, for there’s indeed a lot of destructive people that pose as friendly humans (I know what it’s like to have lived with some of them) —- if anyone within their means wants to adopt any orphans, such as a couple who loves Jesus and doesn’t disobey 1 Peter 3:7 in even the slightest fashion, I think they should do it. And if silence feels safer, there’s actually something very very very wrong with this picture. For Proverbs 31:8-9 calls all Christians to speak for those who can’t speak for themselves, just as the author also noted.

It’s also an easy temptation to try and “fix what is broken”. (The author notes that, too.) I know there’s all these parents in our world that, by doing this, they play God. And that’s just not right. If we rescue someone instead of walking alongside them (maybe the temptation comes from watching movies like the Spider-Man trilogy that came out roughly 20 years ago) —- indeed, often a victim doesn’t know if they’ve been rescued —- we do them a disservice, for they may not know they’re in danger. I know I don’t think danger’s easy to notice here… but I found out several years back that the U.S. often threatens others’ safety, even in a good area. I also feel I’ve mentioned that a lot in my posts… I apologize, people 😅😅 but thank God the author also said that lectures don’t work; love and time does more than these.

The final two paragraphs mention that Jesus didn’t wave from afar but He stepped into time and did His thing on Earth 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 for He welcomed the strangers and touched the untouchable so we may want to love Him and do the same, just as she noted. I hope we can encourage our own little humans to follow the dreams God gave them, for they, too, are made in His image, just as Genesis 1:27 says they are 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💖💖💖💖💖💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 I don’t believe in contacting one without their parents’ permission, though, mostly for myself. I don’t trust myself with children, really… I often fear I’m making them uncomfortable, seeing that it’s easy to sin against them even by accident, and I don’t know if God will forgive me while I take utmost caution. If He does, that’s great 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Bottom line: the post is really good, and I hope to follow all the precautions it gives me if God entrusts me with the task of sponsoring an orphan or someone in a conflict zone… also, I find it thrilling the author, whose name is Michelle, gave me a shout out at the end of her post! Thank God for her 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 I pray love and mercy for Michelle and that she’s able to follow the right stuff still 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 I hope she finds this and appreciates it, maybe I’ll send her this in my email? I think I’ll do that once I publish this post. Anyways, I hope to see you soon in Leviticus 20!

It’s Not Worth It To Disregard The Foreigners — Other Ways To Love Others As Detailed In Leviticus 19:33-34 (06/21/2025)

Posted on by Ron Outland

This is huge, and I’m grieved in my spirit because lots of people in the U.S., though they had promised to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those who are disadvantaged, are now actually saying hatred is a virtue, and the proof is in the reality that there aren’t very many refugees here, maybe like 20,000 or less. I shared on my Instagram stories some time earlier this week that, believe it or not, Iran hosts more refugees than anywhere else on Earth. And they enforce Islam, so it’s kind of ironic they’re doing this, for Jesus had said that if we treat refugees badly, we purposely sin against Him 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 and He added that these will go into eternal fire (Matthew 25:46). Indeed, I remember that Peter Furler, former Newsboys frontman (he stepped down about 15 years ago), had mentioned in his 2008 live album, Houston We Are Go, at the end, that there’s a greater separation coming, far greater than the first one that had occurred in Genesis 3. And his character still holds up all these years later. This passage is found in page 70 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, page 90 of my NASB Bible (Old Testament), page 147 of my VOICE copy, and page 145 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I’ll be the first to admit I don’t really know much about hosting refugees myself, though, and I want that to improve, mainly in hiding a family in a safe neighbourhood if I’m married, but I can’t do it here, for even getting a girlfriend in this country means I have too high of a chance of being in poverty for the rest of my life, at least according to Arizona standards. I thank God the wages are more than double than that of places like Utah, Texas, Louisiana, etc., but it’s not enough, for I can’t save enough money every day, even when learning how to cook better foods. For as soon as I save ANYTHING, I have to use it almost immediately, usually if my tax return from early each year isn’t a part of it. I need to ask about what health insurance my job has, if there still is one 😬😬😬😬 if it’s not returning, and I can’t get affordable dental insurance, either, it’ll depend on luck or chance if I ever get out of debt, just as Ecclesiastes 9:11 says that the race isn’t to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men or women of understanding and intelligence, nor favour to people with a lot of skills, but time and chance happen to them all (author’s translation). The Lord Jesus is alive and His eyes are upon those who fear Him (who revere and worship Him with awe), who wait for Him and hope in His mercies (which are new every morning; see Lamentations 3:22-23) and lovingkindnesses to deliver them from anything deadly and keep them alive in famine (see also Psalm 33:18-19), but it’s because Satan has stolen Jesus’ authority (see 2 Corinthians 4:4) and has infiltrated the Christian church after Scripture was completed in greater levels than previously imagined, especially in weaponizing the truth of God being first in rank and inserting phrases in the Bible such as “He is in control” that too many want nothing to do with Him, just as Romans 2:24 says of Satan’s children that the Name of God is blasphemed everywhere because of them. Thankfully, Jude thought of this, too (see Jude 3-19), and no one was supposed to insert or remove anything in or from God’s Word, respectively (Revelation 22:18-19). Yet the wicked people have weaponized this, too, and they have the upper hand most of the time, just as Proverbs 28:28 says.

So the question is: is safety still possible? If so, great, but even a town like Gilbert where I’m writing this now in a library can have some deeply disturbing moments, like that one guy I heard about who relentlessly beat up a kid from Queen Creek with some help from his friends, and when he died, the guy actually emoted over his dead body! And if that wasn’t bad enough, their families are psychopaths, much like O.J. had been when he had murdered his ex-wife and her friend back in 1994. I actually found out one day that this interrupted the NBA Finals on June 17th that year. I mean, God can still make safety happen, but this might not be possible because over 75 million people chose Trump instead of Jesus, as though He needed a convicted rapist to do His work. Other people like this have taken office, too, but it’s too unsafe to be in the U.S. at this point… which is why I got a book titled Extreme Devotion by Voice Of The Martyrs over a week and a half ago. I just finished day 5 on my way to the library at a bookstore where I sometimes get godly content from. One of the first stories featured the Rachel Scott story from Colorado where two godless men exalted Hitler by terrorizing their high school on April 20th, 1999. I’ve written about this before, but just in case someone brings this up to me, it was partly why I’m now Christian, though I only heard about it in February 2008. Better safe than sorry…

The craziest part is, I’m in Arizona, where racism isn’t too high and there’s sometimes some hilarious content people make on the roads; I wonder how those in closed countries like Vietnam, Laos, Libya, Egypt, North Korea, China, Cuba, etc. are handling this right now. Indeed, yesterday was World Refugee Day, and I wanted to show some support, but all I could do was share some content on my Instagram stories about this (most of them have since disappeared, for they’re only available for 24 hours each). And I’ve been through too many dangerous things already, so if forgiveness is criminalized here, I’d much rather get blown up because I believe Jesus forgives others than locked away in the mental hospital again, or worse, be put in prison where I can be butt-raped because someone’s bored! Indeed, a nation can fall apart at anytime, including the U.S., so that’s why we must practice kindness to others, including the refugees and those seeking safety, especially… I pray God helps me dodge bad laws here, for I can’t afford a place anywhere even in a foreign country where it’s actually safe. Plus, I have a lot of debts, so I don’t expect them to not drag me back if I leave, temporarily or otherwise. Besides, I have a family here, and I want to meet my three nieces’ new half-sister, who was born on June 3rd at 4:15 a.m. Her name is Monika Lee Snyder (their mom had gotten a new boyfriend), and I’ve seen the nickname Mocha, and I think that’s adorable 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍💗💗💗💗💗💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💘💘💘💕💞❣️❤️‍🔥❤️‍🩹 if her mom allows my brother and I to meet her, I’ll be forever grateful 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💖💖💖💖💖💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💓💓💓💓🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Oh, I should mention that I mentioned to someone on Threads last week I’d write on the Leviticus 19 passage, so I hope they see this. But those who die for their faith in Jesus are too good for this world (Hebrews 11:38), and I want more of God’s goodness both here and thereafter. I hope I can focus on an eternal reward even with the losses I’ve faced in multiple forms, but I don’t know how I can stand with others suffering for their devotions to Jesus if there aren’t enough people willing to stand with me in my opportunity to get a college degree and be financially stable that’s been stolen from me, and who can find joy if someone’s being told to be a masochist (one who takes pleasure in pain)? Maybe I need to read the Extreme Devotion book some more, which may take me years. And my 35th birthday is in just six months from Thursday next week, and I don’t know how much time I have left in this world if they want to clamp down on me for wanting kindness to be practiced 😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔 I don’t even know how I’m going to share this note… follow the words of Ecclesiastes 11:1-2, perhaps? That’s my only lead, and if I don’t get encouragement from the right people, I’m toast. The worst part about all this is that many people deny what’s happening, repeating the pattern of Jeremiah 5:12-13. I don’t know what to do here… if God’s faithfulness remains true like it says in 2 Timothy 2:13, that’s great. I want to rely on that. I hope we all can…

The final note I’ll be doing on this chapter will be on verses 35-36. I’m not sure when I’ll do that, but I hope to see you then!

Godly Tattoos Are Allowed, But Many Things Are To Be Avoided (Leviticus 19:26-31) [05/28/2025]

Posted on by Ron Outland

This was written so we’d avoid following evil spirits, for sadly, they’re real… and many of them of different sorts are in every nation, with some hidden in plain sight and others working behind the scenes. That wasn’t what God had planned for anyone. But in contrast to fortune-telling and soothsaying, prophetic revelation is of Jesus, and that’s awesome! This passage is found in pages 69-70 of the NKJV Bible I have for this project, pages 89-90 of the NASB Bible I have for it, page 147 of my VOICE copy, and page 145 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I do hope to not find another human being who would weaponize any of this and call it loving your neighbour, akin to Leviticus 19:17-18, but knowing this world, I’ll probably find more people who actually practice this and use the above Scripture to justify it, whether I’m in ministry or not… and because the authoritarian agenda is almost halfway finished from those in power (and we’re not even halfway through 2025 yet), I don’t feel safe in the U.S., so that even in Gilbert, I’d actually find a bunch of godless men pretending to love what’s right. And Gilbert’s one of the safest places in the country, period, so if God wills, I want to go to some place like the Netherlands, for I heard they did tours I’d like to rephrase as decommissioning oneself from an unsafe land. (The original name I think is a bit inappropriate, hence the name change here.) And Jesus knows I only want to do what’s right… yet they do criminalize prostitution is most U.S. counties. I don’t know why it’s legal in most of Nevada… it’s not good. I pray for repentance and forgiveness there, and for the Burning Man festivals they have in the Nevada desert, for clothing there is optional. Yep, you read that right. You can legally show up there naked. I don’t recommend it 😅😅 — but still, nudity is legal in certain contexts in many parts of Europe. I think that’s wack 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 why they practice this I have no idea (verse 30 prohibits prostitution), but thank God hiking naked is no longer allowed in Switzerland! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 I pray for healing in Europe, since it’s safe in many parts but not many know Jesus there, much like in the U.S., though safety here is pretty hard to find.

And as for tattoos (verse 28), I don’t think all of them are to be avoided, for Jesus will have a writing on His robe and thigh containing something no one knows but Himself, and with it will be “King of Kings and Lord of Lords” (Revelation 19:16). So that tells me you actually can get good tattoos, and I don’t criticize them. But by now, this is probably common knowledge, for in 2012, when I first did Bible notes on a study Bible I had bought for a class or two that autumn (it was at ASU), I don’t think a lot of people really knew this too well… maybe they do now? I don’t know… but if money weren’t a factor, I would’ve gotten 60 godly tattoos all across my body by now. Yet I heard a guy not having tattoos is a flex, so maybe I should avoid getting ink’d up 😅😄😆😂🤣 I don’t want it to be like that one time at work when a customer confessed to me and a cashier that she got tattoos of flowers on her butt, though 😵😵😵😵😵😵😬😬😬😬 I legit couldn’t make this up. A month or two ago, she said this to us, and I can imagine other women got some… erotic tattoos of things in their private parts to satisfy the guys they’re sleeping with. I’m heartbroken for them 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 I mean, I don’t think it’s right if a lady prefers me over Jesus… but a bit off-topic, many women are leaving the church, and that’s because of MAGA invading the Lord’s gatherings. Yet at the same time, I’m convinced people like me who love Him are among the unbelievers, including in the churches we go to. There’s this group called the “J6ers” who took part in the insurrection in early 2021 (they’re still not sorry for the violence and profane use of God’s Name they caused), and many of them are social media influencers. They’re also in our churches, and while I’ve heard reports that all of them in Arizona have been arrested, I’m not so sure that’s the case, for what do we do in case we see one? Indeed, I found out this one guy I’ve met before follows some of them, believing they have fruit of the Spirit. Don’t follow them, and pray you have a chance to escape their unrepentant souls. For they cannot stand against the Lord Jesus despite claiming to be on His side, but that’s always tougher to swallow.

In the meantime, I’m hoping my vacation request for work is approved, so that I can maybe go somewhere fun with a friend or two. But in the next post, I’ll write on verses 33-34, for I love that kindness to foreigners is encouraged 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💝💝💝💝💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘 hopefully that comes soon. I’ll see you then!

Circumcised And Uncircumcised Trees… And Deeds: Something Personal And Useful From Leviticus 19:23-25 (05/19/2025)

Posted on by Ron Outland

When I first read the Message version, found on biblegateway.com, verses 23-25 in this chapter stuck out to me like a sore thumb, for I couldn’t live in Tempe for three years after I become Christian… for what I don’t know. Maybe because offence had spread too much due to me losing my mind the summer before that this happened? I don’t know… but even in my fourth year at ASU, I was able to rent an apartment for the very first time with a friend of mine, but I still didn’t attend church much. But I didn’t know that churches could lie about being non-denominational, too 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️ I wish any church would preach truth 24/7 and not just themselves. Yet right before I started my fifth year at ASU, I started going to Antioch in Tempe (it was since moved to Chandler), and that was after my four-year anniversary of me becoming Christian (this was in 2013). I don’t want to talk about my personal history that much, though. Yet through a turn of events, I eventually made my way to Two Rivers Gilbert and have more or less been going there often since. I’ve believed I needed to step back from it a lot, and have even written some of it in previous posts… but I didn’t realize that Tom, the pastor, would rightly say some great stuff about not believing a preacher 24/7, and last week, I played a sermon he had recorded which contained him saying, as I can put it, “A leader can correct you and they’re right, but what happens when they do this and they’re wrong?” He then went on to say that’s even tougher to deal with. And I know about those who would weaponize Scriptures like Romans 13:1-5 and 2 Thessalonians 3. And I wonder, has anyone reading this been falsely corrected in their churches? I want to hear your stories, so drop something in the comments or DM me privately and tell me about all of it. This passage is found in page 69 of my NKJV Bible, page 89 of my NASB Bible (Old Testament), page 147 of my VOICE copy, and page 145 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

The title of this post is based on a footnote I found of the VOICE version of this passage, in which the word “off-limits” is a reference to a tree being uncircumcised for three years. And it reminds me of Romans 2:25-27 about if someone’s got their hearts replaced by Jesus Himself or not (see Ezekiel 36:26-27, also Romans 6:17). I’ll get to these passages eventually, God-willing… and I’m also thinking of Titus 1:15-16 about if someone’s soul is pure, and if it is, everything is pure, but to the corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure… I don’t want to talk about someone else’s deeds to embarrass them, though. Indeed, there’s things I heard about I’m not ready to put on here, and by the time you read this, there may be more, even if I don’t leave the house before texting this to a friend. I do think this passage helped me lay out more of a foundation of where I should be in Jesus, though, especially concerning my history with Arizona State and other things that had happened in my first five years of my walk with Jesus. But there’s always room to grow somewhere, so that’s nice. I did lose all my data of my Bible notes after I had gotten a Bible to write some on in 2012, and then following what I wrote on a laptop, though. I still don’t know where it is… and I’ll probably need a new one soon, for they’re ending updates for my Windows 10 laptop in October. I pray they don’t drag me to a disgraceful place by then, for they’re willing to enforce Project 2025, criminalizing everyone but the Trump worshipers, not to mention they’re willing to put me to death simply for exercising the fruits of the Spirit should they declare kindness or forgiveness illegal. I’ll actually be more surprised if they don’t do this.

But whether or not you’ve followed me for a while, you can send me an e-mail if you need prayer or something at ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’m bad at checking my e-mails, though, so I’m sorry if I don’t see it. I’ll see you in verses 26-28 soon, God-willing. L8r!

Love And Hope Go Together — Pondering on Leviticus 19:17-18 (Part 2) [04/30/2025]

Posted on by Ron Outland

After three weeks of waiting to write this down, I can say I’ve had good feedback from all those who read this, however few of you chose to do so 😄😅 one friend says, as I can put it, “Atheism disguised as Christianity? Yikes 😨😨😨😨” — I don’t know how much momentum I have concerning this but she’s right… but I still have a book called Barefoot Tribe by Palmer Chinchen, and I want to read it when I’m done with two others (one I’ve actually read before). It’s very tempting for me to play hardball with this sort of thing in terms of being people-centered, though, for then I’ll forget to rely on Jesus, and I don’t want that. But I don’t want to hang around with even one of the MAGA freaks who claim to support this, either… it’s all really confusing. My only reasoning about this passage and the dilemma of looking like a worshiper of left-wing extremism, a remark I’ve gotten before (though not often), I don’t really know, I guess I’ll have to keep a low profile about it… but I’m publishing this at roughly 10 a.m., Arizona time, so I guess the low profile thing is impossible at this point. But one thing I remembered recently (probably last night, I don’t remember) was that following the words of 1 Corinthians 10:32 where it says not to give offence to anyone was one way I could love my neighbour. Indeed, one maintenance man’s from Morocco, and I’m not sure what kind of Muslim content he practices, but I hope to lead him to Jesus without offending him away from God, just as Paul had written in chapter 8 of the above letter that introducing someone to godly stuff prematurely (if they don’t know it’s good and they’ve likely had a hard time with it growing up) isn’t worth it (see verses 9-12).

I also don’t want any kind of deportations happening, and they usually go after the wrong guys for this, so I pray against all that 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 for if someone wants to stay in the U.S., I believe he/she should have an opportunity to feel safe from the violence I imagine they fled from, but Satan is stirring the churches to chase them away, to the point that I don’t even want to be here, so that if I leave there will be trouble, and if I stay there will be double the pain. Please tell me at least a couple of you understood that reference… I know I don’t want Russian aggression against anyone, but knowing the evil one has subjugated many people here to this, I can’t make many more friends here, even if more people are born and then become Christian. I actually think Jesus has never been more ashamed of the U.S. than He’d ever been, given the circumstances, including that I can’t mention to really anyone else even at church the problems those in power are creating, seeing that most of the Valley loves them, not to mention half the other metro areas in the U.S., in general. Even those who never planned for this don’t seem to care… I think Jesus has given this country up to an atheism-enforcing mindset. So at this point, the only way He’ll really receive glory is that this nation is… replaced, given the abundant lack of forgiveness that’s always happened.

What are we to do when the government fights back, pretending to be Christian once again? For they’ll hunt down and eliminate those who follow Jesus for real, since they love to weaponize Romans 13:1-5. Yet people would say Isaiah 10:1-2, a Scripture that’s long been overlooked in too many circles, is more weaponized than anything. They’d even mention that Putin’s a good leader and that Zelenskyy, though he’s indeed quite corrupt, can [insert highly suggestive comment here]. These men have attacked the Leviticus 19 passage many of them claim to love. I think they want to make unforgiveness mandatory. They also know law and order doesn’t really work, for too often, the laws in many lands, on top of what had already been put in place on or before 1980, have been apathetic towards the Gospel. Yet they complain abortion is worse than the death penalty, but I know they don’t want to give that up here. I think both should be eliminated, but it’s too bad that without abortion being legal, there’s an even higher infant/child mortality rate here. I think the U.S. worships the spirit of death, especially around Halloween 🎃🦇🦂🕷🕸😓🤦🏼‍♂️ and that’s six months away.

So the only conclusion is, despite the fact that more and more people want to enforce unforgiveness, love anyway. At least we’ll go out in a blaze of glory and to be welcomed to Heaven like heroes, and that’s not just because 1 Peter 3:17 says what it says. If you have any questions about this, you can either e-mail me at ron.outland4727@gmail.com or pray to God that someone much smarter than me can answer you here. You can also type something in the comments a time when you’ve been wronged, hurt, or left for dead by an unforgiving human being, if you wish 😅 anyway, it’s like 10:20 a.m., now, so I need to publish this. Later!

Love And Hope Go Together — Pondering On Leviticus 19:17-18 (Part 1) [04/09/2025]

Posted on by Ron Outland

These two verses are the backbone of all my theology, including about God’s and Christ’s Deity! For if He didn’t show interest in someone in this world, what could we do? Indeed, Jesus quoted verse 18 in most of the Gospels, and so did some of the New Testament authors! I wish this was more commonplace in the U.S., but the vast majority of the people will never accept it, especially in the churches across the world that more or less think they follow Jesus when they clearly don’t 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 and every time I try and address legit concerns of how this is ignored in some form (like in an Instagram story post or even texting a friend), I usually get more criticism than a holy response. This passage is found in page 69 of the NKJV Bible I have, page 89 of the NASB Bible I have (Old Testament), page 146 of my VOICE copy, and pages 144-145 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I thought I’d write not one, but two posts about this because it’s probably the most important commandment in the Pentateuch along with the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-5). For I want to send this post to about a maximum of 15 friends to see the feedback on this, seeing that Tim, the Two Rivers Awaken pastor (as of late 2019), wants to read everything I’ve posted on here the last two weeks. Yet, I feel something… disturbing brewing among us, for there are those in my church (and I sometimes fear this is in my inner circle) that think God’s so important that people are meaningless, given their worship of idols that they think Jesus accepts. This isn’t what He had in mind, and that’s how the Pharisees were so critical of Him in the first place, given the words of John 5:39-40.

In the meantime, where can we pray for hope for others? For I recognize I’ll need to get to the human being to preach the Gospel to them before a false disciple or false prophet does. Yet a lot of people in the U.S. discount evangelism across the earth, and I won’t be surprised if the U.S. is no longer a sending nation, because of the atheism disguised as Christianity that’s popular in different forms in every state. The Lord Jesus won’t forget these people’s sins, and He won’t forgive them, either, for they have… attacked Matthew 18:21-35, thinking justice and forgiveness are contradictory. It was supposed to be restoration according to the good the abused deserve 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Brian Zahnd’s book, Radical Forgiveness, explains it in a way I hadn’t imagined up until I read it in 2017. For it says that if someone’s unforgiving, they re-enter the world of retribution forever and ever. For more details, you can find it in a library in your area, if that library’s got the book. I also fear that unforgiveness will be enforced, too, and because they’re deporting so many people to El Salvador for slavery so unjustly (they want to take U.S. citizens like me away, too), soon, I won’t be able to do anything. I pray against this unjust fate where the wicked people always have the upper hand…

Anyone who doesn’t know me, either, please feel free to read this, for I’m making this post public. Indeed, this passage encourages forgiveness, too, given the fact that it forbids grudges and revenge. But slavery was what the Lord Jesus had rescued the Israelites from! He didn’t die and rise again for all mankind only for the U.S. to enforce hateful content and imprison all of us who resist Donald Trump’s reprobate laws! Before long, NO ONE will want to worship Jesus anymore… why even re-establish slavery in the first place?!

The Farmers’ Leftovers For Those Who Are Broke — (Some Of) God’s Economy Spelled Out In Leviticus 19:9-10 (03/31/2025)

Posted on by Ron Outland

When telling a friend I was going to write on this, he sent me a big text from his ChatGPT app that I don’t know how to send to my laptop where I’m typing this now, but I did find this on the passage. I don’t know how many nations practice anything like this today, but there weren’t any welfare systems in Moses’ time, and Israel, by God’s command, was supposed to be the first ever to implement generosity for those from other countries looking for hope and love that they couldn’t get from what they were following (that is, the idols of their lands). It’s too bad USAID was gutted, though… it’s not cool that Trump shut it down to make himself richer than ever, and his fanboys (which comprise at least the 29% Americans who espouse “Christian” nationalism, meaning there’s about 100 million people in the U.S. alone who believe this damnable heresy) — all of them love it. But I don’t even identify with the U.S., really, for they recrucified Jesus for themselves, even after seeing God’s glory in many places in different parts of the world. Indeed, because they have done this, God’s curse is upon them and all their families and those who follow this, even in different countries. So if I were to preach the Gospel in these lands, some of them will probably follow me there and harass the receivers of the Lord’s Word, just as Paul’s enemies had done with him during his missionary journeys like in Acts 17:1-15. But this passage is found in page 69 of the NKJV Bible I’m using for this four-translation project, page 89 of the NASB Bible I’m using for this, page 146 of my VOICE copy, and page 144 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

And after I read the passage again, I realized I wanted to do a double gleaning on my lands and not pick up anything to leave for those who can’t afford it… but that’s me. I’m the broke guy! I found out the poverty threshold in Arizona (as of about a year ago) is roughly $32,000/year (gross income) and I made several thousand bucks or so less than that last year 💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸 I still can’t pay my debts back because I don’t have a high-paying job, but at least they’ll be forgiven at the end of April 2039 if nothing happens… and that’s a BIG if. For we know how unpredictable the leaders in this country are, akin to some funny stuff I’ve faced in the past, of which I can’t put into detail right now, nor can I mention how much my savings is (but at least I got it to a desired amount tonight! Thank God!) — I do like how it was commanded in those days, but I wish the Israelites hadn’t requested empty religion by means of God’s words in Exodus 16:28-29 (this showed how Canaan’s influences were still in all Israel in those days, for the Canaanites had a strong influence in Egypt while Jacob’s descendants were living there, and everyone followed that stuff, having ignored God’s faithfulness to Jacob and the patriarchs) — so that there’d be works-based religion no one could follow in the first place. But Jesus followed that perfectly! Thank God He’s Heaven’s Son! As for me, if I were a rich farmer, I believe God would command me to follow the instructions of the passage in the title of this post but leave twice as much, at least. Indeed, this sort of giving (and other giving commandments that were in Old Testament passages like Malachi 3:10) was (and still is recommended) to be the floor… but that sort of thing is usually used by unscrupulous men behind pulpits to get rich off the backs of others, such as what the Lord hadn’t commanded. We need to be careful not to fall into the temptation of greed. It’s nice to have a big sum of cash if you can get it, but we need to use it for God’s economy, not solely for our own benefit. I do want to give my family a lovely Christmas every year, though.

If someone mentions that this is required for following Jesus today, they’re actually deeply and sorely mistaken. Look at Acts 15:1-35, Galatians 2:15-5:26, and even Matthew 19:17, Mark 10:18, and Luke 18:19… not to mention Ezekiel 20:25-26. And when they challenge these truths saying that there were many good things that must be implemented, knowing we’re saved for works and not from them, as James 2:14-26 says, they’re actually using these principles as a stumbling block to those who’ve lived on empty religion all their lives and wanted to follow something else! This isn’t what the James 2 passage is for. Indeed, too often people contradict the other Scriptures with this one. But God doesn’t look at how much you’ve done, good or bad, given the Hebrew for Isaiah 64:6. Literally. But if someone can’t get to a generous human being who does anything like this, I’m really sorry 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 I wish I could get to some of the homeless people a bunch of good food in downtown Phoenix or even for some homeless friends who stay nearby the store I work at… it really breaks my soul because that can happen to anyone, and I know that none of the homeless people staying there deserve their plight. But there’s not enough good people in the world, and I still have much more debt than savings, and that’s saying something. I pray these guys are safe tonight 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 I put two bags with a bunch of clothes in a bin for those who don’t have much clothing, if any, recently, for Jesus said what He said in Matthew 25:31-46 for a reason. I don’t think I can do enough in my community to eliminate poverty for good, and Gilbert’s the #1 most prosperous area in the U.S. (but I’m staying somewhere else) — so what does God want me to do in terms of this verse? Hmmm… maybe I should bring a bunch of chips I had bought for one of them, if I see him again tomorrow or Wednesday. I don’t know what these people want, though… I wish I could understand them better…

Another important thing to know: most homeless people didn’t become homeless by choice. I know I didn’t, and neither did the other people at the store who’ve become homeless and can’t get anything. I do hope and pray I take better care of myself, though. It’ll soon become blindingly hot in the Valley, and I pray there’s no homeless fatalities this time. I also pray for plenty of water to be given to them, for the deserts’ summers are brutal, with 110° temperatures and little to no rain… until the monsoon starts so that many communities are flooded (but thank God they’ve built drains over the years) — hard to believe Phoenix is getting uninhabitable, ain’t it? This city’s a testament to the stubbornness of humanity… in general. And the many homes and concrete everything is only making it worse, for they don’t want to switch to rubber (rubber make heat bounce off whereas concrete traps it), since they’re too cheap to save the city and even their own lives! I’m not against people moving here from other places, though. At least it’s nice to see them.

I have more passages of Leviticus 19 to get into, but not right now, for it’s getting late. Verses 11-16 are next! If you have a prayer request, you can e-mail me at ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! I’ll see you in the next passage. Later!

I Don’t Believe In Spilling Blood — Leviticus 17 (01/10/2025)

Posted on by Ron Outland

This chapter is actually pretty important in the Pentateuch, despite most of the laws of Moses actually being a stumbling block for Jesus (see Ezekiel 20:25, also 2 Corinthians 3:7). Yet, God didn’t want His followers to go by the letter of the law codes. For even though the laws of the lands in this world are supposed to honor Jesus, instead, the heads of state usually try and trip Him up 🙄🙄🙄🙄🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️ and starting in ten days (with possibly no end until Jesus comes back many years from now, or at least seven years from today, however the last of the unreached people groups in this world accept Jesus), we’re going to see a lot of nonsensical talk about many things that don’t need to be enforced. I want to be wrong in this, but I don’t think I can be, for they’ve already started building labor camps in record numbers down in Texas for all those who, in Trump’s view, are unworthy to live here. But this wouldn’t have happened if the churches in the U.S. had only decided to follow God’s benevolence for others throughout their lives. Still, this chapter is found in page 68 of my NKJV Bible, page 88 of my NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 144-145 of my VOICE copy, and pages 142-143 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I don’t think I can say enough about how hateful the U.S. has been for, what, nearly ten years, now? Indeed, I believe God spoke to me that this nation’s under His wrath ten years ago at the end of next month. And I’m seeing many reasons why I shouldn’t have children in this country or perhaps even get engaged to a Christian lady born around the early-mid 90s, for it’s too expensive here, and the work culture in like every building is toxic. But I have good news for my own team: we did 17 good secret shops in a row at Fry’s (this is what happens when someone pretends to be a customer there and reviews us all like critics at a restaurant — don’t accuse me of spilling the beans, Fry’s did that first, for I’ve seen videos of it on YouTube before), and now, we’re trying to find a good day for a pizza party! I pray I can make it to that party even if I’m not scheduled to work that day/night 😋🍕🥤 I didn’t actually think I’d make it this long without a single bad secret shop at my store; this is a big accomplishment for me and my team! I do pray salvation for those willing to accept and follow Jesus there, though.

And speaking of foul play at work, I noticed five small but deadly blood stains on the floor at my store one night earlier this week — I had to clean them all, and I didn’t know I needed to wear latex gloves every time I see blood on the ground, or some other fluid with a deadly pathogen (something in one’s body that can kill you just by touching it) — I pray I don’t make that same mistake twice 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 I think the customer who did this just picked at themselves too much, but this still pales in comparison to a freak accident that happened at my store last September because a customer didn’t have the right shoes on, not to mention that management royally messed up with my maintenance protocol. But after a few weeks, I got word by a supervisor that the customer who had fallen and lost a lot of blood so that she had to be taken to a hospital on a stretcher was doing so much better 😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌 I was afraid she was going to die, honestly 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I don’t want that to happen to anyone, no matter where the workplace is 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 I mean, there’s a reason this chapter is in the Scriptures: blood can carry all sorts of pathogens, even in raw meat, and drinking any blood, even of a chicken, is very deadly 😱😱😱😱😱😱 it can even carry STDs. If that happens, you can’t give blood, and that’ll put your life in jeopardy 😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨 save sexual stuff for marriage, ladies and gentlemen.

The next several chapters deal with everyday life, and I’ll cover them one by one, but for now, I’ll see you in the next one.