Godlessness
in the Last Days
2Tim. 3:1 But
understand this, that (See 1 Tim. 4:1)
in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people
will be [Phil. 2:21] lovers of self,
Luke 16:14; [1 Tim. 6:10] lovers of
money, Rom. 1:30 proud, Rom.
1:30 arrogant, abusive, Rom. 1:30
disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 Rom.
1:31 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without
self-control, brutal, [Titus 1:8] not
loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, 1 Tim.
3:6; 6:4 swollen with conceit, Phil.
3:19 lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having
the appearance of godliness, but See 1 Tim. 5:8
denying its power. 1 Tim. 6:20; [Titus 1:14]
Avoid such people. 6 For among them are [Titus
1:11] those who creep into households and capture weak women,
burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, 7 always
learning and never able to 1 Tim. 2:4
arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Ex.
7:11 Jannes and Jambres [Acts 13:8]
opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, (See
1 Tim. 6:5) men corrupted in mind and Titus
1:16 disqualified regarding the faith. 9 But they will not get
very far, for their folly will be plain to all, Ex.
7:12; 8:18; 9:11 as was that of those two men. (ESV)
1Tim
4:1 Now See John 14:17 the Spirit expressly says that [2
Thess. 2:3-9; 2 Tim. 3:1]; See 1 Cor. 11:19 in later times
some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to 1
John 4:6 (Gk.); See Matt. 7:15 deceitful spirits and teachings
of demons, spells out or defines the topic very well. (all
red notations are for Chain Reference use but are, surely, not all
inclusive.)
It
is a popular maneuver today that we must not offend
folks of other persuasions and this is tauted as the
Christian thing to do. Jesus did not teach such a thing, although it
is popularly laid at His feet and, as per the teaching of the entire
Bible,
we, Christians, followers of God are not called to never offend. The
Gospel, itself, is like a sharp knife, dividing right from wrong. If
I want to be popular, I can return to the stage, ditch my wife and
give to the young and the old ladies exactly what they actually want
from the Lead Singer of any band. Christians are offensive to the
Lost man and as long as we follow God, we will remain so.
Everyone
I have ever met wants the period after life to be heavenly, and with
most, as long as it's not the Heaven described by God in His book,
the Bible. Today, in the catholic Church, it is believed that a man
and his wife will spend Eternity in wedded bliss. Remember the lust
of the Wedding Night? This expectation defines the “lust” I
speak of here. This has nothing to do with what God has taught, or
in most cases, attempted to teach us, in the Word of God. There is
no, zero, sexual activity in Heaven, please purchase a Hard Copy of
the Naves Topical Bible Studies and study the subject without anyone,
other than God interceding
on your thoughts and study.
We
have been living in the last two days since Jesus gave His human body
over to the Roman Guard Detail
for the sacrifice required, by Him, for the forgiveness of sin. Now
about verse 2 of 2Timothy, folks, as the Church of the Christ, we are
a disappointing lot. Don't get me wrong, I've never seen an old barn
that could not use another coat of paint but when I look at my wife
it is not about the make up she wears. My wife understands that I
loved and that I love her in a work uniform with no make up at all, I
love that lady in any condition I happen to catch her in, at any time
of the day.
Women,
not always the same as ladies, today are consumed with their outward
appearance, lovers of self. Men
are no better inside the Church than they were, and likely are, in
the clubs and joints I played in as a young man. I was a Soldier,
Helicopter Crew Chief, Truck Driver, a Carpenter, a Switchboard
Wireman, Forklift Mechanic and a few other occupations in a little
better than forty years of my life. Yet, for all of my labor, I wore
hundred dollar shirts when I went to the club, whether I was
performing or not. I, just like the rest of the world was a lover of
self and it was fed by pretty ladies of the evening and I believed
the lie that I was happy... BUNK!
This
is enough for a topic starter. As mentioned, I copied this from one
of my Bible Study programs and it is a great study... if you will
read the chain Linked Passages. Comments?
