2 Timothy 3:1-7 speaks of godlessness in the last days. I can not speak for all, but I certainly see a trend building as we have moved into the 21st century. Actions that were considered intolerable only a decade ago have become the norm. A growing lack of respect for authority is causing a moral decay in our society. That lack of respect envelops law, parental authority, and spiritual authority. One needs only to look around them and they can observe 2 Timothy 3 unfolding before their very eyes. It is wondrous to watch the Scriptures come to life, yet disappointing to see what this world is coming to. Let us search the Scripture a bit deeper to see exactly how it is unfolding.
1But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them. 6They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.
After reading this and reflecting on it, does one not see the Truth in it? Terrible times are spoken of. God is bringing the world to its knees, by any means necessary. He could let us destroy ourselves, but His Word says He will not. The Scripture says lovers of themselves, have you listened to the radio lately? Most music artists spend a majority of their songs tooting their own horn. That’s just one example. Lovers of money, we most certainly are. Most of America follows the CREAM principle (Cash Rules Everything Around Me). I am not exempt; I spent years chasing the almighty dollar. Boastful, we are a very boastful people, whose three favorite words are I, me, and my. We are proud, it is a rarity to hear glory given to God for the things He has done. People are always concerned with getting the “credit”. Disobedient to their parents, (have you seen Maury Povich or Jerry Springer lately). One only needs to go to the grocery store to see the lack of respect for parents these days. I see it there all the time. Ungrateful is extremely easy to see, simply take a trip to the nearest store or fast food restaurant. Most of the time, you are blessed to get a please or a thank you.
I am not going to cover the entire Scripture in this article, lest it turn into a novel. You can see by just a few examples, the Words of the Bible are indeed coming to pass right before our very eyes. Keep reading that passage of Scripture and making comparisons, you will see that every bit of it is Truth.
Saints, I did not point this out to show what a rotten world we live in, rather to show an open door to fulfill the Great Commission given to us by Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:16-20. Where you see these things take the opportunity to preach the Gospel or to show the love of Christ to another. Until next time, God bless to all.
1But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them. 6They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.
After reading this and reflecting on it, does one not see the Truth in it? Terrible times are spoken of. God is bringing the world to its knees, by any means necessary. He could let us destroy ourselves, but His Word says He will not. The Scripture says lovers of themselves, have you listened to the radio lately? Most music artists spend a majority of their songs tooting their own horn. That’s just one example. Lovers of money, we most certainly are. Most of America follows the CREAM principle (Cash Rules Everything Around Me). I am not exempt; I spent years chasing the almighty dollar. Boastful, we are a very boastful people, whose three favorite words are I, me, and my. We are proud, it is a rarity to hear glory given to God for the things He has done. People are always concerned with getting the “credit”. Disobedient to their parents, (have you seen Maury Povich or Jerry Springer lately). One only needs to go to the grocery store to see the lack of respect for parents these days. I see it there all the time. Ungrateful is extremely easy to see, simply take a trip to the nearest store or fast food restaurant. Most of the time, you are blessed to get a please or a thank you.
I am not going to cover the entire Scripture in this article, lest it turn into a novel. You can see by just a few examples, the Words of the Bible are indeed coming to pass right before our very eyes. Keep reading that passage of Scripture and making comparisons, you will see that every bit of it is Truth.
Saints, I did not point this out to show what a rotten world we live in, rather to show an open door to fulfill the Great Commission given to us by Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:16-20. Where you see these things take the opportunity to preach the Gospel or to show the love of Christ to another. Until next time, God bless to all.
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