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2Timothy 3:1-9
¶ But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.
For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith.
But they will not make further progress; for their folly will be obvious to all, just as Jannes’s and Jambres’s folly was also.
{{{ 2Timothy 3:5 ”Avoid such men as these.”
lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power.
Rather self-explanatory isn’t it, ”Avoid such men as these.”
Take a look at yourself. Are any of these in you?
If so, don’t you think it would be a good idea to change your ways?
For they don’t seem to be acceptable, we are told to avoid such men, if you are to avoid such men then why would it be ok for us to harbor such motives in our own lives?
Take an honest look at your own life and remove such things and quite associating with those who participate in them.
“Avoid such men as these.” realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. And if you spend your time with such you will be drawn to participate in such ways yourself, and can also fall in to oppose the truth of GOD. }}}
2Timothy 3:10
¶ Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance, persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me! Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
{{{ our conduct, and purpose in life should be to live a life in Christ, a life filed with faith in Him, a life of patience, love and perseverance, for just as they hate Christ Jesus they will hate us and just as He did, we will go through persecutions, and sufferings, but Christ tells us He will never leave us nor forsake us.
Living in this manner goes against what man teaches but it is what the word of God tells us to do. So you have to ask your sell: will I chouse to live a life pleasing to Father God and the Lord Jesus or will I chose to please man and follow in the ways of man.
It takes being honest with yourself, evaluating what you do and who you do it. }}}
2Timothy 3:13-17
But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
{{{ by spending time in the word of GOD (the Bible), and knowing His sacred writings (the Bible) which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Remember this All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
What are you equipping for?
Where your heart is there also will be your treasure.
Are they in Heaven or in this world?
Do you truly want to meat Christ in the air when He appears?
Then do the right thing repent of your childly and worldly ways, walk away from childish worldly ways, and seek Him and His righteousness.
And but yet aging it is your choice. }}}