Sin Revealed

There will be terrible times and sin will be rampant in the last days and we see and hear about its effects every day.  All you have to do is turn on the real news and listen to what is being said. Paul spoke about this many years ago he said this in 2 Timothy 3:1-9, “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was.”

Every kind of evil and wickedness will take place, sounds like what is happening today.  Then Paul shows this by his example the kind of person Timothy and all believers should be by following read from that same chapter verse 10-15, “But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

Then Paul ends the chapter by telling Timothy what the Word is useful for in verses 16-17, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Then in 4:1-2 Timothy is exhorted to preach the word, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

They need to hear the truth for a time is coming when men will not put up with sound doctrine, so Timothy and every other preacher from Timothy’s time until the present, needs to be doing the same thing not watering down the Word or worrying about offending someone.

Now read 2 Timothy 4:3-4, “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.”

Then Paul added this in that same chapter verse 5, “But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.”

I think you got the point, preaching the Word and living the Word are very   important.  Preaching the truth, no matter whose toes you might step on, so to speak, is imperative; that is the only way you will get God’s blessings on your ministries in your community!!  If your community isn’t growing maybe you need to start there!!  Are you trying to be put on a pedestal by those who are in your community or are you preaching the truth and letting God get all the glory!!  Something to think about, have a super nice day and may the good Lord bless you and yours!!