The Folly of Standing Against Truth-2 Timothy 3:1-9
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Paul’s description of the “times of difficulty” that Timothy is likely to face in his leadership of the church is rather distressing. He will face people who are “arrogant,” “abusive,” “brutal,” and “treacherous” (just to list a few of the adjectives used), who oppose the truth and attempt to deceiv...
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2 Timothy 3:1-9 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith. But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men. Key Words: Last Days, Self Love, Sins, Passions, Corrupt, Disqualified, Appearance, Godliness, Truth Keystone Verse: But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all… (2 Timothy 3:9) Bulletin Worship Notes