Perlious Times are Trying Times

PERILOUS TIMES are TRYING TIMES

2 Timothy 3:1 “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

1 Peter 1:17 “And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. 22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”

Through the word of God we are repeatedly of the rise of dangerous enemies to the gospel. Paul knew; having spoken directly with the risen Christ, things. Here in this verse, he passes some on to Timothy. And exhorts him to continue in the doctrine he had learned from the Holy Scriptures. Even in times long gone there would be perilous times in the Christian community. As in today’s era there were reports of persecution from without, still more because of corruptions within. Men dedicated to gratifying their own lusts, more than to please God and do their God signed work. Angry men, eager for what they can get, and anxious to keep what they have, make them dangerous to one another. When men do not fear God, they will not respect others. We are witnessing, in our time, things that were taught to surly come near the end times. We observe many children who are disobedient to their parents even unto taking of their lives. Such makes the times perilous. Many men are unholy and without the fear of God. They respect not the mercies of God. We witness God's gifts trampled in the mire being made the food and fuel of lusts. Times are perilous also, when parents are without natural affection to children. Many are killing their unborn. Others are tossing them aside at birth like so much garbage. Some are kept to their detriment. Some survive. And when men have no rule over their own bodies and desire wickedness above that which is good and to be sought, those times spoken of in revelation are near. God is to be loved above all; but a carnal mind, full of enmity against Him, prefers things before him, especially carnal pleasure. A form of godliness is very different from the true power. From those who are found to be hypocrites, real Christians must withdraw. Such persons frequent the church, and have in all times and locations, They are predictors seeking self gratification by tempting God. You must not tempt God.
It is imperative that we fully know the doctrine of Christ, as taught by the apostles; keep it. A form of godliness, a profession of Christian faith without a godly life, fails the test of Godliness. Open profession of the truth as it is in Jesus, living in godliness, will stir up the scorn and enmity of the world. We witness good men, by the grace of God growing better. In the same moment, we see bad men, through the craft of Satan, and the power of their own corruptions, wax worse. The way of sin accumulates sin. Such sinners go from bad to worse by deceiving and being deceived. We well know that those who deceive others, deceive also themselves. Their reward is had. These writings are true. They are not of man but writers were moved by the Holy Ghost. Know God, know peace. Amen. 04-05-2020 BLL