“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God– having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them. They 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, always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.” 2 Timothy 3:1-7
This was a bad week for our nation, and a foreshadowing of times to come. Sadly, it confirmed what “terrible times” we are indeed in. We saw a nation of people blindly following a conceited, narcissistic, slanderous, Godless leader, and an evil ideology. What is even sadder, is that WE have allowed this tragedy to happen. WE have allowed God’s word to be perverted, without resistance. WE have allowed our homes and churches to be places of ungodly “tolerance”, rather than beacons of light in a dark world. WE have vilified God himself, and rejected HIS word by our complacency.
Let’s be clear – socialism is NOT a Christian value – the redistribution of wealth is the embodiment of covetousness – wanting…stealing… the fruit of the labor of others IS SIN.
And what of “social issues”? I’m not about to pussy-foot around on this one. Abortion IS murder. Period. A child is not a “choice” once he or she is conceived. Abortion is about a life, not a social issue.
And as for me paying for your birth control, well – if you sold your vote for a few bucks worth of pills or prophylactics, then you sold your integrity and virtue. Ladies, if that is something that you opted for, then you are one of the “weak-willed women” that the Bible talks about – loaded with sin, and swayed by your evil desires. I say that with a sincere hope that you will re-examine yourselves and return to God and his truth. The Bible tells us that the wounds from a friend can be trusted (Proverbs 27:6), so please take my words as just that – the wounds from a friend.
And gay marriage? God calls homosexuality “detestable”. (Leviticus 18:22) It is a sin, NOT to be celebrated. Are there other sins that we all experience? Of course! But we in no way celebrate those sins! Marriage is between one MAN and one WOMAN. Period. And a relationship outside of marriage is adultery. A government that spits in the face of God and codifies, celebrates and protects sin is actively rejecting God and his protections. We are not better off when we celebrate sin. Our “tolerance” opens the door to God’s judgment even further.
These are just a few examples of what we are to reject as Christians, and we are told, in no uncertain terms, that we are to “Have nothing to do with them.” We must be willing to stand up for the truth – in our homes, in our communities, in our nation, and in our churches.
The question for you today is whether you are FOR GOD or against him. God has put before you life and death. CHOOSE LIFE!
Heavenly Father, we thank you for your protection in our lives, and your provision in our lives. We thank you for giving us your word to guide us in our lives. We ask you for strength to hold fast to your word, and the strength to stand by your word and in your word when those around us choose the darkness of sin. Give us wisdom and strength to proclaim your word in a world that is filled with evil, treachery, godlessness, sin and darkness. Lord, let us be light to those who are in that darkness. Help us to live lives that are pleasing to you. Thank you for the hope of salvation, and guide us to bring others into that hope. Lord, give us inspiration today, especially when we are hurting. Inspire us to hold on to you when our own faith is weak. Bless us, Lord, even in these terrible times. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
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