- THE CLIMATE OF THE LAST DAYS
- 2 Timothy 3:1
- They Will Be Dangerous Days
- They Will Be Determined Days
- THE CHARACTERS OF THE LAST DAYS
- 2 Timothy 3:2-5a
- Their Description
- Lovers of Self—Selfish, intent on one’s on interests
- Philippians 2:3 1 John 2:15
- Boasters—Empty pretenders.
- Proud—An overestimate of one’s worth.
- Proverbs 16:18
- Blasphemers—Given to defiant and bitter words.
- Disobedient To Parents—This rejection of Christian values reaches into the home.
- Ephesians 6:1-3
- No Thankfulness—No sense of gratitude for anything they possess.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18
- Unholy—Wicked—this word means profane.
- Without Natural Affection—Describes a breakdown of the family.
- Truce Breakers—This refers to those who will not keep their promises.
- False Accusers—Slanderers.
- Incontinent—Without self-control or the ability to discipline one’s life. “If it feels good, do it! Why should I deny myself the little pleasures of life?”
- 1 Corinthians 6:12
- Fierce—untamed, savage, brutal.
- Traitors—People who betray others and break friendship just to get their way.
- Heady—Reckless, rash, acting without reasonable thought.
- High-minded—Those who are puffed up with a false sense of their own self-importance.
- Lovers Of Pleasure More Than Lovers Of God—Those who love the pleasures of the world more than God.
- Lovers of Self—Selfish, intent on one’s on interests
- Their Deception
- Their Denial
- THE COUNSEL FOR THE LAST DAYS
- 2 Timothy 3:5b
- We Are Counseled To Isolate
- 1 Corinthians 15:33
- We Are Counseled To Insulate
- Philippians 3:14