When an entire culture resists instruction and correction unless they want it to gain something for themselves, there is no one to listen to the truth.
Isaiah 53:5-7 "…5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. 6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth."
2 Timothy 4:3 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths."
Titus 1:10-11 "For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision, who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not."
2 Peter 2:1-3 "Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them, the way of truth will be defamed. In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep."
Matthew 24:11-12 "and many false prophets will arise and deceive many. Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold."
Do not be discouraged when people reject you and have no interest in the Word of God, even if they say they are Christians. We live in difficult times when the heaviness of the rejection of God's wisdom and truth weighs on us as we watch those who are filled with guilt and shame while pretending confidence.
God can work as we pray for the souls of these truth rejecters. If they repent, they can know the truth, and it will set them free. Our business is not to change hearts; it is to tell the truth and leave all the results to God. Rejecters may or may not repent, but we must remain faithful and come out from among them as we grow in wisdom.
The more time we spend with people the more we will become like them. This is why God told us to come out from them and be separated. We still love those who are disobedient, however they cannot be our constant companions. We love them through prayer not through acceptance of their sinful choices or lifestyle.
The hope of the unsaved is only one person, and that is Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21 "God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God."
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