"3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these."
Lovers of self, lacking concern for anyone but themselves, all kind acts done are to elevate self not out of any real concern for others.
Lovers of money, everything is done to preserve what they have and obtain more if they can, even if it means walking on others to get it.
Boastful, the greatest desire of this generation is to make sure others admire and elevate them as special.
Arrogant; possessing a higher opinion of themselves than is warranted. Diminishing others to appear superior.
Slanderers; willing to destroy someone else's reputation to build up their own. Slander; making false statements to damage another's reputation.
Disobedient to parents; this not only includes rebellion against parents by minor children but also rejecting the values of their parents when the children are grown. Disrespecting their parents' wisdom.
Ungrateful; Adult children diminishing the contributions to the children's lives in raising them. Remembering only what the children didn't like without acknowledging the good the parents did.
Unholy; blasphemous against the things of God to justify their own desires.
Unloving; feeling no remorse over rudeness, while lacking in empathy for others.
Irrectonsilable; an inability to see the viewpoints of others, fighting to preserve their status even if it means pretending things that are not true.
Malicious gossips; deliberately undermining the integrity of others to seem better in the eyes of others.
Without self-control, easily angered over minor, silly things. Even inventing a reason to be angry when there is none.
Brutal, savage, and cruel to dominate and harm others.
Haters of good; hating others who want to live for God, or anyone who lives a kinder, more loving life than themselves.
Treacherous; disloyal to those who have been good to them.
Reckless; without good sense about consequences.
Conceited; excessively proud of oneself.
Lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; defending their pleasures even when it offends God.
Lastly and most importantly, these same people have a form of religion that pleases and elevates them but denies God in its practice.
Sadly, these traits are common now! If you think you are living in a friendly world, meeting people with happy smiles, tell them about Jesus Christ and their need for salvation through faith in Him and watch what comes out. Their response will tell you about their authentic heart and not the persona they display when everything is going their way without challenge.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Saturday, February 28, 2026
The Last Days are Here
2 Peter 3:3 " 3 Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires."
Jude 1:18 "when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
1 Timothy 4:1-2 "Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron."
Jude 1:18 "when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
1 Timothy 4:1-2 "Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron."
Romans 1:18-22 "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse."
1 John 2:18 "Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour."
1 Corinthians 1:18-21 "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?"
Jude 1:18 "when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
1 Timothy 4:1-2 "Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron."
Jude 1:18 "when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
1 Timothy 4:1-2 "Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron."
Romans 1:18-22 "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse."
1 John 2:18 "Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour."
1 Corinthians 1:18-21 "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?"
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Avoid the Knowledge of Evil
Many people have lost the ability to be shocked at wickedness because they have become accustomed to it. Do not look at evil to know about it; it only desensitizes those who bathe their mind in it.
Philippians 4:7-9 "7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable— if anything is excellent or praiseworthy— think on these things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."
Philippians 4:7-9 "7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable— if anything is excellent or praiseworthy— think on these things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."
Why do people hate God?
The majority of people, even many who say they are Christians, hate God because their souls are desperately wicked and rebellious against Him. They want to follow their fleshly ways without any sense of guilt.
Proverbs 29:1-2 "1 A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery. 2 When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan."
Romans 2:5 "But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed."
Mankind likes to believe they are good people, so they pretend they have good reasons for their actions and attitudes that are against God. These same people become enraged when someone exposes their unrighteous and atrocious ways.
There is also an inner heart of jealousy and tantrums toward those who live righteously. Those who have been transformed by Christ are not good; it is only Christ in them Who is good. When an unbeliever sees the goodness of Christ in believers, they are convicted and offended, causing fear and anger while believing the believer is the problem.
They will say things like, "You think you're better than me." But the truth is, they believe you are better than them because of the righteousness of Christ, not because we are demonstrating arrogance. It is common for the arrogant ones to accuse others of what they are doing and what others are not. Modern psychology calls it projection, when someone accuses another of the very things they themselves are exhibiting.
Romans 3:10–12 “There is no one righteous, not even one; "
The way of salvation is not that we have become good; the way of salvation is that we trusted the One Who is good that is, Jesus Christ Who came to live in us, teaching, guiding, discipling, and cleansing us of sin for our lifetime.
Those who say they can sin all they want after salvation because of Christ are ignorant of the way of salvation; these people remain in their lost state. Born again believer remain convicted and without joy when they have sinned. They must confess to be cleansed and free from guilt.
1 John 3:8-10 "…8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed: to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother."
The one who claims to be a Christian and has no conviction of sin does not have the ability to sense the presence of Christ because He does not dwell in them.
1 Corinthians 2:14 "1…13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment."
It is not easy these days to discern who is saved and who is not because many believers walk in disobedience while ignoring the promptings of the Holy Spirit. They are saved, but they lack wisdom and remain without joy because they do not obey. Yes, it is possible for a born-again believer to be saved but lack Spiritual and emotional growth because of their stubbornness.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?"
1 Corinthians 3:15 …14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames. 16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?"
Pretenders who have not been transformed by the Spirit of Christ are not saved and continue to fight against those who correct them while justifying their sin. They want the protection of the Lord but they do not want Him, so they decieve themselves into believing they can enjoy their sin without ever submitting to Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:13-14 "his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. / If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward."
Hebrews 10:39 "But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls."
Faith preserves our souls, not works. Works cannot be the indicator because even unsaved people do good works. Faith produces good works, but the same works that believers do, some unsaved people also do. The unsaved do good works to glorify themselves, and the saved people do good works to glorify God.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 "19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies."
God looks at the heart; we ought never to judge a person as good because they do good works any more than we should judge the heart of those who have sinned, who are saved. One does good to profit themselves and is unsaved, and the other fails in their flesh but has been transformed by God in their Spirit.
We are to keep our distance from saved people who are sinning, except to tell them they need to confess to be cleansed so they no longer do that sin. For the unsaved, we bring the gospel, explaining that their good works do not save them; they must trust in Christ by faith.
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
The unsaved must admit their sinful nature and trust in Christ Who paid for their sin. The saved must confess to be cleansed to walk more fully in righteousness as a witness for Christ.
Proverbs 29:1-2 "1 A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery. 2 When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan."
Romans 2:5 "But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed."
Mankind likes to believe they are good people, so they pretend they have good reasons for their actions and attitudes that are against God. These same people become enraged when someone exposes their unrighteous and atrocious ways.
There is also an inner heart of jealousy and tantrums toward those who live righteously. Those who have been transformed by Christ are not good; it is only Christ in them Who is good. When an unbeliever sees the goodness of Christ in believers, they are convicted and offended, causing fear and anger while believing the believer is the problem.
They will say things like, "You think you're better than me." But the truth is, they believe you are better than them because of the righteousness of Christ, not because we are demonstrating arrogance. It is common for the arrogant ones to accuse others of what they are doing and what others are not. Modern psychology calls it projection, when someone accuses another of the very things they themselves are exhibiting.
Romans 3:10–12 “There is no one righteous, not even one; "
The way of salvation is not that we have become good; the way of salvation is that we trusted the One Who is good that is, Jesus Christ Who came to live in us, teaching, guiding, discipling, and cleansing us of sin for our lifetime.
Those who say they can sin all they want after salvation because of Christ are ignorant of the way of salvation; these people remain in their lost state. Born again believer remain convicted and without joy when they have sinned. They must confess to be cleansed and free from guilt.
1 John 3:8-10 "…8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed: to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother."
The one who claims to be a Christian and has no conviction of sin does not have the ability to sense the presence of Christ because He does not dwell in them.
1 Corinthians 2:14 "1…13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment."
It is not easy these days to discern who is saved and who is not because many believers walk in disobedience while ignoring the promptings of the Holy Spirit. They are saved, but they lack wisdom and remain without joy because they do not obey. Yes, it is possible for a born-again believer to be saved but lack Spiritual and emotional growth because of their stubbornness.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?"
1 Corinthians 3:15 …14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames. 16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?"
Pretenders who have not been transformed by the Spirit of Christ are not saved and continue to fight against those who correct them while justifying their sin. They want the protection of the Lord but they do not want Him, so they decieve themselves into believing they can enjoy their sin without ever submitting to Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:13-14 "his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. / If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward."
Hebrews 10:39 "But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls."
Faith preserves our souls, not works. Works cannot be the indicator because even unsaved people do good works. Faith produces good works, but the same works that believers do, some unsaved people also do. The unsaved do good works to glorify themselves, and the saved people do good works to glorify God.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 "19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies."
God looks at the heart; we ought never to judge a person as good because they do good works any more than we should judge the heart of those who have sinned, who are saved. One does good to profit themselves and is unsaved, and the other fails in their flesh but has been transformed by God in their Spirit.
We are to keep our distance from saved people who are sinning, except to tell them they need to confess to be cleansed so they no longer do that sin. For the unsaved, we bring the gospel, explaining that their good works do not save them; they must trust in Christ by faith.
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
The unsaved must admit their sinful nature and trust in Christ Who paid for their sin. The saved must confess to be cleansed to walk more fully in righteousness as a witness for Christ.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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