The Second Timothy Three Generation

We are living in difficult times in which adult children are disobeying the Scriptures that command us to "honor our parents" and going with the culture that says "parents are stupid and have nothing to offer.?

2 Timothy 3:1-5
Difficult Times Will Come
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."

This generation of adult children is dedicated to misunderstanding. If they really wanted to understand, they would ask to hear more instead of interpreting what we say the way they think about us and not the way we really are.

We are living out 2 Timothy 3 now more blatantly than ever before. When we know this we do not have to take anythnig personally and we are free to move on from them without putting up with their nonsense.

Matthew 13:55-58
"55 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is His mother not called Mary, and His brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man acquire all these things?”
57 And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and in his own household.”
58 And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief."

Jesus Christ was rejected by His own people why would we think it would be different for us when we attempt to tell the truth and help others to trust in Christ.

Our confusion comes when we tell the truth of the Scriptures to Christians who act like those Christ refused to speak to because of their refusal to follow the Bible, Christ's own words.

Matthew 10:21-23 "…21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. 23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes."

God never told us anywhere in His word to remain friendly with family members who reject His Word and reject you. He told us to move on to others.

Matthew 10:14 "And whoever does not receive you nor listen to your words, as you leave that house or city, shake the dust off your feet."

Never feel bad at having to remove yourself from those who reject the Word of God. We are only the messengers; God brings the increase, their response is His business.