2nd Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine, 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine.
Truth is becoming an increasingly rare commodity, and our first passage speaks of a time when it would not only be unpalatable to preach Bible truth, but it takes it a step further where teachers and preachers of smooth things will be hired, so as to lull persons into a false sense of security. When Paul says to preach the word, he is not only referring to those truths that do not ruffle feathers, such as Jesus loves you, and God is a God of love.
God’s love for the human family is an eternal truth that Christ died to save us, and no doubt, this can never be overstated. But he also is referencing those other truths which point us to the soon return of Jesus, and what it will take to be ready. These are not generally acceptable to the multitudes who, for the most part, are dead set on making a little heaven down here, even with the brewing storms that are now gathering on the horizon.
Observe carefully, that almost none, if any at all, of the churches in contemporary Christianity, preach of a sanctuary in heaven where persons will be judged, because as a general rule, people do not like to hear that they will be held accountable for what they do and the decisions they make. In fact, whenever the doctrine of the judgment may be mentioned, persons usually get either defensive, or they may go into self-justification mode, because, the very thought of having to answer to the higher Authorities in heaven, causes most persons to recoil and in many cases, folks may be angered.
2nd Timothy 4:3 “But after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;” 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!