Truth, An Endangered Species. Part [2] 04/29/2025 (Morning thought)

Matthew 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Rather than deal with inconvenient truths, they hire to themselves preachers who will tell them only what they prefer to hear, and according to what the statistics show, such preachers are doing quite well financially. When Paul, and the other Bible prophets speak of sound doctrines, they are not speaking only of the need to keep all of the commandments of God, but they are also referring to those truths contained in eschatological prophecies.

Many of these particular truths which pertain to last day events, as a general rule, do not jive with the secular mind that is distracted with consumerism, and the need to “make it.” For instance, the prophecies which point forward to the coming kingdom of God, by which Jesus will put all earthly kingdoms into reverse, by utterly wiping them out and setting up a kingdom of righteousness will almost certainly be met with scorn and violence by most traders on Wall Street.

Thus, with the prevailing mindset of worldliness and materialism persons who dare to preach the present truths for our time, might very well find themselves ostracized, or sidelined by society, hence the reason why Paul warns the Christian of a time when sound doctrines would not be tolerated.

Daniel 2: 44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Truth, An Endangered Species. Part [1] 04/29/2025 (Evening thought)

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!