The apostle Paul said in 2 Tim. 3:1-5 that in the last days (the days we are living in I believe); Perilous times will come. Why? He describes the breakdown of society that we see everywhere today. Men would love themselves, love money, they are boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving….without self control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors,....they love pleasure more than they love God; and they will have a form of godliness but deny its power. This means having a religion that is lifeless and powerless to bring its people to true repentance which requires the work of the Holy Spirit. Paul said in Rom. 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, …”
There is a mass exodus of believers from many Churches around our nation because their Church has compromised God’s Word and embraced worldliness and all manner of immorality in the name of tolerance. They had better read God’s Word and see what He tolerates. Christians are not perfect, but we are to strive to be led by the Spirit of God, obey God’s Word, live righteously and be holy.
The Holy Spirit empowers believers to be not conformed to this world but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds with His Word. Christ is coming one day for His Church and He knows those who truly belong to Him. Will you be caught up with Him? (1 Cor. 15:51-54), or will you be left behind having just a form of godliness? Judgment must begin in the house of God. God bless.
