Is this world going to get better?
Is this world going to get better?
Looking for things to get better (3:1-13) Presented by Steven Schiller
INTRODUCTION
Paul often warned his brethren of difficult days ahead...
He foretold of a coming apostasy - Ac 20:29-30; 2Th 2:1-3
Likewise he told Timothy of such things - 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 3:1
Paul's words to Timothy in 2Ti 3:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12-13 are especially helpful...
They describe the "perilous times" that are to come
They warn of the "perilous men" that we are to avoid during such times
[Lest we think that Paul's words are only for those living just before Christ returns, let's take a close look at what is revealed about the...]
PERILOUS TIMES TO COME
THE COMING OF PERILOUS TIMES...
It will be "in the last days" - 2Ti 3:1
This phrase often used to describe the gospel dispensation or Christian age
Used by Joel, and applied by Peter - Ac 2:16-17; cf. 2 Pe 3:3
Used by the writer to the Hebrews - He 1:1-2
Similar phrases are also used to describe the times in which we live
"the ends of the ages" - 1Co 10:11
"the latter times" - 1Ti 4:1
"the last hour" - 1Jn 2:18
-- Since the cross of Christ we have been living "in the last days"; therefore we should therefore expect to experience the "perilous times" of which Paul wrote
THE NATURE OF PERILOUS TIMES...
As described in our text - 2Ti 3:2,3,4-5
People will be lovers of themselves and money
They will be boastful, proud, and blasphemers
They will be disobedient to parents
They will be unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving
They will be slanderers, without self-control, brutal
They will be despisers of good, traitors, headstrong and haughty
They will be lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God
They will have a form of godliness, but denying its power
Compare with those in Paul's day - Ro 1:28-32
People were filled with all unrighteousness and sexual immorality
They were filled with wickedness, covetousness and maliciousness
They were full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and evil-mindedness
They were whisperers, backbiters, haters of God and violent
They were proud, boasters, inventors of evil things and disobedient to parents
They were undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving and unmerciful
They approved of those who practice things deserving of death
-- What Paul said would occur "in the last days" already existed in his day!
[Note well: It is the conduct of people that creates "perilous times", and we are certainly living in such times today! What then should be our concern for living "in the last days"? According to our text, there are...]
PERILOUS MEN TO AVOID
MEN LIKE JANNES AND JAMBRES...
Who will lead gullible families and women astray - 2Ti 3:6-7
Through trickery and deceit ("creeping into households")
Through appealing to the lusts of their victims - cf. 2 Pe 2:3,18
While their victims are ever learning, they never come to the knowledge of the truth - cf. 2Ti 4:3-4
Who themselves resist the truth like Jannes and Jambres - 2 Ti 3:8-9
Though not mentioned by name, it is thought these two men were among the magicians and sorcerers who resisted Moses and Aaron - cf. Exo 7:11,22; 8:7,18
Those who resist the truth are of corrupt minds, rejected in regard to the faith - cf. 1Ti 1:19-20; 4:1-2
Whose folly will eventually become evident to all, as happened to Egyptian magicians - cf. Exo 7:12; 8:18; 9:11
Such men will grow worse, deceiving and being deceived - 2 Ti 3:13
Their profane and idle babblings will lead to more ungodliness - cf. 2Ti 2:16
Their messages will spread like cancer - cf. 2Ti 2:17
-- This sounds like many TV evangelists, liberal theologians, college professors
MEN UNLIKE THE APOSTLE PAUL...
A man whose doctrine and manner of life is easily followed - 2Ti 3:10
As the Corinthians were encouraged to do - 1Co 4:17; 11:1
As the Philippians were encouraged to do - Php 3:17
Whose purpose, faith, longsuffering, love and perseverance is well documented - 2Ti 3:10
As he reminded the Philippians - Php 3:8-14
As he reminded the Corinthians - 2Co 11:23,24,25,26,27-28
Who endured persecution and affliction, as would others living godly lives in Christ Jesus - 2Ti 3:11-12
Paul was awaiting his death by Nero in writing these words - cf. 2Ti 4:6
Peter also knew that he would face an unnatural death for his faith - cf. 2Pe 1:14
-- What a contrast between the apostles like Paul, and many false teachers today!
CONCLUSION
It is evident that we are living "in the last days"...
Many people are certainly just like those described by Paul
False teachers abound just as Jesus, Paul, and others warned
-- We truly live in "perilous times", with an abundance of "perilous men"
How will we survive living "in the last days"...?
By avoiding those who reject the truth and lead astray by appealing to our fleshly desires
By carefully following the doctrine and manner of life of men like the apostle Paul
-- It may mean persecution, but the Lord will deliver His faithful disciples!
What kind of "men" are we following in these "times" in which we live...?
HEAR
BELIEVE
REPENT
CONFESS
BE BAPTIZED
LIVE FAITHFULLY
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- Bible`s scientific foreknowledge
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- Diotrephes
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- Does doctrine matter
- Filthy rags
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- False Preachers
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- JESUS
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- Jesus is Lord
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- JESUS CHRIST IS LORD
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- Ladies videos
- Meddling & Gossip is sin
- Man`s device (not GOD`S)
- MURMURINGS, MURMURERS, MURMUR
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- None righteous no not one
- Making the change
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- Moral issues
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- No change
- Our GOD is a awesome GOD
- Preachers leading w/ no authority from GOD
- Obey the gospel
- Only 1 church (church of CHRIST)
- Pleasing God
- Pride of men hinder the advancement of the gospel
- Power of the tongue
- Persecution and Oppression
- Prayer
- Persecution
- Preaching Jesus
- Root of all evil
- practicing SIN
- REPENT!
- Riverside gallery
- Perverting the gospel
- Pray without ceasing
- Religious error
- Reject God
- Repent
- RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF GOD
- References on request
- Sober
- Scriptually organized w/o deacons?
- Stairway to heaven
- Searching for truth
- Sinners prayer 4min video
- Serving GOD or Self serving
- Salvation
- Sheet music
- Submit and we will pray for you
- Scripual and unscriptually organized churches
- Safe in the arms of GOD
- Service to GOD
- Such were some of you
- Searching for truth(book)
- Sincere,True Ministry
- STOP
- Spirit to the churches
- Speak evil of a Christian is sin against Christ
- SHEPHERD
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- The devil
- 2 Reasons to believe ap
- Those who persecute you
- U HAVE AN ENEMY!
- Unscriptual organization of the church
- Time for truth
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- Vengeance
- What is the Gospel?
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- Worship
- Walking with GOD
- Where in the bible is your church mentioned
- Your unbelief
- Home
- (ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN) STAYING SAVED DB
- Abortion (forced termination)
- All authority
- All have sinned
- Are you a Christian
- A place for God`s name(this is it)
- Abounding hope
- Are you the enemy of God
- Amazing grace
- Awesome Father,Son,Holy spirit
- Audio Bible (KJV)
- Authority
- Abomination
- Accuser of GOD`S people
- Accuser
- AUDIO RIVERSIDE CHURCHOFCHRIST
- Adversary
- Apologetics press
- Born again
- Baptizm search for truth
- Acts conversion chart
- Baptizm immersion not sprinkle, pouring
- Baptizm NT
- Baptizm
- Bible read & listen
- Brand new creation
- Belief more than knowing there is a GOD
- Bethel
- Baptizm (antitype)
- Brain washed (believing lies)
- BAPTIZM POINT OF SALVATION
- Bible inspiration
- Being mistreated for doing good.
- Bible charts Donnie Barnes
- Bible verse of the day
- Be not many masters.
- Beyond the logos
- Baptizm forgiveness of sin, washed in the blood of JESUS
- Bible book outlines
- Bless your enemies curse not
- Bible`s scientific foreknowledge
- Children giving glory to GOD
- Can GOD`S house be established today?
- CONTACT US
- Condemn your brother with your tongue
- Church built by GOD
- Church built on Christ
- Christianity 101
- Childrens video
- Childrens : Digger Doug
- Christ
- CONTACT
- Church of Jesus Christ
- Church of CHRIST Romans 16:16
- Committed to GOD
- Cast the first stone
- Creation
- Dictionary
- Deception of false teachers
- Christs
- Did Jesus build more than 1 church?
- Divorce and remarriage
- Day of the Lord
- Denominationlism
- Drinking alcohol
- Diotrephes
- Falling away
- Does doctrine matter
- Filthy rags
- Forgiveness
- False preaching can keep u from heaven
- Faith the substance of all things
- Fake preachers
- False Teaching
- False teacher, False preacher DS
- Faith
- False Preachers
- Fabricated truth
- First gospel sermon
- Forget God?
- Give account for yourself
- GOD is righteous
- GOD`S PLAN IS NOT MAN`S DESIGN
- God`s will for you
- GOD
- Gossip David Schmidt
- GOD built true church not man
- GOD`S calling, the good new`s
- False brethren
- Gospel broadcasting network
- How do you obey the gospel?
- How beautiful are the feet that preach
- Gospel Enacted
- Homosexuality
- Heaven/Hell
- How to get to heaven?
- Heart
- Hypocrites
- Hymns
- Have you obeyed the gospel?
- Hope
- How is the church organized?
- Inspiration what is it?
- Interview with satan(father of lies)
- In Christ
- Influence of evil
- In Jesus Christ
- In Christ the fullness of the Godhead
- Is there more than 1 church? no
- JESUS
- Jesus the way
- In Christ (what is it being in Christ)
- Jesus is Lord
- Inspired word of GOD
- Jesus Jesus Jesus
- Jesus is our faith to our beloved
- JESUS CHRIST IS LORD
- Jesus has come in the flesh
- Kenya gallery1
- Kingdom come ?
- Lying wonder
- Jesus is Lord (Kurios)
- Lord`s church
- LOCATION OF ONE TRUE CHURCH
- Light at Riverside Church of CHRIST
- Lost
- LINKS
- Lying preachers
- LORDS church part 1
- Looking for things to get better
- Leaders of this world should be ashamed
- Lying Christians is their any without
- Lord`s supper
- Law of Liberty inCHRIST
- Light of the world
- Leading to Christ
- Lesson`s books of the bible gbn
- Love God, the creator of Love.
- Ladies videos
- Meddling & Gossip is sin
- Man`s device (not GOD`S)
- MURMURINGS, MURMURERS, MURMUR
- Lying 1
- None righteous no not one
- Making the change
- Man`s tradition or God`s word
- Moral issues
- New Creation
- Overcome evil with good
- No change
- Our GOD is a awesome GOD
- Preachers leading w/ no authority from GOD
- Obey the gospel
- Only 1 church (church of CHRIST)
- Pleasing God
- Pride of men hinder the advancement of the gospel
- Power of the tongue
- Persecution and Oppression
- Prayer
- Persecution
- Preaching Jesus
- Root of all evil
- practicing SIN
- REPENT!
- Riverside gallery
- Perverting the gospel
- Pray without ceasing
- Religious error
- Reject God
- Repent
- RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF GOD
- References on request
- Sober
- Scriptually organized w/o deacons?
- Stairway to heaven
- Searching for truth
- Sinners prayer 4min video
- Serving GOD or Self serving
- Salvation
- Sheet music
- Submit and we will pray for you
- Scripual and unscriptually organized churches
- Safe in the arms of GOD
- Service to GOD
- Such were some of you
- Searching for truth(book)
- Sincere,True Ministry
- STOP
- Spirit to the churches
- Speak evil of a Christian is sin against Christ
- SHEPHERD
- SERMONS
- SUNDAY APRIL 17 2022
- Slave of the creator
- Same sex marriage
- Thanks to GOD
- Truth about
- The holy spirit
- The dog has returned to his vomit
- The Church
- Truth
- Truth for the world
- The way we were
- The devil
- 2 Reasons to believe ap
- Those who persecute you
- U HAVE AN ENEMY!
- Unscriptual organization of the church
- Time for truth
- Unless the Lord build the house
- Vengeance
- What is the Gospel?
- WOE WOE WOE
- The Lord`s Supper
- When you die
- What must i do to be saves (transcript)
- James Watkins
- U WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR IDLE WORDS
- Why so many churches (Transcript)
- Withdrawal fellowship
- World Video Bible School (WVBS)
- What names on your sign
- What GOD has cleansed
- Wonderful Grace
- What must i do to be saved?
- Worship
- Walking with GOD
- Where in the bible is your church mentioned
- Your unbelief
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