2 Timothy 3:1-4:8
1But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.
6They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. 8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth—men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.
Paul’s Charge to Timothy
10You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 4
1In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 3For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 5But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
6For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. 7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
Twitter. This new craze allows everyday people into the lives of people they admire and follow after. It is POWERFUL. Let’s take a quick look at what these “role models” and “celebrities” are saying on twitter.
Shia Labeouf:Actor
Shiantologyhttp://Shiantology.com had record breaking day today! Thanks to all our lovely Shiantologists! We will ALWAYS bring u the latest SHIA news!
Ron Artest:NBA Star
Real_Ron_Artest#notagoodlook – Ginobili’s baldspot. that ish is growing faster than Shaq’s waistline. Guess there ain’t a Mexican word for “rogaine”
Phillip DeFranco:Web phenom/news
PhillyDBarack Obama gets caught checking out some big juicy ass http://bit.ly/Fk5Lc
John McCain:Senator
SenJohnMcCainOver the last 3 days I’ve tried to save the taxpayers $73.46m by cutting wasteful spending – too bad it’s still politics as usual in DC
Ellen DeGeneres: TV Show Host
TheEllenShowSmile if you see yesterday’s winner. Now keep smiling cause you can win a Nikon Coolpix today!
Ashton Kutcher: Actor
apluskI’d like to buy a hotel on baltic
John McCain:Senator
SenJohnMcCainICYMI:the Congressional Budget Office released its monthly budget review yesterday highlighting the federal budget deficit as $1.1 trillion
Lane Kiffin: Football Coach
LaneKiffinUT57 days 17 hours 40 minutes…the countdown continues! Always a great day to be a Vol!
Miley Cyrus:Actress/Singer
mileycyrussomeone just called me the “Oprah of Twitter” HA! I don’t know if I have ever laughed so hard in my entire life! hahahahhahahahhahaa =]
John Mayer: Musical Artist
johncmayerIn the studio, energized, connected. Like 3 more colors just came into existence. Every musician alive should be inspired to up their game
Bo Burnham:Web Phenom/Comedian/Singer
boburnhamGetting ready for toronto next week. Finally working out the tour schedule for the fall. All this is being done from my couch
Dane Cook: Comedian
danecook:My neighbors r having sex. Sounds like he’s having a blast. Inspired & goal oriented. She’s meandering through it with little fanfare.
Common themes? Money, hatred, laziness, prizes for nothing, crudeness, paradise, finding inspiration in earthly things, obsessions, politics,sex, and cultish followings. This is what the world and its “role models” have told us is NORMAL and OKAY. It breaks my heart. And we ( me included) accept this. It doesn’t bother us and we even embrace it. =(
*The earth mocks us. Mocks the idea of a relationship with the father. We live for ourselves. We live for fame. Whatever makes us feel good. We live to lift us up and put others down. We live for money and politics. This video makes me want to vomit but at the same time, I appreciate it. I like its harshness and blunt honesty of the way things are. We HAVE to take a bold stand against what the world is telling us to live for, what the world is telling us about life.
Tomorrow or Saturday, I will look more into what we are called to accept, what we are living for, and useful scripture for it all. Just let these evils sink in. This is what we accept. This is what the world has fed us for so long until we are numb to it.
Numb to our culture. This video shows that in a creative way. So sad. Just wanted to leave you with a scripture before a more positive message tomorrow =)
Matthew 19:30 “But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.”
