Time to dig in!

Has the world seen more difficult time then the present? World War I – 15 to 65 million The great depression c.7 million World War II - 40 to 70 million

Paul to Timothy 2 Timothy 31ff But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—

having a form of godliness but denying its power having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

Having a form…

We live in a rewrite time Read a history book from the 1940’s 1950’s 1960’s 2010 The difference in approach and attitude is striking!

It is hard to know who to trust! The world says You are the most import person in your life God says value others above yourselves Phil 2:3

The world says…God says There are many paths to God “You shall have no other gods before me

The world says…God says Don’t tell me what is right or wrong – Don’t judge Consider my prophet Jonah

“You have been concerned about this plant… And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?” Jonah 4:11

The world says…God says Live together Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Heb. 13:4

The world says…God says Be whatever Gender you want “Haven't you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female Matt.19:4

God says 2 Peter 3:17,18 …be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness, but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Paul tells Timothy… Have nothing to do with such people Wait a minute…You were talking about “Last Times” Right? Paul would say – Timothy you are in the last times!

Hebrews 1:1,2 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.

Please don’t take the power from this letter Timothy; In these last days you are going to find wordily people behave like worldly people You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 2 Tim 3:10

Timothy you know everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 2 Tim 3:12

Timothy you know evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 2 Tim. 3:13

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,

and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.