II Timothy 4:3 ” For 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.”

The well-known Puritan Clergy, Charles Spurgeon, once warned fellow preachers with this: “There are many sleepy pastors who will not tell the truth for fear of hurting your feelings.” That’s why the Apostle Paul strongly exhorted the young Timothy here to “Preach the Word.” In other words, we can’t allow the possibility of making someone “uncomfortable” with the divinely revealed Truth of God so as to not cause their displeasure or disapproval. Paul warned of these men who desired fables & myths to God’s Word so that their conscious wouldn’t be “assaulted” by the Truth. Sound doctrine goes out the door when pastors are fearful to offend, and crowds demands deception, or to paraphrase Isaiah 30:10… Don’t give us anymore visions of what is right, rather tell us only pleasant things so we can be deceived.

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A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ. View all posts by kezha1