1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
CHAPTER 4
1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
For men shall be ; Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses ; All scripture is ; I charge thee therefore before God,
A. Lovers of their own selves,
1. Covetous,
2. Boasters,
3. Proud,
4. Blasphemers,
5. Disobedient to parents,
6. Unthankful,
7. Unholy,
B. Without natural affection,
1. Trucebreakers,
2. False accusers,
3. Incontinent,
4. Fierce,
5. Despisers of those that are good,
C. Traitors,
1. Heady,
2. High minded,
3. Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
D. Having a form of godliness, but
1. Denying the power thereof:
2. From such (anyone with any of these qualities) turn away.
E. For of this sort are they which creep into houses,
(broadcast Radio and Television entry into homes) and lead captive
(captive audience of listeners and viewers of their
teachings) silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts (those
things which appeal to the flesh),
7 Ever learning (listening more and more everyday but
never having a personal relationship with God, nor with the Savior Jesus Christ),
and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
For men shall be ; Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses ; All scripture is ; I charge thee therefore before God,
Charismatic speakers resist the truth:
A. These types are:
1. Men of corrupt minds,
2. Reprobate concerning the faith.
B. But they (these charismatic speakers) shall proceed no further: for
1. Their folly shall be manifest unto all men,
2. Just as theirs (those that
withstood Moses) also was.
C. But thou hast fully known
1. My (the Apostle Paul which once was Saul) doctrine,
2. My manner of life,
3. My purpose,
4. My faith,
5. My longsuffering,
6. My charity,
7. My patience,
8. My persecutions,
9. My afflictions,
D. All of these (earth's problems) which came unto me
1. At Antioch,
2. At Iconium,
3. At Lystra;
E. What persecutions I endured:
F. But out of them all the Lord delivered me.
G. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
1. But evil men and
2. seducers shall wax worse and worse,
3. These evil men shall be deceiving,
4. And they are being deceived.
I. But continue thou in the things
1. Which thou hast learned and
2. Hast been assured of,
3. Knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
For men shall be ; Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses ; All scripture is ; I charge thee therefore before God,
1. Is given by inspiration of God,
2. Is profitable for doctrine,
3. For reproof,
4. For correction,
5. For instruction in righteousness:
6. That the man of God may be
A. Perfect,
B. Throughly furnished
**** unto all good works. ****
7. Which are able to make thee wise
A. Unto salvation
B. Through faith
****which is in Christ Jesus.****
For men shall be ; Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses ; All scripture is ; I charge thee therefore before God,
A. Before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ,
1. Who shall judge the quick (Alive) and the dead
2. At his appearing
3. And his kingdom;
B. Preach the word;
1. Be instant in season,
2. Be instant out of season;
3. Reprove,
4. Rebuke,
5. Exhort with all longsuffering (patience)
6. Exhort with doctrine (teaching).
C. For the time will come when
1. They (the people of this world) will not endure sound doctrine; but
2. After their own lusts
a. Shall they heap to themselves (believe only those talkers that make them feel good) teachers,
b. Having itching ears (they enjoy what is being told to
them, not necessarily for their own good);
D. And they shall
1. Turn away their ears from the truth, and
2. They shall be turned unto fables.
E. But watch thou in all things,
1. Endure afflictions,
2. Do the work of an evangelist,
3. Make full proof of thy ministry.
For men shall be ; Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses ; All scripture is ; I charge thee therefore before God,