2 Timothy 4:3-4 (Amplified Bible) For the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate (endure) sound and wholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors they hold, And will turn aside from hearing the truth and wander off into myths and man-made fictions.
It seems that the world around us is filled with people who gravitate toward those who speak, teach, or “say what their itching ears want to hear.” Even within the church we must contend with such attitudes and the seeping in of worldly philosophy and unsound doctrine. In some congregations, it would seem they present and package to please—careful not to offend—watering down the Word of God in the process. But the Church is not here to promote popular viewpoints, draw crowds, or to entertain in order to keep high attendance, as I have seen some churches do. Good intentions or not, nowhere in the Bible will we find that we should use the world’s methods to achieve spiritual goals. God’s “ways are higher...” (Isaiah 55:9). And in His Church, His way is the only way we should be seeking.
Have A Blessed Week
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