2 Timothy 4:3 (NKJV) 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;
We need to be careful. Not everything that we hear is what it may seem to be.
Some things that are presented as truth are really just lies wrapped in tiny tidbits of truth to lend credibility to them.
This is true even within the church. Paul clearly warned us about this in the verse above.
As human beings, we can sometimes be persuaded to believe something that isn’t true, even if we might initially believe it to be a lie.
Why? Because it sounds good.
I know someone personally who heard a specific teacher make a statement, and his first thought was, “you’re a liar”.
But he continued to listen to this same teacher, and over time he began to believe the lie and eventually adopted it and accepted it as truth.
This is very dangerous for us.
God’s word is always our measuring stick. We need to be diligent to compare everything we hear to His word. If it lines up, it’s truth. If it doesn’t, it’s a lie. It’s very plain and simple overall.
So, let’s be careful not to be those who Paul warned about in the verse above, with itching ears to hear the things that sound good or make us feel good.
These are perilous times we’re living in, so we need to be sure we are arming ourselves with the truth of God’s word, not the lies of man and the enemy of our souls.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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