2 Tim 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy
The word covetous basically means lovers of silver. So in the last days, people who say they're believers are really selfish. They care only about themselves and they care about how much money they have. There's nothing wrong with having money if that's what God wants you to have. But if money becomes your god, that's when it becomes covetousness. That's why covetousness is also called idolatry. Think of a TV preacher who is a lover of themselves and a lover of money. We could all come up with names. But it's more than just them. It's people within churches.
Pretend Christians are also “boasters, proud”. Boasters are just people who brag about everything. They boast because they think they're the best. Have you ever met somebody who tells you something about Christianity and you know they're wrong? But they'll insist that they're right and you're wrong because God spoke to them? But here's the truth. If it doesn't match what's in the word of God, God didn't speak to them because this is how he speaks to us today: through His Word. So be careful of those who are boastful, those who are proud, who think that they are better than anybody else.
Pretend Christians are blasphemers, disobedient to parents. The word blasphemer actually has the idea of abusers and what it means is, people who abuse others and abuse their parents. Scripture tells children to ‘obey your parents in the Lord for that is right. Honor thy mother and father for this is the first commandment with promise. But some children are against their parents and don’t want to obey them. Are parents always right? No. But they have been given to us by the Lord for our protection.
Usually, pretenders know they are pretending and most reading this will be appalled by the sin in our current culture. Nevertheless, stick close to the Lord, read the Bible daily, pray always, and do good to others because as Christians - the deeper we fall in love with Jesus, the more we will love others!
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1. Pretenders vs True Believers
2. Pretenders who Blaspheme
3. What if I’m a Pretend Christian?
The word covetous basically means lovers of silver. So in the last days, people who say they're believers are really selfish. They care only about themselves and they care about how much money they have. There's nothing wrong with having money if that's what God wants you to have. But if money becomes your god, that's when it becomes covetousness. That's why covetousness is also called idolatry. Think of a TV preacher who is a lover of themselves and a lover of money. We could all come up with names. But it's more than just them. It's people within churches.
Pretend Christians are also “boasters, proud”. Boasters are just people who brag about everything. They boast because they think they're the best. Have you ever met somebody who tells you something about Christianity and you know they're wrong? But they'll insist that they're right and you're wrong because God spoke to them? But here's the truth. If it doesn't match what's in the word of God, God didn't speak to them because this is how he speaks to us today: through His Word. So be careful of those who are boastful, those who are proud, who think that they are better than anybody else.
Pretend Christians are blasphemers, disobedient to parents. The word blasphemer actually has the idea of abusers and what it means is, people who abuse others and abuse their parents. Scripture tells children to ‘obey your parents in the Lord for that is right. Honor thy mother and father for this is the first commandment with promise. But some children are against their parents and don’t want to obey them. Are parents always right? No. But they have been given to us by the Lord for our protection.
Usually, pretenders know they are pretending and most reading this will be appalled by the sin in our current culture. Nevertheless, stick close to the Lord, read the Bible daily, pray always, and do good to others because as Christians - the deeper we fall in love with Jesus, the more we will love others!
Click here for the complete message.
Click here if we can pray for you.
Complete blog series:
1. Pretenders vs True Believers
2. Pretenders who Blaspheme
3. What if I’m a Pretend Christian?