I’m indebted to June who drew my attention to this paragraph. It sounds like a modern-day description of the United States, not something written in the Bible nearly 2,000 years ago:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t be naive. There are difficult times ahead. As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane, contemptuous of parents, crude, coarse, dog-eat-dog, unbending, slanderers, impulsively wild, savage, cynical, treacherous, ruthless, bloated windbags, addicted to lust, and allergic to God. They\u2019ll make a show of religion, but behind the scenes they\u2019re animals. Stay clear of these people. (2 Timothy 3.1 – 5, MSG)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shall I bullet it out so we don’t miss it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t be naive. There are difficult times ahead. As the end approaches, people are going to be <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n “As the end approaches…” The end of what? The age? Or just the U.S.? <\/p>\n\n\n\n What to do? Hard to say, but as a minimum, let’s all:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, \u201cchildren of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.\u201d Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. (Philippians 2.14 – 16, NIV)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m indebted to June who drew my attention to this paragraph. It sounds like a modern-day description of the United States, not something written in the Bible nearly 2,000 years ago: Don\u2019t be naive. There are difficult times ahead. As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane, contemptuous of … Continue reading Scary Times?<\/span>