Yesterday we looked at several things the Bible tells us to be careful about. One of those is to be careful what you listen to. The verse we considered was from 2 Timothy:
3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. (2 Timothy 4: 3-4)
The verses that proceed these verses tell about the importance of sound teaching of the truth, because we are warned that in time—truth is rejected. That is what was happening in Ephesus where Timothy was during this time. Sound doctrine is the wholesome truth of Scripture and teaches a transformation of life in the name of Jesus Christ.
But more and more Timothy found that teachers were telling the people what they would like to hear. People wanted a teacher to suit their own desires. Instead of wanting to hear the truth they preferred novelty. Truth is found in the teachings of living a holy life, worshipping our Lord and Savior, and learning to be like Him as the salt and light to others in the world and then sharing His great salvation story with others. When we get off on secondary issues, we tend to wander instead.
The Apostle Paul would caution all of us to keep the goal of life transformation the primary driver behind why we do what we do.
Even when the people we are speaking to are more interested in novelty than truth, we stay the course for Jesus!
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