Perilous Times

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was. 2 Timothy 3:1-9 NKJV

Ah, what a dreadful description that is regarding this generation and age! All these things are happening now as happened in the first century and we're all experiencing every day in our midst. These signs of the last days which have been stretched throughout twenty centuries since the ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ make us even more alarmed because they are happening within the believer's circle. Paul says that there are such a people who have a form of godliness but deny its power. Truly it indicates so-called Christians. This vicious and malevolent evil being, the devil, has been using this infamous tactic of deceitfulness for centuries among many believers who resist believing the truth. They use the religious languages and look pious but yet deny its power. They know what to say and what to do. However, they do not believe its power. It is indeed perilous times! So, we shall examine ourselves carefully and honestly whether we are in the genuine faith. The question each shall ask daily is “Do I truly believe in the power of Jesus Christ and follow Him?” It’s significantly necessary to do so lest we fall into a deadly trap of having a form of godliness but denying its power.