5.17.2011

Sign of the Times

 The signs of the end are all around us. No, I'm not talking about the wars and rumors of war or the earthquakes increasing in number and severity or even the nations rising against each other. All those things are happening and may very well be legitimate signs of the end, but I'm talking about something even more telling about the days we live in: I'm talking about the apostasy of the Church!
 We have homosexual churches; we have churches that only teach "good" things like self esteem and joyful living, but none of the "bad" things like sin or hell; we have churches that don't believe Jesus was the Son of God; we have churches that don't believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God! We have all these in the name of progress and tolerance.
These churches don't have a God of wrath, only a God of love. They don't have a God who holds people responsible for their actions, their God forgives everyone of everything and accepts everyone into His Heaven. These churches hold that there are many ways to God and, as long as you are sincere you'll get there. If you have "itchy" ears, you won't have to walk too many blocks in a large city until you'll find a church that teaches what you want to hear! And you'll probably be in the company of many!
 We can't say we weren't warned. Jesus told us what would happen and so it has begun. The spirit of antichrist is not only in the Earth, it has opened it's own church! Doctrines of demons are being preached from the pulpits of prestigious churches and the pews are full!
 2 Tim 4:3 "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. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths." Two old sayings come to mind: "You deserve what you allow" and "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything".