Standing Strong in Perilous Times
The Bible says in 2 Timothy 3:1, "But know this, that in the last days, there will be perilous times." We are in the last days, and these are perilous times. All you have to do is look at the world around you and you will know that we are in perilous times. For example, two devastating earthquakes in Haiti and in Japan. Evil leaders in Libya and Egypt. Quarreling among various countries. You can also tell it by looking at people. In 2 Timothy 3:2-5, the apostle Paul warns us, "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." The Bible also says that there will be wars and rumors of wars, famine, earthquakes, and floods. If you don't notice that all this stuff it going ...