They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good. —Titus 1:16 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. —Titus 2:11-14 Our people must…

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But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. —II Timothy 3:1-5              Here are some of the characteristics of people in the last days— Brothers and sisters, dear fellow followers/disciples of Jesus, we are told to “have nothing to do with such people.  These will be terrible times in the last days.  Look…

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. —I Timothy 6:5-10 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which…

Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. —I Timothy 4:7-8              It is amazing how many gyms exist in the U.S. where people go to workout and seek to get in shape or be in shape.  I read where 19% of the population, about 64 million, hold gym memberships.  Yet, only about 44-50% go to the gym twice each week.  52% of gym memberships belong to women, 48% belong to men.              I think this is…

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service. Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.  Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his…

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God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you…

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. —I Thessalonians 5:11              We are to encourage each other.  Encourage here is to be “offering up evidence that stands up in God’s court.”  However one is discouraged— the lack of courage— we are to encourage them— put courage back into them— and the way to do this is to do so from God’s perspective.  Whatever a person is discouraged with, we are to encourage them by thinking and understanding from God’s point of view and surely not from the world’s point of view.              So, are you discouraged today?  What are you discouraged…

But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you. —I Thessalonians 3:6  How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you? —I Thessalonians 3:9  Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more, and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your…