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Characteristics Of People In The Last Days
Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 6, 2024 (message contributor)
CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE IN THE LAST DAYS (II Timothy 3:1-4)
Self-Centeredness: People will love only themselves and their money.
Pride and Disobedience: They will be boastful, proud, scoff at God, and disobedient to their parents.
Lack of Gratitude: Ungratefulness will prevail.
Lack of Love and Forgiveness: They will be unloving, unforgiving, and slanderous.
Rejection of the Sacred: People will consider nothing sacred.
Cruelty and Hatred for Good: They will be cruel, hating what is good.
Betrayal and Recklessness: Betrayal of friends and reckless behavior will be common.
Love of Pleasure Over God: Pleasure will take precedence over devotion to God.
Form of Godliness, Denying Its Power: Some will appear religious but reject the transformative power of godliness2.
False Teachers and Deception: False teachers will arise, opposing the truth. They will deceive and be deceived.
They will have depraved minds and counterfeit faith.
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