Where GOD Voice At?
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Shared by Apostle James Winfree Sr:
The Apostle Paul wrote a warning for the church: “The time will come when men 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” .
The Greek word translated “itching” literally means “to itch, rub, scratch, or tickle.” To want one’s ears “tickled” is to desire messages rather than messages, sermons that charm rather than challenge, entertain rather than edify, and please rather than preach. The people Paul our Apostle, warns about will have, as one commentator put it, “ears which have to be continually titillated with novelties.”
“Itching ears” is a figure of speech that refers to church people’s desires, felt needs, or wants. It is these desires that impel a person to believe whatever he or she wants to believe rather than the actual truth itself. When church people have “itching ears,” they decide for themselves what is right or wrong, and they seek out others to support their notions. “Itching ears” are concerned with what feels good or comfortable, not with the truth, after all, truth is often uncomfortable. Apostle Paul’s warning is that the church would one day contain those who only opened their ears to those who would scratch their “itch.”
Those with “itching ears” only want teachers who will assure them that all is well, teachers who say, “Peace, peace . . . when there is no peace” . Where there is a demand for something, the suppliers are not far away. Apostle Paul says that not only will there be great demand for watered-down, personalized messages, but there will be “a great number of teachers” willing to provide such Mess and steer people away from “sound doctrine.”
Evidence today of church people having “itching ears” includes the popularity of messages that church people are not required to change, as if repentance were outmoded; that church people are basically good; that GOD is too loving to judge anyone; that the cross, with all its blood, is not really necessary; and that GOD wants His chosen Believers to be healthy, wealthy, and content in this world. As church club people turn their backs on the truth about sin and condemnation, they disregard their need for repentance and forgiveness. And a craving for “new” and “fresher” ideas grows, even though there is “nothing new under the sun” ....accompanied by a longing to feel good about who they are and where they’re going. Messages that tickle ears can fill a lot of social club churches, sell a lot of Lies, Books, and buy a lot of time on Cable Television.
Some of the early followers of Jesus Christ complained about some of the Lord’s words: “Many of the Lord's disciples said, ʻThis is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?’ . . . From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed Him”. Walking away from loving truth is easy to do.
In today’s postmodern church meetings, we see many walking away from the loving truth. Some ministers that once preached sound doctrine now teach as acceptable the very evils the Bible condemns. Some pastors are afraid to preach on certain passages of the Bible. “Christian feminists” deny GOD as The Heavenly Father, calling Him a “She God.” “Gay's calling themselves, Christians and even leading church club people” are not only welcomed without repentance into body of the Lord Jesus Christ fellowship but into the pulpit, as well.
The Spirit of Truth remedy for those who have “itching ears” “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage, with great patience and careful instruction” . It is a solemn charge, made “in the presence of GOD and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and His Kingdom” . And it contains all the elements needed to combat the temptation to tickle ears: preach, correct, rebuke, and encourage. The content of preaching must be The Written Word of GOD, and it must be preached when convenient and when inconvenient. This takes “great patience and careful instruction,” but sound doctrine is worth it. Let His Living and Loving Church, Say Amen.
Apostle James Winfree Sr, Online Media Nations Church That Are In Christ Jesus.
We Are Leading All Souls To Our Lord And Savior King Jesus Christ.
There's No Other Savior, But JESUS!!!.
Shared by Apostle James Winfree Sr:
The Apostle Paul wrote a warning for the church: “The time will come when men 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” .
The Greek word translated “itching” literally means “to itch, rub, scratch, or tickle.” To want one’s ears “tickled” is to desire messages rather than messages, sermons that charm rather than challenge, entertain rather than edify, and please rather than preach. The people Paul our Apostle, warns about will have, as one commentator put it, “ears which have to be continually titillated with novelties.”
“Itching ears” is a figure of speech that refers to church people’s desires, felt needs, or wants. It is these desires that impel a person to believe whatever he or she wants to believe rather than the actual truth itself. When church people have “itching ears,” they decide for themselves what is right or wrong, and they seek out others to support their notions. “Itching ears” are concerned with what feels good or comfortable, not with the truth, after all, truth is often uncomfortable. Apostle Paul’s warning is that the church would one day contain those who only opened their ears to those who would scratch their “itch.”
Those with “itching ears” only want teachers who will assure them that all is well, teachers who say, “Peace, peace . . . when there is no peace” . Where there is a demand for something, the suppliers are not far away. Apostle Paul says that not only will there be great demand for watered-down, personalized messages, but there will be “a great number of teachers” willing to provide such Mess and steer people away from “sound doctrine.”
Evidence today of church people having “itching ears” includes the popularity of messages that church people are not required to change, as if repentance were outmoded; that church people are basically good; that GOD is too loving to judge anyone; that the cross, with all its blood, is not really necessary; and that GOD wants His chosen Believers to be healthy, wealthy, and content in this world. As church club people turn their backs on the truth about sin and condemnation, they disregard their need for repentance and forgiveness. And a craving for “new” and “fresher” ideas grows, even though there is “nothing new under the sun” ....accompanied by a longing to feel good about who they are and where they’re going. Messages that tickle ears can fill a lot of social club churches, sell a lot of Lies, Books, and buy a lot of time on Cable Television.
Some of the early followers of Jesus Christ complained about some of the Lord’s words: “Many of the Lord's disciples said, ʻThis is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?’ . . . From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed Him”. Walking away from loving truth is easy to do.
In today’s postmodern church meetings, we see many walking away from the loving truth. Some ministers that once preached sound doctrine now teach as acceptable the very evils the Bible condemns. Some pastors are afraid to preach on certain passages of the Bible. “Christian feminists” deny GOD as The Heavenly Father, calling Him a “She God.” “Gay's calling themselves, Christians and even leading church club people” are not only welcomed without repentance into body of the Lord Jesus Christ fellowship but into the pulpit, as well.
The Spirit of Truth remedy for those who have “itching ears” “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage, with great patience and careful instruction” . It is a solemn charge, made “in the presence of GOD and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and His Kingdom” . And it contains all the elements needed to combat the temptation to tickle ears: preach, correct, rebuke, and encourage. The content of preaching must be The Written Word of GOD, and it must be preached when convenient and when inconvenient. This takes “great patience and careful instruction,” but sound doctrine is worth it. Let His Living and Loving Church, Say Amen.
Apostle James Winfree Sr, Online Media Nations Church That Are In Christ Jesus.
We Are Leading All Souls To Our Lord And Savior King Jesus Christ.
There's No Other Savior, But JESUS!!!.
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