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NASB | 2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine and accurate instruction [that challenges them with God's truth]; but wanting to have their ears tickled [with something pleasing], they will accumulate for themselves [many] teachers [one after another, chosen] to satisfy their own desires and to support the errors they hold, |
Bible Question: Doc T, Do you think we have gotten worse? I do. Searcher |
Bible Answer: Hi, Searcher... My problem is that I haven't been studying the Word but for about a dozen years of my life. When I had little interest in such things, I wouldn't have known a doctrine from a doorknob. :-) On the other hand, I've noticed that the strident debates between schools of thought (wow... you should read some of the "flamings" by Toplady and Wesley in the 1700's!) have changed -- instead of the five points we argue about the five solas (though few can define these things). That written, I also have to admit that the argument between "liberal" and "conservative," "creedal" and "non-creedal," etc. are not new arguments. Church history is full of them. Of course, nowadays there is an ignorance of all things scriptural that was avoided by careful instruction in the schools. If you think about it, as believers we really agree on a huge number of things (inspite of what non-believers and non-protestants say). I mean, the majority of us can feel comfortable with the plain message of scripture. But the world has gotten more ignorant all the time. In the early 1800's you could ask any American if they were saved. They would understand what you were asking and would have an answer. Today, the only theology people (in the world) get are from complainers about theology, movies, television, or books like "The Davinci Code!" The church doesn't seem to be doing a very good job with its members, either. In Him, Doc |
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