2 Timothy 3:1-5 BSB
“1But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. 2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, 4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!”
Media Influence in Human Lives
We are definitely living in the last days! I live in the
USA, and I see this in my nation in abundance! Although the internet definitely
has some good uses and purposes, which I am very grateful for, it also has
opened the door wide to every form of evil imaginable, I believe. And so much
of this is being daily fed into people’s hearts and minds. And the young and
the vulnerable are especially susceptible to believing the lies and to
rejecting the truth, because the lies often make them feel good, which the
truth may not.
Radio first, then television, then computers, then the
internet, and then smart phones (also the internet) can be and are being used
as means of mind control, mind manipulation, propaganda, and influence in
people’s hearts and minds, also influencing their attitudes, values, and
behaviors. For as the saying goes, “garbage in, garbage out.” What gets stored
up in our minds and hearts can and will come out in our attitudes and
behaviors. But the media does have some plusses, such as what I am able to write
now.
So, the media (radio, television, and the internet) can be a
good thing, or it can be a bad thing depending upon what we do with it, and how
we use it, and whether or not we are mature and sensible and godly people who
are able to discern what we should not be viewing and what is safe for us to
view. Children should not be handed computers, tablets, and smart phones and
then not be supervised, for they lack the maturity to make the right kinds of
decisions. And honestly, it appears that applies to many adults.
What’s Permeating the Church
And I know you may think that I rail on this subject, but
pornography use has skyrocketed via the internet and smart phones. And this is
permeating the church and the lives of people who profess faith in Jesus
Christ, including probably half the pastors (or greater than half), according
to recent statistics. And this is destroying people’s lives and their marriages
and their families, and the church at large. So many are now embracing this sin,
and few seem to be willing to do what needs to be done to put it to death.
And this doesn’t just impact the person doing the sinning,
but it affects all who are impacted by the sinners, via their sins, one way or
another. For those who are addicted to sin and to disobeying God will also be
those who lie and who cheat and who hate and abuse those they are supposed to
love. And the sin will completely distort the meaning of the word “love,” and
it will damage the minds and hearts of those addicted to the sin. And they will
easily accept the lies of Satan and reject the truth, to justify their actions.
And “love” is not just feelings and emotions. Love is
action. And God is love. And “love” means to prefer what God prefers, which is
all that is holy, righteous, godly, morally pure, upright, honest, faithful,
and obedient to our Lord and to his commands. And love does no harm to its
neighbor. So it isn’t love for God or for anyone else if how you treat them comes
from a heart set on sin and selfish desire and the lusts of the flesh. For
viewing porn is adultery, and it is traitorous, conceited, and thinking only of
self. It is hate.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts
26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans
8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1
Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians
5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14;
Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24;
1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation
3:1-22]
Wake Up!
Based off Ephesians 5:1-21; Revelation
3:1-6
An Original Work /
November 25, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Wake up, sleeper,
rise from the dead.
Your God awaits you
to do what
He says to you.
Be not conformed to
your selfish will.
Trust in the Lord.
Do what He says.
He will give you
victory.
Do not walk in
darkness;
Come into the light
of love.
Listen to your
Savior calling
You to obey all His
teachings.
Repent of your sin,
and
Christ will shine
His love on you.
He waits patiently
for you to
Heed His whispers to
your heart.
Will you hasten to
obey Him;
Not from Him depart?
Live your life from
this day forward,
Walking in His love
and mercy.
Let Him cleanse you
of all your sins.
Dwell with Him
today.
Do not insult God’s
grace to you.
Do not make light of
your sin.
Let the light of His
truth come
And free you from
within.
Terrible Times Have Come
An Original Work / July 4, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
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