Paul described the following concerning the last days:
2 Timothy 3
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
(This happens in the world and in the church groups.)
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection (homosexuals & lesbians: Romans 1:26-28), trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness (church goers), but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
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We can feel depressed and hopeless when we realize there is no judgment thus permitting the evil to reign without penalty.
We see them investigate and gather evidence but nothing happens to the evil doer.
When we see this we must hold our selves up with scripture such as these.
Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is MINE; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Though man often refuses to deal with lawlessness, God will repay and will judge. We can be assured of that.
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The Bible tells us what to do when lawlessness reigns: "from such turn away". (2 Tim. 3:5)
Turn away and pray, committing the matter to God, know God will judge each evil act of man even now or later at the judgment seat of Christ.
I was born again in 1975. The first church I attended was a group where the pastors were from Dallas Theological Seminary, Bible University scholars. They were teaching tongues to be from the devil.
One day, I read the following in the Bible:
I Corinthians 14:39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
Am I going to attend a church group where the pastor teaches something opposite to the Holy Bible?
I quickly made the decision I would not attend any church group where pastor taught against Bible. I would just leave that church. ("From such turn away.")
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Today 2022, our government established a commission to investigate the January 6, 2021 attack on the capitol building.
Even though I am not a political person, voting for neither political party, I was very shocked in that attack. I saw immediately it was an attempt to overthrow democracy.
So when they formed this committee to investigate this attack, I watched their presentation.
Several times I had seen Donald Trump's speech to the group that gathered that day at the White House. I heard him tell them to go to the capitol and "he" would be with them. I saw them break the windows at the capitol and enter the capitol building. It was obviously unlawful entry. The police stood against the rioters and caught some of them and put them in jail as you would expect police to do. But no one arrested the man who instigated the riot, the man who called the rioters to come to the capitol that specific day and ordered them to go to take over the capitol and stop the legal government from certifying the 2020 election.
I was shocked! A man incited a riot and the government did nothing but "investigate."
I just turned away from watching such on TV. Commit the matter to God for HIM to judge. HE will judge.
We cannot watch such things and live in peace when there is no justice or attention to lawfulness. It will bring us down with them if we try to do this. We will end up depressed and some will be completely swept away from "goodness" when evil reigns.
We must put our faith in God. And we must know God will judge and will reward the lawful and punish the evil doer. Be assured of this.
2 Corinthians 5:10-11 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
God is just and HE will judge wickedness.
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What do we do when there is evil in the church?
The apostle Paul tells us what to do:
I Corinthians 5:11;13 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat ... Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
2 Timothy 3:5 Having a form of godliness (church goers), but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
This is what I do when I see evil that is reigning in a church group without correction.
This is what I do when I see an item in this world that is unjust but they will not judge. I just turn away and refuse to watch.
We cannot participate in evil and live in peace. If we are godly, we will be tormented by the evil.
We are seeing perilous times for lawlessness is all around. Just turn away. Pray. Trust God to judge and stop participating in the lawlessness by continuing to watch the lawlessness. Just turn away ... and follow after those things that make for peace and things whereby we can edify one another through God.
We must walk away.
(The NASB calls antichrist: "The man of lawlessness." 2 Thessalonians 2)
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