Itching ears.
The apostle Paul wrote,
“For 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.
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” 2Timothy 4:3,4.
Standing on my perch here in North America, I am amazed what men and women calling themselves Christians are saying from the pulpit. They are mixing false statements with just enough Bible facts to make what they are saying sound good and thus leading people away from what the Bible truly states.
The famous evangelist Charles H. Spurgeon once said,
"A time will come when instead of the shepherds feeding the sheep. The church will have clowns entertaining the goats." Charles H. Spurgeon.
I have a unique perspective when it comes to clowns. For a large part of my life I was a clown/magician. I stood in front of crowds and in word and deed made everyone in that room think I was the biggest idiot in the room. Someone who could produce things out of thin air.
It was a fun time in my life. One that taught me that people were easily fooled.
People believed what they wanted to believe. All it took was fancy words and a little bit of misdirection.
Thus it is within Christian circles today. With men and women claiming to be of God using fancy language and misleading actions to move people away from God.
Thus we as believers in Christ Jesus must be on our guard to see that we are not directed away from Gods truths.
Why not take time right now to evaluate the pastors and evangelist you listen to. Are they truly preaching the word of God?
Please think about it.
