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A Legacy of Faithfulness Avoid Pretenders of Godliness in the Last Days 2 Timothy 3:1-9

A Legacy of Faithfulness Avoid Pretenders of Godliness in the Last Days 2 Timothy 3:1-9. 2 Timothy 3:1. “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty .” 2 Primary Commands “Understand this” “Avoid such people”.

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A Legacy of Faithfulness Avoid Pretenders of Godliness in the Last Days 2 Timothy 3:1-9

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  1. A Legacy of FaithfulnessAvoid Pretenders of Godliness in the Last Days2 Timothy 3:1-9

  2. 2 Timothy 3:1 “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.” 2 Primary Commands • “Understand this” • “Avoid such people”

  3. I. Avoid pretenders who are not lovers of God (2-5)

  4. 18 character qualities of the pretender who does not love God: 2 Timothy 3:2-4 • For people will be lovers of self (2) • Lovers of money (2) • Proud (2) • Arrogant (2) • Abusive (2) • Disobedient to their parents (2) • Ungrateful (2) • Unholy (2) • Heartless (3)

  5. 18 character qualities of the pretender who does not love God: 2 Timothy 3:2-4 • Unappeasable (3) • Slanderous (3) • Without Self-control (3) • Brutal (3) • Not loving good (3) • Treacherous (4) • Reckless (4) • Swollen with conceit (4) • Lovers of Pleasure rather than lovers of God (4)

  6. I. Avoid pretenders who are not lovers of God (2-5) Summary of a pretender’s behavior 2 Timothy 3:5  “having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.” What should be the believer’s response to the pretending follower? Is my life truly worth imitating, or is it just a superficial appearance?

  7. II. Avoid pretenders who take advantage of the weak (6-7) 2 Timothy 3:6-7 “For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.”

  8. III. Avoid pretenders who oppose truth (8) 2 Timothy 3:8 “Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.” What did these men have in common with the False Teachers (pretenders) in Ephesus?

  9. IV. Pretenders will be exposed (9) 2 Timothy 3:9 "But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.”

  10. ILLUS: Summer LINK Picture

  11. Questions to Consider Which of the 18 character qualities do I most identify with? What are some pleasures that I am tempted to love more than God? Are there any relationships that are being hindered because of my love of self?

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