Itching Ears and 2 Timothy 4:1-9

What did Paul mean by itching ears? How do we surround ourselves with people who will tell us what we want the Bible to say? And, more importantly, how do we protect ourselves from seeking them out? This challenging episode digs into 2 Timothy 4:1-9 and exposes the difference between choosing to pursue truth and choosing our preferred truth.

 

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False teachers mentioned: Bill Johnson from Bethel, TD Jakes, Liberal Theology, Todd White, Pentecostalism, Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar, Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyer, Christian Nationakism, Q-Anon, Doninionists, Roman Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses

 

Psychology series

 

Psychology says: we’re basically good - were victims - we don’t love ourselves enough - we save ourselves from unhappiness - our greatest need is happiness, self-acceptance, or freedom

 

God says: we’re basically wicked - we choose to sin - we love ourselves too much - we must be saved from sin by Christ - our greatest need is to love and serve Christ

 

Alternative to psychology: Biblical Counseling (note that this is different from Christian counseling)

 

Examples from “Google and Confirmation Bias”: tattoos, weed, sexuality, LGBTQ+ support, alcohol, lose salvation, look at porn, believe evolution,  do ____ before marriage, support abortion, have female pastors, go to church

 

Takeaways:

1. Gods word is our highest authority, so we want to read AND study it
2. Failing to know the Bible lets us get truth elsewhere
3. We want our lives to be marked by a pursuit of truth and a rejection of the lies we want to believe

 

Scripture used: 2 Timothy 4:1-9, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Timothy 1:3-4 and 4:7, Titus 1:12-13,  Ephesians 5:11, Psalm 51:5, Romans 3:10-18, Romans 6:1-23, James 1:14-15, 2 Timothy 3:2, Romans 3:21-26, Galatians 2:20, Acts 4:12
 

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