Shaped by the Word of God

2 Timothy 3:1-5 "But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God--HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS BUT DENYING ITS POWER.  Have nothing to do with them."

We are living in these kinds of days. In fact, not only are we living in a world that is filled with this kind of culture, we are seeing this culture seep into the church.  Now in our culture we see Christians that have succumbed to the pressure to re-write the Bible to allow and accept a new form of morality.  They are replacing the morality of Scriptures with the morality of Politicians and Celebrities.  Even Pastors, Shepherds, Leaders that claim to be the mouthpiece of God have given in to the political will of their culture. This is not the first time we have seen this happen.  The prophets Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel all found themselves among a people and Spiritual leaders that claimed to be in the light yet only preached darkness.  God used these prophets to be his voice to a stubborn people. These men were persecuted for their stand to proclaim a message that they themselves did not establish, but were called to preach.  In the same manner our message may not always be accepted but it must be pure and true to the Word of God.  You see we did not create the gospel, write the Bible, or think up God.  It was there before us and will be there long after we are gone.  So understand that if you are a BELIEVER, your life and culture will be shaped by the Word of God.  As believers we shouldn’t try to re-interpret the Bible and ignore truths, in order to make God more acceptable in our culture.  Although you may have a form of godliness you will possess no power.  Remember the Bible is our protection and within it is our joy, peace, grace, and freedom.