An Itch for Novelty
For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound andwholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look forteachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. Theywill reject the truth and chase after myths. - 2 Timothy 4:3-4
In describing the last days, the apostle Paul said, "A time is coming whenpeople will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They willfollow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell themwhatever their itching ears want to hear . . . " (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
The phrase "itching ears" in verse 4 could be translated, "an itch fornovelty." Is that not an apt description of people in the church today? I amamazed at the crazy things that people who profess to be Christians will buyinto. It seems as though every few years, a new fad comes along thateveryone gets worked up about.
People get caught up in nonsense, and it is an itch for novelty. After awhile, they tire of it and run off to some new thing. It is because theyhave never learned to love the Word of God.
The Bible tells us that in the last days, there will be false teachers,there will be a false gospel, and there will be false miracles. Only thoseChristians who are conversant with the Word of God and are biblicallyliterate will be able to identify them.
Jesus said we are to "go and make disciples of all the nations" (Matthew28:19). The church is a place where the Bible should be taught and whereGod's people should know what the Word of God says. It should be a placewhere we worship, a place where we pray, and a place where we use the giftsGod has given to us. But we are getting away from that. And that is whythere is such a vulnerability to false teaching today.
In describing the last days, the apostle Paul said, "A time is coming whenpeople will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They willfollow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell themwhatever their itching ears want to hear . . . " (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
The phrase "itching ears" in verse 4 could be translated, "an itch fornovelty." Is that not an apt description of people in the church today? I amamazed at the crazy things that people who profess to be Christians will buyinto. It seems as though every few years, a new fad comes along thateveryone gets worked up about.
People get caught up in nonsense, and it is an itch for novelty. After awhile, they tire of it and run off to some new thing. It is because theyhave never learned to love the Word of God.
The Bible tells us that in the last days, there will be false teachers,there will be a false gospel, and there will be false miracles. Only thoseChristians who are conversant with the Word of God and are biblicallyliterate will be able to identify them.
Jesus said we are to "go and make disciples of all the nations" (Matthew28:19). The church is a place where the Bible should be taught and whereGod's people should know what the Word of God says. It should be a placewhere we worship, a place where we pray, and a place where we use the giftsGod has given to us. But we are getting away from that. And that is whythere is such a vulnerability to false teaching today.
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