2 Timothy 3 (the apostle Paul says)
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
(They will not consider anyone but themselves. They will not care how their actions affect other people. They will do only that which pleases themselves and walk in their own wisdom.)
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
(I believe it will be a challenge to keep our minds in peace, without spot, and blameless as the apostle Peter tells us to do. I Peter 3:14)
Jesus warns us about "surfeiting" ... which is over indulgence, over doing.
Luke 21
(When we overdo and become tired, we can end up saying and doing things unwise.)
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, (pray over all problems and concerns) that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, (pray over all problems and concerns) that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
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Revelation 12
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
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It seems we have to work more during this time to live in peace, deliberately following after those things that cause us to be peaceful. Avoiding strife and people who stir us up to sin.
Hold onto scriptures! Keep in mind our goals on this earth: faithfulness to God, peace with God.
I think each of us must really work to do those things which help us to be calm and peaceful and godly.
Turning to God and depending HIM to show us what to do daily to continue in HIM.
Psalm 51:17 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
(I especially pray Psalm 51:17 when I have brushed against the people of this world. I know I can't create a clean heart and right spirit in me. But I know God can and will do this for me.)
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