2 Timothy 3:1-9

for Marriage & Family Gen 1:28 (Cultural Mandate) “God blessed them. & God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Times of Difficulty Primary Indicator: Breakdown of Family

People are Lovers of Self Bible Commands us to Love God & others Bible Never Commands us to Love OurselvesBible Defines Love as: Loyal, Sacrificial, CommitmentBible Teaches Self-Love is the Root of Rebellion

of Self-Love 1. All Flow from Self-Love 2. All Easy to Hide, ‘acceptable’ 3. All Judged by Degrees

1. Lovers of money2. Proud3. Arrogant4. Abusive5. Disobedient to Parents6. Ungrateful7. Unholy8. Heartless9. Unappeasable

10. Slanderous11. Without Self-Control 12. Brutal 13. Not loving good14. Treacherous15. Reckless16. Swollen with conceit17. Lovers of Pleasure18. Appearance of Godliness

Avoid Them! 1. They will Corrupt you2. They will Create Difficult Times 3. They will Destroy the Church

They are Wolves!

1. They Creep into Households 2. They Capture Weak Women

- Burdened with Sin - Lead astray by Passions - Always Learning never coming to Truth

3. They Oppose the Truth 4. They will be Exposed

What we need to do

Put Off/Empty/Flee From:1. Repent of Self-Love 2. Stop Being Weak, Avoid False Teachers

Put On/Fill Up/Pursue: 3. Follow Paul’s Example (3:10-13) 4. Continue in God’s Word (3:14-17)