2 Timothy 3:4

“Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;”

"Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;" - 2 Timothy 3:4
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What does 2 Timothy 3:4 mean?

At first glance, 2 Timothy 3:4 may seem like a simple admonition against arrogance and self-centeredness. However, a closer examination reveals a deeper and more profound message about the human condition and the potential dangers of succumbing to base desires. The verse reads…

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The Allure of Pleasure: A Call to Faithfulness

In the book of 2 Timothy 3:4, the Apostle Paul provides a sobering description of the moral climate in the last days: "Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;" (KJV). This verse resonates deeply in our contemporary context, capturing a…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Devotion in Troubling Times

Heavenly Father, In Your holy presence, we come before You, our hearts burdened with the weight of this world. In the midst of chaos and confusion, we seek the comfort and guidance that only You can provide. We reflect on the wisdom of Your Word, as declared in 2 Timothy 3:4…

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2 Timothy 3:4 - "Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;"
2 Timothy 4:3-4
2 Timothy 4:3 - "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"
1 Timothy 2:3-4 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
2 Timothy 3:16
2 Timothy 4:3-4 - "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
2 Timothy 4 7
2 Timothy 4:5
2 Timothy 2:3 - "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."
2 Timothy 4:12 - "And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus."
2 Timothy 4:19 - "Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus."
2 Timothy 4:4 - "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
2 Timothy 3:3 - "Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,"
1 Timothy 2:3 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;"
2 Timothy 3:7 - "Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth."
2 Timothy 4:9 - "Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:"
1 Timothy 3:4 - "One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;"
2 Timothy 4:2 - "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
1 Timothy 4:2 - "Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;"
2 Timothy 4:22 - "The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen."
2 Timothy 3:1 - "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come."
2 Timothy 3:2 - "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,"
2 Timothy 3:5 - "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
2 Timothy 4:20 - "Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick."
1 Timothy 2:4 - "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
2 Timothy 4:6 - "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand."
2 Timothy 3:12 - "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
2 Timothy 4:15 - "Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words."
2 Timothy 3:17 - "That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."