Messed Up Church Apostasy
“For the time is coming when people will not endure sound
teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for
themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn
away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.”
— 2 Timothy 4:3-4
“Hey?! My Pastor never showed me these Bible verses!!”
GO AHEAD-READ THIS ENTIRE PAGE! These are some of the many
Bible passages that are being strangely ignored by the Apostate
(Messed Up) Church:
Matthew 7:15-23 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to
you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. “You
will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn
bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears
good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot
produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every
tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the
fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits. Not everyone who
says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he
who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many
will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in
Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your
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name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them,
‘I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice
lawlessness.’”
Matthew 24: 3-14; 24-25 “As He was sitting on the Mount of
Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when
will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your
coming, and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered and said
to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. For many will
come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead
many. You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that
you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that
is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and
earthquakes. But all these things are merely the beginning of
birth pangs. Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill
you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. At
that time many will fall away and will betray one another and
hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and will
mislead many. Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s
love will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end, he will be
saved. This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole
world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will
come. (Vs. 24): For false Christs and false prophets will arise
and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if
possible, even the elect. (25) Behold, I have told you in
advance.”
2 Peter 2:1-3 “But false prophets also arose among the people,
just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will
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secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the
Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon
themselves. Many will follow their sensuality, and because of
them the way of the truth will be maligned; and in their
greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment
from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.”
Romans 16:18 “For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,
but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they
deceive the minds of naive people.”
2 Corinthians 2:17 “Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word
of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God
with sincerity, as those sent from God.”
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 “For such men are false apostles,
deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No
wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise
themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be
according to their deeds.”
1 Thessalonians 2:5 “You know we never used flattery, nor did we
put on a mask to cover up greed–God is our witness.”
Acts 20:28-31 “Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock,
among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd
the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. I know
that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you,
not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves men will
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arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after
them. Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day
for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one
with tears.”
1 Timothy 6:5 “…and constant friction between people of corrupt
mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that
godliness is a means to financial gain.”
Luke 16:13-14 “No servant can serve two masters; for either he
will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one
and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to
all these things, and they were scoffing at Him”
Titus 1:7-11 “For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s
steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to
wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, but hospitable,
loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-
controlled, holding fast the faithful word which is in
accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both
to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who
contradict. For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and
deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, who must be
silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching
things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.”
James 3: 1 “Not many of you should become teachers, my
brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with
greater strictness.”
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Titus 2:1 “But as for you, speak the things which are fitting
for sound doctrine.”
Galatians 1:6-9 “I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting
Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel;
which is really not another; only there are some who are
disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even
if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel
contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!
As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is
preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is
to be accursed!”
1 Corinthians 5:11-13 “But now I am writing to you not to
associate with anyone who bears the name of a brother if he
is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler,
drunkard, or swindler-not even to eat with such a one. For what
have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the
church whom you are to judge? God judges those on the
outside. Remove the evil person from among you.”
Galatians 1:10 “Am I now trying to win the approval of human
beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still
trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
Titus 2:7-8 “…in all things show yourself to be an example of
good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified, sound in speech
which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to
shame, having nothing bad to say about us.”
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1 Thessalonians 5:21 “But examine everything carefully; hold
fast to that which is good…”
1 John 4:1 “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test
the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false
prophets have gone out into the world.”
2 Timothy 1:13-14 “Hold fast (retain) the pattern of sound
words (doctrine) which you have heard from me, in faith and
love which are in Christ Jesus. Guard, through the Holy Spirit who
dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.”
2 Timothy 3:12-17 “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in
Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will
proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. You,
however, continue in the things you have learned and become
convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and
that from childhood you have known the sacred writings, which
are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through
faith, which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by
God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for
training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be
adequate, equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy 4:1-4 “I solemnly charge you in the presence of God
and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and
by His appearing and His kingdom: preach the word; be ready in
season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great
patience and instruction. For the time will come when they
will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears
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tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in
accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears
from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
2 Timothy 4:16 “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere
in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your
hearers.”
2 Thessalonians 2: 8-12 “Then that lawless one will be revealed
whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to
an end by the appearance of His coming; that is, the one whose
coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power
and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of
wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the
love of the truth so as to be saved. For this reason God will send
upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what
is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not
believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.”
2 Thessalonians 2:15 “So then, brothers, stand firm and hold
to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken
word or by our letter.”
1 Corinthians 16:13 “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act
like men, be strong.”
2 John 1:7-11 “For many deceivers have gone out into the
world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in
the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. Watch
yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but
that you may receive a full reward. Anyone who goes too far and
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does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the
one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the
Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do
not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting;
for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil
deeds.”
Jude 3 “Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you
about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you
appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was
once for all handed down to the saints.”