Thrive Ministries International

In the last days people will be brutal. They will live like untamed beings. They will kill without conscious. Be prepared to live amongst them and minister to them.

The people of the last days will not take dominion over themselves. They will be out of control in every area of their lives. Be prepared to minister to this type of person.

The word gossips means to be a malicious slander. These people will seek to destroy people with their words. They will speak lies in order to destroy a good person.

In the days we are living in people will not hold to an agreement. They will break the agreements with you. Be prepared to live with these people.

Unloving means to lack natural affection. This is displayed in the homosexual movements that are worldwide. These people lack natural affections. It is a sin but they must be ministered to.

Unholy is one of the ways that the Holy Spirit describes the character to people in the time we live in. Unholy means to lack righteousness or holiness. We see this complete disregard for holiness every where.

People are ungrateful for what they have been given. This is a characteristic of the people of the last days. They are don't give favor to those who treat them well.

The word disobedient means to have lost confidence in. In this verse it means to have lost confidence in parents. Parents need to building confidence in their children. We need to guard against anyone who will destroy that confidence.

One trait of the people that are living in the last days is that they will be revilers. The word reviler in the Greek is blasphemos. It means to speak against someone with the intent to harm them. Be prepared for this to happen.

In the last days people will be arrogant. The will take on an appearance of being higher or more important than others.

Another trait of people in the last days is that they will be boastful. This means that they will pretend to be something they are, they will be impostors.

A characteristics of people in the last days is that they will be lovers of money. They will have a deep affection for money. This affection will control and manipulate their lives.

In the last days times will be very difficult. The reason for the difficulty is the condition of the hearts of mankind. They will be lovers of self. They will have a deep affection for themselves.

The last day, the very end of the line. Paul begins to tell us about what the last days will be like. This is not to scare us but to prepare us to survive.

Leaders must correction those who oppose us with gentlness so that they can come to their senses and escape the trap of the devil.

We must bring gentle correction to those who have brought wrongful opposition to us. Then God will bring conviction that will lead to repentance and they will come to the knowledge go the truth

A leader or a bond servant must not be involved in violent quarrels, instead they should be kind. A leader should be able to teach others and be patient when someone hurts them.

A bond servant is someone who volunteers to serve his master for life. The master also agrees to caring for this bond servant.

The way we can stay away from getting in a quarrel is by refusing the foolish ideas that are being forced on us. We refuse them by saying, "I will have nothing to do with them."

We need to sense the danger of lust and run from it but as we run we need to with great effort pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace with others that are chasing after them.