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Lesson: Are Your Ears Itching
Lesson: Are Your Ears Itching
2- Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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;
4- And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5- But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
- Ephesus -
By the time of Paul, Ephesus had become enormously wealthy due to its status and position as a major port city of Asia Minor.
It boasted a number of major public buildings, including gymnasiums, theaters and a triumphal arch constructed in 3 b.c.
In addition, the Ephesian temple of Artemis (a false female goddess of fertility) was lauded as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and was already then a significant source of income.
Ephesus is thought to have been the 4th largest city in that time with a population of over 250,00 people.
In other words...
There was a lot that someone with religious longings could find...
V1 - Charge - sharp command
V2 - preach - to herald (as a public crier) proclaim, publish.
Instant - to stand upon, i.e. be present — be at hand (instant), present, stand (before, by, over).
In Season - seasonably, opportunely.
when the opportunity occurs.
Out of season - meaning inopportunely, unseasonably, in contrast to the opposite
55 years ago a lot of the word of God was "in season" in the United States of America...
But we have a God who is not giving us an out because the message seems out of season today...
He is demanding us...
Even when it seems out of style..
Preach the Word...
When it seems there is no opportunity and audience to listen...
We still gotta preach it the right way..
Just because the world says its out of season for your biblical standards doesn't mean that God sees it that way..
Be one found heralding the good news in season and out of season..
In other words..
Let YOUR light so shine before men, that they may see YOUR good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Be ready.. Keep the light always on.. Don't have a religious body with a sinful heart..
Be instant...
Reprove - to convict, refute, expose (debunk, discredit, invalidate)
generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted
to find fault with, correct by word to reprehend severely, chide, admonish, reprove
to find fault with, correct by word to reprehend severely, chide, admonish
to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation.
It means to prove it from the Word.
With the Word, you can bring a sinner to the point of conviction.
Not necessarily to the point of confession; but to the point of conviction.
Rebuke - Censure or overcome with a powerful word.
to express strong disapproval of, to denounce.
In order to prevent an action or bring one to an end.
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?
Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
Blind Bartamaus
And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Always Forgive (,,,; )
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
Take heed to yourselves: -- If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Exhort - to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, (Ernest supplication) — beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire.
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Long-suffering - Forbearance, long-suffering, self-restraint before proceeding to action.
The quality of a person who is able to avenge himself yet refrains from doing so.
Behold, we count them happy which endure.
Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Doctrine - soundness of the teachings
-- Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken?
for ye shall speak into the air.
V3
For a time will come when they will not put up with healthy teaching.
Heap
V4 - Turn away - make a choice not to hear the Truth
Turned unto Fables - Disjointed
This is a medical word.
This is the Greek word ektrepomai.
It refers to a bone that is out of joint.
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Lesson: Are Your Ears Itching
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;
Endure - to have.To hold up or back from falling.
Lust - to desire greatly.
Strong desire, longing.
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
What Are Itchy Ears?
While your ears may be fairly small compared to an arm or leg, they are full of sensitive neurological fibers.
As a result, ears are subject to their fair share of itching.
You might have chronically itchy ears simply because they’re highly sensitive.
However, itchy ears could also indicate an underlying medical condition.
By understanding some of the causes of itchy ears, you can determine how to find potential relief from chronic itching.
What Causes Itchy Ears?
Itchy ears can stem from a number of causes.
Some common examples include:
Dry Skin
If your ears don’t produce enough ear wax, your ear skin can become dry and itchy.
Wax has lubricating effects, and its absence can cause you to experience itching.
You may even notice flaking skin coming from the ear.
BOOK II
Thirsting for God
To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
Sometimes people dry up because of sin..
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