(For part
1, see 8/16/26)
2 Timothy
3:7, “Ever
learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
In this
passage, Paul is writing to young Timothy, describing the evil which
will come upon the earth in the last days. He describes all sorts of
sins and evil behavior which will captivate the human race just
before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. If we read and study the
depth of this passage with an open mind and honest heart before God,
we must declare that we are living in a time comparable to what Paul
described. Indeed, we are living in the last days.
One
key factor that Paul spoke about is described in verse 7. He
prophesied of a time when mankind would be always in pursuit of
learning but never able to understand Divine Truth. We are living in
an era when education has become a god. A testament to the pursuit of
education is the volume of debt created by college students just in
the last decade. Hanson,
Melanie. “Student Loan Debt Statistics,” EducationData.org,
2026-07-16, “Student
loan debt in the United States totals $1.863
trillion;
annual growth resumes following a decline in 2023-24. The
outstanding federal student loan balance is $1.724
trillion; 42.6
million student
borrowers have federal loan debt.”
All that money is spent on higher education, but still unable to
understand the most basic Biblical Truths. We are living in the last
days of the Last Days.
Jesus
said that when the Spirit of Truth has come, He will lead “you into
all Truth.” Every living person can receive a greater understanding
of the person and work of God. Regardless of one’s intellectual and
academic achievement, God can still teach us a thing or two.
We are
mortal men and the creation of God! Therefore, we must be subject to
God. Job 40:2, “Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty
instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.” God is the
instructor, and we are His students. God still wants to reveal His
Truth to submissive, receptive hearts!
Jesus
stated that when the Spirit of Truth has come, “he will shew you
things to come.” There is much that God would share with us if we
were in the position to receive. However, we must leave the realm of
the carnal man and walk in newness of life given in the Spirit. Human
intellect is not a proper position for Divine revelation. In a
spiritual sense, we must position ourselves to receive God’s Truth.
There is a way that seems right to man, but the end is death Proverbs
14:12. God’s desire is to reveal His Truth to His children, but we
must go God’s way. He will guide us on the path that we should go.
All we need to do is follow Him into His Truth!
