Dr. Couch, is the apostasy about the world or is it about the church?
ANSWER: Good question. The Apostasy has to do with the church capitulating and turning away from The Truth and The Faith, and taking on the morals and the ways of the culture, the world.
One of the main sections is 2 Timothy 3:1-5. "In the last days 'hard to bear' times will come." I believe we are there. We are moving into that period. The church is taking on the patterns of the world. The main issue has to do with humanism. Read the list, especially verses 3-4. Certain patterns can be seen going on now: "Unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, haters of good, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; and avoid such men as these."
I believe too that in these last days the world will turn more and more against Christians. Be prepared for persecution which will start with economic sanctions and finally end with physical persecution.
Thanks for asking.
Dr. Mal Couch
ANSWER: Good question. The Apostasy has to do with the church capitulating and turning away from The Truth and The Faith, and taking on the morals and the ways of the culture, the world.
One of the main sections is 2 Timothy 3:1-5. "In the last days 'hard to bear' times will come." I believe we are there. We are moving into that period. The church is taking on the patterns of the world. The main issue has to do with humanism. Read the list, especially verses 3-4. Certain patterns can be seen going on now: "Unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, haters of good, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; and avoid such men as these."
I believe too that in these last days the world will turn more and more against Christians. Be prepared for persecution which will start with economic sanctions and finally end with physical persecution.
Thanks for asking.
Dr. Mal Couch
