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2 Timothy 3:1-2: "But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2) For men will be lovers of themselves..."
These are Paul's last words and contain a warning. In the last days there will be more evil. Think about it. Twenty years ago, we didn't have companies that protected our identity. Identity theft happened, but it was a rare occurrence. Now, these services flourish because evil has increased. Paul also warned the church to guard against deception.
In John 21:15 - Jesus asked Peter, "Do you love me more than these?" Now, Jesus wasn't asking him three times to correspond to the three times Peter denied him as some suggest. In the original language, Jesus asked:
"Do you agape (God's love) me more than these?"
Peter responded using the word, phileo, which speaks of friendship.
Jesus used agape in the second question as well, and once again Peter used phileo.
On the third question, Jesus used the word, phileo.
Do we love God or ourselves? Now, it's okay to love ourselves as long as we don't love ourselves more than God. Let's look at a group in Scripture that loved themselves more than God: The Pharisees.
They got mad at Jesus for healing on the Sabbath, but had no problem plotting murder on the Sabbath. The Pharisees didn't care about the man but wanted to destroy Jesus
How do you know if you love God? People who love God love His Word and keep His commandments.
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