2 Timothy 3-4
Paul is instructing his acolyte Timothy to follow hard after Christ. He wants to make sure that Timothy doesn't get distracted by the world or follow after some psuedo-god. His words are still apropos today as he instructs Timothy to avoid people "having a form of godliness but denying its power." I think this is perhaps one of the biggest problems in the church today. Too much of the church today is composed of Christians in name only -- Jesus called them lukewarm and said that he would spit them out of his mouth.
How is it that many modern Christians will say they believe that God created the universe and everything in it, that he parted the Red Sea, that he came to earth as a baby in a manger, that he raised Lazarus from the dead, that he himself was raised from the dead, and then he worked for a couple of more years through the apostles and decided that was the end... that no more miracles would be performed... that his power would not be displayed on the earth any more? How? Because they have a form of godliness but totally deny its power. They actually believe in some other god, maybe an ancient god, but not the Lord Almighty, the great I AM.
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