“Understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.” – 2 Timothy 3:1-5

These verses describe the characteristics of unbelievers and the false teachers they follow. While it has become the pattern of modern times to preach unrestrained tolerance, this passage clearly condemns 19 separate qualities as ungodly. These qualities include selfishness, arrogance, slander, hedonism, and the denial of God’s truth. This condemnation also includes holding to a form of godliness that denies its power. We believers would do well to keep this in mind as we observe the world around us.