many deny the power of Christ because they are carnally minded.

These are serious and perilous times. I notice the younger generation of pastors have a flippant attitude towards the wrath of God which abides on those who hold the truth in unrighteousness. We, ie the elect, know “the Spirit says expressly, that in the latter days some shall depart from the faith - giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils - having their consciences seared as with an hot iron.” Not many are saved from the wrath that is to come. A very small remnant remains faithful to the end because many no longer can endure the strong meat of righteousness - the doctrine of Christ that preaches repentance for remission of sins and the time of refreshing from the Holy Ghost.

Indeed, many deny the power of Christ because they are carnally minded.
They wrest the hard sayings of Christ and walk no more in fellowship. These be they who separate themselves, having not the Spirit.

The “great gulf fixed” is between the pew and the pulpit where the image of jealousy appears as pastors ordained by men, comparing themselves among themselves are not wise. Having a form of godliness while denying the power of Christ - they do always resist the Holy Ghost - stiff necked and uncircumcised in heart.

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Today is the Day of Provocation

Men’s consciences have been seared as with an hot iron. The Spirit said expressly that in the latter days some would depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. God has given them strong delusion that they may believe a lie and be damned. Jesus said, My kingdom is not of this world, else my servants would fight. The elect of God war against rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in high places. Their weapons are not carnal politics but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. Casting down imaginations and bringing every thought into obedience to Christ. Crucifying the works of the flesh by the Holy Ghost which dwells in our mortal bodies, unless we be reprobate in the faith. Twice dead, plucked up from the roots.

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What manner of persons ought we to be?

God's spirit will not always strive with men and women that the wicked should forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts.And because they no longer want to retain knowledge of God (for the creature knows his Creator), they have been given over to a reprobate mind. "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools". What wisdom is in them? It is earthy, sensual and devilish. Did not the holy prophets and apostles warn us that in the last days there would be mockers saying, "where is the promise of the Second Coming...so let us eat, drink and be merry?" And did not the Spirit expressly say that in the latter days some would even depart from the faith that was once delivered to the saints, and even deny the Lord who bought them? Putting Christ to an open shame, the way of truth is evil spoken of because of hypocritical mockers, spots and blemishes, wells without water, "evil men and seducers waxing worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived", leading lambs to the slaughter. 

What manner of persons ought we to be?
Working out our own salvation with fear of God and trembling at his word. 
For this world of iniquity is reserved unto fire.

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.”
‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭3:9-18‬ ‭KJV‬‬

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