Itching ears
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Itching ears speaks of a lust for novelty that overrides or eliminates the need for healthy Scripture. The term is used by the Apostle Paul
in 2 Timothy:
Paul of Tarsus
Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...
in 2 Timothy:
- 2 Timothy 4:3-4: For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (KJV)