Why did the apostle say this duty was so imperative?

Answer

"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!' Verses 3, 4.

What did Christ indicate as essential to eternal life?
How may we determine the truthfulness of any doctrine ?
22. What prophetic period begins at the time when the continual mediation of Christ was taken away by the Papacy?
How long will the saints engage in this work of judgment?
Who did He say would enter the kingdom of heaven?
6. What would have been the result to the dead had not Christ procured their release from the grave?
Did this doctrine exist in ancient times?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle