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.

15. When God sent the Ninevites a warning message, how did they show their repentance, and what was the result?
Of what were the works of Abraham an evidence?
For whom did Christ say the Sabbath was made?
Was the Sabbath intended as a day for public worship?
What does He indicate as one of its purposes?
What scene in heaven was presented to the prophet as the seventh trumpet was about to sound?
Under what condition does the Lord not hear prayer?

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