Matthew 24:12 Meaning

The sixth temptation or sort of exercise is that the godly shall be coldrife [cold] in love one toward another, and not find respect and credit readily one of another, and that because they shall see iniquity and hypocrisy so abound in the visible church as one shall suspect another, and not dare to trust one another, and so shall not let forth their love one toward another, save very coldly, as it comes to pass in the case of mutual suspicion one of another.

Dickson, David – A Brief Exposition of the Evangel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew (1651)

Matthew 24:12 Meaning – Because Iniquity Shall Abound

Honest men do suffer much in their estimation when the hypocrisy of hypocrites is discovered, for iniquity abounding breeds mutual suspicion of one another’s sincerity, a man not knowing whom to trust when by outbreaking of much iniquity he finds many to be false.

Dickson, David – A Brief Exposition of the Evangel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew (1651)

Matthew 24:12 Meaning – The Love of Many Shall Wax Cold

When abounding iniquity breeds mutual jealousy, as estimation and mutual confidence is weakened, so is mutual love diminished. Therefore says he, Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

This is a sore trial when, beside the common adversary, the godly grow suspicious one of another, and dare not trust one another, and so grow cold in their love to one another. It is a sore trial, I say, when iniquity abounds and love decreases.

Dickson, David – A Brief Exposition of the Evangel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew (1651)