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“I have read that John Wesley was asked at one time how he would react if he knew that Christ was coming that very night. His instant reply was ‘I don’t think I would change any of my plans.’ “ Whatever Happened to Worship?, 7.

The promise to us is this: what Jesus is, we will be. Not in a sense of deity, certainly, but in all the rights and privileges. In standing we will be equal to Jesus and like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.… Why do we not actually believe that? We do not … Continue reading “SECOND
COMING: PREPARATION FOR; CHRISTLIKENESS”

It is amazing that segments in the Christian church that deny the possibility of the imminent return of the Lord Jesus accuse those who do believe in His soon coming of sitting around, twiddling their thumbs, looking at the sky and blankly hoping for the best! Nothing could be further from the truth. We live … Continue reading “SECOND
COMING: PREPARATION FOR; ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE”

Again, in these times religion has become jolly good fun right here in this present world, and what’s the hurry about heaven anyway? Christianity, contrary to what some had thought, is another and higher form of entertainment. Christ has done all the suffering. He has shed all the tears and carried all the crosses; we … Continue reading “SECOND
COMING: LACK OF INTEREST IN; PERSECUTION; SUFFERING”

Another reason for the absence of real yearning for Christ’s return is that Christians are so comfortable in this world that they have little desire to leave it. For those leaders who set the pace of religion and determine its content and quality, Christianity has become of late remarkably lucrative. The streets of gold do … Continue reading “SECOND
COMING: LACK OF INTEREST IN; WORLD: CONTENTMENT WITH”

When Jesus was on earth 2,000 years ago, He told His hearers that the “day of the Lord” was coming. He said no one except the Father in heaven knew the day or the hour. It is our understanding that God’s patience and His time of grace will endure until the world’s cup of iniquity … Continue reading “SECOND
COMING: PATIENT WAITING FOR”

It is safe to say that the pleasurable anticipation of the better things to come has almost died out in the church of Christ. It is a great temptation to take the shallow view that we do not need any heaven promised for tomorrow because we are so well situated here and now. This is … Continue reading “SECOND
COMING: LACK OF INTEREST IN; CHRISTIANS: OTHER-WORLDLY; WORLD: CONTENTMENT WITH”

Christians are never to be caught unawares. They are never to put on their smoking jacket or the lounging robe while it is dark and the call of the trumpet is expected. The only safety for anyone is the blood. While the call of God may come at any minute to take us out of … Continue reading “SECOND
COMING: LACK OF INTEREST IN; EVANGELISM: URGENCY OF; COMPLACENCY”

We are not much given to moralizing on natural objects, but who can fail to notice the parallel between God’s great lovely world and the little tribes of flesh and blood who inhabit it? Is it not plain that every human being runs through the same stages as the seasons? Spring, the time of childhood … Continue reading “SEASONS
OF LIFE; UNSAVED; DEATH: CERTAINTY OF”

This is the kind of age and hour when the Lord’s people should be so alert to the hope and promise of His coming that they should get up every morning just like a child on Christmas morning—eager and believing that it should be today! 1 Corinthians 15:51–57; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 Who Put Jesus on … Continue reading “SECOND
COMING: HOPE FOR”