Jesus says His is coming for those looking for His return!!! Think! Why would Jesus say that unless those not looking for Him are left behind?? Who is Jesus coming for??===Jesus=He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to """all who are eagerly waiting for him""". Hebrews 9:28 Those that believe Jesus will not return before the tribulation are not looking for Jesus to return today unless they think the tribulation years are all ready over!!!
I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior -1 Timothy 2:1-3
God commands us to use the ' blessed hope' of His return as a reason and a motivation to live as clean as we possibly can. We dearly want to be found faithful and living right when He comes back to gets us to meet Him in the clouds. Live as clean as you can, and live as rightly before the Lord as you can. The doctrine of eternal security is a wonderful reassurance that we can never be lost once saved, but it is by no means a license for immoral living. When you fall into a sin, as we all do from time to time, 1 John 1:9 has the way that we are to cleanse ourselves - "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Speak, exhort and rebuke: This tri-fold command instructs us to SPEAK the truth about His return to a lost and dying world. What a hope we have to give people - the abillity to get their lives in order and ready to meet Jesus so they will not either be ashamed at His coming, or worse, miss it altogether. We are told to EXHORT one another "as we see the day approaching". The body of Christ should be working together, helping the weaker brother or sister to prepare to be taken up. Do you have the gift of encouragement and exhortation? If so, use it! Lastly, we are told to REBUKE an unrepentant world who could care less that Jesus is about to return. And not to do it wiltingly, but as the bible says, we are to rebuke "with all AUTHORITY". As believers in the last days, we have a command as well as a commission to stand for the Lord Jesus Christ, and preach like Noah did in the days before the rains came. http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/pages...essed-hope.htm
I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior -1 Timothy 2:1-3
God commands us to use the ' blessed hope' of His return as a reason and a motivation to live as clean as we possibly can. We dearly want to be found faithful and living right when He comes back to gets us to meet Him in the clouds. Live as clean as you can, and live as rightly before the Lord as you can. The doctrine of eternal security is a wonderful reassurance that we can never be lost once saved, but it is by no means a license for immoral living. When you fall into a sin, as we all do from time to time, 1 John 1:9 has the way that we are to cleanse ourselves - "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Speak, exhort and rebuke: This tri-fold command instructs us to SPEAK the truth about His return to a lost and dying world. What a hope we have to give people - the abillity to get their lives in order and ready to meet Jesus so they will not either be ashamed at His coming, or worse, miss it altogether. We are told to EXHORT one another "as we see the day approaching". The body of Christ should be working together, helping the weaker brother or sister to prepare to be taken up. Do you have the gift of encouragement and exhortation? If so, use it! Lastly, we are told to REBUKE an unrepentant world who could care less that Jesus is about to return. And not to do it wiltingly, but as the bible says, we are to rebuke "with all AUTHORITY". As believers in the last days, we have a command as well as a commission to stand for the Lord Jesus Christ, and preach like Noah did in the days before the rains came. http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/pages...essed-hope.htm