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The Lord's generation were his contemporaries. What generation do you think Jesus had in mind in these passages: Mat 11:16; Mat 12:41-32, 45; 17:17; Mk 8:12;, 38; 9:19; Lk 7:31; 11:29-30, etc? Which Jewish generation was adulterous and sinful (Mk 8:38) and unbelieving (Mk 9:19 and wicked (Lk...

And therein is the problem, for the text doesn't say that it applies to "every generation". Jesus very specifically limited its application by his words in v.34 -- "this generation". The generation he was addressing when speaking to his disciples. And then there is the problem of the Lord's...

Seven "main signs"? Do you know specifically where these can be found? For example, in Matthew 24?

In addition to what you wrote, we should also pay close attention to all second person personal pronouns ("you") Jesus used in the preceding verses. If he was talking about a generation other than his own, then why wouldn't he have used third person pronouns? I count about 13 second person...

Ain't that the sad truth! The flesh is always pulling us to trust in ourselves instead of God.

Actually, the "unsaved" need the Gospel. The precious Gospel is the power of God unto salvation, not the Law (Rom 1:16).

That's pretty much been replaced by sabbatarianism.

Really? Col 2:13-14 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away...

"What sin:, you ask? We can start with the first two commandments (Ex 20:3-6). After that, it's ALL downhill. There is no sin that is taboo to a prideful pagan.

A righteous God must punish sin. And a righteous God must keep his promises. Deut 9:4-6 4 After the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, "The LORD has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness." No, it is on account of the...