Practically Prophetic

I find it interesting when I see the beautiful balance in God’s Word. We have been looking at end times prophecy in Paul’s letters to the church at Thessalonica, and here, at the very end of Paul’s inspired words to these saints, he gets downright practical. Yes,...

The Spirit Of Antichrist

The age that we now live in is ruled by the god of this world, the devil. In fact, Paul referred to the fallen world system as the “course of this world,” acknowledging the devil’s influence, especially on the unsaved. And John taught that the evil spiritual influence...

Integrity and Accountability

Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us: Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 2 Corinthians 8:20-21 In our verse this morning Paul is pleading with the church at...

The Right Perspective

The young body of saints in Thessalonica had endured severe persecution because of their faith in and loyalty to the Lord Jesus Christ. On top of that, their faith and hopes were attacked by false prophecies and spurious letters supposedly written by Paul. Paul wrote...

Don’t Forget Heaven

The promise to those persecuted for Christ’s name sake is that their reward would be great in heaven. Jesus said that “the kingdom of heaven is at hand”, or near. Our citizenship as Christians is in heaven. Our “passports” have been eternally stamped by the blood of...