A Vital Promise Ignored: Most Churches Effectively Silence Our Biblical Hope in Jesus’ Appearing
By Jonathan Brentner - https://harbingersdaily.com/a-vital-promise-ignored-most-churches-effectively-silence-our-biblical-hope-in-jesus-appearing/
An expression dating back to 1512 is: “Throwing out the baby with bath water.” The idea is that if you think part of something is bad, don’t throw it all away.
Is that not what many pastors do today? Because they fear the negative results of mentioning the dreaded word “Rapture” from the pulpit, they refuse to talk about what happens when Jesus appears: our bodily transformation. The essence of our “blessed hope” goes out the window along with any mention of Jesus’ appearing. Most churches effectively silence our biblical hope in Jesus’ appearing.
I have heard several Gospel presentations where the pastor never once said the words “eternal life,” or, if he did, he quickly glossed over it as something secondary to the gospel. Citing John 3:16 in a closing prayer does little to correct this problem, as by then, most people are focused on lunch.
Confronting Modern-Day Battles with Eternal Truth
By Jack Hibbs - https://harbingersdaily.com/confronting-modern-day-battles-with-eternal-truth/
Have you ever heard or said something to the effect of, “I wish I would have lived in the time of Jesus,” or “I wish I lived back in the good old days”?
What if I were to tell you that God has literally placed you and me in this world for such a time as this? Would that change your perspective? As Christians, we love to read the Biblical accounts of the tremendous exploits that were carried out by the people of God, but for some reason, we often fail to carry their lessons into our own lives. From the earliest accounts in the Old Testament, to the powerful and loving instruction to the saints in the New Testament, we are encouraged to engage our world, not hide from it.
I want to encourage you to boldly stand and realize that God has a tremendous plan for your life in these trying days. Of course, as we look out at the horizon, we see all kinds of challenges. But in all of church history, when have there not been challenges? It is my hope that from this moment forward you will no longer look at challenges as difficulties but as opportunities.
































