SHALL CHRIST FIND FAITH?
“Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)
Christ is not questioning whether anyone will have saving faith, but whether He will find mature, steadfast faith among His people.
Throughout Scripture, Jesus rebuked His disciples for having “little faith.” They worried about temporal needs, feared threatening circumstances, and failed to discern spiritual deception.
These same failures plague the church today. Too often, temporal concerns outweigh eternal priorities, fear outweighs trust in God's protection, and discernment is lacking when it comes to recognizing spiritual deception and departure from the truth.
So how do we grow in faith?
1. Immerse ourselves in God's Word. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17).
2. Pray for increased faith. Ask the Lord to strengthen us where we are weakest.
3. Put the Word into practice. Faith must be lived out, not merely professed.
The question should cause us to examine ourselves. Are we growing in faith, discerning in truth, and living with eternity in view?
When Christ returns, may He find us walking in mature, steadfast faith.
“Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)
Christ is not questioning whether anyone will have saving faith, but whether He will find mature, steadfast faith among His people.
Throughout Scripture, Jesus rebuked His disciples for having “little faith.” They worried about temporal needs, feared threatening circumstances, and failed to discern spiritual deception.
These same failures plague the church today. Too often, temporal concerns outweigh eternal priorities, fear outweighs trust in God's protection, and discernment is lacking when it comes to recognizing spiritual deception and departure from the truth.
So how do we grow in faith?
1. Immerse ourselves in God's Word. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17).
2. Pray for increased faith. Ask the Lord to strengthen us where we are weakest.
3. Put the Word into practice. Faith must be lived out, not merely professed.
The question should cause us to examine ourselves. Are we growing in faith, discerning in truth, and living with eternity in view?
When Christ returns, may He find us walking in mature, steadfast faith.
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Lately, I have been getting lots of social media communications telling me that I need to watch some video from some brother or sister who lays out a cool theory "proving" that there is no seven year tribulation and that the tribulation is actually only 3.5 years long.
I would like to put this theory to rest. Dan. 9:24-27 is crystal clear that the 69th week ended before the cross and that the entire 70th week was still future when Titus sacked Jerusalem in AD 70. Proper counting of the 483 years runs from 444-445 BC to AD 32-33, with the 69th week ending at the triumphant entry. No amount of cool insights or typology or number theories can change this.
If we trust and interpret Daniel 9:24-27 at face value, there is a seven-year tribulation coming. The first 3.5 years were not fulfilled in the ministry of Christ.
This is a matter of trusting a plain statement of Scripture over a cool theory. The sloppiness that I am seeing on YouTube in the past five years is painful. Why is anyone giving credence to this cool theory?
I would like to put this theory to rest. Dan. 9:24-27 is crystal clear that the 69th week ended before the cross and that the entire 70th week was still future when Titus sacked Jerusalem in AD 70. Proper counting of the 483 years runs from 444-445 BC to AD 32-33, with the 69th week ending at the triumphant entry. No amount of cool insights or typology or number theories can change this.
If we trust and interpret Daniel 9:24-27 at face value, there is a seven-year tribulation coming. The first 3.5 years were not fulfilled in the ministry of Christ.
This is a matter of trusting a plain statement of Scripture over a cool theory. The sloppiness that I am seeing on YouTube in the past five years is painful. Why is anyone giving credence to this cool theory?
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CHALLENGE AGAINST DISPENSATIONALISM
The summation of your eschatology is that Satan will be enthroned instead of Christ.
ANSWER
LOL! The summary of my eschatology is that God will allow the contemporaneous working of the gospel and the mystery of iniquity side by side until every man on the planet is either sealed with the Holy Spirit or marked with the mark of the beast. This sets up the sheep and goats judgment, aka the separation of the wheat and tares, the good fish and the bad fish, when the Lord descends from heaven, removes ALL the ungodly (human and angelic), and establishes his kingdom. How is this enthroning Satan? The antichrist ruling the world for 3.5 years is part of God's plan (the great delusion of 2 Thess. 2). The summary of my eschatology is absolute victory in the person and presence of Christ. To deny this victory is to write your own Bible.
The summation of your eschatology is that Satan will be enthroned instead of Christ.
ANSWER
LOL! The summary of my eschatology is that God will allow the contemporaneous working of the gospel and the mystery of iniquity side by side until every man on the planet is either sealed with the Holy Spirit or marked with the mark of the beast. This sets up the sheep and goats judgment, aka the separation of the wheat and tares, the good fish and the bad fish, when the Lord descends from heaven, removes ALL the ungodly (human and angelic), and establishes his kingdom. How is this enthroning Satan? The antichrist ruling the world for 3.5 years is part of God's plan (the great delusion of 2 Thess. 2). The summary of my eschatology is absolute victory in the person and presence of Christ. To deny this victory is to write your own Bible.
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A follower posted this on my YouTube channel, and I think they nailed it.
People are getting nervous because their "dates" have surpassed when they think the 7 year Tribulation start date should have been, so they're falling into a "well it must be 3.5yrs"camp. Very sad others follow them.
People are getting nervous because their "dates" have surpassed when they think the 7 year Tribulation start date should have been, so they're falling into a "well it must be 3.5yrs"camp. Very sad others follow them.
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COMMENT ON YOUTUBE REGARDING THE SHROUD
I would recommend listening to Jeremiah Johnston. He has done EXTENSIVE research on it. He explains so much of it in detail. Listen to him. Then decide.
MY RESPONSE
I have read Jeremiah Johnston's book. He did not make better or stronger arguments than the other experts who have addressed the subject for the past thirty years. His main arguments are the same main arguments with the same flaws and shortcomings. Learn to weigh arguments not experts, big names, etc. Extensive research and extensive candid research are not the same thing. Nobody puts more time into research than those who uphold the inerrancy of the KJV. Yet their research ransacks the available data to find the few points that can be exploited and ignores the majority of the data because it testifies against their position.
The pollen argument, the 3-D argument, the wide-angle x-ray diffraction argument are misunderstood and overstated. The lack of spice residue on the Shroud, the unusual body sizes and the abnormal head sizes, and the fact that the face image is on the supposed body wrapping are all strong arguments against the position that the Shroud is the actual burial shroud of Christ.
His arguments against charges like breach of the second commandment and derivation from superstitious Rome are not arguments but deflections. He essentially waived off these accusations without making any substantial objective argument to explain why the accusations are false. His handling boils down to encouraging evangelicals that is is okay for them to join Rome in the veneration of relics and icons. This is not going to stop with the Shroud. It will spread to other Catholic relics. It is already spreading to other Catholic relics, especially those appealed to as possible early appearances of the Shroud in history. I put zero stock in Catholic relics. They are not matters of archaeology. They are matters of superstition and veneration. I am not Catholic. I am not half-Catholic. I am not ecumenical evangelical. I am evangelical.
I would recommend listening to Jeremiah Johnston. He has done EXTENSIVE research on it. He explains so much of it in detail. Listen to him. Then decide.
MY RESPONSE
I have read Jeremiah Johnston's book. He did not make better or stronger arguments than the other experts who have addressed the subject for the past thirty years. His main arguments are the same main arguments with the same flaws and shortcomings. Learn to weigh arguments not experts, big names, etc. Extensive research and extensive candid research are not the same thing. Nobody puts more time into research than those who uphold the inerrancy of the KJV. Yet their research ransacks the available data to find the few points that can be exploited and ignores the majority of the data because it testifies against their position.
The pollen argument, the 3-D argument, the wide-angle x-ray diffraction argument are misunderstood and overstated. The lack of spice residue on the Shroud, the unusual body sizes and the abnormal head sizes, and the fact that the face image is on the supposed body wrapping are all strong arguments against the position that the Shroud is the actual burial shroud of Christ.
His arguments against charges like breach of the second commandment and derivation from superstitious Rome are not arguments but deflections. He essentially waived off these accusations without making any substantial objective argument to explain why the accusations are false. His handling boils down to encouraging evangelicals that is is okay for them to join Rome in the veneration of relics and icons. This is not going to stop with the Shroud. It will spread to other Catholic relics. It is already spreading to other Catholic relics, especially those appealed to as possible early appearances of the Shroud in history. I put zero stock in Catholic relics. They are not matters of archaeology. They are matters of superstition and veneration. I am not Catholic. I am not half-Catholic. I am not ecumenical evangelical. I am evangelical.
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WHO DAILY LOADS US WITH BLESSINGS
“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits.” Psalm 68:19
Growing up, my best friend Joe knew our kitchen was always open. Whenever Mom made fresh donuts, he'd show up for supplies! I still remember one occasion when I grabbed three or four donuts, while Joe loaded nearly every finger on one hand before stuffing another in his mouth. He never passed up a good thing freely offered!
How much more should we take advantage of the blessings God freely offers us?
He daily loads His people with joy, peace, wisdom, strength, hope, a renewed mind, and so much more (1 Peter 1:8; Philippians 4:7; James 1:5; Ephesians 3:16).
The world offers empty substitutes, but God's blessings surpass anything it can provide in degree, duration, and purity.
Saints, don't be bashful! When God opens His storehouse of blessings, don't walk away empty-handed!
“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits.” Psalm 68:19
Growing up, my best friend Joe knew our kitchen was always open. Whenever Mom made fresh donuts, he'd show up for supplies! I still remember one occasion when I grabbed three or four donuts, while Joe loaded nearly every finger on one hand before stuffing another in his mouth. He never passed up a good thing freely offered!
How much more should we take advantage of the blessings God freely offers us?
He daily loads His people with joy, peace, wisdom, strength, hope, a renewed mind, and so much more (1 Peter 1:8; Philippians 4:7; James 1:5; Ephesians 3:16).
The world offers empty substitutes, but God's blessings surpass anything it can provide in degree, duration, and purity.
Saints, don't be bashful! When God opens His storehouse of blessings, don't walk away empty-handed!
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QUESTION ON CHRISTMAS
Lee, what is your opinion on Nativity scenes in Christmas decor?
ANSWER
I put the evangelical observation of Christmas in the same category as Hannukah and Purim. Man honoring Christ and his work. We should, to the best of our ability and discernment, avoid the Babylonian and Catholic interpolations. Nativity scenes are biblical. They are not Babylonian additions.
Lee, what is your opinion on Nativity scenes in Christmas decor?
ANSWER
I put the evangelical observation of Christmas in the same category as Hannukah and Purim. Man honoring Christ and his work. We should, to the best of our ability and discernment, avoid the Babylonian and Catholic interpolations. Nativity scenes are biblical. They are not Babylonian additions.
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THE OMNIPRESENCE OF JESUS CHRIST IN ETERNITY
Will Jesus be omnipresent in eternity? This is an important question that requires us to understand the distinction between His humanity and His deity.
The Lord Jesus Christ has a genuine physical human body. Even in His glorified state, His body can occupy only one physical location at a time.
Yet Jesus Christ is God. In His deity, He possesses omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence.
The Spirit of the Lord is everywhere throughout the universe, even though the Lord Jesus Himself is physically present in one location.
Jesus Christ will always be omnipresent as God, even while remaining fully man with a glorified physical body.
Will Jesus be omnipresent in eternity? This is an important question that requires us to understand the distinction between His humanity and His deity.
The Lord Jesus Christ has a genuine physical human body. Even in His glorified state, His body can occupy only one physical location at a time.
Yet Jesus Christ is God. In His deity, He possesses omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence.
The Spirit of the Lord is everywhere throughout the universe, even though the Lord Jesus Himself is physically present in one location.
Jesus Christ will always be omnipresent as God, even while remaining fully man with a glorified physical body.
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