"For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ."
Titus 2:11-13 (NKJV)
In many places that I have worked, there was a bell or whistle that would sound at the end of the work day. Like most people, it was a sound that I was glad to hear, because it meant my time at work was done for the day. One thing I never had to do was to worry that the bell or whistle would not be sounded. And no matter what job I was doing that day, the bell or the whistle would sound regardless of how hard I had been working. My job was not to look at the clock all day waiting for the bell or whistle to sound, my job was to keep on working until the end of the day.
One of the most controversial areas in Christianity is what is known as the end times, which includes the return of Jesus. There are many ideas and opinions that people have about what is happening in the world today, what those things mean for Christians, and what it might mean concerning the return of Jesus. The fact that Jesus will return is biblically without question, because Jesus Himself said He was coming soon (Revelation 22:7), and there are many other references to that in the New Testament.
In places like Titus 2:13, the Bible talks about how we look for the blessed hope of the return of Jesus. Although there may be different views about how and when Jesus returns, our work here needs to continue until He does return. No matter what anyone believes about how and when Jesus comes again, our time on earth is limited, and so is our time to do the things God has called us to do. We need to make the most of our time here, doing the will of God in our life, because Jesus will return, and our time on earth will come to an end; we need to be busy working until He comes.
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ."
Titus 2:11-13 (NKJV)
In many places that I have worked, there was a bell or whistle that would sound at the end of the work day. Like most people, it was a sound that I was glad to hear, because it meant my time at work was done for the day. One thing I never had to do was to worry that the bell or whistle would not be sounded. And no matter what job I was doing that day, the bell or the whistle would sound regardless of how hard I had been working. My job was not to look at the clock all day waiting for the bell or whistle to sound, my job was to keep on working until the end of the day.
One of the most controversial areas in Christianity is what is known as the end times, which includes the return of Jesus. There are many ideas and opinions that people have about what is happening in the world today, what those things mean for Christians, and what it might mean concerning the return of Jesus. The fact that Jesus will return is biblically without question, because Jesus Himself said He was coming soon (Revelation 22:7), and there are many other references to that in the New Testament.
In places like Titus 2:13, the Bible talks about how we look for the blessed hope of the return of Jesus. Although there may be different views about how and when Jesus returns, our work here needs to continue until He does return. No matter what anyone believes about how and when Jesus comes again, our time on earth is limited, and so is our time to do the things God has called us to do. We need to make the most of our time here, doing the will of God in our life, because Jesus will return, and our time on earth will come to an end; we need to be busy working until He comes.
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