World reports on heresy preacher and Family Radio lead Harold Camping, who rejects clear biblical teaching in favor of obscure bible-based speculation. I hope those who are disappointed by having to wake up on May 22 will turn to the Word of God and a gospel-centered church instead of this cult leader.
But let’s talk about the end of the age for a minute. If the Lord told your church community that he would take you out of the world and destroy everything on two specific dates (say within a few years), what would your reasonable response be? Would it not be to love others as you love yourself and to love our Lord with all of your heart, mind, and soul? Seriously, how would a defined date for the end of the age change your lifestyle? If you would make dramatic changes, then what’s stopping you from doing it today, perhaps that old lie that you have several years left to get it right before you die?
I have always thought that if I’m prepared to be hit by a truck on the freeway tomorrow, an event with a significant probability, then I’m also prepared for the event about which no man knows the day or the hour.
Excellent.
My mom, who passed away a year ago today, always told me that she thought it most wise to live each day like it were her last, and to make plans like she would be here forever.
I always thought her life seemed routine and sort of boring, but I think she got it right.
If we are doing what God has told us to do – as CLEARLY stated in the Bible – wouldn’t we ALWAYS be ready?
Excellent post, Phil. Excellent.
I love Peter’s last days prescription in 1 Peter 4:7-8. He basically tells us to do what Phil said, Build your relationships with God and man with a bit more detail about how to do it.