Throughout church history, eschatological expectation has been both a catalyst for holiness and a crucible for error. From the Montanist movement of the second century to the Millerites of the nineteenth century, anticipation of Christ’s return has at times fostered spiritual excess and social upheaval (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1998).[1] In recent years, a resurgence of end-times enthusiasm, fueled by social media, political uncertainty, and cultural anxiety, has given rise to movements claiming prophetic insight into the timing of the rapture or tribulation. While most evangelicals who affirm a pre-tribulation rapture do so within the bounds of orthodoxy, some of these movements exhibit behavior characteristics of cultic systems. These behaviors include Continue reading
In the book of Ecclesiastics Solomon writes that God “…has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end” (Ecc. 3:11). I believe the eternity he speaks of refers to the place that God is meant to fill in our lives. Notice, eternity is placed in the heart. Just like each cell has a nucleus with a DNA molecule, so each heart has 
It is an unfortunate reality that evil exists in the world. It is an even more unfortunate reality that much of the evil found in the world is found in the human heart. When we are confronted with the gospel, we are confronted with our own sin. It is often the case, however, that while we recognize 
We live in a very permissive society. Sexual immorality has swept across the land. The porn industry is a multi-billion dollar a year business. That’s billion with a B. Both men and women have been swept up into the spirit of the age concerning sexuality. Unfortunately, very few have not felt its effects. In such an environment, 
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