The great English reformer Lord Shaftsbury once said that not an hour goes by in his life that he doesn’t think about the Second Coming. If we really believe Christ is coming back it should have a similar, profound effect on our lives as well. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he presents the Apostle John’s musings on the second coming of Christ and what it means to the Christian.
Those who are in Christ have been justified before God. But salvation means much more; it means that we are sanctified, that God actually leads us into holiness. As Michael Allen and company explain, our holiness is carried out in the present work of our sovereign, loving God. In Christ we are given life, not simply in name, but in fact. Praise the Lord, who delivers His children through every weakness. Though you struggle with sin, do not be discouraged; it is God who works in you, "both to will and to work for his good pleasure" (Phil. 2:13).