TIME

current age and the age to come

The true gospel is no new thing, it is as old as the hills.

The Curse And The Curse For Us, Charles Spurgeon

ch 12-13 are the Christians call to action, given the shortness of time before Jesus returns.

we are called to understand whats appropriate for the time we are in.

TIME TO WAKE UP

No more Snooze Button

Perhaps, after all, the greatest prophetic problem facing us is one of readiness rather than one of knowledge. We may not always be sure we have every detail right, but we need never be uncertain about our moral and spiritual preparation for the great day of our Lord’s coming. “You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.”

This World: Playground or Battleground?, 34.

A. W. Tozer

3 tenses of salvation, you were saved from the penalty of sin, are being saved from the power of sin, you will be saved from the presence of sin

TIME TO CAST OFF

When the devil is not troubled by us, he does not trouble us. Our Manifesto, Volume 37, Sermon #2185 - Galatians 1:11

Charles Spurgeon

so let us discard the deeds of darkness, Ro 13:12.

The Lexham English Bible Chapter 13

not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy

Christian Standard Bible Chapter 13

make no provision for the flesh to gratify its desires.

TIME TO DRESS UP

Halloween dress up, putting on another uniform to portray yourself as someone else

“as we abide in Christ we cease to see righteousness as an activity and more of a byproduct of abiding in Him. We no longer dress ourselves up in righteousness; instead we move through our days trusting Christ to cover us with His loving presence. There is more. Righteousness and life are not separate states- they are linked to one another. As we abide in Christ we become increasingly aware of the righteous nature that has been planted in us. we have a new self, “created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” Abide in Christ

Christian Standard Bible Chapter 13

put on the armor of light

Christian Standard Bible Chapter 13

14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ,

Gal 3:27 “for as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”

Rather, arm yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ; spend no more thought on nature and nature’s appetites” (Romans 13:13-14). I had no wish to read more and no need to do so. For in an instant, as I came to the end of the sentence, it was as though the light of confidence flooded into my heart and all the darkness of doubt was dispelled.41

John Piper