Nuggets from An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith by Dave Hunt - The Hope That Purifies

Nuggets from “An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith” by Dave Hunt – The Hope That Purifies

The “pretribulation rapture” is no mere hair-splitting thesis for theologians to discuss or a theory without practical effect. It is the overlooked secret to victory in the Christian’s life. John said, “Every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he [Christ] is pure” (1 John:3:3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
See All...). Paul indicated that it had been his love of Christ’s appearing that had motivated him to holiness and faithfulness and had made him victorious – and that same “crown of righteousness” was for “all them also that love his [Christ’s] appearing” (2 Timothy:4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
See All...). On the other hand, Christ associated wickedness with failing to love His appearing (Matthew:24:48-51 [48] But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; [49] And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; [50] The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, [51] And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Let us diligently and enthusiastically “seek those things that are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” Let us “set [our] affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” Why? “For our conversation [citizenship] is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself” (Phil 3: 20-21). Praise God.