Last week we discussed how many Christians claim Proverbs 13:22, “...the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous,” while at the same time are very unrighteous in the way they handle what has already been entrusted to them. There are other biblical prophecies about the wealth of the nations being given to the righteous, which will no doubt come to pass, but we need to determine who “the righteous” and “the sinner” are. The purpose of the message for...

As we have been studying the biblical prophecies of the end times and how we can be prepared for them, we have also concentrated on the importance of having the truth and loving the truth. This is crucial because the biblical definition of the darkness that is coming upon the world in the last days refers almost entirely to deception or that which is not true. When the Bible talks about walking in the light, it is speaking about walking in the truth. It may not sound possible at first, but you can know and love the truth and not...

As we have discussed, the harvest at the end of the age is the reaping of everything that has been sown in man. Both the good and the evil are now coming to full maturity. However, without spiritual discernment, evil will sometimes appear good, and good will sometimes appear to be evil. How can we distinguish them?

I followed with interest the debate among Christians about whether the movie series from The Lord of the Rings was either good or evil. Some thought that it was a powerful prophetic word from the Lord and some...

From the prophecies concerning the last days in Scripture, we know that discerning truth will be one of the most crucial issues of the times. This of course has always been important, but the end of the age will bring the ultimate conflict between light and darkness, truth and deception. For this reason, as we are told in Hebrews 5:14, “But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.” This is why we are not just addressing what we can expect to come...

We have spent the last few weeks discussing our need to not just have the truth, but to love and to walk in it. Truth is one of the most precious gifts that we have been given—a great treasure that deserves to be honored and protected. However, truth is not just a philosophy of life or the knowledge of the facts of history, but truth is Christ Himself. Truth is a Person. Walking in truth is walking in intimacy with the Lord. We can know all doctrines accurately and yet still not be in obedience to the will of the...