Living In Dangerous Times – Part 20

Encouragement for Perseverance

By John Fast

But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.” – 2 Timothy 3:1

As I commence working on this final study in ‘Living in Dangerous Times’, three days have passed since the devastating tornadoes ripped through my home state of Tennessee in the early hours of March 2, 2020, claiming the lives of twenty-four people and leaving hundreds without a home or possessions. All who have seen the horrible destruction firsthand have commented that had this tornado struck during the daytime instead of shortly after midnight, the loss of life would have been much, much greater. Read more »

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Living In Dangerous Times – Part 19

Unprepared for Dangerous Times

By John Fast

But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.” – 2 Timothy 3:1

There can be no denying that we live in perilous times. Our age is characterized by all the marks which the Bible declares make a season dangerous, including the proliferation of myths and illusions which lead the mind astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. One great illusion is the idea, fanatically propagated today, that the problems faced by contemporary evangelicalism are due to the unique nature of modern society. Read more »

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Living In Dangerous Times – Part 18

The Blinding Strategy of Satan

By John Fast

But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.” – 2 Timothy 3:1

The deceiving of souls may be compared to the modern equivalent of the con-artist, namely, the scammer. Those who are aware of their danger and vulnerability to being scammed will take all the necessary precautions to prevent it; so will the person who is much afraid of being spiritually deceived. But alas, there are precious few who realize their danger of being deceived; rather they live in a dreamy false security totally oblivious of the danger to their souls. Read more »

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Living In Dangerous Times – Part 17

Crucified to the World

By John Fast

But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.” – 2 Timothy 3:1

When it comes to living in a dangerous season perhaps no aspect is more serious for a Christian than the question of how we relate to the world. It is a question for which the answer is quite frequently, or inevitably becomes, self-evident. Read more »

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Living In Dangerous Times – Part 16

The Necessity of a Persevering Faith

By John Fast

But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.” – 2 Timothy 3:1

It was a saying of Martin Luther, “Whom God intends to destroy, He gives them leave to play with Scripture.” The implications of this statement for the mass of professing Christianity today which does little else than play, toy, dabble, and tinker with Scripture in an attempt to mold and shape it to their own lusts, preferences, and presuppositions, deny its clear message and doctrines, give new meanings to old truths, and to justify their self-centered, worldly, and often heretical beliefs, practices, and lifestyles, is frightening. Read more »

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