Here, in my judgment, is one of the subtlest temptations that faces any Christian in any era: If we are not careful, we can get diverted here from what Christ has called us to do in this present age. This happened in Thessalonica not twenty years after Jesus died, and Saint Paul met the issue head on. Some of the folk there got so caught up in expecting and predicting the imminent return of the Lord that t…
CSS Publishing Company, Inc., Sermons for Sundays in Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany: Building a Victorious Life, by Gary L. Carver