Required reading
The Fundamentals edited by R. A. Torrey (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Chapter 22 (The coming of Christ).
My summary
Today Erdman teaches us about the coming of Christ.
Firstly we learn that Christ's coming will be personal, meaning all that may be suggested by the words visible, bodily, local; and all that may be contrasted with that which is spiritual providential, figurative.
Secondly we hear that Christ's coming will be glorious - not only in its attendant circumstances, but also in its effects upon the Church and the world.
Thirdly Erdman explains that the coming of Christ is imminent, meaning it is an event which may occur in any lifetime.
What grabbed me
There was a brief discussion of the millennium at the end of the chapter and I think Erdman made a helpful point on the matter: 'This is therefore a time, not for unkindly criticism of fellow Christians, but for friendly conference ; not for disputing over divergent views, but for united action; not for dogmatic assertion of prophetic programs, but for the humble acknowledgment that "we know in part;" not for idle dreaming, but for the immediate task of evangelizing a lost world. '
We should never let our minute knowledge about the end become a reason for distracting us from working earnestly with those who hold different views.
Next week's reading
Read Chapter 23 (The testimony of Christian experience).
Now it's your turn
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