Message #50928

[Psalm 51:17]

Titus 2:11  For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Tit 2:12  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Tit 2:13  Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Here's more proof(yet again in the Pauline epistles) that the pre-trib rapture is the correct doctrine...

Verse 13 refers to it(obviously) - nonetheless, look at verse 12 right before it - no wonder why the Apostate church is in the very, very, very rotten shape it's in now...b/c they're embracing ungodliness and worldly lusts(ie-their expensive church buildings, using this CCM nonsense, having astronomical budgets, using recreation time with the outward appearance of it being "vacation bible school"/"sunday school"/etc, bringing in New Age theology, etc).

And this verse goes for all born-again believers too - no, we don't lose our salvation if we fall back into worldly lusts, but nonetheless look at what it says in this verse 12 after warning not to get into ungodliness and worldly lusts - we should live SOBERLY. Personally, I can attest to the fact that there are times, especially of late, when I have backslid into worldly lusts, that all of a sudden all of the end times prophecies that I've been watching out for(and moving at a faster rate now) won't cross my mind during these times(and I'll all of a sudden have this mindset that everything's goody-goody). But the Lord is merciful, and has grabbed my attention each and every time. But nonetheless, we have to be very careful.

1Peter 5:8  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
1Pe 5:9  Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.