Membership

I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8  NASB Faith – When I was a child my family attended a local Protestant church.  At age twelve, I was enrolled in a membership class where twelve-year-olds learned…

A Crisis of Faith?

I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8 NASB Faith – (I apologize.  This is long) Are you familiar with the common sentiment that the Christian world is having a crisis of faith? Pundits point…

Treasure Hunt

I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8 NASB Faith – What will the Messiah be looking for when he returns? Faith. But what is faith? Is it having the trusting assurance of salvation? Is…

Rumblings

I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly.  However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?  Luke 18:8  NIV Faith – The church in Europe is empty.  Why?  In my view, it is because of the failure of authority.  The Pope and the Preacher have…

Paul’s Summation (5)

“I tell you that He will bring about justice for them speedily.  However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”  Luke 18:8  NASB Faith – Recently we examined Paul’s citation of Habakkuk 2:4.  We discovered among other things that the Hebrew word for faith, ‘emunah, is a far cry…

At Snail’s Pace?

I tell you that He will bring about justice for them speedily.   Luke 18:8 Speedily – If it weren’t for this word, we would have no argument with Jesus.  If it weren’t for this word, we would stand beside Martha at the tomb of her brother and acknowledge the last judgment.  If it weren’t for…

Something’s Missing

“But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8 Faith – There’s something missing here.  It might not seem like much, but once you know what should be in the text, you’ll have a deeper appreciation for this very disturbing question.  What’s missing is the definite article “the”….

Prospector

“But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8 Find – It’s the 1890’s.  The California gold rush is in full swing.  People from everywhere pack up mules and head for the Sierra Nevada mountains, hoping to strike it rich.  But gold doesn’t grow on trees.  It takes…