Pete's Blog

This is an interesting perspective from John MacArthur:

[M]any contemporary Christians are engrossed in a mad quest for instant gratification, obsessed with earthly comfort, and shackled to this present world. I remember a time when the focus was on future hope and people wanted to hear a message about heaven, prophecy, or eschatology. These are not popular topics today because our minds are so set on the present, not the future. Unlike the Thessalonian believers who longed for Christ's return and the glories of heaven (1 Thess. 1:9-10), many of us have settled into this life quite comfortably. (p. 158, Our Sufficiency in Christ: Three Deadly Influences That Undermine Your Spiritual Life. Word Publishing, Dallas, 1991.)