HASTENING THE COMING OF THE LORD
HASTENING THE COMING OF THE LORD - THE CHRISTIAN DUTY Christians are obliged to do many things not limited to giving alms to the poor, paying taxes to the government, praying for one another, giving tithes, attending fellowships, and spreading the gospel of Christ. However, today our focus shall be on "Looking forward to the day of the Lord and hastening its coming" (2 Peter 3:12) as one of their duties. Christians have a duty, to prepare themselves in readiness for the second coming of Christ. Not only does a Christian have to prepare himself for the second advent of Christ, but he also prepares others for the same event. Paul in his letter addressed to the Christians in Philippi, exhorts them to " work out their salvation with fear and trembling " (Philippians 2:12) , " that they may be blameless and harmless , the sons of God, without rebuke, amid a crooked and perverse nation..." (Philippians 2:15). From these Scriptures it can be deduced ...